:00:08. > :00:21.A university for Guernsey, but can housing and health handle an extra
:00:21. > :00:26.2,000 on the island? They may want to build student accommodation, but
:00:26. > :00:31.I don't think it will be at the cost of the Guernsey taxpayer.
:00:31. > :00:33.Plus, should the States compensate people conned out of thousands by
:00:33. > :00:36.fraudsters? And running, rugby and a goal rush
:00:37. > :00:46.for Guernsey — we round up the weekend's sport.
:00:46. > :00:50.Good evening. Plans for a university in Guernsey could see
:00:50. > :00:54.the population grow by 2,000 if ambitious plans get the go ahead. A
:00:54. > :00:57.private company is asking the States for permission to launch a
:00:57. > :01:00.Channel Islands University, based in Guernsey. Of course students
:01:00. > :01:03.spending money could bring economic benefits, but some warn the
:01:03. > :01:10.pressure on services shouldn't be underestimated.
:01:10. > :01:18.Working hard for a place at university. This year group are
:01:18. > :01:22.aiming to continue their studies at universities in the UK or beyond.
:01:22. > :01:28.But in the future there could be many more options to study for a
:01:28. > :01:34.degree on island. What the students are studying to go to university
:01:34. > :01:40.abroad, there is a plan to bring 2,000 students here two Guernsey.
:01:40. > :01:46.So how can be island accommodates the students? As housing minister,
:01:46. > :01:50.it does concern me. Until we get the details and see what they are
:01:50. > :01:58.suggesting, they might want to build student accommodation, we
:01:58. > :02:07.need to really look at that. It should not be at the cost of the
:02:07. > :02:13.Guernsey taxpayer. The first year, there will be 50 students and it
:02:13. > :02:16.will grow and grow, but it will not exceed 2,000 students.
:02:16. > :02:20.People can already study for degrees in both Guernsey and Jersey,
:02:20. > :02:23.but this proposal is to provide a facility of Russell Group standard
:02:23. > :02:24.— similar to what's on offer at Oxford.
:02:24. > :02:28.It's suggested that more than £100 million a year could pour into
:02:28. > :02:30.Guernsey as a result of a university of this size, something
:02:30. > :02:41.the business community is looking forward to. I think the hotel and
:02:42. > :02:46.tourism industry, the IT industry, education and of course the
:02:46. > :02:51.government will be behind this because it is not involving
:02:51. > :02:56.government money, it is an initiative from the private sector.
:02:56. > :02:59.It's too early to say if the university will be a success or not.
:02:59. > :03:02.It will need States approval in principle next month, but when
:03:02. > :03:04.those behind the plan want to introduce postgraduate courses next
:03:05. > :03:08.October then expect to hear a lot more about this ambitious project.
:03:08. > :03:11.As Mike said, you can already study for a degree in both Jersey and
:03:12. > :03:14.Guernsey. This week, 80 students are graduating from Highlands
:03:14. > :03:18.College in Jersey, having done just that. It's linked with the
:03:18. > :03:21.University of Plymouth, but the work is all done on—island and at
:03:21. > :03:27.£6,000 a year, it's £3,000 cheaper than most UK courses. I spoke to Dr
:03:27. > :03:29.Gary Jones, head of Highlands College, about why the college's
:03:29. > :03:37.degree courses have been so successful. I think it is a
:03:38. > :03:42.combination of things. We have excellent partners in terms of the
:03:42. > :03:46.University of Plymouth and South Bank University. We have great
:03:46. > :03:51.programmes that relate to workplace learning. We have great students
:03:51. > :03:58.and staff and allow Price is Right as well. We offer great value for
:03:58. > :04:03.money. Have you seen a year on year increase as tuition fees have gone
:04:03. > :04:07.up in the UK? Certainly, we have seen an increase of people coming
:04:07. > :04:12.to the college in the last three years. We have planned for that.
