:00:00. > :00:10.Commons has been cleared of rape and other sex charges. Goodbye.
:00:11. > :00:17.Megawatts and mega`bucks! A major renewable energy project could bring
:00:18. > :00:19.in millions for Alderney. Plus, are Guernsey hotels turning
:00:20. > :00:28.away business by not improving disability access?
:00:29. > :00:33.The important message from Canada is you save a lot of money if people
:00:34. > :00:35.are in the workforce and participating in society and not
:00:36. > :00:39.being institutionalised unnecessarily.
:00:40. > :00:40.50 years on ` the founder of a school's round island charity walk
:00:41. > :00:54.joins this year's trekkers. Good evening.
:00:55. > :00:58.A large renewable energy tidal farm could be built off the coast of
:00:59. > :01:01.Alderney by 2020. In a major announcement in France this morning,
:01:02. > :01:04.French firm OpenHydro and Alderney Renewable Energy launched a joint
:01:05. > :01:10.venture to develop a 300 megawatt farm, made up of 150 turbines like
:01:11. > :01:13.this one. It would produce enough power for more than 150,000 homes
:01:14. > :01:18.and generate around ?10 million a year for Alderney's economy. The
:01:19. > :01:25.joint venture was formalised in Cherbourg today, from where David
:01:26. > :01:28.Earl reports. Alderney Renewable Energy and
:01:29. > :01:30.OpenHydro chose a major international convention in
:01:31. > :01:40.Cherbourg to make their announcement of a prestigious event for this
:01:41. > :01:43.important agreement. I am very pleased to be here this morning. We
:01:44. > :01:48.are here at two and it this joint venture between Alderney Renewable
:01:49. > :01:51.Energy and OpenHydro. The ambitious plan involves deploying 150 marine
:01:52. > :01:54.turbines in the Alderney Race and connecting them by an underwater
:01:55. > :02:06.cable, linking France, Alderney and the UK. Alderney Renewable Energy
:02:07. > :02:11.has a 65 year licence to develop the tides around Alderney. We believe
:02:12. > :02:17.there are 3,000 megawatts of power there and we have signed a joint
:02:18. > :02:23.venture to start on the first 300 megawatts. This will start in 2020,
:02:24. > :02:29.which will coincide with the interconnector from France, through
:02:30. > :02:34.Alderney to Britain. The open Hydro turbines, each weighing around 900
:02:35. > :02:36.tonnes, will have to withstand the ravages of some of the strongest
:02:37. > :02:44.tides in the world. Crucially, they have not yet untested. We have to
:02:45. > :02:54.look at the heritage of testing work that we have done over the last ten
:02:55. > :03:00.years as soon. The tides up in Orkney in Scotland are every bit as
:03:01. > :03:05.strong and aggressive as those in Alderney. We have been testing up
:03:06. > :03:11.there since 2006. We have had great success. In addition, no`one really
:03:12. > :03:17.knows what kind of environmental impact these devices will have. We
:03:18. > :03:23.don't know. We are looking at a very large scale development, but it is
:03:24. > :03:29.small compared to the marine environment as a whole. What is
:03:30. > :03:32.important as we hide reared preinstallation monitoring so we
:03:33. > :03:41.know the environment is doing before we start interfering with that. On
:03:42. > :03:45.the whole, we would hope there will be a net improvement.
:03:46. > :03:47.Whilst it will take three years to obtain the necessary consents,
:03:48. > :03:49.Alderney Renewable Energy are confident that they will be
:03:50. > :03:56.generating marine renewable energy by 2020 at the latest. A man has
:03:57. > :03:59.appeared in court in Jersey following the death of Vitor
:04:00. > :04:01.Fernandes in a car crash on Victoria Avenue last December.
:04:02. > :04:05.21`year`old Jose Silva has been charged with causing death by
:04:06. > :04:09.dangerous driving. Emma Chambers was in court.
