:00:09. > :00:10.Hello and welcome. The top stories Edinburgh
:00:11. > :00:15.Hello and welcome. The top stories tonight. Warnings that Jersey's
:00:16. > :00:17.budget for next year doesn't go far enough to grow the island's economy
:00:18. > :00:22.in the long term. The ?6 million plan to get more
:00:23. > :00:30.islanders involved in sport. The strategy is about more people
:00:31. > :00:33.doing more activity more often and improving the standard of sport. And
:00:34. > :00:43.the new weapon to fight prostate cancer in Guernsey ` and how the
:00:44. > :00:47.disease could be detected sooner. Good evening. Measures in Jersey's
:00:48. > :00:51.budget for next year don't go far enough to grow the economy in the
:00:52. > :00:54.long term. That's according to a panel of politicians, whose job it
:00:55. > :00:57.is to review the Treasury's draft budget. The report questions weather
:00:58. > :01:01.people will benefit from a reduced tax rate in the future when a new
:01:02. > :01:13.charge for adult social care comes in. Pam Caulfield reports.
:01:14. > :01:15.One of the main plans in next year's budget is a cut in income tax. That
:01:16. > :01:18.means most people could save around ?800 a year. But a budget review
:01:19. > :01:22.questions whether many will benefit. It suggests the money taxpayers save
:01:23. > :01:32.will be offset by a new charge to fund long term care. When you get up
:01:33. > :01:40.to the 1%, 3% and eventually it will be 3%, the only people who seem to
:01:41. > :01:44.benefit are married men with working wives and two children, one at
:01:45. > :01:48.university, and married pensioners. Everyone else will be out of pocket.
:01:49. > :01:53.Also in the budget were: Plans to borrow ?250 million to build new
:01:54. > :01:55.homes. Spend up to ?90 million on building
:01:56. > :01:59.projects. And take ?300 million from the so
:02:00. > :02:05.called "rainy day" fund for the new hospital.
:02:06. > :02:10.If you start spending money from the rainy day fund, from the strategic
:02:11. > :02:18.reserve, then somehow the barriers to spending are gone and you think,
:02:19. > :02:21.I can just use it for this or that. The panel also proposes that revenue
:02:22. > :02:24.raised from tax rises on cigarettes and alcohol should go directly into
:02:25. > :02:27.the health fund. The Treasury Minister wasn't available for an
:02:28. > :02:33.interview on camera tonight. His budget is due to be debated in a
:02:34. > :02:35.week's time. Meanwhile, Jersey's taxpayers could
:02:36. > :02:39.soon be assessed individually, regardless of whether or not they're
:02:40. > :02:42.married. The island's Treasury and Resources Minister Senator Philip
:02:43. > :02:43.Ozouf wants taxpayers treated equally, without tax policies
:02:44. > :02:49.encouraging or discouraging lifestyles. A feasibility review has
:02:50. > :03:00.been prepared and will be published alongside the draft budget.
:03:01. > :03:05.Jersey deputies Trevor and Shona Pittman were suing the Jersey
:03:06. > :03:09.evening post over at Khartoum highlighting how you could borrow up
:03:10. > :03:14.to four times your salary for a mortgage. They claimed it made them
:03:15. > :03:18.look like money grabbers. Visitor numbers in Guernsey have
:03:19. > :03:21.dropped in the last year by three percent. 190,000 people stayed in
:03:22. > :03:23.the island according to the latest figures from the Commerce and
:03:24. > :03:28.Employment Department. Castle Cornet has bucked the trend. The attraction
:03:29. > :03:29.has had its most successful year since the Millennium.
