:00:05. > :00:07.Good evening and welcome to BBC Channel Islands News, on the day
:00:07. > :00:11.Guernsey unveils its budget for Channel Islands News, on the day
:00:11. > :00:15.year ahead. The headlines: Tax on alcohol, tobacco, and fuel is on the
:00:15. > :00:25.up, in a bid fill a massive economic black hole. Whilst we do want to
:00:25. > :00:29.reduce the budget deficit, if we increased taxation to fast we will
:00:29. > :00:34.damage the economic recovery. Good Guernsey — they'll get help to get
:00:34. > :00:37.on the property ladder. One other main headline — over £10 million
:00:37. > :00:44.will be spent on extending six States primary schools in Jersey, to
:00:44. > :00:48.cope with rising pupil numbers. It is the opportunity for us to
:00:48. > :00:48.cope with rising pupil numbers. able to do what we do. We need more
:00:48. > :01:04.Tax on alcohol, tobacco, and fuel is on the up, as Guernsey's Treasury
:01:04. > :01:07.Homeowners will also pay more in property tax, but there will be
:01:07. > :01:09.Homeowners will also pay more in help for first time buyers and
:01:09. > :01:17.personal tax allowances are going up massive hole in the States finances
:01:18. > :01:25.— as Penny Elderfield reports. It's Island's books. And when there's a
:01:25. > :01:32.£27 million deficit to deal with — it's something that has to be done.
:01:32. > :01:38.You have to balance your budget it's something that has to be done.
:01:38. > :01:41.your home life. Likewise, the States of Guernsey have to balance the
:01:41. > :01:48.budget. We cannot spend, spend, spend. The money comes from you
:01:48. > :01:50.budget. We cannot spend, spend, I, the taxpayer. And to bring in
:01:50. > :01:55.some extra money, the States are Drinkers will be paying more for
:01:55. > :01:58.alcohol, with tax up 5%, or a couple of pence on a pint of beer. Tax
:01:58. > :02:06.alcohol, with tax up 5%, or a couple tobacco is increasing by 5.7%,
:02:06. > :02:13.cigarettes. And when you fill up your car, you'll be paying two pence
:02:13. > :02:27.more per litre. Also on the up, increase by 5%. They will not notice
:02:27. > :02:31.an awful lot, to be truthful. The increase is about £9 per year on
:02:31. > :02:36.average. They will get an increase on their personal allowances, which
:02:36. > :02:40.will increase their tax rebate. Overall, most people will be more or
:02:40. > :02:43.less on balance. So not much that's unexpected, but the Treasury's done
:02:43. > :02:45.that on purpose, as a full review of tax and benefits is still ongoing. A
:02:45. > :02:49.review which could lead to some tax and benefits is still ongoing. A
:02:49. > :02:58.radical changes later on than we're Guernsey's budget should help first
:02:58. > :03:00.time buyers. Changes mean they will pay less tax to the Government if
:03:00. > :03:04.they buy a home under £400,000. pay less tax to the Government if
:03:04. > :03:08.idea is to boost the property market — but is it enough to get more
:03:08. > :03:17.people on the housing ladder? Pam Working hard to afford his new home.
:03:17. > :03:19.Warren finally managed to buy his first house in February — but he had
:03:19. > :03:29.to save up for 15 years. Me and first house in February — but he had
:03:29. > :03:36.partner were working two jobs. I am still working two jobs. We have
:03:36. > :03:39.partner were working two jobs. I am continue to do that to pay the
:03:39. > :03:44.mortgage and payday loans off. You have to do it. Unless you are in a
:03:44. > :03:47.very well—paid job, first time buyers, it is a massive struggle.
:03:47. > :03:50.But measures in today's budget should make it easier for others,
:03:50. > :03:55.and leave them up to £4,000 better document duty mean they'll pay less
:03:55. > :04:01.tax to the Government on properties priced under £400,000. This estate
:04:01. > :04:03.agent says it's a step in the right direction — but prices are still too
:04:03. > :04:14.high. I'm not sure it addresses direction — but prices are still too
:04:14. > :04:20.overall issue, one of supply of cheap houses for first time buyers.