:04:10. > :04:13.Vitor Fernandes was just 22 when he was killed in this car crash on
:04:14. > :04:18.Victoria Avenue. It happened just after 10.00pm on 30th December last
:04:19. > :04:21.year. Vitor was treated by paramedics at the scene of the
:04:22. > :04:25.crash, but was later pronounced dead at hospital. Today, the man charged
:04:26. > :04:29.with causing his death appeared in court. Jose Silva appeared before
:04:30. > :04:33.the Magistrates' Court this morning charged with causing death by
:04:34. > :04:36.dangerous driving. He wore a dark grey hooded jumper and looked
:04:37. > :04:40.impassive as ten charges were read out against him, a string of them
:04:41. > :04:44.relating to the condition of the car he was driving on the night of the
:04:45. > :04:47.collision. But the main charge, of causing death by dangerous driving,
:04:48. > :04:51.was deemed by the Magistrate, Mr Peter Harris, as "too serious for
:04:52. > :04:54.this court". Jose Silva has been released on bail, but is due to
:04:55. > :04:58.re`appear at the Magistrates' Court in two weeks' time for his committal
:04:59. > :05:06.to Jersey's Royal Court on Thursday, 22nd May.
:05:07. > :05:09.Disability rights campaigners in Guernsey are being offered a helping
:05:10. > :05:13.hand this week, all the way from Canada. The island's government has
:05:14. > :05:16.recently agreed to a disability strategy, but it still needs help
:05:17. > :05:26.before any laws are drafted and is looking far beyond its shores for
:05:27. > :05:30.advice. Mike Wilkins reports. Remember this? Public pressure
:05:31. > :05:33.helping to push through the island's disability strategy in the States.
:05:34. > :05:37.That was months ago. So, what's changed? Well, not much yet, but
:05:38. > :05:47.that is not to say nothing's happening. You will not see loads of
:05:48. > :05:51.stuff change overnight. Most of the change will happen when we managed
:05:52. > :05:56.to influence attitudes. That is part of the process. The strategy says
:05:57. > :06:00.the main objective is changing attitudes. When we start managing
:06:01. > :06:03.that, and then we have some legislation that provides an
:06:04. > :06:06.impetus, then we will see change. Research is taking place before
:06:07. > :06:09.proposals go back to the States for a law to prevent discrimination
:06:10. > :06:12.against disabled people. Guernsey is turning its back on the UK approach
:06:13. > :06:20.to disability legislation, and is keener to emulate other countries.
:06:21. > :06:25.One of the consequences of the UK model, is there is likely to be far
:06:26. > :06:30.more litigation. A lot of that revolves around the definition of
:06:31. > :06:34.someone he is disabled. This will help avoid that. At a conference in
:06:35. > :06:40.St Peter Port, help is on hand from Canada, a country viewed at the
:06:41. > :06:44.forefront of disability rights. The important message from Canada is you
:06:45. > :06:48.save a lot of money if people are in the workforce and people are
:06:49. > :06:51.participating in society and not being institutionalised
:06:52. > :06:54.unnecessarily. So, while the wait goes on, with a little help from
:06:55. > :06:59.Canada, the legal wheels could soon be in motion.
:07:00. > :07:02.The Royal Bank of Canada has pulled out of its planned offices on
:07:03. > :07:06.Jersey's Waterfront. The bank will take its business to
:07:07. > :07:09.another new office. Those behind the scheme on the esplanade say they
:07:10. > :07:14.will now have to re`think plans for the site.
:07:15. > :07:17.500 students from De La Salle College in Jersey have been walking
:07:18. > :07:21.36 miles around the island today, all in the name of charity. The
:07:22. > :07:24.annual coastal walk first began in 1960, as these pictures show. This
:07:25. > :07:32.remarkable footage from the very first one was discovered in the loft
:07:33. > :07:36.of the walks founder, Jack Renault. Fast forward to today and Jack was
:07:37. > :07:44.there to see the first boy to finish, Jen Smith reports.
:07:45. > :07:48.The start of a very long day. These boys are taking on 36 miles,
:07:49. > :07:53.covering the coast of Jersey. Every age group from year seven upwards of
:07:54. > :08:06.lined up. Excited, and a bit worried. Most worried about not
:08:07. > :08:15.completing its, and if there is any pain. In 2013 the walkways raised
:08:16. > :08:26.?15,000 for charity. This year, this group and `` in Africa is set to
:08:27. > :08:33.benefit. It is to help them have better lives. The walk was first
:08:34. > :08:38.started in 1968 teacher Jack Renault. Jack worked at the school
:08:39. > :08:42.from within three decades and saw it grow into the success it is today. I
:08:43. > :08:50.did enjoy it. I got a lot of help from the staff. It has become a
:08:51. > :08:56.tradition. It is wonderful. Obviously, it will go on. This year
:08:57. > :09:03.'s winner was a 17`year`old, who made it in under six hours. I came
:09:04. > :09:13.fifth last year. I didn't think I was going to win it today.