:04:12. > :04:17.How much do you think students are more like customers now because it
:04:18. > :04:21.is an expensive business. You have to provide students with value for
:04:21. > :04:28.money and that is what we try to do at the college. I think we do that
:04:29. > :04:37.in terms of the programmes, the partners and our staff and also the
:04:37. > :04:42.price. Is it mainly Jersey students and islanders? It is mainly Jersey
:04:42. > :04:48.people. It is designed for local people. Do you think you will lose
:04:48. > :04:53.out on students if there is a new university in Guernsey? I welcome
:04:53. > :04:59.the challenge. We are not afraid of competition. It will make us
:05:00. > :05:05.stronger and weaker. You offer a small number of courses, but they
:05:05. > :05:10.are fairly vocational in nature. How far do you try and tailor it to
:05:10. > :05:16.the workplace in Jersey so that people can get a job? Our
:05:16. > :05:22.programmes have a strong vocational focus and they have been designed
:05:22. > :05:27.with employers. It is making sure our work young people can enter the
:05:27. > :05:34.labour force. Are lots of them getting jobs with this company —
:05:34. > :05:40.like those companies? They certainly are. Our students are
:05:40. > :05:42.very employable. The Channel Islands' commitment to
:05:42. > :05:45.tax openness and transparency should be used as an example by
:05:45. > :05:47.other British overseas territories. That's according to the UK Justice
:05:47. > :05:50.Secretary. Chris Grayling's comments come as he's been visiting
:05:50. > :05:53.Guernsey and Jersey on a fact— finding trip today. Mr Grayling is
:05:53. > :06:03.praising the island's efforts on tax issues. There has been a lot of
:06:03. > :06:08.talk in the past about the Channel Islands being a tax haven. I
:06:08. > :06:13.completely reject that, so does the Prime Minister. There is a
:06:13. > :06:20.transparency in legislation here that is wholly different to some
:06:20. > :06:23.places in other part of the world. Tomorrow the States of Jersey will
:06:23. > :06:26.be asked to pay compensation to people who were defrauded out of
:06:26. > :06:29.hundreds of thousands of pounds. Four men, including a former
:06:29. > :06:31.magistrate, were jailed over the fraudulent property scheme. While
:06:31. > :06:34.some of the scheme members have been paid compensation, around 50
:06:34. > :06:37.victims of the fraud remain out of pocket.
:06:37. > :06:42.These men were sent to prison for defrauding property investors out
:06:42. > :06:47.of hundreds of thousands of pounds. Among them was Ian Christmas, a
:06:47. > :06:51.former Jersey magistrate. Only two of them were ordered to give money
:06:51. > :07:02.back to victims. Now a Jersey Politician wants the States to
:07:02. > :07:07.compensate the rest. It is a bit like Apter, with insurance on
:07:07. > :07:14.package holidays. Everyone pays a few pounds and then when things go
:07:14. > :07:19.wrong, they move in and sorted out. We could have a Financial Services
:07:19. > :07:23.Compensation Scheme. They do have one in the UK.
:07:23. > :07:26.Around 50 victims could get up to £48,000 each, which would be
:07:26. > :07:29.claimed back from the financial regulator. But that's only if
:07:29. > :07:34.States members vote in his favour and they've been asked to reject it.
:07:34. > :07:36.Comments from the Council of Ministers suggest it could set a
:07:36. > :07:39.precedent for other investors to make claims and the hardship caused
:07:39. > :07:46.wasn't sufficient to justify using tax payers' money.
:07:46. > :07:51.Alan Jarrett lost £50,000 to the scheme, had to sell his home and
:07:51. > :07:54.saw his marriage break up. He and his wife thought they were
:07:54. > :07:57.investing in property in Florida, but their financial advisor was
:07:57. > :08:07.using their money to pay off his debts. The stress and the strain
:08:07. > :08:12.that was not only put on myself but on my wife has been absolutely
:08:12. > :08:18.horrendous. I don't think people actually realise how much of a
:08:18. > :08:22.strain it has put on ours. We now need to get closure.
