:00:00. > :00:13.Welcome to the first BBC Channel is all from BBC News
:00:14. > :00:21.Welcome to the first BBC Channel Islands News of 2014.
:00:22. > :00:26.Jersey Rugby Club appoint a new head coach in a bid to turn their
:00:27. > :00:29.fortunes around. Delivering jobs and economics
:00:30. > :00:34.growth. The Chief Minister outlined his plans for the year ahead and
:00:35. > :00:38.tells us he has not ruled out standing for re`election. If I stand
:00:39. > :00:43.again I am in no doubt that I would want to stand for Chief Minister. I
:00:44. > :00:46.don't think it would write for me to just stand for public election and
:00:47. > :00:48.not talk about which office I wanted to hold.
:00:49. > :00:51.And the challenge facing thousands of islanders with disabilities in
:00:52. > :01:13.Guernsey worried major reforms to equal rights won't become law. Good
:01:14. > :01:16.evening and a happy New Year. First tonight.
:01:17. > :01:22.Jersey Rugby Club has appointed a new head coach in a bid to turn
:01:23. > :01:25.around its fortunes. After three promotions in as many years to get
:01:26. > :01:28.into the Championship the club has recently suffered a run of
:01:29. > :01:30.disappointing defeats. But now, a month after the former coach
:01:31. > :01:34.resigned, South African Harvey Biljon from the Cornish Pirates has
:01:35. > :01:37.been appointed to lead the team in 2014. Emma Chambers reports.
:01:38. > :01:40.Celebrations after promotion to the second tier of English rugby in 2012
:01:41. > :01:43.has been followed by defeat talks as the island struggles to stay in the
:01:44. > :01:52.Championship, then suddenly the resignation of Jersey's head coach
:01:53. > :01:57.Ben Harvey last month. I think it is the right time for the club, more
:01:58. > :02:01.importantly than me. It allows the squad with a `` it allows the club
:02:02. > :02:04.with a good squad and a good coach in charge to get the best out of the
:02:05. > :02:08.squad and progress up the league. But a new year brings a new head
:02:09. > :02:11.coach for Jersey Rugby Club. Going in 20 seconds! Former London Wasps
:02:12. > :02:14.scrum`half Harvey Biljon comes from fellow championship club Cornish
:02:15. > :02:20.Pirates where he's been the assistant coach for the last four
:02:21. > :02:25.years. Right now I'd probably want to concentrate on the player
:02:26. > :02:27.performances. I want us to stop looking behind us to see where
:02:28. > :02:34.Ealing are and looking forward to see where we can target above us and
:02:35. > :02:37.draw a line under what has gone on in the past and have a fresh start
:02:38. > :02:39.from now until the end of the season.
:02:40. > :02:43.It was a quick appointment for the island club, but they say it may
:02:44. > :02:47.take some time before we see improvements. You can't expect
:02:48. > :02:53.someone to turn up here, click their fingers and see what is wrong and
:02:54. > :02:57.fix it. People fix it fixes and planning picks it `` fixes it. The
:02:58. > :03:00.structure you put around that. As much as anything, the next month is
:03:01. > :03:02.vital going forward with recruitment and everything.
:03:03. > :03:05.With two play off finals and a British Irish cup under his belt
:03:06. > :03:10.with the Pirates, Biljon's no stranger to championship battle The
:03:11. > :03:15.championship, make no mistake, is a very, very tough league. On a
:03:16. > :03:19.positive, I know the teams in the league, I know a lot of the players
:03:20. > :03:26.in the league and hopefully we can use some of that knowledge to help
:03:27. > :03:27.turn around some of the performances.
:03:28. > :03:31.Jersey's next match is on Saturday before he starts his three year
:03:32. > :03:35.contract with the club on Monday. And with half the rugby season still
:03:36. > :03:41.to go the team will be hoping now to stay in the championship.
