:00:09. > :00:22.The headlines from the Channel Jersey's level of unemployment is at
:00:22. > :00:28.its highest for over 40 years. This impacts on individuals and families
:00:28. > :00:36.and the Jersey the numbers are high. A radical plan to overhaul two town
:00:36. > :00:38.centres is published. And find out why these students per among goalie
:00:38. > :00:41.are here in the Channel Islands why these students per among goalie
:00:41. > :00:52.why it could be the start of things Jersey's level of unemployment is at
:00:52. > :00:54.its highest for over 40 years. Figures out today reveal more than
:00:54. > :00:57.3000 people were out of work in Figures out today reveal more than
:00:57. > :01:02.— the highest level since records insists the jobless rate is still
:01:02. > :01:05.significantly lower than the UK insists the jobless rate is still
:01:05. > :01:07.Europe and money is being spent insists the jobless rate is still
:01:07. > :01:16.tackle the problem. Tim Robinson Claudia on the hunt for a new job in
:01:16. > :01:28.Jersey. She's hoping this job club, I am a full—time money at the moment
:01:28. > :01:30.and having three children and being a single mum I have not had the
:01:30. > :01:35.And Claudia isn't alone looking a single mum I have not had the
:01:35. > :01:38.work. Government figures out today show 5.7% of the workforce were
:01:38. > :01:43.unemployed in June — the highest It equates to 3200 islanders looking
:01:43. > :01:47.for work, including both those Actively Seeking Work and people who
:01:47. > :01:50.haven't officially registered. Over the last year, the biggest the
:01:50. > :01:53.sector with the biggest employment drop was wholesale and retail. It
:01:54. > :02:05.includes the fulfillment industry, which has faced turbulent times
:02:05. > :02:17.Overrule the wholesale and retail sector saw a fall of about 250
:02:17. > :02:21.Hotels, restaurants and bars took on more people than last year, as did
:02:21. > :02:24.the government. Ministers insisted the jobless rate is significantly
:02:24. > :02:28.low compared to countries around the world but told me they're spending
:02:28. > :02:34.millions on a raft of measures to drive up employment across the
:02:34. > :02:39.We have two continue to work hard, support businesses and look at the
:02:39. > :02:41.sectors particularly impacted by retail. We have seen hundreds of
:02:41. > :02:47.jobs go and that is why we have retail. We have seen hundreds of
:02:47. > :02:51.up the retail development scheme. There are issues but we are doing
:02:51. > :02:55.quite a bit of work to address attends is one of States' efforts to
:02:55. > :03:03.get people back to work. Bosses attends is one of States' efforts to
:03:03. > :03:08.They get work experience, we teach them the essentials they need, we
:03:08. > :03:13.help them with their CV. We give them a well rounded package of
:03:13. > :03:19.training that enables them to stand Claudia hopes the coaching she's
:03:19. > :03:24.receiving will help her to be back States hope the other thousands
:03:24. > :03:28.unemployed in Jersey won't be too A radical plan to overhaul the two
:03:28. > :03:33.main town centres in Guernsey has been published today. Known as
:03:33. > :03:37.main town centres in Guernsey has enhance life in the island deep
:03:37. > :03:39.main town centres in Guernsey has the 21st century. But at this stage
:03:39. > :03:44.it's still unclear how much it will cost and who is going to pay. Mike
:03:44. > :03:45.Often referred to as the jewel in Guernsey's crown, the harbour town
:03:45. > :03:50.of St Peter Port. But some feel Guernsey's crown, the harbour town
:03:50. > :03:54.could be even better. As part of the Strategic Land Use plan a vision for
:03:54. > :03:57.the town and St Sampson's has been published, mapping out a possible
:03:57. > :04:01.future for each area over the next 20 years. There are grand plans
:04:01. > :04:05.including a complete re—design of the waterfront to better connect the
:04:05. > :04:09.harbour with the town. Other ideas include underground car parks at the
:04:09. > :04:15.terminal and wrestling control of the streets from the car to enable
:04:15. > :04:25.more pedestrianised areas. But how much could all this cost and who is
:04:25. > :04:32.It is not a construction programme, it is a vision for a 20 year period.