:03:30. > :03:33.Guernsey's Education Department remains under pressure to ensure
:03:34. > :03:37.adequate plans are in place ahead of two primary schools closing. Over
:03:38. > :03:41.the next two years, St Andrew's Primary and St Sampson's Infants
:03:42. > :03:44.will go. Deputy Laurie Queripel is continuing to push for answers on
:03:45. > :03:48.whether the Vale Primary School can cope with the extra pupils. A short
:03:49. > :03:59.time ago I asked him about his concerns. I think as a deputy it is
:04:00. > :04:04.my duty to make sure that the school is in a fit state to receive the
:04:05. > :04:08.extra pupils in the future. I think it is only right that we ask the
:04:09. > :04:16.education Department these questions. And to make sure the
:04:17. > :04:21.school is fit for purpose and facilities are up to scratch. You
:04:22. > :04:25.have raised your concerns, what do you make of the response you have
:04:26. > :04:29.had? I think the responses are reasonable. It is in their best
:04:30. > :04:36.interest to get this piece of work right. And in our best interest to
:04:37. > :04:39.make sure they get it right. I think they will have everything in place
:04:40. > :04:44.in time for the transition process to go smoothly but I want to make
:04:45. > :04:49.sure that that is the case so I will be keeping my eye on them. People
:04:50. > :04:56.watching may argue that these questions should have been entered
:04:57. > :05:01.in advance of your vote. On balance I voted for the proposals because I
:05:02. > :05:06.felt that the education Department had made their case. But there is
:05:07. > :05:10.still a lot of work to do and I want to make sure that that is done in
:05:11. > :05:15.time for these schools to receive these pupils. But I think there is
:05:16. > :05:25.still a lot of work to do. We need to make sure that that is done in
:05:26. > :05:29.time and to a good standard. An extra ?175,000 will be made
:05:30. > :05:34.available to sports groups in Jersey between now and the 2015 Island
:05:35. > :05:39.Games. It's part of a ?6 million plan to get more islanders involved
:05:40. > :05:42.in sport and improve standards. But some States members want to see even
:05:43. > :05:56.more spending, as Tim Robinson reports. The opening ceremony of the
:05:57. > :06:02.Island games in Jersey in 1997. The event returns to Jersey in 2015.
:06:03. > :06:05.And like planners of its big brother the Olympic Games, organisers here
:06:06. > :06:11.want it to leave a sporting legacy for the island. Legacies aren't
:06:12. > :06:15.cheap ` this one will cost ?6 million ` mostly on fixing old and
:06:16. > :06:23.building new facilities. Local sports clubs will share an extra
:06:24. > :06:29.?175,000 a year too. The money will be spent on helping
:06:30. > :06:33.people to travel away. Maybe to bring coaches over to Jersey to
:06:34. > :06:37.develop more of our coaches to go away. And finally by putting on more
:06:38. > :06:43.events in Jersey to improve membership and participation
:06:44. > :06:46.numbers. But some States members think the island should be spending
:06:47. > :06:50.even more. Deputy Sean Power says the government should be bold and
:06:51. > :06:53.brave and borrow as much as ?100 million to turn Fort Regent into an
:06:54. > :06:56.Olympic`sized swimming pool and specialist sport education centre.
:06:57. > :07:00.If we are going to invest in a major strategic asset for the future, for
:07:01. > :07:05.the youth of today and the youth of tomorrow, it is justifiable. It is
:07:06. > :07:09.an exercise that should be done, to look at a major investment in the
:07:10. > :07:16.fort that would be of such a high standard that people would come to
:07:17. > :07:21.train here. And I think that's where we should be looking. The Sport
:07:22. > :07:25.Department says spending on that scale is unlikely in the near
:07:26. > :07:28.future, but is hopeful the money it is spending now will have a big
:07:29. > :07:33.impact on Jersey's next sporting generation.
:07:34. > :07:37.Guernsey has a new weapon in the fight against prostate cancer. The
:07:38. > :07:40.disease, which affects many men in the island, can now allegedly be
:07:41. > :07:45.detected easier and quicker. Mike Wilkins reports on a machine making
:07:46. > :07:49.a difference. Prostate cancer is the most common
:07:50. > :07:54.cancer in men in Guernsey. About 50 men are diagnosed each year, of
:07:55. > :07:59.which 15 die. In the battle against the disease, Guernsey has this new
:08:00. > :08:01.weapon in its arsenal. It's called a transrectal ultrasound and is
:08:02. > :08:13.promising to improve prostate cancer detection. It is claimed that this
:08:14. > :08:19.can provide much clearer images for doctors checking patients for
:08:20. > :08:23.prostate cancer. It's also meant to be much faster and the more detailed
:08:24. > :08:30.results lead to better treatment and more success. This is
:08:31. > :08:38.state`of`the`art equipment intends of scanning and providing diagnostic
:08:39. > :08:40.Dick tests for the prostate. We have got good equipment which we will
:08:41. > :08:46.continue to use but this allows us more flexibility in coping with the
:08:47. > :08:51.increase in demand of patients coming in with suspicions of
:08:52. > :08:54.prostate cancer. In the last 18 months there has been a huge
:08:55. > :09:00.increase in the number of patients with suspected prostate cancer, so
:09:01. > :09:07.what's causing this? It is mostly in the over 70s where we see prostate
:09:08. > :09:10.cancer. There is an ageing population and now improved
:09:11. > :09:15.detection. So the figures are likely to go up. It seems more and more men
:09:16. > :09:18.will have to come to terms with prostate cancer. But this machine
:09:19. > :09:25.could literally help save lives through earlier detection.
