:00:11. > :00:18.headlines: Reform yourselves or accept UK intervention ` the Chief
:00:19. > :00:23.Minister's stark warning to state members dithering over the election
:00:24. > :00:28.system. It is embarrassing we cannot reform the state's assembly when the
:00:29. > :00:33.vast majority of the public want us to do so. A lesson in reality for
:00:34. > :00:41.one gernsy politician. And why a stitch in time can't save
:00:42. > :00:50.the Guernsey jumper, as local skills dwindle.
:00:51. > :00:54.Jersey's Chief Minister is threatening to ask the Queen to
:00:55. > :00:59.reform the island's Parliament if they do not agree to reform
:01:00. > :01:03.themselves. Senator Ian Gorst said although it would not be ideal it
:01:04. > :01:09.could be the only way of delivering change in the States.
:01:10. > :01:14.Channel islands pride themselves on their independence. So to ask the UK
:01:15. > :01:18.to sort out parliamentary reform is a brave move. These documents are
:01:19. > :01:25.the last time a Royal Commission was brought in to review the role of the
:01:26. > :01:30.States. That was 152 years ago. Their were deciding whether State
:01:31. > :01:35.officers should sit in Jersey. Fast forward ` it is a similar issue `
:01:36. > :01:39.who should be in the Jersey's Government. Now a new plan is being
:01:40. > :01:44.put forward. The Chief Minister warns if it is not accepted he'll
:01:45. > :01:48.call in the UK. It certainly is not something we would want to do in an
:01:49. > :01:51.ideal world. It is not something that any Chief Minister would want
:01:52. > :01:56.to have to do. But it is embarrassing that we can't reform
:01:57. > :02:01.the State's assembly when the vast majority of the public want us to do
:02:02. > :02:09.so. What is the plan? Well, it is a tweak of the opposition that won.
:02:10. > :02:13.They want the number of ministers reduced.
:02:14. > :02:23.By threatening to call in a Royal Commission, the Chief Minister is
:02:24. > :02:26.raising the political stakes. A Royal Commission is a group of
:02:27. > :02:29.people appointed by the UK Government on behalf of the Queen.
:02:30. > :02:34.It would investigate a matter of public concern. It would recommend
:02:35. > :02:38.what action needs to be taken. Even the politician behind the current
:02:39. > :02:43.reform plan said it is a bad idea. We need to avoid a Royal Commission.
:02:44. > :02:48.A Royal Commission would be effectively saying that the island
:02:49. > :02:55.States can not make its own mind up on these things and is incapable of
:02:56. > :02:59.reforming itself. Many may sigh. By threatening to take the decision out
:03:00. > :03:00.of the island's hands, the Chief Minister has clearly put reform at
:03:01. > :03:12.the top of his agenda. Gernsy and Jersey have today ``
:03:13. > :03:18.Guernsey and Jersey have today signed a new agreement to share more
:03:19. > :03:22.information with America. From July all financial institutions around
:03:23. > :03:28.the world have to report the assets of any American citizens above
:03:29. > :03:33.?30,000. Guernsey Police say they are investigating a vicious attack
:03:34. > :03:39.on a Torteval woman and her dog. It appears the crime was motivated by
:03:40. > :03:46.homophobia. Jenny Hardings claims her dog was beaten around the head.
