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Villain good evening. Welcome to the programme. Our top stories it | :00:12. | :00:20. | |
Who wants to be a Chief Minister? As the dust settles from Guernsey's | :00:20. | :00:23. | |
general election, two people put themselves forward for the top job. | :00:23. | :00:26. | |
Also on the programme: Honoured for service in Afghanistan. The Jersey | :00:26. | :00:29. | |
soldier recognised for saving lives. And, a massive weekend ahead for | :00:29. | :00:33. | |
local sport. Can Guernsey and Jersey Rugby do | :00:33. | :00:43. | |
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Good evening. The race to be Guernsey's next Chief Minister is | :00:47. | :00:51. | |
Two candidates have now put their names forward for the top job. Any | :00:51. | :00:54. | |
others have until Monday to submit their nomination. Penny Elderfield | :00:54. | :00:59. | |
reports. With the emotion of the night over, | :00:59. | :01:04. | |
it's time to get on with the job. And, the next time Guernsey's new | :01:04. | :01:07. | |
government meet here, it will be to pick a new leader. | :01:08. | :01:11. | |
Today was the first day candidates for Chief Minister could come here | :01:11. | :01:14. | |
to submit their nominations. But, at the moment, it's looking like it | :01:14. | :01:21. | |
will it be a two-horse race. The current Chief Minister was first to | :01:21. | :01:27. | |
get his in. Followed by a deputy, who's making a comeback, after a | :01:27. | :01:34. | |
four-year break. To get a mandate, bearing in mind the people are | :01:34. | :01:37. | |
voting for change, he needs to have a credible candidate standing | :01:37. | :01:41. | |
against him. At the moment, in the current system, I think that's what | :01:41. | :01:45. | |
I can offer. That will enable him to get that mandate if he wants it. | :01:45. | :01:49. | |
Otherwise, if the States do choose to change, I am offering myself for | :01:49. | :01:53. | |
that degree of change. But, other ministers have now ruled | :01:53. | :01:56. | |
themselves out of the race. As has the politician who's now been | :01:56. | :02:00. | |
serving the longest. And none of the new faces can stand, as you | :02:00. | :02:04. | |
have to have served for four out of the last eight years. So, what sort | :02:04. | :02:07. | |
of person does it take to do the job? | :02:07. | :02:12. | |
The sort of person is somebody that can listen. That can understand | :02:12. | :02:16. | |
papers, the many papers that pass across their desks in the course of | :02:16. | :02:24. | |
time. Can receive advice from the Chief Executive of the States. And, | :02:24. | :02:28. | |
can try and keep order among a bunch of quite disparate | :02:28. | :02:30. | |
personalities that sit around that table. | :02:30. | :02:35. | |
Nominations have to be in by Monday. After which, the States will have | :02:35. | :02:39. | |
to take their pick from the list, even if there's only two names on | :02:39. | :02:47. | |
Two electoral districts have recounted ballot papers this | :02:47. | :02:54. | |
afternoon. In the Vale, James Symons asked for the recount, after | :02:54. | :02:59. | |
just missing out on the seventh place by 42 votes. In St Peter Port | :02:59. | :03:02. | |
North, Rhoderick Matthews missed out by just three. A scheme that | :03:02. | :03:05. | |
could bring more international jet setters to Jersey is under review | :03:05. | :03:09. | |
by the island's government. The island is considering setting | :03:09. | :03:12. | |
up an aircraft registry, meaning private jets could be registered on | :03:12. | :03:16. | |
the island, rather than abroad. The hope is that more owners would use | :03:16. | :03:19. | |
Jersey as a base, creating a whole industry around maintenance, as | :03:19. | :03:24. | |
well as bringing more visitors to the island. Rachel Royce reports. | :03:24. | :03:27. | |
Private jets, like this one, are generally the preserve of | :03:27. | :03:32. | |
millionaires, crown princes and celebrities. Jersey has its fair | :03:32. | :03:36. | |
share of private planes that visit or are kept here. But now, the | :03:36. | :03:39. | |
state is wondering whether more could be done to help the private | :03:39. | :03:42. | |
aviation industry take off. Like Jersey car registration plates, | :03:42. | :03:50. | |
should there be a Jersey aircraft register? | :03:50. | :03:55. | |
RAC huge benefits, I need to be convinced otherwise. I see some new | :03:55. | :04:01. | |
jobs, inward investment, infrastructure being put up at the | :04:01. | :04:06. | |
airport, more tarmac and Hannah space. And I can see a | :04:06. | :04:09. | |
diversification for the economy which can only be good. Guernsey is | :04:09. | :04:13. | |
