01/04/2014

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:00:00. > :00:00.Dan, thank you. That's all from us.

:00:00. > :00:13.Dan, thank you. .

:00:14. > :00:30.People in Jersey can find now out if their partner has a violent past. A

:00:31. > :00:33.UK scheme, commonly known as Clare's Law, has been introduced in the

:00:34. > :00:36.island. The Domestic Violence Disclosure Scheme came into effect

:00:37. > :00:38.in England and Wales last month. It's intended to provide information

:00:39. > :00:42.that could protect someone from being a victim of abuse or attack.

:00:43. > :00:45.The number of domestic violence incidents in Jersey has been

:00:46. > :00:48.steadily rising over the last few years. In 2009 there were 231 cases

:00:49. > :00:52.of domestic abusee. That increased to 270 in 2011, and last year saw

:00:53. > :00:55.327. That means domestic abuse accounts for 14% of all reported

:00:56. > :01:00.crime in the island, compared to 8% in the UK.

:01:01. > :01:07.Claire 's Law was named after 36`year`old Clare Wood who was a ``

:01:08. > :01:10.murdered by her ex`boyfriend in Greater Manchester five years ago.

:01:11. > :01:13.The Domestic Abuse Disclosure Scheme to give it its full name, is

:01:14. > :01:17.intended to provide information that could protect someone from an

:01:18. > :01:20.attack. In Clare's case, her ex had a history of violence against women

:01:21. > :01:23.and her dad believes she'd still be alive today if she'd known about his

:01:24. > :01:26.past. The lad that killed my daughter had already done five years

:01:27. > :01:29.in prison for holding a young lady at knife`point for eight hours in

:01:30. > :01:33.Newcastle. At my daughter known that she was not that stupid as to put

:01:34. > :01:35.herself and her daughter in harms way and she would have been out of

:01:36. > :01:45.there in an instant. The scheme is being welcomed in

:01:46. > :01:48.Jersey. That is around convicted perpetrators of domestic abuse and

:01:49. > :01:52.we do know that is to his heavily under reported as a crime and many

:01:53. > :01:56.women might feel shame and stigma attached to it and they might not

:01:57. > :02:01.want other people to know and become involved. There might be some

:02:02. > :02:03.information but it might not actually give them what they need.

:02:04. > :02:06.Detective Chief Inspector Dave Oakley who worked in Jersey for

:02:07. > :02:14.three years was responsible for the roll out of Clare's law in Sussex.

:02:15. > :02:18.In Jersey you have quite a transient population with people who come onto

:02:19. > :02:22.the island to work whether it is agricultural or the financial

:02:23. > :02:25.services industry so they may not be naturally sitting with the Jersey

:02:26. > :02:29.police. This scheme gives people the right to come in and ask and it

:02:30. > :02:31.starts the involvement of the agency.

:02:32. > :02:34.The scheme is under consideration in Guernsey, but police there can

:02:35. > :02:38.notify new partners of issues if it is legal and proportionate to do so.

:02:39. > :02:41.Clare's law is intended to protect both men and women from domestic

:02:42. > :02:45.abuse. Jersey Police says the term abuse doesn't have to be physical

:02:46. > :02:48.but can be mental and emotional too. And while the scheme can't prevent

:02:49. > :02:57.abuse, it's hoped it will enable people to make an informed decision

:02:58. > :02:59.before entering a relationship. Detective Chief Inspector Alison

:03:00. > :03:06.Fossey is Jersey Police's Domestic Abuse specialist. She told me why

:03:07. > :03:10.Clare's Law was needed here. It is needed in jersey as much as it is in

:03:11. > :03:15.the UK because it gives individuals another option here to take

:03:16. > :03:20.preventative action before an abusive relationship beds in

:03:21. > :03:25.tragedy. It will work in jersey the same as in the UK. There are two

:03:26. > :03:31.aspects to it, the rights to ask and the right to know whereby the police

:03:32. > :03:33.can proactively disclose information to protect an individual's safety.

:03:34. > :03:37.Jersey police officers who are qualified to use firearms will be

:03:38. > :03:40.able to use an electrical stun gun in future. The states have agreed to

:03:41. > :03:43.the use of so`called Tazers, which incapacitate suspects by giving them

:03:44. > :03:47.an electric shock. Police in Guernsey already use the devices.

:03:48. > :03:50.A woman had to be cut out of her car after a crash in Guernsey this

:03:51. > :03:53.morning. It happened at the junction between L'Ancresse and Chouet.

:03:54. > :03:55.Police are appealing for witnesses. There'll be a review into the

:03:56. > :03:58.problems facing some passengers booking weekend flights between

:03:59. > :04:01.Jersey and Guernsey. The competition watchdog is looking at the impact of

:04:02. > :04:05.the cost`cutting move by airlines Aurigny and Blue Islands to share

:04:06. > :04:09.inter`island services. 16 years after a review of financial

:04:10. > :04:12.services in Jersey recommended it, the island will have a financial

:04:13. > :04:15.ombudsman. The new post will judge complaints about financial services

:04:16. > :04:23.and have the power to award compensation up to ?150,000.