:09:14. > :09:20.I did it a few years ago, and made toenails have just grown back
:09:21. > :09:26.ex`commissioner Mark was that too much information?
:09:27. > :09:29.Now, the weather. Some people across the island are running in the
:09:30. > :09:38.marathon this weekend. It looks like the weather will be kind. Not overly
:09:39. > :09:42.hot and a gentle breeze for those heading towards London. At the
:09:43. > :09:45.moment we have some clear sky, but the cloud will come in later
:09:46. > :09:50.tonight. It will be stubborn in moving out of the way tomorrow
:09:51. > :09:53.morning. We will get some lengthy spells of sunshine in the
:09:54. > :09:58.afternoon. Quite a cold night overnight tomorrow night and into
:09:59. > :10:06.early Saturday morning. The reason for that is this weather from
:10:07. > :10:11.bringing in colder air. It will be more noticeable during the night and
:10:12. > :10:13.during the day. It is a very weak feature but the time this weather
:10:14. > :10:18.from crossers us early tomorrow morning. This area of high pressure
:10:19. > :10:30.will dominate yet again. Another cold frog approaches from the
:10:31. > :10:35.north`west lid on on Sunday. There has hardly been applied in the sky
:10:36. > :10:39.for us today, a lovely day. Overnight tonight, the cloud will
:10:40. > :10:45.see him from the north. There will be much on back to life in terms of
:10:46. > :10:51.rain or drizzle, but it does introduce cloudier skies first thing
:10:52. > :10:56.tomorrow morning. Tomorrow, we wake up to some cloud, but very pretty
:10:57. > :11:00.The Sun will break through that and by late morning the sunshine is back
:11:01. > :11:04.in it will be a lovely afternoon. Light winds from the north and
:11:05. > :11:27.north`east and up to 14 degrees as possible.
:11:28. > :11:33.The weekend forecast is very promising. All the way through it'll
:11:34. > :11:41.be fine and dry, temperatures peaking at on Saturday. It will be
:11:42. > :11:47.dry for the next four days with light winds. Enjoy.
:11:48. > :11:50.Thanks, David. In a moment we'll join Spotlight, but we thought we
:11:51. > :11:53.would leave you with the wonderful sound of the Viennese Piano Trio,
:11:54. > :12:03.who are performing at Jersey's Arts Centre this week. Good night.
:12:04. > :13:00.whether it will choose to ignore it. His Royal Highness The Duke of York
:13:01. > :13:02.has officially opened a new multi million pound recovery centre for
:13:03. > :13:05.injured service personnel at Devonport Naval Base. The centre
:13:06. > :13:09.will be home to Hasler Company, which was formed five years ago, and
:13:10. > :13:11.will help support naval personnel and their families. Spotlight's Andy
:13:12. > :13:14.Breare reports. Today was the official opening of
:13:15. > :13:16.the Naval Service Recovery Centre, which is already being used by
:13:17. > :13:20.injured military personnel. Earlier, the Duke of York had a tour around
:13:21. > :13:28.the accommodation block, which is home to 55 injured service men. It
:13:29. > :13:32.is now part of Hasler company. It started about two years ago. They
:13:33. > :13:35.had an issue while I was out on deployment in the Caribbean. I got
:13:36. > :13:39.back to the UK, got it investigated, and then found out I had to go to
:13:40. > :13:43.surgery. I joined Hasler Company. Nothing seems to be too much trouble
:13:44. > :13:47.for them ` for anybody, no matter what rank you're talking to, they
:13:48. > :13:50.are here to help, and if they can't do it they find out how you can do
:13:51. > :13:53.it. Meanwhile, Marine Kevin Bradnick is
:13:54. > :13:55.using his time at the centre to prepare for life outside the
:13:56. > :13:59.services. Unfortunately, I am going to be
:14:00. > :14:02.getting a discharge from the Royal Marines this year. Being at Hasler
:14:03. > :14:05.has given me more opportunities than what my parent unit would have
:14:06. > :14:06.offered me, with regard to working outside and furthering my education.