:04:20. > :04:25.Statistics suggest a 50% of the transactions below 400,000. We would
:04:25. > :04:29.suggest it is only about 20% to transactions below 400,000. We would
:04:29. > :04:35.But the Government believes it will encourage sellers to reduce prices
:04:35. > :04:40.property ladder. You may drop your price just to get a sale. It will
:04:40. > :04:47.stimulate the market and it may bring some realistic, as it were,
:04:47. > :04:51.pressure on sellers to put their houses up at something they can
:04:51. > :05:00.pressure on sellers to put their it at. But even if this does help
:05:00. > :05:03.Guernsey's Treasury Minister, Gavin St. Pier, and asked him why, if
:05:04. > :05:12.finances are so tight, they've not gone further with this years budget?
:05:12. > :05:16.Well, we are very conscious we are working with an economy which is
:05:16. > :05:21.still quite fragile, it is still recovering. Whilst we do want to
:05:21. > :05:27.reduce the budget deficit, if we increased taxation to fast, we are
:05:27. > :05:34.recovery. We are taking a judgement call which means that we move with
:05:34. > :05:39.caution. No major changes to tax benefits, but there are changes
:05:39. > :05:42.caution. No major changes to tax year? Yes, we are about halfway
:05:42. > :05:47.through a review of the personal tax, pensions and benefits system.
:05:47. > :05:49.We expect to bring a report next year, which will help us to decide
:05:49. > :05:53.what the long—term structure of year, which will help us to decide
:05:53. > :05:58.system should look like. That would feed through to changes this time
:05:58. > :06:04.next year as we put together the budget then. Big news for first
:06:04. > :06:09.next year as we put together the buyers. How, in reality, will that
:06:09. > :06:12.make a difference? We are operating in an environment where the number
:06:12. > :06:20.of transactions has been down about 20% of this year. We also recognise
:06:21. > :06:28.that the levels of duty have not been reviewed for ten years. It
:06:28. > :06:34.that the levels of duty have not also this one—year reduction in
:06:34. > :06:35.that the levels of duty have not level of duty. We hope that will
:06:35. > :06:48.help bring forward transactions What in this budget will get the
:06:48. > :06:55.economy flowing? Well, the key government spending. And next year
:06:55. > :07:00.there will be a 2.6% reduction in government spending in real terms,
:07:00. > :07:05.which amounts to about 9.4 million. That enables us to put aside an
:07:05. > :07:10.additional 10 million into capital reserve, to fund our capital and our
:07:10. > :07:18.infrastructure spending. Much of that will benefit the local economy.
:07:18. > :07:19.The airline, Jet2, is starting direct flights between Jersey and
:07:19. > :07:23.Manchester from next summer. It direct flights between Jersey and
:07:23. > :07:25.fill the gap left by Blue Islands after it scrapped its Manchester
:07:25. > :07:28.route earlier this year. They'll Motorists in Jersey are facing more
:07:28. > :07:36.road closures and diversions in Motorists in Jersey are facing more
:07:36. > :07:37.from next week. A rock fall at Mount Bingham last month led to long
:07:37. > :07:44.tailbacks, as it coincided with Bingham last month led to long
:07:44. > :07:46.by Jersey Electricity on South Hill. To ease ongoing congestion through
:07:46. > :07:50.the tunnel, transport authorities will implement a daily changing
:07:50. > :08:00.travel plan. Traffic signs and honorary police officers will be in
:08:00. > :08:06.The contractor is hopeful to have November. That may very well change
:08:06. > :08:17.as the rock anchors are installed. They will need another couple of
:08:17. > :08:19.You're watching the BBC in the Channel Islands. Later on Spotlight,
:08:19. > :08:30.the sailors going their separate Over £10 million will be spent on
:08:30. > :08:34.extending six States primary schools in Jersey to cope with rising pupil
:08:34. > :08:44.numbers. The project will provide an millions of pounds spare for a new
:08:44. > :08:47.sports strategy. Amy Harris reports. As the birth rate in Jersey rises,
:08:47. > :08:51.demand for primary school places is outstripping supply. In order to
:08:51. > :08:55.cope, over the next three years outstripping supply. In order to
:08:55. > :09:05.extra 14 classrooms are to be built at States schools across the island.
