:00:13. > :00:23.Jersey's rest of -- welcome to BBC Thailand. Our top stories.
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:00:39. > :00:45.The Special Olympics come to the Channel Islands.
:00:45. > :00:49.Jersey could be facing a summer of severe drought. Despite the current
:00:49. > :00:53.forecast of light rain the real story is hidden below ground. Apart
:00:53. > :01:00.from the wet December 1st few months have been so dry the water
:01:01. > :01:07.table which should have been rising has actually been falling.
:01:07. > :01:13.Jersey's reservoirs are full thank to an exceptionally rainy December
:01:13. > :01:22.but there has been very little rainfall since. It is what is
:01:22. > :01:29.happening below two ground that is causing concern. There is a
:01:29. > :01:32.monitoring system at Hogbie. We put this down the borehole, the tape
:01:33. > :01:38.has graduated in centimetres and the probe will make a little alarm
:01:38. > :01:46.sound. It does reach the water. If upper-lip Barker little. This is
:01:46. > :01:50.carried out once a month on 31 site. Half are lower than they should be
:01:50. > :01:59.for this time of year. The fact the water levels are falling at means
:01:59. > :02:05.the streams are starting to decline. In some cases as much as 50% of
:02:05. > :02:10.what you would normally expect. The reservoirs are dependent on the
:02:10. > :02:14.water getting in through the streams. When will the rainfall?
:02:14. > :02:23.There isn't a definitive answer because if the unreliability of
:02:23. > :02:29.long-term forecasting. April-May, probably on the dry side, but not
:02:29. > :02:34.significantly below average. As we go into the summer probably average
:02:34. > :02:38.for July, and fortunately there might be slightly wetter for August.
:02:38. > :02:47.The reservoirs are full mile but without significant rain for this
:02:47. > :02:51.spring. Restrictions on water are a real possibility the summer.
:02:51. > :02:56.The fall-out has begun from yesterday's High Court judgment
:02:56. > :03:00.saying it UK can legally stop tax relief on low-value products. It is
:03:00. > :03:04.still not known whether our government will mount an appeal.
:03:04. > :03:08.For the companies involved other staff it has been a day off coming
:03:08. > :03:11.to terms with the news. -- and their staff.
:03:11. > :03:17.A number of fulfilment companies have been told they have been
:03:17. > :03:25.forced to make redundancies. Hub Europe is losing six staff members,
:03:25. > :03:32.Healthspan is closing a warehouse where 20 jobs will go, and
:03:32. > :03:37.lighthouse's 200 staff remain on redundancy notice. We have already
:03:38. > :03:42.got a lot of people laid off in Jersey, at least two companies that
:03:42. > :03:48.have gone public and I know others that haven't yet. They will be
:03:48. > :03:55.moving their fulfilment businesses from Guernsey and Jersey. It will
:03:55. > :04:00.hit a lot of people. The freight companies. A huge amount of freight
:04:00. > :04:05.coming in, packaging. A lot going out. The Post Office will have to
:04:05. > :04:08.look at what they are doing. Politicians said they were shocked
:04:08. > :04:11.about the news. Others don't think they have been paying enough
:04:11. > :04:15.attention to what has been happening outside the island.
:04:15. > :04:21.Hindsight is a wonderful thing but maybe if we had been in London with
:04:21. > :04:25.their base we would been negotiate -- we would have been negotiating.
:04:25. > :04:30.It is a political decision, not an economic decision and politics can
:04:30. > :04:32.change, the economics to make any sense.
:04:32. > :04:36.Jersey's foreign minister Sir Philip Bailhache says work is being
:04:36. > :04:40.done to see if the London office would be feasible.
:04:40. > :04:48.A man is in hospital with critical injuries after a car crash on Bon
:04:48. > :04:51.Air Lane. Police were called at 8 o'clock this morning. The male
:04:51. > :04:55.driver is in a stable but critical condition. Police are investigating
:04:55. > :04:59.the cause. Every district in Guernsey's
:04:59. > :05:05.forthcoming election will be contested. 78 people have put their
:05:05. > :05:12.names forward to compete for 45 seats on 18th April. A full list of
:05:12. > :05:17.the candidates can be found on the website.
:05:17. > :05:23.To UK universities are to start charging students from the Channel
:05:23. > :05:27.Island International Peace -- two. These are higher than UK fees.
:05:27. > :05:31.Universities can set new fee structures and Warwick and
:05:31. > :05:34.Cambridge have announced they will start charging international rates.
:05:34. > :05:38.Some people with dyslexia in the Channel Islands are still too
:05:38. > :05:43.scared to tell their boss, a local charity claims.