:08:22. > :08:25.It's now up to the States to decide whether public money should be used
:08:25. > :08:27.to compensate people like Alan and it's members will debate the
:08:27. > :08:30.subject tomorrow. You're watching the BBC in the
:08:30. > :08:33.Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight with Justin and Natalie:
:08:33. > :08:34.Down on the farm — the latest challenge for these new police dog
:08:34. > :08:43.recruits. In sport — Guernsey FC are up to
:08:43. > :08:48.fifth in the Ryman Isthmian League Division One South. They beat Hythe
:08:48. > :08:53.Town 5—1 at Footes Lane on Saturday, with Ross Allen scoring a second
:08:53. > :08:56.successive hat—trick. Rugby, and Jersey secured their
:08:56. > :09:03.first victory of the new season at the weekend. They scored three
:09:03. > :09:07.tries as they beat Bedford Blues by 26 points to 14. The islanders are
:09:07. > :09:11.home again at St Peter next week against promotion hopefuls Bristol.
:09:11. > :09:13.And more than 100 runners pounded the streets of Guernsey yesterday
:09:13. > :09:16.in the seafront marathon. Competitors from around the world
:09:16. > :09:26.tackled the 26—mile course. But problems with the fog almost meant
:09:26. > :09:33.that the whole event was cancelled. We have had problems with the
:09:33. > :09:39.weather. At one stage the fork on top of the island was down to about
:09:39. > :09:43.10 yards visibility and at one stage it was thought that we would
:09:43. > :09:57.have to cancel the base for safety reasons. —— the race for safety
:09:57. > :10:01.reasons. Now the weather. Slow changes to cloudier skies and still
:10:01. > :10:08.problems with mist and fog. Tomorrow morning it could be quite
:10:08. > :10:13.foggy. It will eventually lift with some warm sunshine in the afternoon.
:10:13. > :10:18.Then we have an area of low pressure out in the Atlantic. It
:10:18. > :10:28.will get closer over the next 24 hours. This weather system will
:10:28. > :10:36.introduce cloud that will slowly head towards us. We will have fine
:10:36. > :10:42.weather up until Wednesday. Overnight tonight, Miss D with low
:10:42. > :10:47.cloud. 12 or 13 degrees the minimum temperature. Tomorrow, once the
:10:47. > :10:52.cloud has gone it will be a warm and dry day. —— wants the cloud has
:10:52. > :11:30.gone. The serve is not very big, but it
:11:30. > :11:35.is usable. —— the surf. Wednesday, more in the way of cloud, but that
:11:35. > :11:44.will not arrive until later in the day. There will be warm sunshine.
:11:44. > :11:49.Becoming cloudier towards the end of the week, but the temperatures
:11:50. > :11:55.of good for this time of the year. On the radio in the morning the
:11:55. > :12:17.issue of whether issue should have an opt out and opt in donor
:12:17. > :12:30.donation. That's it for now, goodbye.
:12:30. > :12:32.organisation. And you can hear the full story tonight on Inside Out
:12:32. > :12:38.South West here on BBC One at 7:30pm. Paralympic gold medal runner
:12:38. > :12:41.Richard Whitehead has completed a remarkable series of runs in
:12:41. > :12:48.Cornwall today. The blade runner, who won gold in the 200 metres at
:12:48. > :12:51.London 2012, has completed 38 marathons in 42 days, running from
:12:51. > :12:59.John O'Groats to Lands End. Spotlight's David George was at the
:12:59. > :13:04.finish of today's final run. The 38th and final finish in this
:13:04. > :13:09.marathon of marathons. And a big hug for the partner, Valerie, and
:13:09. > :13:15.seven—month—old daughter, Zoe. You would think apparently gold medal at
:13:15. > :13:20.London 2012 and a record single marathon time would be enough, but
:13:20. > :13:26.Richard Whitehead says that were simply training for this. He started
:13:26. > :13:32.in the middle of August and has been running almost every day since. He
:13:33. > :13:35.has had just four days off and covered almost 1000 miles. I just
:13:35. > :13:41.want to prove to people that thought I was a one trick pony, and it's not
:13:41. > :13:47.about that. I am battling the conditions but ultimately, it is
:13:47. > :13:53.Richard against Richard. Richard 's mother says pride isn't it big
:13:53. > :13:58.enough word. She reckons that her sons the termination comes from
:13:58. > :14:04.higher the boy, one with no legs, was treated at school. He had to
:14:04. > :14:08.overcome a lot of barriers and I think he thought, if they say I
:14:08. > :14:13.cannot do that, I would show them. So everything he tried, he did his
:14:13. > :14:17.best. Along the way, Richard has been joined by other marathon
:14:17. > :14:22.runners. Today, they struggled to keep up as Richard Whitehead sped
:14:22. > :14:37.towards the finish and a hoped—for million pounds for charities. And
:14:37. > :14:45.David George is at Land's End tonight and joins us now. David. The
:14:45. > :14:49.entire team are with me and the man we want to talk to, Richard himself.