:09:05. > :09:08.absolutely great, D'Auvergne is already a thriving school with an
:09:08. > :09:17.excellent staff team, so it's the opportunity for us to do what we do
:09:17. > :09:21.with even more children. There were plans to build a new primary school
:09:21. > :09:24.in St Helier, but a suitable site couldn't be found — so instead,
:09:24. > :09:26.in St Helier, but a suitable site schools are to be extended and
:09:26. > :09:32.improved, providing extra classrooms where they're most needed, like
:09:32. > :09:34.improved, providing extra classrooms at D'Auvergne. The project will
:09:34. > :09:36.improved, providing extra classrooms just over £10 million — that's about
:09:36. > :09:41.five million less that what was originally earmarked for the new
:09:41. > :09:55.school. The spare cash is expected Education Department, with the bulk
:09:55. > :09:56.strategy. In 2015, we have an Island games in Jersey and we need to spend
:09:56. > :10:03.money on that. What it means is games in Jersey and we need to spend
:10:03. > :10:06.can look at the whole of the sports facilities, and we're in the process
:10:06. > :10:10.of building a new sports strategy, so we're asking the Treasury and the
:10:10. > :10:14.States if we can use some of this money. These Year One pupils will be
:10:14. > :10:17.eight when the extension project is complete in 2016. And with more
:10:17. > :10:19.pupils, more classrooms and more outdoor playing space, their school
:10:19. > :10:41.good evening. Turning colder. That has already started to happen with
:10:41. > :10:47.the brisk breeze we have seen to date. That continues through tonight
:10:47. > :10:50.and the day tomorrow. It would be a windy day tomorrow. There will be
:10:50. > :10:56.some sunshine and the small chance of a shower. The greatest threat of
:10:56. > :11:02.showers will be overnight tonight. Two lines of cloud on the satellite
:11:02. > :11:07.picture. This lump of cloud here is producing some showers. It will
:11:08. > :11:12.cross the Channel shortly. It will move away in the second half of
:11:12. > :11:14.cross the Channel shortly. It will night. By the time we get to the
:11:14. > :11:20.middle of the day tomorrow, with brisk northerly winds, a lot of
:11:20. > :11:20.middle of the day tomorrow, with afternoon. Thicker cloud creeping
:11:20. > :11:29.our way as we move into Friday. afternoon. Thicker cloud creeping
:11:29. > :11:34.—— showery outbreaks of rain will move away to light. Then we will
:11:34. > :11:43.have some clear skies. It will turn quite chilly. Temperatures in single
:11:43. > :11:47.figures. As for tomorrow, some morning sunshine replaced by more
:11:47. > :11:53.cloud in the afternoon. A cold day. 13 degrees will be the maximum
:11:53. > :12:00.temperature. The breeze will add to the effect. The coastal waters
:12:00. > :12:06.forecast is a northerly force five, occasionally six, mainly fair with
:12:06. > :12:21.good visibility. The Times of high water: any beach facing north will
:12:21. > :12:25.Let's look at the weekend forecast. We have an area of low pressure
:12:25. > :12:29.Let's look at the weekend forecast. southern France that will creep
:12:29. > :12:31.Let's look at the weekend forecast. little bit closer. By the time we
:12:31. > :12:38.get from Saturday to Sunday, a lot of cloud, thick enough for outbreaks
:12:38. > :12:46.of rain. Showers on Saturday. More persistent rain on Sunday. On the
:12:46. > :12:49.temperatures. Weekend temperatures struggling up to 14 or 15 degrees.
:12:49. > :12:54.As we move into Sunday, we keep struggling up to 14 or 15 degrees.
:12:54. > :13:02.cold easterly wind. That would be a feature of the weather from Friday
:13:02. > :13:07.struggling. Daytime temperatures made worse by the wind. Good news.
:13:07. > :13:30.I'm back at eight o'clock. Goodbye. detention with the Russian
:13:30. > :13:34.ambassador in the UK. The BBC has tracked down one of the owners of
:13:34. > :13:37.two Plymouth care homes which were effectively closed down by the
:13:37. > :13:40.authorities. An Inside Out South West investigation found that South
:13:40. > :13:43.View and Park View failed to meet a number of Care Quality Commission
:13:43. > :13:46.standards. The homes were owned by Nick and Anna Chapman. But Mrs
:13:46. > :13:51.Chapman refused to comment on why the homes were run so badly, when we
:13:51. > :14:04.caught up with her this morning. Sam Smith reports. Anna Chapman, I am
:14:04. > :14:11.from the BBC. I am here on behalf of your former residents and staff.