also looking into getting its own register, and a joint Channel | :04:13. | :04:15. | |
Islands initiative is also being considered. Whatever scheme, if any, | :04:15. | :04:18. | |
is approved, it will have to compete with other jurisdictions, | :04:18. | :04:28. | |
mainly the UK, US and Isle of Man. I think it all depends on the | :04:28. | :04:33. | |
package that Josie can offer to people that are trying to gain | :04:33. | :04:37. | |
interest from investing in a locally registered aircraft. They | :04:37. | :04:42. | |
have got to think about whether they are competitive against the | :04:42. | :04:49. | |
ones currently in place, and there could be a great deal of interest | :04:49. | :04:53. | |
in the industry. If Jersey did set up its own registration scheme, the | :04:53. | :04:57. | |
Jersey flag would be flown the jet set all over the world. | :04:57. | :05:01. | |
For the Perks to Emilia in their owner of registering in Jersey are | :05:01. | :05:05. | |
the wonderful location and potential tax breaks. But, the | :05:05. | :05:10. | |
question is, would setting up a register bring more benefits, than | :05:10. | :05:14. | |
cost? A man has been charged with affray, following a stabbing in St | :05:14. | :05:17. | |
Helier on Wednesday. Michael Thomas Calvert, 30, from Liverpool, faces | :05:17. | :05:20. | |
charges of making an affray, being in possession of an offensive | :05:20. | :05:24. | |
weapon, and causing �300 worth of malicious damage to a telephone at | :05:24. | :05:27. | |
the police headquarters. He's been remanded in custody until his next | :05:27. | :05:35. | |
appearance before the Magistrate's Court on 4th May. | :05:35. | :05:38. | |
A part of Guernsey's 0/10 tax regime has been deemed harmful by | :05:38. | :05:43. | |
European Union officials. The EU Code of Conduct Group on Business | :05:43. | :05:46. | |
Tax has concerns about aspects of the distribution of profits to | :05:46. | :05:49. | |
local shareholders. Jersey and the Isle of Man have revised their | :05:49. | :05:52. | |
schemes, and gained approval last year. Guernsey's Chief Minister | :05:52. | :06:02. | |
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says he was expecting the news. I am not worried about it at all, | :06:04. | :06:09. | |
it is entirely predictable. Most informed commentators anticipate | :06:09. | :06:14. | |
that this outcome. We needed this to have the certainty of the E u | :06:14. | :06:19. | |
group's view, and we should be able to make the necessary revisions to | :06:19. | :06:28. | |
enable us to maintain or provide a zero ten macro tax regime going | :06:28. | :06:33. | |
forward. You're watching the BBC in the Channel Islands. Later in | :06:33. | :06:36. | |
Spotlight with Justin and Victoria: The fight is on. Find out why these | :06:36. | :06:39. | |
villagers are standing up to Cornwall Council. And it's all over | :06:39. | :06:45. | |
some vegetables. A member of the Jersey Field | :06:45. | :06:48. | |
Squadron has been honoured for service in Afghanistan. Sapper Tom | :06:48. | :06:50. | |
Richardson analysed video to detect unexploded devices. Today, at | :06:50. | :06:53. | |
Government House, he was recognised for his life-saving work. Our | :06:53. | :07:03. | |
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reporter Nafisa Sayani was there. The RAF pilot said to everyone on | :07:07. | :07:13. | |
board, we are going into steep descent into Kandahar airfield. I | :07:13. | :07:18. | |
thought, what am I doing? Sapper Tom Richardson, it was his | :07:18. | :07:21. | |
first taste of the Royal Artillery in Afghanistan. As a full-time | :07:21. | :07:23. | |
reservist, he was responsible for spotting improvised explosive | :07:23. | :07:27. | |
devices, so they could be made safe. Two years later, he looks back on | :07:27. | :07:36. | |
his time there with mixed feelings. It was a rollercoaster. Some days | :07:36. | :07:40. | |
were absolutely horrific when things got wrong and people were | :07:40. | :07:46. | |
shot or blown-up, absolutely horrific. But also, saving lives, | :07:46. | :07:50. | |
connecting with the local people. When you see you are achieving that, | :07:50. | :07:54. | |
it is quite rewarding. And, though the experience itself may have been | :07:54. | :07:57. | |
reward enough, today his service has been recognised with a military | :07:57. | :08:03. | |
award. His exceptional diligence and thoroughness ensured a high | :08:03. | :08:08. | |
detection rate delivering key operational effects and without | :08:08. | :08:11. | |
doubt saving many lives. For Tom, this award is special. But he | :08:11. | :08:14. | |
remains humble, knowing he helped make a difference in Afghanistan. | :08:14. | :08:21. | |
And seeing the proud faces of his family, it's clear they know it too. | :08:21. | :08:24. | |