:14:49. > :14:53.Well done and congratulations. I said that you were already a
:14:53. > :15:00.Paralympic gold medallist and you have the marathon record so why did
:15:00. > :15:05.you want to do this? After last year, that set me up for this. This
:15:05. > :15:08.challenge is what sport is about. It is not about winning medals, it is
:15:08. > :15:12.about leaving that legacy and supporting great charities that
:15:12. > :15:15.interact and support the local community. That is something I am
:15:15. > :15:18.passionate about. You could have done this in an easier way! This is
:15:18. > :15:24.40 marathons in 40 days, John O'Groats to lands end and that is a
:15:24. > :15:32.massive challenge for anybody. I have two prophetic. It is important
:15:32. > :15:40.to show that parallel export is still alive. What next? Next for me
:15:40. > :15:49.is Rudy Jiro in 2016. —— real degenerative. I have to maintain my
:15:49. > :15:51.gold medal. I want to continue to support those charities and work
:15:52. > :15:58.really hard as a professional athlete. Let me shake your hand. As
:15:58. > :16:11.if we need confirmation, there it is. Richard Whitehead, he ran
:16:11. > :16:16.Britain! Brilliant stuff. That takes some doing! Two presenters from BBC
:16:16. > :16:23.Radio Devon have started their latest challenge to raise money for
:16:23. > :16:25.the station's Give a Gift Campaign. Between them, David Sheppard and
:16:25. > :16:30.of Devon's 41 towns and cities by of Devon's 41 towns and cities by
:16:30. > :16:35.public transport over the next five days. Spotlight's John Ayres has
:16:35. > :16:40.been following them. Breakfast time at the starting point in Totnes and
:16:40. > :16:48.a quick briefing and rivalry kicks in. I don't trust him. Shep is
:16:48. > :17:02.getting his busty Kingsbridge and fits is getting on the train. I will
:17:02. > :17:07.see you... Whenever! This is where I have just come from and I am then
:17:07. > :17:12.going to Plymouth and then I have just been given this. I know that I
:17:12. > :17:16.will end up in Okehampton tonight. Can board —— Camborne and
:17:16. > :17:22.Penzance... This train has two cultures. I get off in Ivybridge? He
:17:22. > :17:26.arrives in Dartmouth from Kingsbridge. Great journey and
:17:26. > :17:35.generous people. Lots of wallets emptied out. The winner of this
:17:35. > :17:39.challenge is not who does this the fastest and whoever raises the most.
:17:39. > :17:45.I have left Totnes and I am in Ivybridge and... Hang on... Should I
:17:45. > :17:50.have been on that one? Next, the ferry and a special treat, a steam
:17:50. > :18:00.train. Marvellous! Thank you very much. Good man. Thank you. Here we
:18:00. > :18:06.are. This is me being technical. The enemy has turned up to give me
:18:06. > :18:16.sandwiches and money and clean pants. Very nice! It'll be a long
:18:16. > :18:21.day. Boys and toys. All very nice but how are they raising any money?