:14:11. > :14:17.Anna Chapman arrives back home at her luxury home. It is very
:14:17. > :14:21.different to the care homes in Plymouth she ran with her husband.
:14:21. > :14:26.Sell to view and Park View were effectively closed by the council
:14:26. > :14:31.after failing to meet a number of essential standards. Former staff
:14:31. > :14:35.showed Inside Out South West stained bents and told how residents had
:14:35. > :14:38.been unable to take a bath because there was no hot water. It was
:14:38. > :14:45.claimed that residents complained about the carer. We repeatedly asked
:14:45. > :14:56.the Chapmans for their side of the story but got no response. It. Get
:14:56. > :15:07.out of my way! I am here on behalf of former residents and staff. You
:15:07. > :15:11.have no reason to speak to me. You're not denying yourself any
:15:11. > :15:17.comforts here, you denied those to your residence. No shortage of
:15:17. > :15:21.heated water for the Chapmans, a hot tub in the grounds. Anna Chapman is
:15:21. > :15:30.the director of the company which ran the care homes. Mr Chapman is
:15:30. > :15:34.the former assistant director of care for older people at Devon
:15:34. > :15:38.County Council. These two former staff members are still awaiting
:15:38. > :15:42.compensation that they were awarded from the Chapmans company for unfair
:15:42. > :15:49.dismissal. According to the CQC, food suppliers, tradesmen and the
:15:49. > :15:52.gas company are also owed money. The parents of an injured baby say they
:15:53. > :15:55.had to make their own arrangements to get him to a specialist burns
:15:55. > :15:59.unit. Twenty—two—month—old Corey Duffield, who was badly scalded in
:15:59. > :16:02.an accident at home, was taken to the hospital in Truro by ambulance.
:16:02. > :16:05.Doctors there asked his parents, who don't drive, to arrange the 170 mile
:16:05. > :16:08.trip to Frenchay hospital in Bristol. The Royal Cornwall
:16:08. > :16:11.Hospitals Trust say such requests are part of an agreed protocol. You
:16:11. > :16:21.may find some pictures in David George's report distressing. Toddler
:16:21. > :16:26.Corey Duffield will be two next month. He has recovered well from
:16:26. > :16:33.the scalding accident which happened three weeks ago when he pulled over
:16:33. > :16:37.at hand of boiling potatoes. I did not see, but I think he has tried to
:16:37. > :16:44.stir it and brought it on to himself. A paramedic was sent in an
:16:44. > :16:48.search of an emergency call and the baby was given morphine and taken to
:16:48. > :16:52.the Royal Cornwall Hospital by emergency ambulance. His head and
:16:52. > :16:57.neck were badly scalded. These pictures were taken by his parents.
:16:57. > :17:05.They were asked to make their own arrangements to take him to a
:17:05. > :17:10.special burns unit in Bristol. As he was given morphine, he should have
:17:10. > :17:16.been monitored in an ambulance. We were in the back of a car and he had
:17:16. > :17:23.open wounds. Looking back, I think it was crazy to expect us in that
:17:23. > :17:28.state and Cory as well, he was in pain and had had a horrible trauma,
:17:28. > :17:40.to expect him to sit in a car for hours ——: Smith. The hospital said
:17:40. > :17:43.his condition was fully assessed by the emergency department doctor and
:17:43. > :17:46.our records show he was not displaying any signs of undue pain
:17:46. > :17:50.or distress. In line with protocols agreed with the team at Frenchay
:17:50. > :17:54.Hospital it was considered appropriate for him to travel by
:17:54. > :17:57.car. At his parents raised any concerns about the difficulty of
:17:57. > :18:03.getting to Bristol, we would have organised transport. His parents say
:18:03. > :18:08.they told hospital staff they could not drive and they did not ask for
:18:08. > :18:15.an ambulance because they were upset and distressed and believed they had
:18:15. > :18:17.no choice. A project being piloted in the South West is cutting crime
:18:17. > :18:20.and ensuring people with mental health problems get the treatment
:18:20. > :18:23.they need. The Liaison and Diversion scheme involves psychiatric nurses
:18:23. > :18:25.who are based in police stations. In Cornwall, the service has
:18:25. > :18:37.dramatically reduced reoffending. Here's our Health Correspondent
:18:37. > :18:39.Sally Mountjoy. James has had a mental health problems for years.