:09:26. > :09:27.Now a special documentary is being screened tonight reporting on
:09:28. > :09:32.Durrell's orangutans in the wild and in Jersey. Refugees of the Lost
:09:33. > :09:34.Rainforest, made by the BBC here in Jersey, follows the journey of
:09:35. > :09:38.Sumatran orangutans in Indonesia at the same time as two of the animals
:09:39. > :09:42.were born here at Jersey Wildlife Park. The programme is at eight
:09:43. > :09:52.o'clock tonight on BBC Four, or on BBC Two this coming Saturday. Time
:09:53. > :09:58.now for the weather, here's David. It certainly feels like winter. We
:09:59. > :10:03.have had a lot of cloud in the last few days. And overnight tonight that
:10:04. > :10:16.cloud might be thick enough to generate some light rain or drizzle.
:10:17. > :10:28.Tomorrow is cloudy with some showers dotted around. It will feel less
:10:29. > :10:33.cold. A lot of cloud to the North of us and that is heading through the
:10:34. > :10:38.UK, crossing the channel overnight tonight and bringing with it the
:10:39. > :10:45.threat of some patchy rain. The area of high pressure is beginning to
:10:46. > :10:52.slowly move west. This weather system will move in tomorrow and by
:10:53. > :10:57.Thursday it keeps us again rather cloudy for most of the day. So cloud
:10:58. > :11:03.to come throughout the night and just some spots of rain beginning to
:11:04. > :11:09.appear by dawn tomorrow morning. Through the morning tomorrow just
:11:10. > :11:18.gradually and increase in thickness of the cloud, enough to generate a
:11:19. > :11:24.few spots of rain. But it is slightly less cold, around 10
:11:25. > :11:28.degrees the top temperature. The wind is from the North East.
:11:29. > :11:39.Generally good visibility out at sea. If you are heading for the
:11:40. > :11:47.beach for some surfing you will be disappointed, there is hardly a wave
:11:48. > :11:52.in the sea. But by Friday there is much more of a breeze developing.
:11:53. > :11:58.Some showers possible to end the day and then the high pressure comes
:11:59. > :12:00.back for Saturday and Sunday. The risk of some overnight frost.
:12:01. > :12:08.That is all for now. We hope you government continues, Cornwall
:12:09. > :12:12.Council will have to find ?196 million of cuts over five years.
:12:13. > :12:17.Two workers who exposed widespread failings at a Devon care home have
:12:18. > :12:20.won the latest round in their legal battle to get tens of thousands of
:12:21. > :12:23.pounds they were awarded for being unfairly dismissed. The owners of
:12:24. > :12:26.Park View Care Home in Plymouth challenged the award to Rosemary
:12:27. > :12:38.Parker and Launa Llewelyn Jones, but lost. Our home affairs correspondent
:12:39. > :12:42.Simon Hall reports. This was a resounding victory for
:12:43. > :12:47.Rosemary Parker and Launa Llewelyn Jones. The judge rejected the
:12:48. > :12:52.evidence of the home owner as unreliable and said the ?40,000 the
:12:53. > :12:58.women had been jointly awarded for unfair dismissal should stand. It
:12:59. > :13:02.feels good, just determined not to give up and get justice for
:13:03. > :13:13.ourselves, for other workers, for our elderly people, for the whole
:13:14. > :13:17.thing of the care community. This has become a protracted case. In
:13:18. > :13:22.summer, the women with supporters staged a sit in at Park View Care
:13:23. > :13:25.Home for not being paid. They were dismissed after exposing poor
:13:26. > :13:30.standards of care. But they have still received no money. We haven't
:13:31. > :13:35.got any money yet. There is another route we will have
:13:36. > :13:39.to go down now as soon as we get back, to see somebody else about the
:13:40. > :13:46.money which the judge has said we can take to another court hearing.