:04:32. > :04:38.People can make decisions in this framework and private investors
:04:38. > :04:44.People can make decisions in this plug in to the concept. We have
:04:44. > :04:47.People can make decisions in this ambitious plans to re—model and
:04:47. > :04:53.including a Bridge here at the Bridge. But what do people make
:04:53. > :04:56.including a Bridge here at the these plans? —— including building a
:04:56. > :05:02.bridge. It will cost a lot of money but I think it is worth trying.
:05:02. > :05:08.If they are taking away parking spaces, what about people with
:05:08. > :05:10.Charlie is a butcher. He's not convinced any of this will ever
:05:10. > :05:20.I have been here 15 years. From convinced any of this will ever
:05:20. > :05:24.one I heard things about the bridge and it has never happened. You need
:05:24. > :05:30.money to do it. I do not think we The Vision may sound like a nice
:05:30. > :05:37.idea, but until there's more meat on the bones some members of the public
:05:37. > :05:39.And you can hear more about the Vision for St Peter Port and St
:05:39. > :05:42.Sampson's harbours at Breakfast Vision for St Peter Port and St
:05:42. > :05:56.BBC Guernsey with Jim Cathcart from Jersey Rugby Club and its player Ben
:05:56. > :05:59.Maidment are due to appear before a disciplinary panel. They're charged
:05:59. > :06:02.with breaching a rule of good faith towards the game's governing body.
:06:02. > :06:05.Maidment was sent off during a friendly match against Coventry
:06:05. > :06:06.Maidment was sent off during a then banned for one match. Jersey
:06:07. > :06:10.arranged a friendly in France, meaning the ban could be served
:06:10. > :06:11.arranged a friendly in France, pre—season and he would be available
:06:11. > :06:15.for the first Championship league game of the season. The RFU says the
:06:16. > :06:19.match never took place and it was Sark's government has passed its
:06:19. > :06:26.budget for 2014, which will see majority in Chief Pleas to increase
:06:26. > :06:29.capital taxes, duty on alcohol and Parishioners in the Jersey parish of
:06:29. > :06:32.Grouville are voting for a new constable today. There are two
:06:32. > :06:36.candidates for the role, Charles Dix and John Le Maistre. It comes after
:06:36. > :06:40.the death of the former constable The latest proposition for electoral
:06:40. > :06:48.reform in Jersey would see the number of States members reduced to
:06:48. > :06:51.47 instead of the current 51. It's been put forward by Deputy Andrew
:06:51. > :06:56.Green and is the latest proposition parliament after members rejected
:06:56. > :07:04.the outcome of a referendum in July. Well, BBC Radio Jersey's Political
:07:04. > :07:07.Reporter Chris Rayner is with me. The role of Parish Constable split
:07:07. > :07:12.opinion last time — does Deputy He's included them in his options
:07:12. > :07:15.for change, which also include Senators and electing equal numbers
:07:15. > :07:18.of Deputies from seven large voting districts. Deputy Green is among
:07:18. > :07:21.several States members to suggest a way forward, mixing some of the
:07:21. > :07:35.ideas from the Electoral Commission constables, we keep getting told by
:07:36. > :07:38.one group constables are not wanted in the assembly, by the other group
:07:38. > :07:44.that they are. Nobody has asked in the assembly, by the other group
:07:44. > :07:53.question. I would like to ask it and get the answer. But let's not forget
:07:53. > :07:56.what happened the last time they held a referendum. After months
:07:56. > :07:58.what happened the last time they work by the Electoral Commission and
:07:58. > :08:02.a referendum that chose Option B, the States ignored the public vote
:08:02. > :08:05.and is now trying to decide what reforms are suitable. We ask the
:08:05. > :08:12.public what they made of yet another referendum. —— we asked. It is sad
:08:12. > :08:16.that they have not done what people asked for but at the end of the
:08:16. > :08:20.that they have not done what people they have two do what they think is
:08:20. > :08:22.the right thing. It is practically the biggest issue that could affect
:08:22. > :08:28.the States so I think everybody the biggest issue that could affect
:08:28. > :08:32.the duty to get involved. I think the people who are passionate will
:08:32. > :08:41.go out and vote again so hopefully it will not make a difference.