:18:39. > :18:49.This summer, deeply depressed, he reached a crisis. I barricaded
:18:49. > :19:00.myself in my bungalow. Put petrol over myself. I set alight to the
:19:00. > :19:05.bungalow. He was arrested, but in court his luck changed. He met Jim
:19:05. > :19:08.Beresford, and nurse with the Liaison and Diversion Scheme and he
:19:08. > :19:12.assessed him, spoke up for him in court and helped avoid a prison
:19:12. > :19:19.sentence and ensured he got the medication and support he needed. I
:19:19. > :19:24.went from despair and not seem like at the end of the tunnel to
:19:24. > :19:32.basically, when I met Jim, everything every —— ever thing
:19:32. > :19:36.turned around. Research showed that 25% of people coming into police
:19:36. > :19:40.custody centres in Cornwall and 40% of those in regular contact with the
:19:40. > :19:43.police were known to have a history of mental illness. For many, the
:19:43. > :19:50.criminal justice system was the wrong place. Inspector Mark Bolt who
:19:50. > :19:56.is based in Camborne helped set up the pilot scheme one year ago. As
:19:56. > :20:01.well as two psychiatric nurses, three are now based in police
:20:01. > :20:05.stations across Cornwall. When officers in custody centres or the
:20:05. > :20:11.community think someone is mentally unwell, they are referred for
:20:11. > :20:20.assessment. The neighbourhood teams can refer people in. If they commit
:20:20. > :20:23.an offence or are suspected of an offence, officers can refer them to
:20:23. > :20:28.the team and see if their behaviour is due to mental illness and if it
:20:28. > :20:31.is, the team can offer them support and hopefully, that support will
:20:31. > :20:36.make them better so they will not commit further offences. The service
:20:36. > :20:47.has reduced crime and saved police time. Pilot schemes also operate in
:20:47. > :20:52.Dorset and Somerset and from last month, in Devon. Those involved want
:20:52. > :20:58.government funding to continue the scheme which improves individual
:20:58. > :21:02.lives and is good for society. The community at large benefit from
:21:02. > :21:07.someone whose circumstances are stabilised under social
:21:07. > :21:12.circumstances are stabilised, they are less likely to offend.
:21:12. > :21:24.Therefore, they will not come to the attention of police. I am lucky.
:21:24. > :21:30.But, better late than never. People are getting wise to everything. And
:21:30. > :21:34.I am a good example of someone who has got the help that they needed,
:21:34. > :21:40.because I would not have got it in prison. Plymouth Argyle bowed out of
:21:41. > :21:44.the Football League Trophy last night when they were beaten 2—1 at
:21:44. > :21:47.Swindon Town in the second round. The Pilgrims actually led through
:21:47. > :21:50.Andre Blackman's first goal for the club after only seven minutes. But
:21:50. > :21:54.the Wiltshire team responded soon after and won the tie just after
:21:54. > :21:57.half—time with a second goal. It's now five league and cup games
:21:57. > :22:04.without a win for John Sheridan's side. Exmouth—based Olympic sailors
:22:04. > :22:07.Stevie Morrison and Ben Rhodes may have announced they're to go their
:22:07. > :22:10.separate ways, but thoughts now turn to their future. Will the former
:22:10. > :22:14.49'er skiff world champions stay in the sport? Both of them are with us
:22:14. > :22:22.this evening in the studio to tell us more. Welcome to the programme.
