:00:09. > :00:15.Good evening. There are calls for a law change to ban the importation of
:00:16. > :00:18.Asbestos into Jersey. It was widely used in the building industry for
:00:19. > :00:22.decades, and some countries such as China still use it. Campaigners say
:00:23. > :00:24.there's little to stop it coming into the island again. Louise Walter
:00:25. > :00:35.reports. Keith Shaw died of peritone`l
:00:36. > :00:41.mesothelioma. That was two xears ago. It's a rare cancer, colmonly
:00:42. > :00:44.caused by exposure to asbestos. He'd worked at Highlands College, where
:00:45. > :00:47.the buildings have been found to contain Asbestos. At Keith's
:00:48. > :00:50.inquest, the Deputy Viscount didn't directly link his death to his
:00:51. > :00:53.working environment, but did note the correlation between the cancer
:00:54. > :00:59.and the once common building material. Keith's widow says she
:01:00. > :01:03.wants people to examine the dangers. I would like people to be aware that
:01:04. > :01:14.it is a silent and hidden khller, and we are aware that peopld need to
:01:15. > :01:17.know, so people are less likely to disturb it, which is a huge risk,
:01:18. > :01:23.and the more employers and owners of buildings will take it seriously.
:01:24. > :01:26.The use of Asbestos is now strictly regulated in Jersey, but thdre's no
:01:27. > :01:33.ban on importing it. The falily s lawyer says that needs to change. At
:01:34. > :01:39.the moment, Jersey seems to rely on the banner of importation `` the ban
:01:40. > :01:44.of importation of asbestos from the UK and France, but given th`t places
:01:45. > :01:48.like China are still manufacturing asbestos goods we want to h`ve a law
:01:49. > :01:51.that says we do not import ht at all. But with bans on asbestos in
:01:52. > :01:53.Europe and many other countries Jersey's health and safety
:01:54. > :02:00.inspectorate says that would be unnecessary legislation. Thdre is no
:02:01. > :02:03.legal ban as such, but in effect, because of the majority of building
:02:04. > :02:05.materials coming from Francd in effect, because of the majority of
:02:06. > :02:07.building materials coming from France and the UK are is a ban on
:02:08. > :02:13.the importation and working with asbestos, there is an ban. `` an
:02:14. > :02:16.effective ban. Environmental health say such a law change is not a
:02:17. > :02:19.priorit, and the department doesn't believe importation is a problem.
:02:20. > :02:22.Education, Sport and Culturd couldn't comment on the historical
:02:23. > :02:25.concerns of asbestos in Highlands College, but says asbestos hn all
:02:26. > :02:30.states schools building is `ctively and carefully managed.
:02:31. > :02:34.Meanwhile Jersey won't be stepping up checks on the radioactivd gas
:02:35. > :02:38.radon in local buildings unless new evidence emerges from the UK or EU.
:02:39. > :02:44.Radon occurs naturally in granite, and levels in Jersey are considered
:02:45. > :02:47.high. This week, the Environment Scrutiny Panel has been assdssing
:02:48. > :02:50.the island's handling of thd health risks linked to exposure. 17% of
:02:51. > :02:52.homes it tested contained hhgh levels of radon.
:02:53. > :03:00.People in Jersey are paying more than UK shoppers for nearly every
:03:01. > :03:02.product or service. The most detailed price comparison rdport
:03:03. > :03:06.ever published by the States found prices were 9% higher in thd island
:03:07. > :03:09.compared to the UK. For housing health and education, Islanders pay
:03:10. > :03:13.20% more. The only items th`t cost less in Jersey are clothing and
:03:14. > :03:15.shoes, at 8% below the UK average price.
:03:16. > :03:19.Guernsey's Blanchelande College will start accepting boys for thd first
:03:20. > :03:26.time next year. Boys can currently attend the primary school. But
:03:27. > :03:29.there's isn't a boys second`ry school offering a catholic dducation
:03:30. > :03:31.in the island, so the board of governors has decided to make the
:03:32. > :03:33.college co`educational from September 2015.
:03:34. > :03:35.Guernsey's Education departlent has won its battle to stop UK
:03:36. > :03:38.universities charging channdl islands students the overse`s
:03:39. > :03:41.tuition fees rate. They'll now be charged the same as British
:03:42. > :03:47.students. But as Mike Wilkins reports, some parents will see costs
:03:48. > :03:51.rise. Higher education is bdcoming an expensive business. It cost the
:03:52. > :03:56.States of Guernsey almost ?6 million to help its students go onto
:03:57. > :03:59.university last year. For a while it looked like the costs were going to
:04:00. > :04:01.rise even further as British universities threatened to class
:04:02. > :04:06.Channel Islanders as overse`s students. But the Islands education
:04:07. > :04:15.bosses have recently made a breakthrough in their negothations.
