:00:00. > :00:14.Welcome to BBC Channel Islands. Coming up on the programme. A new
:00:15. > :00:19.man at the top. Jonathan le Tocq is Guernsey's new Chief Minister. He
:00:20. > :00:25.had kind words for his opponent. We have a strong privy Council. He is
:00:26. > :00:28.still part of that. Also ahead ` as half of working households are
:00:29. > :00:32.priced out of Jersey property, should more houses by built? And
:00:33. > :00:34.splash for cash ` as the swimarathon gets under way, we visit a charity
:00:35. > :01:04.that benefits. Guernsey has a new Chief Minister.
:01:05. > :01:07.Deputy Jonathan Le Tocq was elected by a narrow margin at today's States
:01:08. > :01:10.meeting. He takes over from Deputy Peter Harwood, who resigned last
:01:11. > :01:13.month following a magazine article about his positions with the Channel
:01:14. > :01:16.Island Stock Exchange and Guernsey's financial services regulator.
:01:17. > :01:19.Arriving at the Royal Court with their political future about to be
:01:20. > :01:21.decided. The Social Security Minister Allister Langlois versus
:01:22. > :01:25.the Home Department Minister, Jonathan Le Tocq. And for the man
:01:26. > :01:28.about to relinquish the role of Chief Minister, it was a sad day. I
:01:29. > :01:34.feel very disappointed. There is a lot of work that needs to be done.
:01:35. > :01:37.Hopefully I should retain some engagement and sit on one or two
:01:38. > :01:41.committees. After a quick handshake, it was into the States Chamber.
:01:42. > :01:46.After almost two hours of speeches and questions from their fellow
:01:47. > :01:50.deputies, the vote was in. Deputy Le Tocq won by just two votes, a fine
:01:51. > :01:58.margin, especially considering that four States members were absent.
:01:59. > :02:01.When Deputy Harbord was elected, I thought that that time that the 's
:02:02. > :02:06.would have made a difference. You can analyse that to death. But
:02:07. > :02:11.we have got a strong policy Council. For the loser, today marks
:02:12. > :02:19.the beginning of the end of his political career. My career,
:02:20. > :02:26.politically, will end in April, 2016, as I have said. I have got a
:02:27. > :02:28.lot to do at Social Security. And I have other responsibilities on the
:02:29. > :02:33.policy Council that people know about. So as the new Chief Minister
:02:34. > :02:37.settled into his role today, former Chief Ministers had some punchy
:02:38. > :02:43.advice. It is a thankless task. Anyone who has held the office will
:02:44. > :02:46.confirm that. You need an enormous number of skills, a strong
:02:47. > :02:51.personality. I think both candidates have got that, but sometimes that
:02:52. > :02:59.strength of personality can be interpreted as arrogance. You have
:03:00. > :03:05.to show leadership, which I think that Jonathan Le Tocq can provide.
:03:06. > :03:14.And they have to take people with them. I used to, self, not the man
:03:15. > :03:17.in charge, but the first among equals `` I used to call myself.
:03:18. > :03:22.There's not much time for settling in. The population policy, GST and
:03:23. > :03:25.the island's deficit are just some of issues that the new Chief
:03:26. > :03:29.Minister will have to help steer over the coming years. The man of
:03:30. > :03:35.the moment joins me now, the new Chief Minister, Jonathan Le Tocq.
:03:36. > :03:40.election, what can you do to change election, what can you do to change
:03:41. > :03:44.the lives of people on the island? One of my top priorities is to
:03:45. > :03:51.within the States and the assembly within the States and the assembly
:03:52. > :03:55.but also the way that we communicate and share policy decisions and
:03:56. > :04:01.proposals with the electorate. That has begun, but we have a lot more to
:04:02. > :04:06.do. What about policies? How will you change the way that the island
:04:07. > :04:08.is run? I am just one vote amongst others, but we have lots of
:04:09. > :04:17.decisions to make. We have an ageing demographic, that affects the
:04:18. > :04:21.pensions, benefits, employment, taxation, all those issues are going
:04:22. > :04:27.to be coming to the fore in the next two years. You won by a very slim
:04:28. > :04:33.margin. How are you going to control and get the rest of the Assembly to
:04:34. > :04:35.support you? This is an example of consensus government, which we
:04:36. > :04:40.have, here. This has happened before. We have pulled together a
:04:41. > :04:53.very good policy Council. That largely remains. Deputy Harwood has
:04:54. > :04:58.done a good job. I was not as first choice as deputy, but we work
:04:59. > :05:06.together. The Channel Islands can do it. Directors of the former Channel
:05:07. > :05:09.Islands Stock Exchange have spoken out for the first time about
:05:10. > :05:12.allegations in a recent national magazine. Deputy Peter Harwood had
:05:13. > :05:15.to step down as Guernsey's Chief Minister when his previous role at
:05:16. > :05:18.the company was called into question, as he was also working for
:05:19. > :05:21.the Guernsey Financial Services Commission which was investigating
:05:22. > :05:42.it.In a statement, CISX directors ` including Deputy Harwood ` said:
:05:43. > :05:47.New figures show around half of working households in Jersey can't
:05:48. > :05:51.afford to buy a home. And a third of people under 40 can't afford to take
:05:52. > :05:53.the first step onto the property ladder. In 2012, this figure was
:05:54. > :05:58.two`fifths. This year that figure has risen to nearly half, or 49% of
:05:59. > :06:02.people. Jen Smith is Live in the studio, Jen why has this happened?