:08:41. > :08:44.This will be discussed by the States next month along with the other
:08:44. > :08:47.ideas for reform. As to whether we're any closer now to resolving
:08:47. > :08:51.the issue of electoral reform in Jersey, well, it's taken them years
:08:51. > :08:55.to get here and some are promoting changes first suggested over a
:08:55. > :08:58.A group of Mongolian students have made the long journey from Asia
:08:58. > :09:01.A group of Mongolian students have Guernsey to get — quite literally —
:09:01. > :09:04.a flavour of Island life. They're on a school exchange trip with the
:09:04. > :09:07.College of Further Education. And, something which could happen a lot
:09:07. > :09:15.A local delicacy — cooked up by something which could happen a lot
:09:15. > :09:25.students looking to get a taste something which could happen a lot
:09:25. > :09:29.Having travelled more than 5000 miles — from Inner Mongolia. They're
:09:29. > :09:41.on an student exchange trip. Today it was all about food — and it
:09:41. > :09:47.Or at least the experience was — even if they weren't all so sure
:09:47. > :10:05.experiencing. It tastes different, I think. Do you like the taste? I
:10:05. > :10:07.experiencing. It tastes different, I It has been a cultural experience
:10:07. > :10:14.for them. They have enjoyed working with my students. A bubbly a couple
:10:14. > :10:22.of little cuts but apart from that it has been good fun. —— probably a
:10:22. > :10:29.couple. And a chance for the local ask them about how they study and
:10:29. > :10:40.how hard it is but also about how As the starter was served up, with
:10:40. > :10:57.The misty, damp weather continues but there risks are much brighter
:10:57. > :11:02.sunshine will break through the but there risks are much brighter
:11:02. > :11:07.cloud and it will get better but for the moment we have the risk of heavy
:11:07. > :11:12.rain. That will arrive through the morning, some of it quite intense,
:11:12. > :11:20.the risk of thunder and torrential through the afternoon but still
:11:20. > :11:28.misty and with showers. Quite windy morning. The low pressure has been
:11:28. > :11:32.stuck to the west of us for four or five days. It now begins to move
:11:32. > :11:38.away to the North, dragging this line from the south. Very warm but
:11:38. > :11:41.moist air through the morning. Eventually it will all move out
:11:41. > :11:44.moist air through the morning. the way and as the low pressure
:11:44. > :11:49.moves away from us it takes away the mist and an area of high pressure
:11:49. > :11:54.follows. That will be around through the weekend as well. Overnight
:11:54. > :12:03.tonight, largely dry, a small chance of a few showers but misty, mild,
:12:03. > :12:07.degrees, but also quite windy. For tomorrow morning we have all of
:12:07. > :12:08.degrees, but also quite windy. For cloud and rain returning. Some of
:12:08. > :12:13.that will be quite heavy during cloud and rain returning. Some of
:12:13. > :12:15.course of the morning, the middle of the day, only slowly teetering out
:12:15. > :12:20.as we move towards the evening. the day, only slowly teetering out
:12:20. > :12:23.the coastal waters the winds are south or southerly, Force five or
:12:23. > :12:45.Drier and brighter as we move into the weekend. There might be a few
:12:45. > :12:54.showers possible overnight, but improves. By the time we get to
:12:54. > :12:56.A touch of Hollywood glamour has come to Jersey this evening. Lady
:12:56. > :13:00.Sandals is in the harbour — no, come to Jersey this evening. Lady
:13:00. > :13:02.not a woman that fell in but a come to Jersey this evening. Lady
:13:02. > :13:07.million yacht, formerly owned by the paying a flying visit to Jersey
:13:07. > :13:15.million yacht, formerly owned by the its way from the Mediterranean to
:13:15. > :13:30.rolling one—day strikes taking place across England.
:13:30. > :13:35.Coming up later in the programme, an appreciation of art. The youngsters
:13:35. > :13:45.getting a master class thanks to this masterpiece. He started off
:13:45. > :13:47.with drawing, and he got really better and better. And then he
:13:47. > :13:51.started wooing painting. And we'll meet the mid air arrival
:13:51. > :13:57.who surprised the crew of a Royal Navy helicopter.