:14:07. > :14:23.Whether it's Whether it's preparing injured Royal
:14:24. > :14:27.Marines to go to university, or helping personnel come to terms with
:14:28. > :14:29.their injuries or illnesses, the new centre incorporates a gym,
:14:30. > :14:33.hydrotherapy pool and swimming pool. It has cost ?23 million, and is the
:14:34. > :14:36.first in the region funded by the Help For Heroes charity, and run
:14:37. > :14:40.jointly with the MoD. What happened back in 2007 is we
:14:41. > :14:43.decided we would raise money for the wounded. The British public got
:14:44. > :14:47.behind it, and we have been able to do a series of projects ` both
:14:48. > :14:50.buildings like this and a lot of support to the individuals. People
:14:51. > :14:54.like me who are civilians admire people like them who are wearing
:14:55. > :14:57.uniform. When they are hurt, I want to do my bit to help them. That's
:14:58. > :15:00.what this is about. Whilst some of those personnel may
:15:01. > :15:04.have had their military careers cut short by injury, others are hoping
:15:05. > :15:06.it will help them to get back to active service.
:15:07. > :15:10.I've still got ongoing surgery. I will hopefully have completed that
:15:11. > :15:12.by the end of the year. I don't know if that's being realistic or
:15:13. > :15:16.optimistic, however, hopefully that will be the case. Then I shall be
:15:17. > :15:19.training back`up and hopefully returning to service.
:15:20. > :15:21.It is hoped this will be a centre of excellence for recovery and
:15:22. > :15:32.rehabilitation. Today, it received the Royal seal of approval.
:15:33. > :15:35.A theatre group whose members are threatened with arrest for speaking
:15:36. > :15:38.out against their country's political leaders, have been given a
:15:39. > :15:41.refuge in Cornwall. The Belarus Free Theatre is now working with students
:15:42. > :15:45.at Falmouth University. The company has been banned from performing in
:15:46. > :15:47.its own country and its fears the situation in Ukraine could make
:15:48. > :15:52.things worse. Eleanor Parkinson reports.
:15:53. > :16:06.The Belarus Free Theatre is busy rehearsing its new play. It's about
:16:07. > :16:11.a young mother's nomadic journey after she loses her home because of
:16:12. > :16:15.an environmental disaster. For these young actors, being forced to flee
:16:16. > :16:18.their home is a subject close to their hearts. If they return to
:16:19. > :16:21.Belarus, a country which has close ties with Russia, they fear they
:16:22. > :16:25.will be arrested for speaking out against the political system.
:16:26. > :16:34.I have three cases on me and two on my wife. Five criminal cases for one
:16:35. > :16:40.family is a lot. What would happen to you if you went
:16:41. > :16:51.back to Belarus? We would be arrested, and then trial
:16:52. > :16:54.and then prison. Although this theatre group have
:16:55. > :16:59.been given refuge in this country, they still have members in Belarus.
:17:00. > :17:03.They often perform in secret locations, and for every performance
:17:04. > :17:06.they risk arrest. They rehearse, train and are
:17:07. > :17:09.educated in little spaces ` people's front rooms, basement flats and so
:17:10. > :17:13.on. Underneath the governmental radar. But despite this, and this is
:17:14. > :17:16.what is so important, artists from across Europe, particularly from the
:17:17. > :17:19.UK, go to Belarus to teach the young people, to train and make theatre,
:17:20. > :17:30.and they show their performances come what may.
:17:31. > :17:33.The company now has support from many well`known actors ` Jude Law
:17:34. > :17:42.made this film with Nikolai after a chance meeting at an airport.
:17:43. > :17:49.Flying? I hate flying, to be honest. I spend half my life in airports.
:17:50. > :17:53.Solidarity of artistic people. In principle, you are not forgotten,
:17:54. > :18:16.nobody has left you there alone. You can continue doing your profession.