:03:42. > :03:51.And there's reaction to Harvey Biljon appointment online on our
:03:52. > :03:54.website. More news now from around the
:03:55. > :03:58.islands: A man in his 20s, arrested after a fatal car crash in Jersey on
:03:59. > :04:00.Monday night, has been released from custody while the police investigate
:04:01. > :04:02.further. 22`year`old Vitor Dinarte Fernandes
:04:03. > :04:05.was killed in the crash which happened on Victoria Avenue with the
:04:06. > :04:09.junction at First Tower. A 47`year`old woman and an 18`year`old
:04:10. > :04:16.man are both now out of hospital after being treated for their
:04:17. > :04:18.injuries. Seven Guernsey deputies have
:04:19. > :04:21.formally lodged a letter demanding the resignation of the island's
:04:22. > :04:24.health minister. Deputy Mark Dorey told the States last month that the
:04:25. > :04:27.budget for bowel cancer screening had been spent this year. But after
:04:28. > :04:31.Health department staff examined the accounts more fully, it emerged the
:04:32. > :04:35.service had underspent. It's been claimed lives could be endangered as
:04:36. > :04:44.a result but Deputy Dorey has defended his actions.
:04:45. > :04:47.Good to You're watching the BBC in the Channel Islands.
:04:48. > :04:50.Have you with us to write. We have the weather with Holly coming up.
:04:51. > :04:53.Later in Spotlight with Natalie and Simon, why midwives in the UK will
:04:54. > :05:00.be on hand to help pregnant mums give up smoking. Stay with us for
:05:01. > :05:03.that. Delivering jobs and economic growth,
:05:04. > :05:06.those are the priorities for Jersey's Chief Minister in the year
:05:07. > :05:09.ahead. Senator Ian Gorst also told the BBC he hasn't ruled out standing
:05:10. > :05:13.for re`election as Chief Minister in the 2014 elections. His comments
:05:14. > :05:23.came in a BBC interview with me and I began by asking him his personal
:05:24. > :05:28.highlights of 2013. The fact that we have actually been able to start to
:05:29. > :05:31.deliver on the programme opportunities `` priorities that the
:05:32. > :05:38.States agreed in the strategic plan. It reflects the platform I
:05:39. > :05:42.stood on when I got this job. The States have made a lot of important
:05:43. > :05:45.decisions Rameau 's priorities and allocated money to delivering the
:05:46. > :05:50.priorities so we have made really good progress on all of the things
:05:51. > :05:53.that I think are very important to the future of Jersey. What are the
:05:54. > :05:57.government have done better? What have you failed on this year? I do
:05:58. > :06:01.not think we have failed on anything. There are always things we
:06:02. > :06:05.could do better, we could improve our processes. We have started a
:06:06. > :06:09.great work of reform and perhaps we could have done that quicker.
:06:10. > :06:17.Looking ahead to the next 12 months, what are the challenges that you and
:06:18. > :06:22.the States are facing in 2014? We said right at the start of this term
:06:23. > :06:25.in government that actually getting people back into work, trying to
:06:26. > :06:28.deliver economic growth and supporting the economy through
:06:29. > :06:35.difficult times was our priority. That must remain our priority. There
:06:36. > :06:39.is an election in 2014, will you stand for real election? I have been
:06:40. > :06:43.asked that question. I still have nearly a year of delivering on
:06:44. > :06:46.promises that the States agreed in the strategic plan. It is important
:06:47. > :06:50.for ministers and government to focus on that and not start thinking
:06:51. > :06:53.about the election to early because actually it is about delivery and
:06:54. > :07:00.trying to make people's lives better into the future. What about
:07:01. > :07:03.remaining as Chief Minister? If I stand again, I am in no doubt that I
:07:04. > :07:09.would want to stand for Chief Minister. I do not think it would be
:07:10. > :07:13.right for me to just stand for public election and not talk about
:07:14. > :07:18.which office I wanted to hold. I have enjoyed the time that I have
:07:19. > :07:23.given in this office but there is a lot more still to do and I would
:07:24. > :07:25.like to be there, helping to serve and deliver on behalf of our
:07:26. > :07:28.community. It's just over a month since
:07:29. > :07:31.Guernsey moved a step closer to equal rights for disabled people.