:04:24. > :04:26.We all know having a healthy lifestyle and getting exercise is

:04:27. > :04:29.something we should do but a new campaign in Guernsey is raising

:04:30. > :04:31.awareness of why it could help prevent bowel cancer. It's the

:04:32. > :04:35.Island's third most common cancer. With around 40 to 45 new cases a

:04:36. > :04:39.year. Latest research shows your chances of getting it could be

:04:40. > :04:44.halved if you're a healthy weight. Penny Elderfield reports.

:04:45. > :04:53.A lot of these. Plenty of this.

:04:54. > :04:56.And five volunteers. And I'm one of them. Over the next 30 days I've

:04:57. > :05:00.been challenged to stick to a diet and exercise plan to try out the

:05:01. > :05:02.changes you can make to your lifestyle to reduce your chances of

:05:03. > :05:06.getting bowel cancer. Research shows if you're a healthy

:05:07. > :05:16.weight your chances of getting it are halved. So let's start with

:05:17. > :05:21.exercise. The most important thing is that they almost learn to enjoy

:05:22. > :05:26.exercise. It is spring so it is time to get out and start enjoying the

:05:27. > :05:29.cliff paths we have around here. Go to walk and time yourself and get

:05:30. > :05:37.into with yourself. And it's about combining that with a

:05:38. > :05:43.healthy diet. We are looking at the amount of red meat in your diet.

:05:44. > :05:47.Avoiding processed meat, reducing alcohol and increasing fibrous

:05:48. > :05:52.foods. Fruits and vegetables, whole grains and pulses. Through lifestyle

:05:53. > :05:56.changes and changes to your diet 43% of bowel cancers can be prevented

:05:57. > :06:00.every year so that is an important message to get out there. If you

:06:01. > :06:06.have a healthier lifestyle you eat well and you feel a lot better. That

:06:07. > :06:09.will benefit you, obviously. So I'd better get on with it. And

:06:10. > :06:13.the charities behind this are hoping more of public will join me in

:06:14. > :06:17.having a healthy April. A line of sports news and Guernsey

:06:18. > :06:27.FC drew 1`1 tonight. They were away to Hythe town in the Ryman League

:06:28. > :06:31.South. Your BBC local radio station is back

:06:32. > :06:34.on air tomorrow morning and now I will leave you with the weather.

:06:35. > :06:39.will Good evening. We have had 18 degrees

:06:40. > :06:44.today. Not quite as warm tomorrow but a bit more cloud. The

:06:45. > :06:48.possibility of a few showers dotted around. Still sunshine, particularly

:06:49. > :06:52.around the middle of the day. At the moment we are dry but some showers

:06:53. > :06:57.are heading our way to night. Temperatures overnight will get down

:06:58. > :07:01.to between ten and 12 degrees. Showers will appear by dawn. They

:07:02. > :07:05.will be off and on through the morning but by mid morning and late

:07:06. > :07:10.morning the sunshine will be out and it will be a fine day. Another day

:07:11. > :07:16.with high temperatures. 15 degrees on the coast and 17 or 18 degrees

:07:17. > :07:20.inland, particularly for the larger islands. Wind from the south`east

:07:21. > :07:23.will be moderate and occasionally fresh. Onto the forecast for the

:07:24. > :07:30.rest of the week and we will see showery rain overnight. Bright and

:07:31. > :07:33.dry on Friday with a risk of showers on Saturday. In a second the full

:07:34. > :07:40.the afternoon. The outlook, rather cloudy with some rain on Thursday.

:07:41. > :07:46.Good evening. Before we get to the weather details, little bit about

:07:47. > :07:50.the pollution which we have been talking about in the weather reports

:07:51. > :07:54.over the last couple of days. The pollution levels actually during the

:07:55. > :07:59.course of Wednesday, tomorrow, will be very high across a large swathe

:08:00. > :08:04.of the country. A couple of reasons why this is happening. During today,

:08:05. > :08:08.high levels of pollution across parts of East Anglia but you can see

:08:09. > :08:12.how extensive it becomes tomorrow. One of the reasons this is happening

:08:13. > :08:15.is because of a light wind dragging pollution from here in our direction

:08:16. > :08:22.and on top of that, our own pollution from industry, industrial

:08:23. > :08:24.pollution, but by Thursday, the weather pattern will change so we

:08:25. > :08:32.think the pollution levels will tend to go down a little bit. Certainly

:08:33. > :08:38.by Thursday. On top of that, we also have the dust which has been driven

:08:39. > :08:45.in from the Sahara Desert so our cars are pretty grubby. That will

:08:46. > :08:46.continue for another couple of days. That leads to a high level