:18:17. > :18:23.They call it black gold...and now, for the first time, it's coming from
:18:24. > :18:27.a new source. Caviar ` still the preserve of the rich and famous ` is
:18:28. > :18:29.now being produced in a secret location in the UK.
:18:30. > :18:33.Yes, and it's in Devon! The producers are just coming to the end
:18:34. > :18:37.of their first season and already Exmoor Caviar is being backed by
:18:38. > :18:41.some very famous chefs. Spotlight's North Devon reporter Andrea Ormsby
:18:42. > :18:43.has been to investigate. Ken Benning has been in the
:18:44. > :18:50.multi`million pound caviar importing business for years. Now he is making
:18:51. > :18:56.his own, and this Exmoor water is the key.
:18:57. > :19:00.Have you tried it? Come on then. You do it without
:19:01. > :19:05.slurping! I need to learn to do that, don't I? But it's really
:19:06. > :19:08.lovely to taste, isn't it? And this is the magic ingredient for your
:19:09. > :19:11.caviar. This is the ingredient to the
:19:12. > :19:16.caviar. I think this is what gives us a very different taste.
:19:17. > :19:21.Come and show me how you do it then! Let's go.
:19:22. > :19:24.You've got loads of different tanks around the place, some with tiny
:19:25. > :19:35.little fish. Stand back. This will be a fighter.
:19:36. > :19:41.So, this is a sturgeon? This is a Siberian sturgeon. She's
:19:42. > :19:45.about eight to ten years of age. She is fully pregnant, and she is a bit
:19:46. > :19:50.of a rowdy girl. Gently! She is basically full of
:19:51. > :19:53.caviar. Caviar itself is incredibly
:19:54. > :19:56.contentious in some ways. Where there is caviar there is generally
:19:57. > :19:59.corruption, particularly in the Caspian Sea and the old Caspian
:20:00. > :20:03.states. But we have moved away from that ` we are hear in Devon, we have
:20:04. > :20:07.Siberian sturgeon, we are farming them, we are using natural local
:20:08. > :20:10.Cornish sea salt. We are producing a very different product to what one
:20:11. > :20:15.would know what as caviar from the olden days, or the old school of
:20:16. > :20:26.caviar. Turn the sturgeon over like this.
:20:27. > :20:32.Take a knife. And here is all the caviar.
:20:33. > :20:36.The process of cleaning the caviar and adding the Cornish sea salt has
:20:37. > :20:39.to be done quickly before it warms up too much.
:20:40. > :20:43.That really is good. I'm not even trying to be nice ` that really is
:20:44. > :20:45.scrumptious! I feel like I should give you a tenner for that.
:20:46. > :21:00.?10?! Okay, more!
:21:01. > :21:04.No problem at all. The age of steam returned to the
:21:05. > :21:07.famous coastal rail line at Dawlish today. Less than a week after the
:21:08. > :21:10.route reopened following the damage caused by February's storms, rail
:21:11. > :21:14.enthusiasts were out in force again to welcome one of the best known
:21:15. > :21:16.steam locomotives. The Sir Nigel Gresley travelled along the newly
:21:17. > :21:19.repaired track taking passengers down to Kingswear. Spotlight's Leigh
:21:20. > :21:34.Rundle was onboard for part of the journey.
:21:35. > :21:40.Just before 2pm this afternoon, the Sir Nigel Gresley road through
:21:41. > :21:46.Dawlish. For the 473 passengers, it was a memorable trip.
:21:47. > :21:50.The atmosphere is wonderful. Having a meal, as well, which we have been
:21:51. > :21:58.lucky to have. It has been a whole day out.
:21:59. > :22:04.It is clearly fantastic. It is open for business.
:22:05. > :22:10.I think the scenery is a beautiful part of the country to come and see.
:22:11. > :22:15.Would you call yourself a train spotter?
:22:16. > :22:20.Know. I'm not a train spotter. I like trains. I appreciate them. But
:22:21. > :22:26.I'm not a train spotter. Despite Network Rail's promises
:22:27. > :22:29.following the storm damage, this was an excursion that many believed
:22:30. > :22:35.would never happen. I thought we had no hope. Network
:22:36. > :22:45.Rail have been fantastic, and that has been a tribute.