:07:32. > :07:34.But as Mike Wilkins reports, with the new year comes a new challenge
:07:35. > :07:37.for the thousands of disabled islanders determined to see it
:07:38. > :07:41.become law. Disability campaigners making a
:07:42. > :07:44.noise. And their voices were heard by the deputies, as the States
:07:45. > :07:49.unanimously approved a Disability and Inclusion Strategy. One person
:07:50. > :07:55.who was watching the vote closely was Angela Gaskill. She has MS and
:07:56. > :07:59.is now paralysed from the waist down. She was one of the first
:08:00. > :08:08.wheelchair users to be allowed to sit in the States chamber. Oh, it
:08:09. > :08:15.was an amazing feeling, to actually be there and hear the speeches. It
:08:16. > :08:24.was so obviously for the strategy, it was amazing. This coming to
:08:25. > :08:32.fruition has pleased so many people, you have no idea. Under the
:08:33. > :08:38.strategy new anti`discrimination laws will be drafted, employment
:08:39. > :08:41.opportunities will be examined, more information will be made available
:08:42. > :08:44.for disabled islanders and the island will sign up to the UN
:08:45. > :08:50.Convention for the rights for disabled people. As attention turns
:08:51. > :08:55.to the New Year and resolution Anja what's the States to deliver on its
:08:56. > :09:01.promise. Our only hope is that the pressure will be kept on for the
:09:02. > :09:11.strategy to really get cracking and that it will not be pushed back onto
:09:12. > :09:17.the back foot. We don't want them to say, oh yes, we have got to wait for
:09:18. > :09:22.finances. Everybody knows we have to wait for finances but that should
:09:23. > :09:26.not be the ultimate. So, for Angela and the thousands of other disabled
:09:27. > :09:29.islanders, their New Year 's resolution is to keep the momentum
:09:30. > :09:41.going to insure that disability strategy passes swiftly into law.
:09:42. > :09:46.Let us get the forecast now. We have got severe conditions on the
:09:47. > :09:50.way tomorrow and we are expecting gales or severe gales and heavy and
:09:51. > :09:54.thundery showers. The strong winds combined with high tides are
:09:55. > :09:58.bringing a risk of some flooding. This is the area of low pressure
:09:59. > :10:02.responsible. This area of rain pushes through this evening and
:10:03. > :10:07.behind it the isobars tighten and we see the wind really whipping up
:10:08. > :10:10.Tomorrow the wind will really pushed through and deliver us heavy
:10:11. > :10:23.showers. On Saturday we have a spell of heavy rain at first which clears
:10:24. > :10:26.to scattered showers during the day. We see a spell of rain this evening
:10:27. > :10:28.which clears two more in the way of isolated showers overnight which
:10:29. > :10:31.could be heavy and perhaps bring hail and thunder. All the while the
:10:32. > :10:33.wind is whipping up. It is that combined with the high tides that
:10:34. > :10:39.brings a risk of flooding and we could see waves overtopping the sea
:10:40. > :10:47.walls. There are heavy thundery showers which could bring hail at
:10:48. > :10:49.times. All the time the strong wind is blowing. For our coastal waters
:10:50. > :11:07.forecast... These times of high water are when
:11:08. > :11:12.we are especially concerned about the risk of coastal flooding. There
:11:13. > :11:17.are some very big waves for the surfers tomorrow and some very messy
:11:18. > :11:20.conditions in store. The outlook tomorrow is heavy showers and strong
:11:21. > :11:25.winds and a risk of coastal flooding. Come the weekend and
:11:26. > :11:30.Saturday there will be heavy rain at the worst `` at first with scattered
:11:31. > :11:35.showers. On Sunday it is extremely wet and windy. It is really not a
:11:36. > :11:42.very pleasant picture at all. Have a good evening.