:06:03. > :06:05.An increase in the average mortgage interest rate is partly why, but
:06:06. > :06:08.it's mainly because there aren't enough one`bedroom homes on the
:06:09. > :06:12.island. This lack of one`bed homes and housing at the cheaper end of
:06:13. > :06:14.the market has pushed prices up. Wages have not gone up, and the
:06:15. > :06:17.recession has cut deep into people 's pockets, and lack of Orville
:06:18. > :06:29.ability has created a shortage and when you get the shortage, prices go
:06:30. > :06:32.up. It is difficult. So what now? Well Jersey's Housing Minister
:06:33. > :06:37.Deputy Andrew Green says this needs to be put it into context. He says
:06:38. > :06:41.the only real increases since 2012 are one`bed flats. All other housing
:06:42. > :06:46.has actually become marginally more affordable. He wants stability in
:06:47. > :06:50.House prices but most importantly he will push to build more homes. If
:06:51. > :06:54.you're going to build more social rented housing, that increases the
:06:55. > :07:02.supply generally and any site that is rezoned under redevelopment of
:07:03. > :07:08.the island plan, 20% of that will be for affordable first time buyers. So
:07:09. > :07:14.that will increase supply. It is supply that will have an affect on
:07:15. > :07:18.the price, as well. Deputy Green says that more needs to be done Tim
:07:19. > :07:23.help young couples to buy their own home, after figures showed that
:07:24. > :07:35.fewer people in this category can now afford a mortgage, so it is up
:07:36. > :07:43.to the States to find a solution. 113 children are affected, with 40
:07:44. > :07:48.moving the majority of parents accepted the Department's
:07:49. > :07:51.suggestion. Jersey have beaten Guernsey in World Cricket League
:07:52. > :07:55.Five in Malaysia. The victory means the islanders have won all of their
:07:56. > :07:58.games in the round`robin stage of the competition, whilst Guernsey
:07:59. > :07:59.have lost all of theirs. Jersey will now face Malaysia in the final
:08:00. > :08:14.tomorrow, Now it's become a Channel Islands
:08:15. > :08:17.tradition ` Jersey's swimarathon got under way today. It's the 43rd year
:08:18. > :08:27.of the swim, which raises thousands of pounds for various causes.
:08:28. > :08:30.Grouville school pupils were the first to jump in, in aid of
:08:31. > :08:33.children's charities across the island. Hundreds of islanders are
:08:34. > :08:37.swimming here at Les Quennevais sports centre over the next five
:08:38. > :08:41.days for this year's swimarathon. It is the 43rd year of the charity swim
:08:42. > :08:46.which has raised over ?3 million today, and it is getting stronger.
:08:47. > :08:50.What it shows you is that this Swimarathon has become a local
:08:51. > :08:57.institution, it has been run every year, regardless of whether oral
:08:58. > :09:08.almost had it spent last year. And this has become an island
:09:09. > :09:12.institution. More than half the swimmers each year are children ` so
:09:13. > :09:15.organisers felt it was appropriate to donate the money raised this year
:09:16. > :09:18.to local children's charities. Like this respite centre in St Brelade.
:09:19. > :09:20.Oakwell offers short breaks and support to children with severe
:09:21. > :09:24.mobility problems and learning difficulties. A minimum of ?25,000
:09:25. > :09:29.will go towards refurbishing the centre ` which is already under way.