:13:57. > :14:00.Parents of children with disabilities say plans to expand the
:14:01. > :14:06.work of a research unit in Devon will provide a lifeline for hundreds
:14:06. > :14:09.of families. The Peninsula Cerebral Research Unit, which is based at the
:14:09. > :14:14.University of Exeter Medical School, has secured funding for the next six
:14:14. > :14:18.years. Heidi Davey has been to meet some of the families working with
:14:18. > :14:26.the team. It is in the book, and it is on...
:14:26. > :14:30.Harrison and Cooper are identical twins but leave different lives.
:14:30. > :14:34.When the boys were born six years ago, life drastically changed for
:14:34. > :14:39.the family as Harrison has cerebral palsy and is registered blind. For a
:14:39. > :14:44.parent company have got a disabled child, the first years, your life is
:14:44. > :14:48.about coming to terms with that disability, understanding this new
:14:48. > :14:54.world that you live in, the special needs world. Unless you have a
:14:54. > :14:57.relative with a disability, we knew nothing about this parallel world
:14:57. > :15:01.that exists alongside the mainstream one. It was discovering the
:15:01. > :15:05.Peninsula Cerebral Research Unit that change things for Julia and her
:15:05. > :15:12.family. It is having the opportunity to use my name, be regarded as an
:15:12. > :15:17.expert in my parent carer role, is hugely important when self—esteem.
:15:17. > :15:21.It is here at the University of Exeter medical school that the
:15:21. > :15:25.research team are based. Their work is highly praised due to its hands
:15:25. > :15:29.on approach. It is not about laboratories, it is working directly
:15:29. > :15:32.with families, and they are thrilled to have been awarded nearly
:15:33. > :15:40.£800,000. It is fantastic or couple of reasons. We have built up what we
:15:40. > :15:43.call our family faculty, a couple of hundred families of disabled
:15:44. > :15:48.children, commonly in Devon but also in Cornwall. We interact with them
:15:49. > :15:54.by e—mail and what is so fantastic about the funding it will enable us
:15:54. > :15:59.to invest in continuing network, and not pulling away from them. It is
:15:59. > :16:02.something Julia and families like hers will be extremely pleased to
:16:02. > :16:05.hear. A school in Cornwall says it's
:16:05. > :16:09.cutting pupil absences by helping parents book a cheaper family
:16:09. > :16:11.holiday. While some South West schools say parents will be fined
:16:11. > :16:15.£120 for unauthorised absences, others are taking a more sympathetic
:16:15. > :16:26.approach. From St Austell, Eleanor Parkinson reports.
:16:27. > :16:31.These children are working hard at a music lesson but when it comes to
:16:31. > :16:36.holidays, they have a clear idea of what they like to do. I like to
:16:36. > :16:40.barbecue and just go to different places that I've never been to
:16:40. > :16:44.before and just learn more about the country. I go to different
:16:44. > :16:49.countries, I've been to France, Spain, Africa, America, lots of
:16:49. > :16:54.other countries around the border. At this time of year, many parents
:16:54. > :16:58.are beginning to some through holiday brochures looking for a good
:16:58. > :17:02.deal for the summer. Because many holiday companies put up the price
:17:02. > :17:05.chewing school holiday time, some parents say they are being forced to
:17:05. > :17:08.take children out drink ten time. Some local authorities have
:17:08. > :17:13.threatened to fine parents who take during our during term time. But at
:17:13. > :17:18.this school they believe they have come up with an answer. They are
:17:18. > :17:21.giving parents more flexibility by creating a two—week half term break
:17:21. > :17:26.in the summer using teacher training days. The head of the school says it
:17:26. > :17:33.has cut teacher and Mrs —— pupil absences. Education is the mother ——
:17:33. > :17:38.most important thing, but we await that some of the seasonal workers
:17:38. > :17:42.are on low wages and are unable to take a holiday at the other times.