:04:16. > :04:17.This is good news for the Channel Islands, all UK universities have
:04:18. > :04:28.agreed to charge our students the home tuition fee rate. The dxception
:04:29. > :04:31.is Cambridge University which insists it will charge our students
:04:32. > :04:34.overseas rates. However, whhle lower income families won't see any
:04:35. > :04:37.difference to States assist`nce it's a different story for students
:04:38. > :04:39.from middle and higher incole families. The Education Dep`rtment
:04:40. > :04:41.is increasing the maximum contribution parents will p`y in
:04:42. > :04:51.future to almost ?9,000, effectively paying all the fees for manx
:04:52. > :04:57.courses. It's only the upper and middle classes and the wealthy who
:04:58. > :05:00.would be taken down by this, but if you want to become a doctor or a vet
:05:01. > :05:05.and study for that, they wotld still get the extra fees paid by the state
:05:06. > :05:08.as a grant over and above the 9 00. So while it's good news that, for
:05:09. > :05:11.now, Channel Islanders won't be classed as overseas students, the
:05:12. > :05:15.news isn't so positive for higher earning families who will still have
:05:16. > :05:27.to pay more to send their children overseas to university.
:05:28. > :05:32.At the World Cricket League Five Cup tournament in Malaysia, Jersey have
:05:33. > :05:34.won their second match, while Guernsey suffered their second
:05:35. > :05:37.defeat. Jersey's win came bx 10 runs against Tanzania, and Guernsey
:05:38. > :05:41.narrowly lost to Nigeria, as their opponents chased down the t`rget of
:05:42. > :05:45.192 with just five balls to go. Just before we go the weather, a quick
:05:46. > :05:48.good luck to the manager of the Alderney Wildlife Trust who's
:05:49. > :05:51.planning to swim from Alderney to Burhou on Monday. Here's Roland
:05:52. > :05:54.Gauvain in training. He's doing the swim to raise awareness of the
:05:55. > :05:56.plight of sea birds killed by the winter storms, especially the
:05:57. > :06:00.puffins. That strait between alderney and Burhou is known as The
:06:01. > :06:06.Swinge and has some of the strongest tidal movements in the world. And we
:06:07. > :06:12.will bring you news of Roland's progress next week, but that's it
:06:13. > :06:18.from me. I'm back on Monday at 6:30am. Here is David with the
:06:19. > :06:25.weather. It is nice to be able to talk about
:06:26. > :06:29.a fine weekend in store, and that's what we got to look forward to. Fine
:06:30. > :06:34.and dry with sunshine, not just for tomorrow, but also Sunday. Ht might
:06:35. > :06:37.not feel like it at the momdnt with all of the mist and low clotd, but
:06:38. > :06:44.that will lift and move awax in the night. Southeasterly winds freshen
:06:45. > :06:47.up and temperatures go down to five or six degrees. Tomorrow is a nice
:06:48. > :06:51.day. We will have almost unbroken sunshine to much of the day and
:06:52. > :06:56.briefly in the morning it is a bit misty will stop quite a bredze,
:06:57. > :07:00.southeasterly wind and it could give as temperatures of 13 or 14. Perhaps
:07:01. > :07:05.northern parts of Jersey cotld see temperatures up to 15 or 16, if we
:07:06. > :07:09.are lucky. Onto the forecast for Sunday, not a great deal of change
:07:10. > :07:14.in the weather pattern. Another fine day with sunshine and perhaps a
:07:15. > :07:18.degree or so warmer, 15 or 06 quite widely. The wind is from thd
:07:19. > :07:21.south`east. The change in dhrection lowers the temperature is through
:07:22. > :07:25.Monday and Tuesday but still high pressure in charge. A lot more clout
:07:26. > :07:28.by the time we get to Tuesd`y but all in all the good forecast, and
:07:29. > :07:30.drive the next four days. That is all from a say in the Channdl
:07:31. > :07:34.Islands. Good night and that in just a few minutes with the
:07:35. > :07:40.National forecast. London's outlook, plenty of sunshine.
:07:41. > :07:44.Hello. You have got to love the British weather. For a time this
:07:45. > :07:45.afternoon, it felt like we had skipped ahead a