:13:47. > :13:53.We're not done yet. It's not a victory but it is in our favour. It
:13:54. > :13:58.proves we didn't tell lies, we were honest to the judge. It is a
:13:59. > :14:03.victory, we have won it. It will be a victory when we get the money.
:14:04. > :14:07.Park View Care Home has since been closed by Plymouth City Council. The
:14:08. > :14:13.next page in this battle is likely to see roles reversed with women
:14:14. > :14:17.pursuing mixture to the courts. As for Mr Chapman himself, he was not
:14:18. > :14:18.in the tribunal and has not responded to our request for a
:14:19. > :14:24.comment. Coming up later in the programme:
:14:25. > :14:27.Commemorating one of the Royal Navy's most famous ships.
:14:28. > :14:32.HMS Warspite, which saw action in both world wars, is remembered 100
:14:33. > :14:35.years after its launch. And, with one voice, the choir
:14:36. > :14:40.hoping to help others in the run up to Christmas.
:14:41. > :14:45.Figures released to BBC Spotlight show that, in one month alone,
:14:46. > :14:50.paramedics in the South West raised concerns about families with young
:14:51. > :14:55.children around 80 times. In the majority of cases, parents drinking
:14:56. > :14:58.or taking drugs was the main factor. It's left paramedics worried about
:14:59. > :15:01.the ability of some adults to properly look after youngsters
:15:02. > :15:10.who've injured themselves. They say children's lives are being put at
:15:11. > :15:14.risk. Simon Clemison reports. With a bottle or glass of something
:15:15. > :15:21.at home, fast catching up with a pint on a night out, what if you are
:15:22. > :15:26.a parent of a young child who needs your help? One mother said she is
:15:27. > :15:31.never touching alcohol again. Telling a generalist her story was
:15:32. > :15:36.too much. In e`mails passed through the NHS in Dorset, she has answered
:15:37. > :15:41.some of my questions. In one of the most extreme cases, she drank at
:15:42. > :15:45.lunchtime and had 14 cans of cider, falling asleep on the server.
:15:46. > :15:59.Meanwhile, her baby has stopped breathing. When she was told he was
:16:00. > :16:02.dead, she said she couldn't stop other parents not to end up empty
:16:03. > :16:04.and lost. She says she believes if she hadn't drunk, she might have
:16:05. > :16:06.noticed her young son wasn't well and got help sooner. Alcohol will go
:16:07. > :16:11.the senses. You sometimes miss things happening. A child might be
:16:12. > :16:15.doing their normal thing but, because the parent isn't being as
:16:16. > :16:20.attentive, they might have a fall or crashed into something, wondered
:16:21. > :16:25.off. Figures I have been given a show on 81 occasions in June alone,
:16:26. > :16:30.paramedics raised concerns about families with young children. In the
:16:31. > :16:35.majority of cases, parents in their feud had had too much to drink or
:16:36. > :16:39.taken drugs. In 46 cases, the youngsters were under five. Of
:16:40. > :16:46.those, 21 were less than one`year`old. I was fairly surprised
:16:47. > :16:54.that intoxication was the main cause for referral in the age groups. It
:16:55. > :16:57.is probably down to the fact paramedics are seeing safeguarding
:16:58. > :17:03.as a more important part of their role rather than their emergency
:17:04. > :17:06.life`saving situations. A parent dialling emergency may simply not be
:17:07. > :17:11.able to follow instructions over the phone. A nurse who has been needing
:17:12. > :17:15.an awareness campaign says in her career she has seen 24 cases of
:17:16. > :17:20.children dying where a parent has been incapable.