:17:42. > :17:47.The longer half term has gone down well with parents. People need to
:17:47. > :17:53.look at opportunities to save money, they have not got disposable income
:17:53. > :17:56.so they need to look at other options if they want a family
:17:56. > :18:00.holiday. They have been particularly understanding of families down
:18:00. > :18:03.here, lots of parents work seasonal work and also acknowledging the
:18:03. > :18:11.current economic climate. So when it is school is out at this school, it
:18:11. > :18:16.is hoped the change will keep everyone happy and in class at the
:18:16. > :18:20.right time. Now, have you ever been to an art
:18:20. > :18:23.gallery and wondered what a famous painting would look like hanging on
:18:23. > :18:27.your wall? Children near Plymouth got the chance to find out today
:18:27. > :18:30.when a priceless portrait by one of Devon's most renowned artists was
:18:30. > :18:34.brought to their school. It was part of Your Paintings, a nationwide
:18:34. > :18:39.project to bring art into the classroom, and Chloe Axford went to
:18:39. > :18:46.have a look. Children at this primary School in
:18:46. > :18:49.Plympton come face—to—face with an old master. This is a self—portrait
:18:49. > :18:56.ID painter Sir Joshua Reynolds who was born and brought up just around
:18:56. > :19:00.the corner. It means an awful lot because he is a Plympton chap, born
:19:01. > :19:04.and bred in Plympton, and we have been telling the children at anyone,
:19:04. > :19:09.no matter where you are from, can achieve wonderful things. It is the
:19:09. > :19:12.first time ever this priceless work of art has been taking out of the
:19:12. > :19:18.Plymouth's Museum and Art Gallery and hung in a school. The curator
:19:18. > :19:22.says Reynolds is a great role model. He raised portraiture from something
:19:22. > :19:27.which you got a job in painter to do to something that raised your status
:19:27. > :19:36.as a sitter. He was the best known and most popular portraitist of the
:19:36. > :19:41.18th century. The children have been dressing up to recreate some of his
:19:41. > :19:44.most famous scenes and making models of modern celebrities, Mo Farah and
:19:44. > :19:50.the Duchess and Cambridge, in case you were wondering! It is something
:19:50. > :19:54.really special, because a really famous artist is coming from where
:19:54. > :19:58.we were all born and you don't get that a lot. It was really good, just
:19:58. > :20:06.to see one of Sir Joshua Reynolds partner thinking in our school was
:20:06. > :20:13.really amazing. Sir Joshua Reynolds's paintings.
:20:13. > :20:18.That looks like a day they will not forget. Another memo to pay for
:20:18. > :20:25.another group of people. The crew of a Royal Navy helicopter
:20:25. > :20:30.dramatically increased from seven to eight thanks to a surprise arrival
:20:30. > :20:36.on board. The Sea King had been taking a woman who was in labour
:20:36. > :20:41.from the Isles of Scilly to hospital in Truro, but it seems her new
:20:41. > :20:43.little boy couldn't wait that long. Spotlight's David George has been to
:20:43. > :20:46.meet them. Here he is, this is five lbs. Three
:20:46. > :20:50.oz. Mark a MacLachlan. Not even yet one—day—old and seemingly unworried
:20:50. > :20:55.about his early arrival in the back of a Sea King in thick fog above
:20:55. > :21:02.Cornish countryside, his mum is resting and fine so his dad showed
:21:02. > :21:07.off the arrival. I did not have time to panic or think about it. It was
:21:07. > :21:11.so quick. The culture is guys were so professional. He shot out, I
:21:11. > :21:15.think you just really wanted to be born on a helicopter. The family
:21:15. > :21:20.lived on the art in St Martin city Sea King was the only way to get
:21:20. > :21:26.hospital. —— the island. It was the first airborne birth for the
:21:26. > :21:32.aircraft commander and the midwife, and for first time mum, L. She
:21:32. > :21:37.managed to really well under very difficult circumstances and was very
:21:37. > :21:42.brave, we are very proud of her. Five minutes out from the landing
:21:42. > :21:45.site, I could hear some commotion at the back of the aircraft. Suddenly,
:21:45. > :21:51.that's a baby crying! OK! I guess it's happened, then. Yes, it was not
:21:51. > :21:57.the quiet and peaceful birth mum might have hoped for. There was a
:21:57. > :22:03.lot of shouting, and I know the pilots even over the noise of the
:22:03. > :22:07.helicopter could hear mother a couple of points during the flight.
