:00:11. > :00:14.islands. Our headlines: Condor officers face French court - after
:00:14. > :00:17.their ship crashed into a fishing boat, killing its captain.
:00:17. > :00:23.Plus, road safety in the spotlight - as speeding and accidents increase
:00:23. > :00:33.in Guernsey. And dressed for success - our Island
:00:33. > :00:40.
:00:40. > :00:44.Games teams unveil their winning new The captain and first officer of a
:00:44. > :00:47.Condor ferry have gone on trial in France charged with manslaughter.
:00:47. > :00:51.They were in charge of the Condor Vitesse when it ran over a fishing
:00:51. > :00:54.boat skippered by french fisherman Philippe Lesaulnier. The official
:00:54. > :00:56.report into the incident said they were going too fast in foggy
:00:56. > :01:06.conditions, not paying enough attention and failed to switch on
:01:06. > :01:13.the fog horn. Mike Wilkins has been in court in Coutances.
:01:13. > :01:17.In the court room men, the captain and his first officer, have faced
:01:17. > :01:22.three charges, those being manslaughter, unintentional wounding
:01:22. > :01:26.and a failure to comply with maritime regulations that are
:01:26. > :01:30.designed to prevent collisions at sea. After more than two years since
:01:31. > :01:34.the incident and the family of the dead man arrived earlier at court to
:01:34. > :01:41.see justice served. Afterwards the man who was the captain on that day,
:01:41. > :01:46.Philippe Lesaulnier seen here on the right, also arrived, shortly
:01:46. > :01:52.followed by his first officer. The proceedings are being held in this
:01:52. > :01:56.building in the small town of Coutances but its outcome could have
:01:56. > :02:01.implications for these men and their employer. It was in March a couple
:02:01. > :02:07.of years ago when a passenger on this ship heard a loud bang as the
:02:07. > :02:13.ferry passed on its way to Jersey. Two fishermen were spotted clinging
:02:13. > :02:18.to the wreckage and were brought aboard Condor. A third man, Philippe
:02:18. > :02:24.Lesaulnier was later pulled to a fishing boat. He was later
:02:24. > :02:28.pronounced dead. The Norman fishing community is very angry about his
:02:28. > :02:34.death and today in court more than a dozen of his family and friends were
:02:34. > :02:37.present. When quizzed by the judge the captain said as far as he was
:02:37. > :02:43.concerned the boat was working properly and he did not understand
:02:43. > :02:46.how it happened as he had been sailing for 25 years. The first
:02:46. > :02:51.officer added he was happy the radar was working and said there was a
:02:51. > :02:56.blind spot around the boat. They also turned the fog horn off when
:02:56. > :03:01.they went into open seat as they did not want to upset passengers. The
:03:01. > :03:08.court was shown a radar recording and had the conversation on the
:03:08. > :03:13.bridge. As the recording made the point of impact, Philippe
:03:13. > :03:22.Lesaulnier's Ridout was moved to tears. Outside she said she was
:03:23. > :03:29.disappointed by today's proceedings. Translation for children are left
:03:29. > :03:34.behind. I thought they would recognise they made a mistake.
:03:34. > :03:39.incident came as a big shock. It will be up to the court to decide
:03:39. > :03:44.whether these two men are truly to blame or not. The court has also
:03:44. > :03:48.heard from an maritime expert who helped compile a report following
:03:48. > :03:54.the accident. He concluded the Condor Vitesse was travelling too
:03:54. > :03:57.fast in thick fog and that the crew was too busy talking about a film
:03:57. > :04:04.involving Catwoman and had not noticed the fishing boat even though
:04:04. > :04:12.it was on their radar. The defence who applied for more time and the
:04:13. > :04:15.judge has suspended the proceedings until September.
:04:15. > :04:18.Safety on Guernsey's roads is a growing challenge for Guernsey
:04:18. > :04:21.Police. The force's annual report shows that their overall rate of
:04:21. > :04:24.solving crimes is up 15% on last year. But policing the every day
:04:24. > :04:29.motorist is taking up more and more of their time, as Pam Caulfield
:04:29. > :04:35.reports. Patrolling the roads is a high
:04:35. > :04:41.priority. Three people have died in accidents since last December, the
:04:41. > :04:46.animal police report highlights some of the problems. The major one is in
:04:46. > :04:53.attention by drivers and speeding. As you know, we deploy covert and
:04:53. > :04:59.marked speeding detection methods throughout the whole of the area and
:04:59. > :05:05.will continue to do so. Last year nearly 300 people were caught
:05:05. > :05:11.speeding, up by 25%. The number of accidents were up to nearly 700 and
:05:11. > :05:18.the number of people getting a verbal caution was up by 30% to over
:05:18. > :05:25.1400. Road campaigners say this is a popular rat run and want to create
:05:25. > :05:31.extra traffic calming measures. Perhaps include a one-way system.
:05:31. > :05:35.But they can be ignored so the focus now is on educating drivers.
:05:35. > :05:42.cannot keep putting roars into place because they are often disregarded.