:05:43. > :05:46.They have problems with reading and writing and this weekend there is a
:05:46. > :05:50.special seminar to help employers know more about the condition and
:05:50. > :05:55.remove the stigma. Arriving at the library. Nothing
:05:55. > :06:01.special for some of us, before this woman it is a big step. She has
:06:01. > :06:06.dyslexia. Now I do read. Some days I can read
:06:06. > :06:12.fine, others I can't. I have been dyslexic all my life, since it was
:06:12. > :06:17.born. It is something I was born with. I didn't know I was dyslexic
:06:17. > :06:21.until I was 48. His is a condition that has been a
:06:21. > :06:26.challenge throughout her life -- it is a condition. From the age of six
:06:26. > :06:30.I had was told I was stupid and lazy and I would never achieve
:06:30. > :06:35.anything academically, whatsoever. Although it was fit for was washing
:06:35. > :06:39.dishes or scrubbing floors. What is dyslexia? It is hard to
:06:39. > :06:43.define because it affects people in different ways. Essentially the
:06:43. > :06:53.basic problem is the difficulty learning to read, spell and right,
:06:53. > :06:57.
:06:57. > :07:02.despite adequate intellect and teaching. -- write. There is still
:07:02. > :07:07.as a map attached to it. Roof runs a helpline and help group on what
:07:07. > :07:12.employers to be more understanding. A get adults who say I am too
:07:12. > :07:19.scared to tell my boss I am dyslexic which is such a pity. They
:07:19. > :07:23.are so creative, good or problem- solving, it can be seen as an asset.
:07:23. > :07:29.Ruth and her team have organised a seminar to encourage employers to
:07:29. > :07:39.learn more about dyslexia. And has come a long way and her trips to
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:07:40. > :07:46.the library are set to continue. -- Ann. That is 2 o'clock tomorrow
:07:46. > :07:51.afternoon at the Savoy Hotel in St Helier. The special gymnastics club
:07:51. > :07:55.is Hastings visitors as part of the Special Olympics Southern Region
:07:55. > :08:00.Gymnastics competition. -- is hosting visitors. We have been to
:08:00. > :08:04.see the Jersey gymnasts perfecting their routines. Alex is one of the
:08:04. > :08:08.top gymnasts in the Jersey team. This weekend he will face tough
:08:08. > :08:14.competition as he performs his routines. The four-times British
:08:14. > :08:19.champion knows he is facing a challenge. And the entry at a
:08:19. > :08:26.bigger, higher standard competition against six from Scotland, down
:08:26. > :08:33.from Glasgow. It will be a tough one.
:08:33. > :08:38.The club was founded in 1991 by former headmaster John Brady.
:08:38. > :08:44.It is not just beat exercise. The exercise is imported, keeps them
:08:44. > :08:51.fit, keeps them strong but it is taking turns, ETA good manners. And
:08:51. > :08:54.the regime of gymnastics -- etiquette, good manners. These
:08:54. > :08:59.girls held three hours a week. It has helped some of them improve
:08:59. > :09:02.their mobility building up their muscles and also their confidence.
:09:02. > :09:07.Are you going to take part in the Special Olympics?
:09:07. > :09:11.Yes. Are you looking forward to that?
:09:11. > :09:17.Yes. Wide you like doing gymnastics?
:09:17. > :09:20.I think it is really important and it keeps you fit every day.
:09:20. > :09:25.Every single gymnast in the club from seniors to the little ones are
:09:25. > :09:30.taking part in the competition. It is all about inspiring children to
:09:30. > :09:40.be the best they can be a truly what they achieve here is pretty
:09:40. > :09:45.
:09:45. > :09:52.Good luck. Time for a look at the The weather is turning unsettled.
:09:52. > :09:58.Some sunshine in the forecast. For the first half of tonight this cold
:09:58. > :10:02.front is making its way towards us from the West bringing rain for a
:10:02. > :10:07.time. It continues eastwards but behind the weather front it will be
:10:07. > :10:11.a little more unsettled so we will see some showers but it will clear
:10:11. > :10:20.a way the cloud and sunshine. There is still a weather front nearby so
:10:20. > :10:25.a chance of a shower. For tonight, rather cloudy initially. Still some
:10:25. > :10:33.fairly light wind overnight. We'll start to see the rain moving in,
:10:33. > :10:37.turning fairly persistent in the early hours. A wet start to the day
:10:37. > :10:42.for many. Further east across parts of Jersey keeping hold of that rain
:10:42. > :10:45.for much of the morning. It is only in the afternoon that main ring
:10:46. > :10:53.band clears away. A couple of showers, sunny spells. The wind
:10:53. > :11:03.picks up tomorrow. Out at sea the wind is from the south-west. It
:11:03. > :11:21.
:11:21. > :11:27.turned quite windy for a time. Some waves in the shelter of the
:11:27. > :11:32.breeze. Fairly choppy. Sunday, the chance of one and two
:11:32. > :11:39.showers. A good deal of sunshine. More settled weather to come on