It's a big weekend for Jersey Rugby Club. If they beat Coventry | :08:24. | :08:28. | |
tomorrow they'll not only take the title, but will also be promoted | :08:28. | :08:31. | |
for the third season in a row. Beckie Williams joined them for | :08:31. | :08:37. | |
training, ahead of the big match. Gearing up for the biggest match of | :08:37. | :08:40. | |
the season. This weekend, Jersey Rugby Club face Coventry, a match | :08:40. | :08:43. | |
that could see them promoted to the Championship, the second tier of | :08:43. | :08:53. | |
English rugby. I genuinely and not that nervous. People keep saying I | :08:53. | :08:59. | |
should be but I am not. I am sure the players are excited, looking | :08:59. | :09:02. | |
forward to the challenge, making sure they do themselves justice. | :09:02. | :09:06. | |
And, at a windy night at St Peter, Jersey have been going over set | :09:06. | :09:11. | |
plays. There's no room for error on Saturday. We are really privileged | :09:12. | :09:16. | |
to play in front of such massive crowds. People shake your hands | :09:17. | :09:21. | |
when you meet the men or supermarket. It is really big for | :09:21. | :09:25. | |
the island and the rugby community. Jersey are currently top of the | :09:25. | :09:28. | |
table in National League One, on 110 points. Ealing Trailfinders are | :09:28. | :09:34. | |
six points behind, on 104. And Fylde are in third place on 98. | :09:34. | :09:38. | |
There is no doubt this is a hugely important match for the island side. | :09:38. | :09:42. | |
If they win on Saturday, they'll be among the top 24 clubs in English | :09:42. | :09:46. | |
rugby. If they lose, it could all be down to the nerve wracking last | :09:46. | :09:53. | |
day of the season. You can listen to commentary of the | :09:53. | :09:56. | |
match, live from Coventry, on BBC Radio Jersey Sport Scene, with Tim | :09:56. | :09:59. | |
Pryor and Richard Collinson. It starts at 2pm, with kick-off at 3pm. | :09:59. | :10:02. | |
Meanwhile, if Guernsey rugby team win against Hove at Footes Lane | :10:02. | :10:06. | |
tomorrow, it'll see them promoted to National League Three. They lead | :10:06. | :10:09. | |
the London One South Division, and have won their last 17 games in a | :10:10. | :10:13. | |
row. They need to win tomorrow, to ensure they finish top and are | :10:13. | :10:16. | |
automatically promoted. Player coach Jordan Reynolds says the home | :10:16. | :10:22. | |
crowd will be a great help. One it has always been pretty good, | :10:22. | :10:26. | |
the crowd tend to get behind their teams. But Philip if we can get | :10:27. | :10:31. | |
that it can push us along. The atmosphere will be great, | :10:31. | :10:41. | |
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especially if we win. We have got Now it's time for the weather. | :10:41. | :10:46. | |
Hello, good evening, more showers over the next few days into the | :10:46. | :10:53. | |
weekend. It might be towards early tomorrow we have a line of more | :10:53. | :10:57. | |
persistent rain and frequent showers before we return to | :10:57. | :11:04. | |
sunshine. We still have no pressure. A couple of other funds are | :11:04. | :11:08. | |
introducing thicker cloud and more persistent rain. But they do move | :11:08. | :11:12. | |
away and by midday tomorrow we are back to a more straightforward mix | :11:13. | :11:17. | |
of a few showers and decent spells of sunshine. Breezy conditions | :11:18. | :11:25. | |
continue into Sunday. A new area of low-pressure will show on Monday. | :11:25. | :11:30. | |
Quite a wet and windy day. A few showers busy evening. They will | :11:30. | :11:35. | |
merge together to give more persistent rain. Brisk westerly | :11:35. | :11:42. | |
winds, seven degrees minimum. For much of tomorrow, we will see some | :11:42. | :11:46. | |
sunshine and a few isolated showers in the afternoon, took just getting | :11:46. | :11:56. | |
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up to 13 degrees. The winds becoming West and North westerly. | :11:57. | :12:02. | |
These are our coastal waters forecast. Scattered showers with | :12:02. | :12:09. | |
moderate or good visibility. Here are the times of high water. And, | :12:09. | :12:19. | |
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for our surface. -- surfers. At the weekend, expect | :12:23. | :12:29. | |
the showers to continue. On Monday, more persistent rain which could | :12:29. | :12:34. | |
mean quite a wet day early in the day, showers back with us on | :12:35. | :12:41. | |
Guernsey athlete Lee Merrien is preparing for one of the greatest | :12:41. | :12:45. | |
tests of his life. He needs to be the first or second British runner | :12:45. | :12:49. | |
to finish the London Marathon on Sunday, within two hours and 12 | :12:49. | :12:52. |