:11:43. > :11:46.Thank you very much indeed. Finally conquer actually is to
:11:47. > :11:52.Guernsey football club who beat Crawley down Gatwick 11`0 yesterday
:11:53. > :11:56.in what they're calling their best victory yet. After racing to a `0
:11:57. > :12:00.lead at half time, the teams' success continued into the second
:12:01. > :12:03.half. Six of the goals were scored by Ross Allen, a new club record.
:12:04. > :12:11.That is it for now. We will be back with the 10pm news.
:12:12. > :24:20.with the latest for us. How is it looking?
:24:21. > :24:25.As we saw, it looks severe for tomorrow. We are expecting severe
:24:26. > :24:28.gales around the coast, combined with high tides to give us coastal
:24:29. > :24:33.flooding and the dish and we have some heavy showers. This is the area
:24:34. > :24:37.of low pressure we are watching developing in the Atlantic, ringing
:24:38. > :24:41.us a spell of rain in the evening but as it clears tonight into
:24:42. > :24:45.tomorrow we see isobars high and the winds ripped up, and that will send
:24:46. > :24:52.some heavy showers tomorrow. On Saturday those winds ease down, we
:24:53. > :24:57.will see further showers, and for tomorrow we have a Met Office yellow
:24:58. > :25:01.warning in force for wind. We could see cuts as much as 60 or 70 mph
:25:02. > :25:08.around the coast and well spread gales. We have those 13 severe flood
:25:09. > :25:16.warnings in force, that flood line number there. So today it has been
:25:17. > :25:21.the calm before the storm. We saw a few showers, now cloud is becoming
:25:22. > :25:26.up and that will bring a spell of rain this evening. Not huge amounts
:25:27. > :25:32.but falling unsaturated services, that rain is clearing to more of a
:25:33. > :25:36.scattering of showers overnight, some quite organised in the early
:25:37. > :25:43.hours, while these winds are whipping up. Lows tonight of six to
:25:44. > :25:47.eight degrees. Tomorrow we have strong winds in place with a risk of
:25:48. > :25:52.coastal flooding, especially around high tide. They are also whipping
:25:53. > :25:56.through these heavy showers, bringing a risk of hail and plunder
:25:57. > :26:02.with a few bright spells. Top temperatures tomorrow up to around
:26:03. > :26:07.eight or nine degrees. For the Isles of Scilly, again some strong winds
:26:08. > :26:13.here, gales expected, heavy showers through the day and that flooding
:26:14. > :26:18.risk as well. These are times of high water. These are when we are
:26:19. > :26:27.especially concerned about the risk of coastal flooding. And some very
:26:28. > :26:30.big waves obviously out at sea tomorrow and some very messy
:26:31. > :26:36.conditions. Our coastal waters forecast, the wind south`westerly
:26:37. > :26:42.aid to storm force ten, decreasing to six or seven later, those squally
:26:43. > :26:47.showers pushing through reducing visibility at times. The sea state
:26:48. > :26:53.to date will be high or very high at times in the West. Tomorrow we have
:26:54. > :26:57.those heavy showers and very strong winds developing, combining with
:26:58. > :27:02.high tides and that is bringing a risk of coastal flooding. Thereafter
:27:03. > :27:05.we head into Saturday and we will see a spell of heavy rain at first
:27:06. > :27:11.but it should ease off through the morning, more of a scattering of
:27:12. > :27:14.showers but those winds are looking letter for Saturday. That is the
:27:15. > :27:18.good news but we look ahead to Sunday and we have another storm,
:27:19. > :27:24.very wet and windy conditions expected, and we already have an
:27:25. > :27:28.early Met Office yellow warning for rain in force, and it is then quite
:27:29. > :27:36.unsettled as we head into the beginning of next week.
:27:37. > :27:40.We will bring you the latest on this pretty awful combination of
:27:41. > :27:45.different conditions across the BBC. Do take care. Good night.