:09:30. > :09:31.This is the biggest project we have ever had, the development of
:09:32. > :09:37.Oakwood. We have had lots of Oakwood. We have had lots of
:09:38. > :09:41.donations to do part of this, but this was a bigger project, were we
:09:42. > :09:53.needed as much as we could get, and we had the Lions Club, coming in and
:09:54. > :09:58.anything so much money. `` and donating. 25 other children's
:09:59. > :10:00.charities will also benefit from money raised this week. Each length
:10:01. > :10:03.reached enables a brighter future for children in Jersey. Most of us
:10:04. > :10:10.saw some sunshine today after a misty start. What is next with the
:10:11. > :10:14.weather, David? I think we will get the same sort of day tomorrow. That
:10:15. > :10:20.mist and fog to be more extensive and slower to clear.
:10:21. > :10:29.Coastal temperatures could be a bit disappointing. That is the forecast
:10:30. > :10:33.for tomorrow. We will see mist and fog, snow to clear, then sunny
:10:34. > :10:37.spells developing. We still have high pressure, that has not changed,
:10:38. > :10:42.but what is changing is the fact that they're rather if you ice bars
:10:43. > :10:46.on the chart, with high pressure well and truly in charge, and moving
:10:47. > :10:52.close to us by the middle of the day tomorrow, there is nothing to
:10:53. > :10:56.disturb the air, so, floating around in the sea we have some sea fog
:10:57. > :11:02.patches. We will have to keep an eye on those. And then the breeze picks
:11:03. > :11:05.up as we move into the weekend. Lots of clear skies to start the night,
:11:06. > :11:12.with some strands of low clouds starting to appear, then we have the
:11:13. > :11:18.mist, low cloud and fog developing. Five Celsius the minimum centre
:11:19. > :11:25.Jeff. Tomorrow, lots of `` the minimum temperature. For the two
:11:26. > :11:29.larger islands, Inland agrees, the sunshine will work on the
:11:30. > :11:34.temperatures and we will get some good temperatures, with Jersey
:11:35. > :11:40.getting up to 15 Celsius. Very like winds. And a gentle breeze coming in
:11:41. > :11:47.from the North East. That's the coastal waters forecast.
:11:48. > :12:07.And the forecast, another fine day on Friday, and cloudy on Saturday
:12:08. > :12:09.and Sunday. That is it from the team here. I will hand you over to Justin
:12:10. > :12:21.and Rebecca. The Government was today asked to
:12:22. > :12:24.stop the spread of wind farms. Conservative MPs said wind turbines
:12:25. > :12:27.were being allowed to destroy the landscape in the South West, leaving
:12:28. > :12:30.local people feeling "frustrated and hopeless". Our Political Editor
:12:31. > :12:41.Martyn Oates joins us now from Westminster. What do the MPs want
:12:42. > :12:46.the Government to do? The MP who tabled the debate was
:12:47. > :12:50.critical of subsidies. His debate was about planning and he says the
:12:51. > :12:55.planning system is inherently biased in favour of wind farms. Last July,
:12:56. > :12:58.the Government introduced new planning and guidance, which it
:12:59. > :13:04.promised would give local communities more of a say. The MP
:13:05. > :13:12.said that in reality this has made no difference. It has not changed
:13:13. > :13:17.the planning system. In practice, he describes wind turbines as an alien
:13:18. > :13:24.invasion which is continued in the Devon countryside. The communities
:13:25. > :13:29.minister has said he is committed to protecting the natural environment.
:13:30. > :13:32.He said that in instances where planning inspectors were involved,
:13:33. > :13:39.since the new guidance was brought in, more where rejected than
:13:40. > :13:42.approved. Previously, the opposite was the case.
:13:43. > :13:48.The Government is clearly coming into conflict with its own MPs.
:13:49. > :13:51.David Cameron said he wanted his Government to be the greenest
:13:52. > :14:00.Government ever but it is very clear that many Conservative MPs really do
:14:01. > :14:03.not like wind turbines. They were described as an issue which may have
:14:04. > :14:10.political ramifications in this area.
:14:11. > :14:13.There were emotional scenes today as the Devonport based warship, HMS
:14:14. > :14:16.Montrose, arrived home. The Type 23 Frigate has spent the last seven
:14:17. > :14:19.months as part of a multi`national taskforce helping to remove chemical
:14:20. > :14:22.weapons from Syria. Our reporter Johnny Rutherford was with family
:14:23. > :14:28.and friends as they welcomed their loved ones home. Looking majestic
:14:29. > :14:35.and proud, the Devonport `based HMS Montrose returns home to a waiting
:14:36. > :14:43.crowd of 600 bases. Emotions run high as lucky ones were reunited.
:14:44. > :14:47.Many have proposed to their loved ones and babies have been born,
:14:48. > :14:52.including this one. How does it feel to be home?