:17:21. > :17:24.We are trying to make people think about the level of alcohol. One or
:17:25. > :17:30.two glasses might be a cake but if they are drinking the whole bottle
:17:31. > :17:34.or drinking another bottle and started at lunchtime, it will have a
:17:35. > :17:38.curative effect. Staying in maybe the new going out but whether that
:17:39. > :17:44.makes someone a more responsible parent is now open to question.
:17:45. > :17:47.Sports news now. It's a big night for Devon football,
:17:48. > :17:50.particularly at Plainmoor where Torquay United and Plymouth Argyle
:17:51. > :17:53.do battle for the 37th time in their history. John Sheridan's Pilgrims go
:17:54. > :17:56.into the contest as favourites, after going unbeaten in their last
:17:57. > :18:11.five league outings, moving to within five points off the play`off
:18:12. > :18:15.places. But the Gulls are struggling badly, and are next to the bottom of
:18:16. > :18:17.League Two, with only one win in nine games.
:18:18. > :18:21.BBC Radio Devon will be at Plainmoor to bring you full coverage from
:18:22. > :18:22.7.05pm, along with the latest on Exeter City's match at Wycombe
:18:23. > :18:25.Wanderers. She was widely considered the
:18:26. > :18:28.greatest British war ship ever built, HMS Warspite was launched 100
:18:29. > :18:31.years ago today in Plymouth. The super dreadnought of 1913 was
:18:32. > :18:34.actually the seventh battleship in Royal Navy history to bear the name
:18:35. > :18:38.Warspite, which dates back to 1596 when Sir Walter Raleigh was her
:18:39. > :18:40.captain. Today, her more recent veterans gathered in tribute. Clare
:18:41. > :18:48.Burton was there to hear their stories.
:18:49. > :18:59.NEWSREEL: This is war, the dim light of early morning. HMS Warspite,
:19:00. > :19:05.gliding towards the Germans. There are other shells exploding. April
:19:06. > :19:13.1940, the world is watching as HMS Warspite hunts down and destroyed
:19:14. > :19:17.German ships in Norwegian waters. Just one battle in a 30 year service
:19:18. > :19:24.career which ended when she ran aground in Cornwall in 1947 on her
:19:25. > :19:31.way to be scrapped. But this is where it all began in November
:19:32. > :19:42.1913. Number three slip at the Devonport dockyard. Today, this is
:19:43. > :19:48.where then `` where 100 infections have `` veterans have gathered.
:19:49. > :19:54.Unfortunately we don't have a warship or submarine here, but this
:19:55. > :19:59.is one of the proudest ships we have in the Navy.
:20:00. > :20:07.My memory is very good. I had some good times. Believe it or not, I had
:20:08. > :20:15.some bad times. We got hit a couple of times. But we did very well.
:20:16. > :20:20.It's own happy and sad times remembered in a ceremony today, a
:20:21. > :20:24.chance for officers to reflect on the changing face of the Navy. It
:20:25. > :20:32.has been very interesting researching into life in the Navy
:20:33. > :20:36.that it served in. Let us not forget HMS Warspite saw service covering
:20:37. > :20:44.two world wars which saw a huge change in the way the world wars.
:20:45. > :20:50.Symbolic, not just of Britain's naval history, but Plymouth's master
:20:51. > :20:52.shipbuilders, the name HMS Warspite still inspires a pride and passion
:20:53. > :21:11.that time cannot erode. Christmas has come early in
:21:12. > :21:15.Weymouth. The town's One Voice Choir has released a CD to raise money for
:21:16. > :21:18.local children's charities and food banks. Local school children have
:21:19. > :21:20.been performing some of the songs, including a special composition,
:21:21. > :21:49.Christmas Time In Weymouth. Graham Smith reports.
:21:50. > :21:55.One night in the pub after rehearsal, I said, if you want me to
:21:56. > :21:57.arrange anything for your choir, I would be only too happy. The whole
:21:58. > :22:15.project was born from that. Doesn't it feel strange to be
:22:16. > :22:20.singing about Christmas in the middle of November? Well, yes, but
:22:21. > :22:26.it is nearly Christmas. I want it to be Christmas every day. What do you
:22:27. > :22:28.think, Chloe? The same as her but maybe not Christmas every day
:22:29. > :22:45.because it wouldn't be fair on Father Christmas.