:22:46. > :22:49.Built in the 1930s, is mighty engine weighs in at 168 tonnes. She is kept
:22:50. > :22:56.on the rails by a team of dedicated enthusiasts.
:22:57. > :23:04.Several other people with me today were looking after it. We keep it
:23:05. > :23:08.going and keep it going. We have just taken on our first ever
:23:09. > :23:14.full`time professional. He is only 27!
:23:15. > :23:22.76 years ago, and engine identical to this one beat the land speed
:23:23. > :23:32.record. That record is still held by that engine.
:23:33. > :23:42.However, a more measured speed is generally adopted on day trips.
:23:43. > :23:50.Lovely sites, lovely sounds! Fantastic weather as well!
:23:51. > :23:56.Before I give you the forecast, I thought I would look back at the
:23:57. > :24:02.month of March. Spring has certainly arrived. March was one of those
:24:03. > :24:07.months where, finally, with a sigh of relief, we are able to say
:24:08. > :24:16.goodbye to one of the wettest winters on record. Rainfall to start
:24:17. > :24:20.with. The average is 64. We have been below that of four March 2014.
:24:21. > :24:23.That is the first time for several months that we have had
:24:24. > :24:37.below`average rainfall. Sunshine was up as well. The temperatures were up
:24:38. > :24:45.to. `` the temperatures were up, too. We have probably seen above
:24:46. > :24:48.average daytime temperatures and night`time temperatures for most of
:24:49. > :24:53.the month. Reservoir levels haven't changed much from this time last
:24:54. > :25:00.year. Not surprisingly, they are pretty close to 100% full. Let's
:25:01. > :25:05.have a look and see if there is any rainfall in the forecast. It looks
:25:06. > :25:09.like we are going to see a lot of dry weather. A bit more cloud coming
:25:10. > :25:17.in later on tonight, but like we've seen today, one day it's a glorious
:25:18. > :25:24.day and next there is a stubborn veil of cloud. This line is creeping
:25:25. > :25:31.through parts of the Irish Sea, nudging into the coast of Wales. For
:25:32. > :25:34.us, just a line of cloud. It introduces slightly colder air as it
:25:35. > :25:38.moves through the English Channel and away from us. That finger of
:25:39. > :25:45.high pressure will be with us into the weekend. Another cold front is
:25:46. > :25:51.approaching, but for us it is just a line of cloud. Probably quite a
:25:52. > :25:55.cloudy day on Sunday. This is a satellite picture from this
:25:56. > :25:59.afternoon. There has been a line of cloud, which has been a bit
:26:00. > :26:07.stubborn. Not this morning, though. It was a glorious view of the
:26:08. > :26:12.low`level mist and fog. Our cameraman was up early to catch
:26:13. > :26:16.these shots on a very quiet stop remember the sea conditions we have
:26:17. > :26:27.seen only a few weeks ago. Look how quiet that scenes. `` how quiet that
:26:28. > :26:31.scene is. We've got the cloud and Apache mist that may well form later
:26:32. > :26:41.tonight. At four while we will have lengthy clear spells. `` a Apache
:26:42. > :26:45.mist. Temperatures coming back six or
:26:46. > :26:50.seven. Tomorrow, cloudy at first and then we will see some sunny spells.
:26:51. > :26:57.Some lengthy spells of sunshine come the end of the afternoon.
:26:58. > :27:01.Temperatures of 13 or 14, even 15. Generally light winds. Some of the
:27:02. > :27:07.best of the sunshine will be along the coast, and especially for the
:27:08. > :27:14.Isles of Scilly. High water: At Plymouth, it's at 3:47pm and 4:19pm.
:27:15. > :27:18.There isn't a great deal of surf this weekend. Up to about two feet
:27:19. > :27:27.and feeling flat along the south coast. Winds are variable. From the
:27:28. > :27:30.North West initially, but generally good visibility. It stays dry into
:27:31. > :27:37.the weekend and at times rather cloudy.
:27:38. > :27:42.The trains are running back at the tracks on Dawlish and the boats are
:27:43. > :27:45.back on the water at Porthleven. We will leave you with a view of
:27:46. > :27:48.Porthleven. Good night.