:14:53. > :15:02.Really good. I was home for her birth. She has changed a lot. It is
:15:03. > :15:08.brilliant to be back. She was only six months when he left.
:15:09. > :15:11.The ship initially had for months in the Middle East then helped with the
:15:12. > :15:16.disposal of chemical weapons from Syria.
:15:17. > :15:21.This was the ship chosen to be the British escort to help get chemical
:15:22. > :15:27.weapons out of use. The overwhelming emotion was pride. We were proud
:15:28. > :15:33.that we can look back on our time in Syria as a job well done.
:15:34. > :15:36.After 212 days, over 32,000 nautical miles, HMS Montrose is finally home
:15:37. > :15:43.and the crew have a well`deserved five weeks leave.
:15:44. > :15:47.Sports news: a Torquay United footballer has been given a
:15:48. > :15:51.ten`match ban by the FA, after he was found guilty of misconduct.
:15:52. > :15:54.Meanwhile, Plymouth Argyle have moved closer to the League Two
:15:55. > :15:57.play`offs. It follows their win at Wycombe Wanderers last night. Here's
:15:58. > :15:59.Spotlight's Dave Gibbins. Last night's matchwinner for Torquay
:16:00. > :16:04.United, Joss Labadie, has been suspended for ten games. The FA's
:16:05. > :16:07.charge of an alleged biting incident was found proven. He's been fined
:16:08. > :16:15.?2000. The club is considering an appeal.
:16:16. > :16:21.Meanwhile, there is a flicker of light for United at the bottom of
:16:22. > :16:26.League Two: they beat Rochdale 2`1. Goals from Christian Pearce and
:16:27. > :16:29.Labadie. Plymouth Argyle were heading into the League Two
:16:30. > :16:37.play`offs after their skipper scored the only goal. Their nearest rival,
:16:38. > :16:41.Southend, were two goals down at Scunthorpe but managed to get a
:16:42. > :16:43.draw, putting Argyle out of the top seven by virtue of a superior goal
:16:44. > :16:51.difference. Exeter City having trouble at the
:16:52. > :16:54.wrong end of the table. A shocking performance at St James Park
:16:55. > :17:00.continued. Northampton Town got the decisive goal. City are only two
:17:01. > :17:11.points above the relegation zone. In the championship, Yeovil Town
:17:12. > :17:15.missed a golden chance to climb out of the danger zone. They went down
:17:16. > :17:20.by one goal to nil. If they had won, they would have gone above Millwall,
:17:21. > :17:22.who lost at Blackpool. But it is status quo for them and they remain
:17:23. > :17:40.in the bottom three. 750 primary schoolchildren have been
:17:41. > :17:47.given an insight into the world of farming in Cornwall today. From
:17:48. > :17:51.piglets to pork sausages, today has been all about teaching these
:17:52. > :17:58.children the real story of the production. As well as debunking
:17:59. > :18:02.some rather strange misconceptions. Last year some children thought the
:18:03. > :18:08.ducklings were made of plastic. At the end of today, we the children to
:18:09. > :18:16.go away and understand the links between food and farming.
:18:17. > :18:20.It was not all about looking to baby animals, it was about the business
:18:21. > :18:24.of farming, from arable crops to livestock milking by hand to heavy
:18:25. > :18:34.machinery. Everyone learned something new. I learned that cows
:18:35. > :18:39.milk goes into ice cream. The best part was eating the ice cream.
:18:40. > :18:44.According to teachers, children from rural Cornwall had much to discover.
:18:45. > :18:48.The children are used to being surrounded by fields and animals and
:18:49. > :18:52.crops but they do not have an understanding of weird food comes
:18:53. > :19:00.from. This is up than plastic opportunity.
:19:01. > :19:05.After all this learning, it is time for lunch. For the first time, the
:19:06. > :19:14.children have an understanding of where every item of their packed
:19:15. > :19:17.lunch came from. Boat builders based at the National
:19:18. > :19:20.Maritime Museum Cornwall are building a replica of part of a
:19:21. > :19:23.Viking ship ` using ancient techniques. The ship's bow has taken
:19:24. > :19:26.three months to build and will be the centre piece of the British
:19:27. > :19:36.Museum's newly opened Viking exhibition. It is 15 feet long and
:19:37. > :19:40.six feet wide. It took three months to construct and now this team of
:19:41. > :19:45.boat builders at the National Maritime Museum in Cornwall have
:19:46. > :19:51.nearly finished their replica bow of the Viking ship.