:22:07. > :22:10.There was a lot of shouting, a lot of noise, hopefully it hasn't put
:22:10. > :22:13.the baby off forever. I hope not, he has got to get home! Poor visibility
:22:13. > :22:22.meant the helicopter was out low—level to a landing site at
:22:22. > :22:26.playing Fields Metro. I told the coastguard that they had seven
:22:26. > :22:31.people on board but then had the unique opportunity that we now had
:22:31. > :22:36.eight people on board. The suggestion from the crew here as to
:22:36. > :22:42.the place of birth for the registrar is three miles south—east of Truro,
:22:42. > :22:48.150 feet above the river, on board Royal Navy rescue helicopter XC 705.
:22:49. > :22:55.I am not sure if that will fit on the form! Meanwhile, back in
:22:55. > :22:58.maternity, young Marcus is blissfully and where the excitement
:22:58. > :23:04.his arrival has caused. —— blissfully unaware.
:23:04. > :23:07.What a lovely story, a beautiful baby, congratulations to all
:23:07. > :23:12.concerned! Now, some rain on the way?
:23:12. > :23:20.The good news first, this weekend, dry weather to look forward to. So
:23:20. > :23:25.bear with me. There is dry weather at the end of the forecast but we
:23:25. > :23:29.have wet weather to get rid off first. It will be pretty wet, rain
:23:29. > :23:33.coming up from the south could be quite heavy. The risk of thunder and
:23:33. > :23:35.torrential downpours of rain, and also windy. It eventually becomes
:23:35. > :23:40.drier towards the end of the afternoon and into the evening. We
:23:40. > :23:45.have warning before that for the rain tonight and tomorrow. We are
:23:45. > :23:51.looking at 30 to 50 millimetres of rain in no more than five or six
:23:51. > :23:57.hours. 50 millimetres is two inches, that is enough to cause some surface
:23:57. > :24:03.problems. A lot of leaves coming off the trees and strains being blocked,
:24:03. > :24:07.possibility of flooding. The area of low pressure has been out in the
:24:07. > :24:13.Atlantic all week and it is beginning to get closer. By the time
:24:13. > :24:17.we get into tomorrow, an area of rain which is off the coast of Spain
:24:17. > :24:21.and Portugal, warm air laden with rain, is heading towards us. That
:24:21. > :24:26.band of rain comes in tomorrow morning, quite intense rainfall.
:24:26. > :24:29.Once we get rid of that, here is the good news, things move out of the
:24:29. > :24:33.way, the rain gets away, the visibility improves and this is a
:24:34. > :24:36.developing area of high pressure which will be our friend into the
:24:36. > :24:40.weekend. Something to look forward to. For the moment, a lot of cloud
:24:41. > :24:45.around producing some outbreaks of rain. Overnight tonight, most of
:24:45. > :24:50.that more persistent rain will peter out for time but then it will come
:24:50. > :24:55.back again. We flee, some dry weather, but by the weather ——
:24:55. > :24:59.ruefully, some dry weather but by the morning, the rain will just
:24:59. > :25:05.getting heavier. Unusually mild again tonight. Pretty rare
:25:05. > :25:09.temperatures for night—time in October. Here comes the rain.
:25:09. > :25:14.Brighter colours means intense rainfall. Nowhere is escaping. The
:25:14. > :25:19.improvement comes in from the west, so the Isles of Scilly and West
:25:19. > :25:24.Cornwall in the afternoon. The rain loses intensity as it moves away
:25:24. > :25:28.through the evening. Quite a warm, muggy day despite the rain. Breezy
:25:28. > :25:38.as well with the wind becoming southerly.
:25:38. > :25:47.For our surface, behind the rain, the surf is 50 good. —— the first is
:25:47. > :26:08.pretty good. And here is the good news, much
:26:08. > :26:12.brighter weather for Friday. Better visibility, the weekend is dry with
:26:12. > :26:18.light winds holding onto some warmth but a bit cooler at night.
:26:18. > :26:28.That is all from us tonight, I will be back for the late news editor and
:26:28. > :26:28.25 PM. —— at 10:25pm. Have a good evening.