:03:47. > :03:52.Graffiti was left on her van. Jenny says there's been surgery on her dog
:03:53. > :03:56.to remove its eye. I was very, very shocked and concerned. My priority
:03:57. > :04:07.is Alice and making sure that Alice is looked after and that the best
:04:08. > :04:12.out of this can come for her, that she's going to be all right. With
:04:13. > :04:14.pressure on to improve standards at Guernsey's high school, one
:04:15. > :04:19.politician was challenged by teachers to spend some time back in
:04:20. > :04:22.the clam. Education member Chris Green shadowed a maths teacher at La
:04:23. > :04:26.Mare de Carteret Secondary today. That is one of the schools in the
:04:27. > :04:31.spotlight because of it disappointing results. Back in the
:04:32. > :04:36.classroom after many years ` but rather than for a maths lesson ` a
:04:37. > :04:40.chance for this politician to learn about what could improve standards
:04:41. > :04:44.at this school. I think that anybody who's not a
:04:45. > :04:47.teacher or hasn't been surrounded by anybody in the teaching profession
:04:48. > :04:51.doesn't appreciate what we do. Once you are in the school and you see
:04:52. > :04:57.the challenges you are up against on a daily basis, it would be the best
:04:58. > :05:04.way for Deputy Green to see what we are doing and see who we are
:05:05. > :05:08.achieving. La Mare has not had the best year ` disappointing GCSE
:05:09. > :05:12.results and parents wanting some action. Is there anything obvious
:05:13. > :05:16.that needs to change? Certainly a few specific things that I have been
:05:17. > :05:20.made aware of and other things which have been clarified which will be
:05:21. > :05:24.matters that I will discuss with my colleagues in terms of education
:05:25. > :05:30.policy. And also a more general understanding of the challenges and
:05:31. > :05:32.the realities of teaching. And the pupils have their own opinions on
:05:33. > :05:36.what could make a difference here too.
:05:37. > :05:40.A bit more discipline in the class, maybe for people who distract you.
:05:41. > :05:46.Other than that, I think it is OK. Just like maybe a bit of discipline,
:05:47. > :05:52.maybe. Some teachers maybe being a bit more stricter, but that's about
:05:53. > :05:56.it really, I would say. Having done his homework in the
:05:57. > :06:05.school, the test will be whether he can now make a difference.
:06:06. > :06:14.Jersey's former rugby coach admitted the decision to leave the club was
:06:15. > :06:18.not entirely his. He left the club last week. We joined me in the
:06:19. > :06:23.studio earlier to explain why he lefted halfway through the season. I
:06:24. > :06:28.`` left halfway through the season. It is important for the club and for
:06:29. > :06:34.me. It leaves the club with a good coach in charge and gis them time to
:06:35. > :06:38.progress up the `` gives them time to progress up the league. A
:06:39. > :06:42.year`and`a`half of really struggling in the championship; it could be
:06:43. > :06:46.said you are going when the going got tough. I didn't feel like that.
:06:47. > :06:52.It is tough in the championship for every club. We have done brilliantly
:06:53. > :06:55.over the years. It is credit to the chairman, obviously Bill, and the
:06:56. > :06:59.executive committee. I didn't feel that was the case. Obviously there
:07:00. > :07:03.is always pressure on jobs. It is such as that. I think it was the
:07:04. > :07:07.right time to go, as I said for the club and for me. You said there was
:07:08. > :07:11.pressure. Was it from the club? Was yours the decision to go? I sat down
:07:12. > :07:15.with the chairman for many months and we spoke about where the future
:07:16. > :07:20.of the club was going and where it would shape out. We are not Alex
:07:21. > :07:24.Ferguson. 26 years is a long time to spend at a club and Fife and a half
:07:25. > :07:29.years is a long `` five`and`a`half years is a long time to spend at
:07:30. > :07:34.this club. The club can move on with someone else at the helm. I have
:07:35. > :07:37.enjoyed myself immensely. Have you had any talks with other teams `
:07:38. > :07:42.what is next for you? There are a few things I am looking at the
:07:43. > :07:47.moment. Spending some time over Christmas with the children. See
:07:48. > :07:52.where life takes me. I have a decent CV. Obviously huge thanks goes to
:07:53. > :07:56.the people at the club who have supported me throughout that time.
:07:57. > :07:59.Could Jersey ever make it to the Premiership? What would it take to
:08:00. > :08:03.get them there? The way the club is set up, there are so many good
:08:04. > :08:08.people around, things are always possible. There is an enormous
:08:09. > :08:12.amount of money needed to do that. We have a good squad. They will get
:08:13. > :08:18.better and better as the season goes on. Get up and see them tomorrow.
:08:19. > :08:22.Good luck for the future. Still to come here on BBC Channel Islands.
:08:23. > :08:27.David is here with your weather. Later in Spotlight, with Justin and
:08:28. > :08:34.Natalie. : the instrument made famous by
:08:35. > :08:39.George Formby is making a huge comeback in time for Christmas.