:19:52. > :20:01.You have to build your planting up without frames or supports. Once you
:20:02. > :20:05.have the shape, you install frames. The boat and its builders will
:20:06. > :20:09.feature at to live film events screened in cinemas across the
:20:10. > :20:11.country in April and June. This will showcase the exhibition at the
:20:12. > :20:17.British Museum. This is the book manager.
:20:18. > :20:24.Our team will go up this week to recreate part of the build. We will
:20:25. > :20:28.do things like putting pieces of planking on and hammering nails in.
:20:29. > :20:32.Some practical work, for the benefit of people there. We will also show
:20:33. > :20:39.this rather splendid figurehead here.
:20:40. > :20:43.A team of volunteers have helped with the build as well as learning
:20:44. > :20:48.traditional skills. After the British Museum has finished with
:20:49. > :20:53.this, it will return to the National Maritime Museum in Cornwall.
:20:54. > :20:58.The recent spell of warmer, sunnier weather has provided some stunning
:20:59. > :21:01.floral displays in the region's gardens and it's hoped they'll be a
:21:02. > :21:04.big attraction this spring for visitors. James Churchfield and Pam
:21:05. > :21:07.Spriggs from BBC Radio Cornwall have been to Caerhays Castle near Gorran
:21:08. > :21:10.Haven to see the stunning display of magnolias.
:21:11. > :21:13.After the wettest winter on record, with the cause battered and homes
:21:14. > :21:17.flooded and also the rail line at the late fractured, mother nature
:21:18. > :21:19.has finally decided to show her more gentle side to the South West with
:21:20. > :21:40.an amazing display of Spring colour. Charles Williams, it has been a
:21:41. > :21:47.terrible winter. How have you coped here at Caerhays Castle?
:21:48. > :21:51.Like everyone else, we've had to. Trees down and damage to the sea
:21:52. > :21:55.defences have come to annoy us. But just look behind you and see what we
:21:56. > :21:59.have to offer. The nasty winter is a thing of the past. We're now into
:22:00. > :22:01.spring and the garden is looking great. This is just one of many
:22:02. > :22:16.magnolias that you can see here. When you look at the sheer beauty of
:22:17. > :22:20.these Chinese magnolias, which have been here for 100 years, rather
:22:21. > :22:28.longer than I have! Just look at the beauty of them.
:22:29. > :22:31.Amazing, aren't they? What do you enjoy about springtime
:22:32. > :22:34.in Cornwall? The contrast of the different
:22:35. > :22:36.months. In March, the Asiatic magnolias, in April the
:22:37. > :22:45.rhododendrons, in May the azaleas and scented rhododendrons... Who
:22:46. > :22:55.could ask for more than that in a Cornish Spring?
:22:56. > :23:18.Hello. We will have a similar temperature tomorrow. Problems
:23:19. > :23:22.overnight with mist and fog tonight. It is big enough to cause problems
:23:23. > :23:27.for travellers. But it gets brighter with some sunshine later in the day.
:23:28. > :23:32.But first thing in the morning across parts of Somerset and Dorset
:23:33. > :23:41.will see the clock. We have some weather warnings. Effectively, the
:23:42. > :23:49.satellite picture shows largely clear skies for the UK and other
:23:50. > :23:57.countries. But this area of high pressure moves right across us.
:23:58. > :24:05.Virtually no wind at all. Then it moves out to the West. Then winds
:24:06. > :24:14.change direction, bringing more cloud. Tonight: A fair amount of
:24:15. > :24:22.cloud free skies. We will see a drop in temperature. It felt pleasant
:24:23. > :24:31.during the sunshine today. This was a canal today which will open again
:24:32. > :24:40.after repairers. A beautiful day. Even the ducks appreciated it. It
:24:41. > :24:45.will turn chilly tonight. Right across the south`west it will turn
:24:46. > :24:53.cold overnight and we could well see some frost. Gradually, the mist will
:24:54. > :24:56.forum and it will develop into fog and by the time we get up tomorrow
:24:57. > :25:07.morning, we will see a misty and chilly start. Cold enough for frost.
:25:08. > :25:25.Tomorrow: A misty start but quickly improving with sunny spells. It will
:25:26. > :25:31.remain misty around the coast. The Isles of Scilly will be close to the
:25:32. > :25:50.line of mist and low cloud. The Times of high water. A pleasant day
:25:51. > :25:56.along the beach. A general wind direction for the coastal waters
:25:57. > :25:59.forecast shown here. A dry story. All the way through to the weekend.
:26:00. > :26:04.Temperatures coming down.