:18:21. > :18:28.Well, we have something to make up. But we are back on dry land. Let us
:18:28. > :18:34.start with these people here. Come on! In between their journeys and
:18:34. > :18:41.radio programmes, they are trying to raise £5,000. They have until
:18:41. > :18:48.Friday. Good luck to them! He seems a little bit lost! He will never get
:18:48. > :18:53.out of Ivybridge! Time for the sport and Exeter Chiefs are picking up the
:18:53. > :18:57.pace in rugby's Premiership. They are indeed. Exeter Chiefs stormed
:18:57. > :19:04.back at London Irish to gain their second win in a row in the Aviva
:19:04. > :19:06.Premiership. 23—12 down, Gareth Steenson kicked his thousandth point
:19:06. > :19:09.for the club before Australian Test lock Dean Mumm rallied the Chiefs.
:19:10. > :19:17.In a grandstand finish, lock Ben White went over to give Exeter the
:19:17. > :19:19.perfect tonic ahead of next Sunday's big home test against second—placed
:19:19. > :19:25.Leicester Tigers. Cornwall swimmer Jaz Buxton has suffered a cruel blow
:19:25. > :19:30.in her attempt to swim the English Channel to raise money for
:19:30. > :19:34.Children's Hospice South West. The 24—year—old from Quethiock was
:19:34. > :19:42.halfway to completing the feat when a huge swell from a tanker bent her
:19:42. > :19:48.right arm back and injured her shoulder. Jaz swam on for another 30
:19:48. > :19:49.minutes but the pain increased and she was advised to stop swimming.
:19:49. > :19:56.Doctors will now be assessing her. Three of the South West's
:19:56. > :19:56.League teams drew a blank this League teams drew a blank this
:19:56. > :20:03.weekend. Only Torquay United found any sort of form with a four—goal
:20:03. > :20:04.blast in achieving their first home win of the season against Cheltenham
:20:04. > :20:09.Town and, in part, due to the club mascot. When struggling you always
:20:09. > :20:13.find luck hard to come by. Askew full—time. They find Robert Green,
:20:13. > :20:19.the goalkeeper of Queens Park Rangers, on top form. They literally
:20:19. > :20:29.paid the penalty when Charlie Austin was filed and then scored the spot
:20:29. > :20:35.kick. I put Yeovil were very good, they played well. I'm lucky to come
:20:35. > :20:40.away on the wrong end of this result. Exeter city have dropped to
:20:40. > :20:46.ninth place after Newport County beat them 2—0 at St James's Park. A
:20:46. > :20:51.golden age have condemned them to their first home loss in the league.
:20:51. > :20:54.Argyll slipped to their second defeat in eight days and without
:20:54. > :20:57.scoring. This time, Scunthorpe United did the damage. With a
:20:57. > :21:04.second—half goal. The Torquay United, Gilbert, has been briefed to
:21:04. > :21:07.do something special before the match to bring them luck. Well, it
:21:07. > :21:14.worked a treat. Two goals from Cannonball and one from Karl Hawley
:21:14. > :21:18.and Jordan Chapel brought them their first home win of the season. 4—2
:21:18. > :21:27.against Cheltenham. Stand by for more mascot capers in the coming
:21:27. > :21:33.weeks. And we are searching for our Unsung Sporting Hero for this year.
:21:33. > :21:37.Someone who gives up their time to encourage others to participate in
:21:37. > :21:42.sport. To nominate them for the BBC award, go to our website: Or you can
:21:43. > :21:48.call and ask for a nomination form to be posted to you. Get cracking,
:21:48. > :21:54.not much time left! Thank you. Here's a question for you. Why would
:21:54. > :22:00.the newest recruits to Devon and Cornwall Police be taken on a day
:22:00. > :22:05.trip to a farm? Well, if you've been watching Spotlight over the last few
:22:05. > :22:13.months, you may well have guessed the answer! Yes, for the first time
:22:13. > :22:18.the force has bred its very own canine cops and we're following them
:22:18. > :22:19.every step of the way. As Spotlight's Andrea Ormsby reports,
:22:19. > :22:25.the latest stage of training involves some introductions. They
:22:25. > :22:30.made not know it but the sheep are here for more than just their lunch.