:08:40. > :08:45.Before that, it is Iy, long`lasting and a part of Guernsey's heritage `
:08:46. > :08:48.yes the traditional jumper. A lack of skills is preventing local
:08:49. > :08:58.manufacturers from expanding. It takes quite a lot to make a
:08:59. > :09:04.Guernsey, in this factory on the island's West coast, machines work
:09:05. > :09:07.away, carefully crafting the garments.
:09:08. > :09:10.Well, all around me there are industrial knitting machines. It is
:09:11. > :09:15.not really in here where the problem is. It is finding the right number
:09:16. > :09:20.of people who can finish off the Guernseys with their hand knitting
:09:21. > :09:27.skills. Neil Sexton runs the business and
:09:28. > :09:32.has recently received an order from Japan for 5,000 Guernseys. He says a
:09:33. > :09:37.lack of skilled workers is making it a challenge to meet demand. Machine
:09:38. > :09:44.operators, it is not a problem. You can take somebody in and train them.
:09:45. > :09:48.You cannot teach somebody to knit halfway through their lives and
:09:49. > :09:56.certainly not to knit a Guernsey. So that is the problem we've had.
:09:57. > :10:01.We ` if we had more hand knitters, we could make more Guernseys, but we
:10:02. > :10:06.haven't. So, as this business in the west
:10:07. > :10:08.looks to trade with the east, a frustrating lack of local skills
:10:09. > :10:19.could hold it back. Let's get the weather now and David,
:10:20. > :10:24.it looks as though if you want one of those Guernsey jumpers this
:10:25. > :10:31.winter, you'll have to get one while they are going.
:10:32. > :10:36.I used to have one. They were waterproof in the rain as well. We
:10:37. > :10:39.will see some rain It is arriving tomorrow. It will not be until the
:10:40. > :10:44.evening that it gets to us. Saturday is the better of the two days. A
:10:45. > :10:47.bright and fine day, increasingly cloudy. More rain turning up as we
:10:48. > :10:51.move into Sunday. In fact that rain will be with us into Sunday. Also
:10:52. > :10:55.windy conditions. At the moment, we have one weather system moving from
:10:56. > :10:59.us. Clearing the skis overnight tonight. Another one, this big lump
:11:00. > :11:04.of cloud approaching us tomorrow. Between the two a good deal of clear
:11:05. > :11:07.skis. That is a weak ridge of high pressure that will come in tonight
:11:08. > :11:09.and be around most of the day tomorrow. By the end of the
:11:10. > :11:13.afternoon it will become windy. Saturday night that weather system
:11:14. > :11:17.will bring us outbreaks of rain. The same weather system develops ripples
:11:18. > :11:22.along it, which means it stalls over us. It does not move far and keeps
:11:23. > :11:28.us cloudy and wet on Sunday. Tonight is a very good night if we get the
:11:29. > :11:36.clear skis to see the meteor showers. It is one of the strongest
:11:37. > :11:41.we'll see ` around 150 shooting stars an hour are possible.
:11:42. > :11:45.It is fine, it is clear and dry. Still breezy and seven Celsius ` the
:11:46. > :11:50.minimum temperature. As for tomorrow, well a fine enough start
:11:51. > :11:53.for the day. It becomes increasingly cloudy and a brisk south or
:11:54. > :11:58.south`westerly wind comes in. That will be strong to gale force by the
:11:59. > :12:03.evening. A top temperature of 11 Celsius. The winds are
:12:04. > :12:07.south`south`westerly. Increasing seven to gale force eight as we move
:12:08. > :12:15.into the end of the afternoon and the early part of the evening. Times
:12:16. > :12:20.of high water, at St hel St Helier dhaf is:
:12:21. > :12:27.Sunday, that same weather system becomes slow`moving. It will keep us
:12:28. > :12:32.cloudy with outbreaks of rain. Wet weather on Monday. By Tuesday though
:12:33. > :12:36.it starts to improve. For tomorrow, make the most of it and good luck
:12:37. > :12:40.looking for the shooting stars tonight. Thank you. We will keep our
:12:41. > :12:46.eyes peeled. Whatever you are doing, have a great weekend and stay with
:12:47. > :12:48.BBC One now for the rest of Spot Light. Here's Justin.