:22:22. > :22:31.Why the decision at this point to go your separate ways? Ultimately we
:22:31. > :22:36.are in our results based business. We have looked at our results. We
:22:36. > :22:40.have had some real highs in our career, but we have perhaps
:22:40. > :22:44.plateaued a little bit. We have looked down several avenues to
:22:44. > :22:48.improve ourselves, but it has not quite happened. We have been doing
:22:48. > :22:57.it a long time. It is probably time to move on. Looking back on your
:22:57. > :23:07.career, what are the highlights? It was incredible. We had minimal
:23:07. > :23:15.backing at that point. That was our springboard. That was amazing. The
:23:15. > :23:23.sport of sailing is on a high after the Olympics, then with the success
:23:23. > :23:34.of Ben Ainslie in the America's Cup. What does the future hold for
:23:34. > :23:37.you? Obviously the America's Cup captured the imagination and made
:23:37. > :23:45.sailing more understandable but the amazing broadcast that happened. We
:23:45. > :23:49.were lucky to have someone like Ben Ainslie. He has spearheaded sailing
:23:49. > :23:53.around the country and around the world. The America's Cup, it
:23:53. > :23:59.originally started out in Britain, unfortunately we lost that first
:24:00. > :24:03.race, and we have never won it back. Right now, we have an unbelievable
:24:03. > :24:08.wealth of talent in the country and if Ben Ainslie can drum up that
:24:08. > :24:15.financial interest that ultimately you need, then it would be amazing.
:24:15. > :24:19.Unfortunately, the sport is moving towards a high—performance end which
:24:19. > :24:23.is were we come from, so less of the slow boats and more of the faster
:24:23. > :24:33.spectacular boats, which is the pace we are used to working out. Thank
:24:33. > :24:39.you. Good luck. Let us take a look at the weather.
:24:39. > :24:47.Good evening. We have had a drop in the temperatures and it has felt
:24:47. > :24:51.colder and some of us have not got any higher than 12 degrees. A cold
:24:51. > :24:55.day in store tomorrow. It will be breezy and there will be some
:24:55. > :25:00.sunshine off and on and we will need to wrap up warm. It is much more
:25:00. > :25:04.autumnal and that change is here to stay. Quite a lot of cloud on the
:25:04. > :25:12.satellite picture. It is big enough to give us some outbreaks of rain
:25:12. > :25:15.this evening. Not a huge amount of wet weather, but it does herald a
:25:15. > :25:18.change later this evening. A cold night as the weather systems move
:25:18. > :25:21.out of the way and the high—pressure sits to the west of Ireland,
:25:21. > :25:25.northerly winds, giving us lower temperatures and it will feel chilly
:25:25. > :25:29.tomorrow morning with overnight temperatures well into single
:25:29. > :25:32.figures. By the time we get to Thursday and Friday, there is a
:25:32. > :25:37.subtle change, with this low—pressure drink —— dragging in an
:25:37. > :25:43.easterly flow. There will be less cold air and there will be showers.
:25:43. > :25:50.There is that satellite picture, a fine line of blue across the Bristol
:25:50. > :25:58.Channel. That is the second in a line of showers and that will have
:25:58. > :26:02.the clear air behind it. Overnight figures could be as low as four or
:26:02. > :26:08.five degrees. That is a lot colder than it has been, the coldest nights
:26:08. > :26:13.so far this autumn and the winds are brisk and will remain from the North
:26:13. > :26:22.West slowly clearing northerly. There are the temperatures. Tomorrow
:26:23. > :26:27.morning, apart from a few showers in the Isles of Scilly, it will be a
:26:27. > :26:33.good day with plenty of sunshine, the sunshine giving us some decent
:26:33. > :26:36.lengthy spells and also giving us very good visibility. Lovely clear
:26:36. > :26:41.air coming from the Arctic. Excellent visibility, the risk of a
:26:41. > :26:45.few showers, but it is cold, 12 or 13 degrees will be the maximum
:26:45. > :26:51.temperature. For the Isles of Scilly, breezy and cold day, a
:26:51. > :27:19.higher risk of showers. Times of high water. For surfers... Coastal
:27:19. > :27:24.waters forecast... Freddie's forecast is similar, a bit less
:27:24. > :27:33.cold, early in the day, there may be some patchy rain —— Friday. Into the
:27:33. > :27:38.weekend, it remains cooler and also more unsubtle. Have a good evening.
:27:38. > :27:44.That is the news and weather for now —— unsettled. From everyone here,
:27:44. > :27:46.have a very good night.