:05:42. > :05:48.We have to get into the mind of people using our roads. Police will
:05:48. > :05:52.also be on the streets tackling litter and vandalism. Whether it is
:05:52. > :05:59.someone having their wing mirror broken, shop premises vandalise, we
:05:59. > :06:03.take it seriously. While figures suggest more criminals are being
:06:03. > :06:07.caught and more speeding tickets are being handed out, measuring the
:06:07. > :06:13.success of the force cannot be done by numbers but by how safe road
:06:13. > :06:16.users really are. With Guernsey's population at a
:06:16. > :06:20.record high - the States' today started a major debate on how to
:06:20. > :06:22.control it in future. Key to the proposals is a move away from the
:06:22. > :06:31.current housing licence system. But major decisions don't come quickly,
:06:31. > :06:36.as Penny Elderfield reports. And island with limited space and a
:06:36. > :06:41.population that has been growing. Figures show nearly 63,000 people
:06:41. > :06:46.now live in Guernsey and today in the States' , rules to control the
:06:46. > :06:51.population where the issue of the day. A move away from housing
:06:51. > :06:57.licences to work permits is key. One, five and eight year permits
:06:57. > :07:02.will be handed out to key workers. After eight they can stay in the
:07:02. > :07:07.island for good. For short-term workers permits will be issued from
:07:07. > :07:12.one to a maximum of three years and there will be restrictions on when
:07:12. > :07:20.they can return. 45 proposals in total all with the same aim. We need
:07:20. > :07:26.to manage those who need housing licences. It will give us a better
:07:26. > :07:30.handle to manage the population. has been a busy day of debate here
:07:30. > :07:36.at Guernsey States' but with the official proposals for population
:07:36. > :07:42.facing around 20 amendments, it does look like we could have another long
:07:43. > :07:45.day of discussions tomorrow. Heather Watson has been knocked out
:07:45. > :07:49.of the ladies doubles at Wimbledon. The Guernsey tennis player and her
:07:49. > :07:54.partner lost in straight sets 6-2 6-0 in the first round. It follows
:07:54. > :07:56.her first-round defeat in the singles event yesterday.
:07:56. > :07:58.Jersey's cricketers have been testing themselves against
:07:58. > :08:01.professional opposition from England. They lost a Twenty20 match
:08:01. > :08:07.to Middlesex yesterday. Today's invitational match is underway at
:08:07. > :08:14.Farmers field. The Middlesex coach says the island side are putting up
:08:14. > :08:19.a good performance. I thought the Jersey bowlers came back well in the
:08:20. > :08:28.second half of the innings. A decent score. I just hope they had good
:08:28. > :08:32.practice out of it. You would expect a professional side to be in good
:08:32. > :08:38.shape as we are. Hopefully the players and coaches will benefit
:08:38. > :08:41.from experience. The countdown to the Island Games is
:08:41. > :08:44.on and Guernsey and Jersey's teams are being kitted out today - ahead
:08:44. > :08:48.of travelling to Bermuda in a fortnight. Our reporter Amy Harris
:08:48. > :08:51.is at the Merton Hotel in Jersey where in the next half an hour we'll
:08:51. > :08:55.get a first glimpse of all that all important team kit. Amy.
:08:55. > :09:00.You join me here at the Merton Hotel. It is all quiet at the moment
:09:00. > :09:05.but soon it will be transformed into an Island Games catwalk. The Jersey
:09:05. > :09:09.team will model for the first time that all-important kit they will
:09:09. > :09:14.wear in Bermuda. Earlier in Guernsey, we caught a first glimpse
:09:14. > :09:19.of what the team will be wearing. It has been specially designed to cope
:09:19. > :09:26.with the climate in Bermuda, like refractive, white tracksuits and
:09:26. > :09:32.hat. -- light reflective. But the question is will they be winning
:09:32. > :09:37.wardrobes? I joined by the chairman of Jersey's Island Games
:09:37. > :09:43.association. You did well in the Isle of Wight. How many medal
:09:43. > :09:47.hopefuls have you got? We are all very excited going over there and we
:09:47. > :09:55.have a lot of medal winners from the Isle of Wight games. We hope they
:09:55. > :10:01.will have a repeat performance in Bermuda. I am sure dressed to
:10:01. > :10:04.impress to, they will do very well and indeed go for gold.
:10:04. > :10:10.It is time to see what the weather It is time to see what the weather
:10:10. > :10:16.closer to home is doing now. A lot of dry weather to look forward to
:10:16. > :10:20.for the next few days. Sadly the sunshine may be blotted out by a
:10:20. > :10:25.fair amount of cloud. The high-pressure is just weakening the
:10:25. > :10:30.little bit allowing some weather systems to come around the top.
:10:30. > :10:35.Cloudy tomorrow, mainly dry and warm although there is the possibility of
:10:35. > :10:42.Microsoft in the evening. Here is our area of high pressure. As it
:10:42. > :10:46.weakens it allows these weather systems around the top, introducing
:10:46. > :10:54.more cloud and by Friday the high-pressure has moved away to
:10:54. > :11:00.allow this warm weather fun to come in from the north-west. Initially
:11:00. > :11:05.tonight there will be a fair amount of clear sky. Cloud will melt away
:11:05. > :11:10.and for a while the skies will be clear. Winds are from the north and
:11:10. > :11:15.are light to moderate. Tomorrow, morning sunshine replaced by rather
:11:15. > :11:20.cloudy conditions through the afternoon and by the end of the day,
:11:20. > :11:28.there is the possibility of the few showers. Temperatures of 16 or 17
:11:28. > :11:33.degrees. The winds will be north-westerly. There is our coastal
:11:33. > :11:37.waters forecast. Mainly fair with generally good visibility although
:11:37. > :11:47.the possibility of some drizzle in the evening. The times of high
:11:47. > :11:54.water. And for surface it is likely to be choppy on the north coast but
:11:54. > :11:59.most of us seeing 1- to feed. A cloudy day on Friday and the