:12:49. > :13:03.cannot afford to lose. There is only one other. It will be impossible to
:13:04. > :13:06.get into the other dentist. Researchers have discovered new
:13:07. > :13:09.information about the habits of one of our largest sharks. Basking
:13:10. > :13:12.sharks are often sighted around our coastline. Now a team at the
:13:13. > :13:16.University of Exeter have tracked them using satellite technology.
:13:17. > :13:20.Basking sharks fascinate holiday`makers and locals alike when
:13:21. > :13:24.they are spotted. But until recently, we knew very little about
:13:25. > :13:29.where they travelled and what they did. These were filmed of Scotland
:13:30. > :13:34.and thanks to researchers at Exeter University, we are starting to
:13:35. > :13:41.understand much more about what they get up to. Some are stay at home
:13:42. > :13:44.creatures, they don't go very far, they might pop out of the North
:13:45. > :13:50.Atlantic for the winter, but ultimately, they will come back into
:13:51. > :13:53.Scottish waters of Cornish waters. Satellite tracking and cameras have
:13:54. > :13:57.transformed the amount of information which can be gathered
:13:58. > :14:01.about the habits of basking sharks. Electronic tags are attached to the
:14:02. > :14:05.sharks and researchers wait for them to fall off the animal before
:14:06. > :14:09.floating ashore so they can retrieve the information they need. These are
:14:10. > :14:17.short trips out from this very dense area. They eat for a few days and
:14:18. > :14:21.then head back into the main area. The Scottish government is funding
:14:22. > :14:27.research to decide the best locations for new marine protected
:14:28. > :14:38.areas. Banking `` basking sharks seek out plankton to eat. Knowledge
:14:39. > :14:41.could prove useful here because the south`west will soon have its own
:14:42. > :14:43.wind and wave farms. There were emotional scenes in
:14:44. > :14:46.Plymouth today as HMS Bulwark arrived home from a four`month
:14:47. > :14:49.deployment in time for Christmas. The Devonport`based warship had
:14:50. > :14:52.sailed over 12,000 miles and visited 14 countries. Spotlight's Johnny
:14:53. > :15:03.Rutherford was onboard as she made her way into port.
:15:04. > :15:12.It was a mass exodus as the ship's crew rushed to their loved ones. It
:15:13. > :15:18.had been a long wait as early in the day the Royal Navy's fleet flagship
:15:19. > :15:23.tried to get the timing right. We joined them on the last few hours of
:15:24. > :15:29.what had been a very busy for months. We have been the flagship
:15:30. > :15:33.for the task force, which has taken us through the Mediterranean into
:15:34. > :15:38.the Middle East and as far as Pakistan. We have delivered maritime
:15:39. > :15:47.security, supported government objectives and worked with some of
:15:48. > :15:50.our key allies. The ship 's company of 350 visited 14 countries but with
:15:51. > :15:58.Christmas only 12 days away, home was the only place they wanted to
:15:59. > :16:01.be. Whilst on deployment, I had my second child. She is nearly four
:16:02. > :16:06.months old now, so I can't wait to get home and see how much she has
:16:07. > :16:10.changed. For one sailor, who flew his girlfriend out for a couple of
:16:11. > :16:14.days to getting gauged, the final journey seemed to take for ever.
:16:15. > :16:23.Can't wait to see her again and see our little girl who was born on the
:16:24. > :16:35.1st of August. I am swapping these duties straight for daddy duties!
:16:36. > :16:41.It's a little lame that my dad used to call me when I was younger.
:16:42. > :16:49.Finally, the waiting was over. If it feels like I waited ages. Amazing.
:16:50. > :17:00.So glad to be home. A motion. Lovely. The company now have 2`3
:17:01. > :17:04.weeks leave. Time for the sport and tonight, we
:17:05. > :17:07.reveal who's won the top BBC South West Sports Awards. Before that,
:17:08. > :17:09.Dave has the rest of the weekend action.
