08/04/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

Good evening. the papers

There are claims tonight that Children as young as eight are being

affected by exposure to online hardcore pornography in Guernsey.

It mirrors a trend in the UK, But as Mike Wilkins reports,

there are plans to help support children who stumble across

Children are growing up in an overtly sexualised world.

Easy access to internet pornography is one of the main drivers.

In Guernsey, children as young as eight are stumbling

For those striving to protect our young people, it's a big concern.

I think that is the important thing, we are not talking about teenagers

or older coming across this, we are talking about children, kids who are

still at primary school, coming into contact with this stuff and it is

distorting their views of what is expected of them

When we are hearing stories of girls who are reporting

to the sexual health clinic with injuries and pain due to the ways

they have experimented sexually because of what has been seen

either by themselves or their partner, that gives us an idea

of the kind of problems we are dealing with.

But for many parents, the idea of their child seeking out

or stumbling across online porn is the stuff of nightmares.

Many bedrooms are equipped with computers like this

and with the growth of smartphones and tablets, it's becoming easier

But things are being done to counter this.

The island's Esafety committee is hoping to secure funding to be able

to put a trained and skilled worker into schools to

Having that conversation with your child is a really important thing

and something that the NSPCC had introduced, a campaign that enables

parents to have simple, basic conversations with their child about

keeping themselves safe and one of those things could be

Pornography remains a somewhat taboo subject, but some feel now is

the time to talk about it and its impact on younger people.

You can get information about how to protect

and educate your children in using the internet at bbc.co.uk/webwise.

Police in Jersey have charged a man with murder after the death of

Colin Chevalier was found dead at his home in St Helier

This evening, Jersey police have revealed that 35`year`old

Darren Neil McCormack has been charged with one count of murder.

He will appear in the Royal Court tomorrow in front of the Baliff.

and a 35`year`old man arrested on suspicion of murder remain in police

on suspicion of murder remain in police custody.

46`year`old Colin Chevalier was discovered in his flat in

what were described as "extensive injuries?. A UK pathologist carried

Officers are still asking for witnesses to come forward to

talk about what happened on the night he died.

An appeal against a planning decision to allow 28 homes to be

built on the site of a former holiday camp in Jersey can go ahead

Jersey's Planning minister, Deputy Robert Duhamel,

Parishioners, though, appealed, but the developer and Minister

lodged their own appeal suggesting it had not been lodged soon enough.

The court upheld an earlier ruling that

Islanders hoping to travel to Madeira are being reassured that

weekly direct flights from Jersey will continue

after the service provided by SATA airlines ended last month.

Estrela Travel, who charter the flight, say they have found other

Monarch Airlines have been providing a interim service.

There's concern Guernsey's reputation

as a finance centre's being damaged ` because of the time it's taking to

finish an investigation into the Channel Islands stock exchange.

The Guernsey Financial Services Commission report

into historic practices at the CISX could be published within

But there's concern the ongoing review has caught

people's attention internationally, as Penny Elderfield reports.

A finance industry with an international reputation that

Guernsey States works hard to maintain.

But there's concern that reputation could have taken a bit of a hit.

Just back from a personal trip to a finance conference in the Caribbean,

this Alderney politician says recent news about the investigation

into the Channel Islands Stock Exchange became a talking point.

In particular, the fact that it has taken two years

to produce a report on what is a small offshore stock exchange,

of the jurisdiction or indeed the reputation of the regulator.

The Financial Services Commission Investigation

into historic practices at the Stock Exchange is continuing.

And because of that, the Commission says

But the States have been given reassurances it should be completed

And as for Guernsey's reputation in the meantime, the Commerce and

I'm talking constantly to politicians

the Chief Minister is in the City of London on Thursday and Friday

and we are a very big and important partner to the City of London.

With the independent review continuing,

Guernsey States are keen to get on with their job of promoting

But this is perhaps a reminder that nowadays, local news

can very quickly become global news, whether the States like it or not.

A controlled explosion took place in Alderney today,

after a wartime French shell was exposed by recent storms.

The 10cm ordnance was discovered by a visitor in the dunes

It was detonated by a bomb disposal team from Guernsey.

Web. The tomorrow isn't going to be much different, lighter winds, but

quite a cold night to come, so A lot of clear skies overnight

tonight, that will bring temperatures down to quite low

figures, possibly as low as three or four degrees for the larger islands.

Not quite cold enough for a frost but a pretty chilly start for April.

Tomorrow, plenty of sunshine through the morning, a bit more in the way

of player developing in the afternoon, giving temperatures of

around 13 or 14 degrees and lighter than we have seen today. The dry

story continues into the weekend. In a second, the full forecast, but

from us, it is good night and Friday. A quiet spell for us. Not so

on the other side of the world. As you have been hearing, there is not

a great deal happening in the weather over the UK over the next

couple of days. Meanwhile, we have been attacked

thing -- tracking an active spring storm in the US. There have been

reports of flash flooding and tornadoes. You can see a narrowband

which is weakening and heading out to the Atlantic. It is the Atlantic

tonight that will pick up whether funds to the north of the UK,

bringing with them or cloud and outbreaks of rain. Meanwhile,

pressure remains relatively high to the south. There is a small chance

of patchy mist and fog and low cloud by the end of the night. But

temperatures will fall away again. A chilly start to Wednesday morning.

There will be a bit of a breeze blowing in the north. But it will be

a fairly