:22:30. > :22:33.Today, they are being observed. The audience is the first puppy is to be
:22:33. > :22:37.bred by Devon and Cornwall Police. We don't want these puppies fixating
:22:37. > :22:42.on animals, showing responses of aggression and you must correct
:22:42. > :22:47.that. The puppies are just over three months old. One month into
:22:47. > :22:54.intensive training to become police dogs. They were fantastic.
:22:54. > :23:00.Initially, the first time, you will always get them being rattled around
:23:00. > :23:09.the treat bowl. And they very quickly became nice and neutral and
:23:09. > :23:15.started to ignore the sheep. The next challenge is the cars and all
:23:15. > :23:23.the dogs seemed completely relaxed. Bigger again and not even the horses
:23:23. > :23:28.held much fear. Today, they have been exceptional and they haven't
:23:28. > :23:33.met the chickens! Here goes. A little more tempting, it is true.
:23:33. > :23:38.But not for everyone. He is not interested at all. Which is quite
:23:38. > :23:44.good, I think. It would be nice if he showed that he could see them
:23:44. > :23:52.properly. Look at those chickens. This is just the first step in
:23:52. > :23:55.teaching the dogs how to do with other animals but so far, so good.
:23:55. > :24:01.The recruits have passed another test. They are doing very well.
:24:01. > :24:12.Let's get the weather forecast. The temperatures have risen because
:24:12. > :24:18.the sunshine has come back out. We have had a fair amount of cloud and
:24:18. > :24:27.mist and cloud and even some spits of drizzle. But still quite misty
:24:27. > :24:34.for the next couple of days and the week is not too bad. Dry and misty
:24:34. > :24:36.to start with and remaining relatively warm with the chance of a
:24:36. > :24:42.few showers later on. But that is a long way off. A lot of dry weather
:24:42. > :24:44.around. The engine for that warm is this area of low pressure in the
:24:45. > :24:50.mid—Atlantic, swirling around, pulling up southerly air. Bringing
:24:50. > :24:55.that warm air from France, Spain and Portugal. It has brought all of that
:24:55. > :25:01.moisture and low cloud and will still be some other around. This is
:25:01. > :25:07.a middle of tomorrow. This weather front gets close. Expect more cloud
:25:07. > :25:13.and showers developing in the far West. The main threat will be into
:25:13. > :25:18.Wednesday. We can see that low pressure getting closer. This is the
:25:18. > :25:25.satellite picture. This blanket of low cloud clearing. And some very
:25:25. > :25:30.pleasant late sunshine per most of us. The exception is the southern
:25:30. > :25:34.coast and around the Isles of Scilly. Overnight, clear skies and
:25:34. > :25:40.still relatively mild. No problems with temperatures. Towards tomorrow
:25:40. > :25:43.morning, more mist and fog developing so we might have another
:25:43. > :25:51.great start with thick fog in places. Temperatures around 13 or
:25:51. > :25:59.14. Tomorrow, another day of fine weather and a lot of cloud to start
:25:59. > :26:05.but that will break up and we shall see sunny spells developing in the
:26:05. > :26:08.afternoon. The exception will be Lyme Bay and the southern coast and
:26:08. > :26:14.around the tip of Cornwall. There could be even some showers
:26:14. > :26:16.developing across the Isles of Scilly. The wind will be lighter
:26:16. > :26:25.than today. Top temperature, 21 degrees. That is above average.
:26:25. > :26:35.Goodbye. We shall see some showers developing for the as of Scilly. The
:26:35. > :26:52.times of high water. —— Isles of Scilly. And the surfing... Because
:26:52. > :26:59.the waters forecast. —— the coastal waters forecast. The outlook is for
:26:59. > :27:04.some change, slightly cooler and more cloud developing. Some showers
:27:04. > :27:11.in the second half of Wednesday and a lot of cloud on Thursday and
:27:11. > :27:15.Friday but also a lot of dry weather to be had and the risk of some
:27:15. > :27:23.mysterious. Have a good night. —— mysterious. That is it. We shall be
:27:23. > :27:24.back at 10:25pm. Have a good night. Good night.