:17:10. > :17:12.If Exeter Chiefs fail to beat the European rugby champions tomorrow,
:17:13. > :17:17.they face an early exit from the competition. Captain Dean Mumm leads
:17:18. > :17:21.them to Toulon on the Cote D'Azur, knowing they came within five points
:17:22. > :17:26.of the powerful French team who are top of pool two. The Chiefs are
:17:27. > :17:31.third and desperately need a win there. BBC Radio Devon has full
:17:32. > :17:34.coverage from 1:35pm on Saturday. Yeovil Town go for a fourth
:17:35. > :17:39.Championship game without defeat when they visit bottom side
:17:40. > :17:43.Barnsley. After two wins and a draw, the Glovers are resurgent and a win
:17:44. > :17:46.at Oakwell could lift them out of the bottom three. Exeter City,
:17:47. > :17:49.who've dropped to mid`table in League Two, look for their first win
:17:50. > :17:52.in eight going to Accrington Stanley. Plymouth Argyle defender
:17:53. > :17:56.Neal Trotman and manager John Sheridan will be eager to do well at
:17:57. > :18:00.their former club Chesterfield, who are second in the standings. At
:18:01. > :18:04.Plainmoor, rock bottom Torquay United bid to beat the team who lie
:18:05. > :18:10.third in the table, Southend, who are managed by one`time Premier
:18:11. > :18:13.League boss Phil Brown. Time now to conclude the BBC South
:18:14. > :18:16.West Sports Awards. We've been showing different categories all
:18:17. > :18:21.this week and the culmination is the Sportswoman and Sportsman of the
:18:22. > :18:24.Year. Natalie and I had the honour of presenting the trophies, first to
:18:25. > :18:34.a familiar face who's had a wonderful 12 months.
:18:35. > :18:38.Whilst winning the World Championship for the first time this
:18:39. > :18:45.year and retaining the World Cup, Helen Glover has remained unbeaten
:18:46. > :18:51.throughout 2013. So, it is appropriate if you can pass me a
:18:52. > :18:57.rather good`looking Trophy here. For the third year running, you are the
:18:58. > :19:07.BBC south`west sportswoman of the year. Round of applause for you. We
:19:08. > :19:20.have always presented this at the Redgrave pence at Lake. Not bad, is
:19:21. > :19:25.it? It does mean a lot to me. Nobody anticipates or expects a year like I
:19:26. > :19:35.had. We have had some amazing sport from the whole team. How often do
:19:36. > :19:41.you manage to get to Penzance? Only a couple of times a year, but when I
:19:42. > :19:48.do, it's really special. Will you be spending Christmas and new year
:19:49. > :19:54.there? Yes. Another place on the mantelpiece bans to be found for
:19:55. > :20:02.this. Well done again. Completing a hat`trick. Who knows what will
:20:03. > :20:06.happen next year? And then I was off to Sandy Park to
:20:07. > :20:10.see the Exeter Chiefs to present one of them with our highest accolade.
:20:11. > :20:13.Our winner this year has has an amazing year and has been described
:20:14. > :20:19.as one of the most inspiring players of his generation. Let's see who it
:20:20. > :20:26.is. It is likely to be with you today.
:20:27. > :20:30.As you know, this week we have been presenting our sports award and a
:20:31. > :20:40.big wad of the week is the sports man of the year. This batsman of the
:20:41. > :20:45.year is amongst you lot. He's got a very distinctive hairstyle. He's
:20:46. > :20:49.quite young. He may have achieved quite marvellous things with England
:20:50. > :20:56.when they won the World Cup this year. And he's a Cornish boy. Our
:20:57. > :21:06.sports man of the year is Jack and all. Congratulations. It's a gold
:21:07. > :21:14.award. Sorry to spring this on you. A great honour. I am surrounded by a
:21:15. > :21:21.great bunch of boys. It's all down to this team that I have got this.