:22:46. > :22:52.John came to me in July last summer with a song, and I thought it
:22:53. > :22:56.sounded great. He invited all of the local schools to take part. We
:22:57. > :23:04.wanted to at Saint Andrews. Since September, we have been rehearsing.
:23:05. > :23:08.And have all come together today. It is so thrilling. We approached all
:23:09. > :23:10.of the primary schools within the borough. And we were able to get six
:23:11. > :23:43.who helped us. Time now for the weather.
:23:44. > :23:49.It is feeling a bit Christmassy, it was freezing last night. I was going
:23:50. > :23:52.to ask whether you have done your Christmas list?
:23:53. > :23:59.Funnily enough, no! Plenty of time yet.
:24:00. > :24:03.Let us have a look. It is certainly cold enough but I don't think we
:24:04. > :24:06.will see any of the white stuff. Some fairly low overnight
:24:07. > :24:14.temperature is, last night it was down 2`3 in several places.
:24:15. > :24:21.Tomorrow, it is less cold. I am choosing my words carefully. Rather
:24:22. > :24:27.cloudy, and some drizzle in the wind every now and then particularly
:24:28. > :24:33.across Dorset and Somerset. More clouds on the satellite picture. It
:24:34. > :24:36.is allowing some weather fronts from the North West over the next two
:24:37. > :24:42.days. That area of high pressure moves further away back into the
:24:43. > :24:46.Atlantic over the next 24 hours. A warm weather system comes from the
:24:47. > :24:53.north, fairly weak, introducing cloud, meaning less cold air and the
:24:54. > :25:00.threat of drizzle and low cloud at the end of the day tomorrow. By the
:25:01. > :25:05.time we get to Thursday, little change in that pattern, we are on
:25:06. > :25:09.the edge of the high pressure so a limited amount of frost is likely as
:25:10. > :25:15.we see a lot more clout at night`time. That process has already
:25:16. > :25:22.happened tonight. Across Somerset and Dorset, briefly a touch of
:25:23. > :25:25.frost. Mostly, a cloudy night. Temperatures several degrees above
:25:26. > :25:31.freezing by dawn tomorrow. Those are the figures we can expect, up to
:25:32. > :25:34.four degrees by dawn tomorrow. Temperatures will start to rise
:25:35. > :25:40.again in the second half. The reason for that is we have this cloud
:25:41. > :25:45.producing a little drizzle. Mostly across Dorset and Somerset, drifting
:25:46. > :25:52.towards northern France. Devon and Cornwall, a lot of cloud. Over high
:25:53. > :25:58.ground, it becomes quite misty and a spit of drizzle in the wind. After
:25:59. > :26:03.the sparkling clear days we have seen, the moorlands are likely to be
:26:04. > :26:07.misty over the next few days. Double figures at last. Quite a big
:26:08. > :26:13.difference tomorrow. It will feel a little less cold. 10 degrees,
:26:14. > :26:17.considerably higher than we have seen for several days. The forecast
:26:18. > :26:23.for the Isles of Scilly. Rather cloudy, mainly dry. The seat is
:26:24. > :26:26.relatively calm. The winds are gentle. And on to the times of high
:26:27. > :26:43.water. For our coastal waters forecast, the
:26:44. > :26:50.winds are light. If you are heading down to the beach surfing, you might
:26:51. > :26:55.disappointed. The seat is beginning to cool down now, between 12 and 13
:26:56. > :27:09.degrees. The coastal waters forecast.
:27:10. > :27:17.So, when will the frosts come back? Probably on Saturday night into
:27:18. > :27:23.Sunday. The next few days, cloud around, thick enough on Friday to
:27:24. > :27:27.generate some showers and a brisk north westerly breeze. 11 degrees by
:27:28. > :27:32.Friday but back into single figures at the weekend. Fine weather for the
:27:33. > :27:33.weekend but the Frost returns on Saturday night and Sunday night.
:27:34. > :27:44.Have a good evening. We have put a video of the choir in
:27:45. > :27:46.Weymouth on our Facebook page. That's all for now.