:21:22. > :21:25.An incredible year for you. I have been out in France and stuff them
:21:26. > :21:30.come back. I had a bit of time for the start of the season to get
:21:31. > :21:37.arrested up. What do you have the rest of the season? Just to keep
:21:38. > :21:51.playing as I have been playing. Chaps, our BBC south`west sports man
:21:52. > :21:54.of the year. Finally, Somerset bowler Jamie
:21:55. > :22:08.Overton has been included in the England Lions cricket tour of Sri
:22:09. > :22:12.Lanka in February and March. Now it seems an instrument which
:22:13. > :22:15.became very popular is the 1930s and 40s is experiencing something of a
:22:16. > :22:19.resurgence. It was a favourite of George Formby's but it seems to have
:22:20. > :22:23.found a growing following among a new generation of music lovers. Jo
:22:24. > :22:26.Irving has been to meet some of the people who have taken up the
:22:27. > :22:29.instrument to find out why it is becoming so popular again.
:22:30. > :22:34.Brass bands and choirs across the county are all churning up the
:22:35. > :22:44.Christmas, but here, a diverse group of musicians are strumming their
:22:45. > :22:48.stuff. In just a few months, Plymouth's ukelele players have
:22:49. > :22:54.grown in numbers. And they have gone from strength to strength. It's a
:22:55. > :23:00.chance for youngsters like Joseph to get to grips with a musical
:23:01. > :23:05.instrument. It's a really fun instrument to play and really easy
:23:06. > :23:11.to learn and not that much strings so you can remaster it quickly.
:23:12. > :23:18.Ukelele is for all ages, especially the young at heart. Seeing as I have
:23:19. > :23:25.arthritis, I thought the best thing to do was play a ukelele and keep my
:23:26. > :23:36.fingers moving. Harry is the main player behind this group. I have
:23:37. > :23:48.tried the guitar. Couldn't do it. Gave up. I have got a new guitar. I
:23:49. > :23:52.didn't even know ukelele was. But the guy said, it's only got four
:23:53. > :24:03.strings. I have been playing a sense! If you want to hit the right
:24:04. > :24:14.note this Christmas, you could always give this a try!
:24:15. > :24:42.So they say it's very easy. So we're going to give it a go.
:24:43. > :25:05.It is easy! I quite enjoyed that. Good evening. Let's have a look at
:25:06. > :25:09.the forecast for the weekend. Whatever you're doing, playing the
:25:10. > :25:16.ukelele or just enjoying a good view the stars. It's windy, mild and we
:25:17. > :25:20.will have reasonable mornings, but the afternoons look rather cloudy.
:25:21. > :25:30.We are between weather systems to night. Another big lump of cloud out
:25:31. > :25:36.here. Between those two, a strike of clearer skies arriving through the
:25:37. > :25:40.night. Settled weather for a time tonight but short lived because a
:25:41. > :25:45.new area of low pressure and another line of wet weather heading our way.
:25:46. > :25:50.Another quite windy afternoon tomorrow. Looking at the details on
:25:51. > :25:53.Sunday, the same weather system comes back across us. We will
:25:54. > :25:59.probably see a fine morning on Sunday. As that rain banter is
:26:00. > :26:08.cleared, it has cleared the skies, which is pretty good news. A last
:26:09. > :26:12.night. The breeze eases a little bit but enough to stir the air so not
:26:13. > :26:16.too much in the way of frost and enough clear sky to give us a good
:26:17. > :26:21.view of the peak of the meteor showers which happens to night. NASA
:26:22. > :26:33.predicts over 120 shooting stars per hour. Temperatures 3`4 degrees the
:26:34. > :26:40.lowest we are likely to see. Tomorrow, and I started the day with
:26:41. > :26:47.sunshine. Chile at first. The day and so does the cloud. By the end of
:26:48. > :26:54.the afternoon, quite wet. Despite temperatures similar to today, 12,
:26:55. > :27:05.13 degrees, but a windy day. That's the forecast for the Isles of
:27:06. > :27:09.Scilly. Times of high water here. Compared to earlier in the week, the
:27:10. > :27:20.surf is pretty messy tomorrow and big waves, too. Those of the coastal
:27:21. > :27:25.waters forecast. The outlook is a damp day on Sunday. Still some
:27:26. > :27:32.outbreaks of rain on Monday. Tuesday is a little bit drier and colder.
:27:33. > :27:35.Have a good evening. Go on, then. Play us out.
:27:36. > :27:38.Shall we play the spotlight theme tune? Let's give it a go. Only of
:27:39. > :27:44.David dancers, though.