:00:00. > :00:09.three of her children `re found dead at their home in So5th
:00:10. > :00:12.Welcome to BBC Channel Islands. Our top stories.
:00:13. > :00:15.To catch a thief, the Jersex pensioner who caught her carer
:00:16. > :00:24.stealing calls for quicker `ction on care regulation. Varies nowhere
:00:25. > :00:27.where you can turn to compl`in. And get them struck off. `` there is
:00:28. > :00:31.nowhere. Also ahead, blame the parents, why
:00:32. > :00:35.people in Guernsey say a lack in discipline is a big cause of crime.
:00:36. > :00:37.And how thousands of pounds invested in lifestyle classes has lung
:00:38. > :00:56.patients breathing easier. A pensioner in Jersey had to install
:00:57. > :01:00.her own CCTV camera to catch a carer she suspected of stealing htndreds
:01:01. > :01:05.of pounds from her. Melanie Seal was employed to look after Sylvha
:01:06. > :01:09.Lawrence's ill husband. She has since admitted three counts of theft
:01:10. > :01:13.and been sentenced to 50 hotrs of community service in Jersey's
:01:14. > :01:17.Magistrates' Court. But Sylvia says her case highlights how vulnerable
:01:18. > :01:20.people lack protection. And she s calling for swift action on
:01:21. > :01:27.regulation of care agencies, as Emma Chambers reports. Well, this is
:01:28. > :01:31.where I walk in every time H come home. I walk in, put my hand bike
:01:32. > :01:34.there. And carry on. After noticing hundreds of pounds
:01:35. > :01:37.was going missing from her bag, Sylvia made the bold move to catch
:01:38. > :01:41.her thief in the act. This secretly hidden camera showed it was a lady
:01:42. > :01:47.she employed and trusted to look after her bedridden husband that was
:01:48. > :01:51.the person stealing from her. Tip two has been convicted of stealing
:01:52. > :02:01.?310 from Sylvia and is serving community service. You don't sleep
:02:02. > :02:04.properly. You are anxious. Xou can't explain to people how it makes you
:02:05. > :02:07.feel. It makes you feel vulnerable, for goodness sake! Unlike the UK,
:02:08. > :02:10.care agencies are not regul`ted in Jersey. That's because they are
:02:11. > :02:17.exempt from the current nursing and residential homes law that hasn t
:02:18. > :02:23.been updated since 1984. But now I new law has been drafted to enable
:02:24. > :02:27.care services to be regulatdd. If the legislation does go through the
:02:28. > :02:33.intention will be to bring hn proper regulations to ensure that care
:02:34. > :02:37.agencies employ suitably qu`lified staff, they do proper checks on
:02:38. > :02:41.their staff, to make sure they have the skills and expertise, and are
:02:42. > :02:45.suitable people to be actually undertaking this sort of role
:02:46. > :02:51.because, at the moment, anybody can provide care. Sylvia now has hired
:02:52. > :02:54.carers she trusts with her husband and within her own home, but hopes
:02:55. > :03:01.changes to the regulations will prevent what happened to her
:03:02. > :03:06.happening to others. There hs nowhere where you can turn to
:03:07. > :03:11.complain. And get them struck off, never to do that work again. And
:03:12. > :03:13.this is what I am fighting for. Meanwhile in Guernsey, changes to
:03:14. > :03:18.some benefits, which could see carers to earn more money, `re to be
:03:19. > :03:20.debated by politicians. Unddr the plans, the Invalid Care Allowance
:03:21. > :03:23.will be renamed the Carer's Allowance, and the earnings limit
:03:24. > :03:27.will be removed, meaning th`t a carer will be able to incre`se their
:03:28. > :03:31.hours of work while keeping the ?78 a week benefit. There will be no
:03:32. > :03:34.limit on the amount that thdy can earn, as long as their total annual
:03:35. > :03:36.household income does not exceed ?90,000.
:03:37. > :03:39.Guernsey Police are still looking for the man who they believd stole
:03:40. > :03:42.over ?300,000 worth of diamond jewellery from a jeweller's in St
:03:43. > :03:46.Peter Port. Paints and Sons was targeted on Good Friday morning
:03:47. > :03:49.Rewards are being offered for information leading to a conviction.
:03:50. > :03:53.Police also want to know whdre this pick axe came from, which they
:03:54. > :03:56.believe was used in the smash and grab raid. The police say a
:03:57. > :04:03.considerable amount of the jewellery is still missing. It is safd to say
:04:04. > :04:07.we are looking for the majority of it, everything bar a couple of
:04:08. > :04:10.things. There is a signific`nt amount of jewellery out there on
:04:11. > :04:14.this island. Hopefully, somdbody will come forward. You can tse
:04:15. > :04:17.Crimestoppers. Well, staying with crime in
:04:18. > :04:21.Guernsey, alcohol, drugs, and a lack of parental discipline are seen as
:04:22. > :04:23.the main causes of the Island's issues. Around 1,000 people were
:04:24. > :04:27.surveyed on their perception of crime locally. Home break`ins were
:04:28. > :04:30.one of Islanders' biggest concerns. But today's figures did havd some
:04:31. > :04:33.good news, as Penny Elderfidld reports.
:04:34. > :04:37.It's pretty much a fact of life Crime happens, and Guernsey isn t
:04:38. > :04:48.exempt from that. But how worried are the public? Generally speaking,
:04:49. > :04:54.crime is kept to a low level. I do a lot of travelling. A lot. I'd say
:04:55. > :04:58.this is probably the safest place on the planet. I feel very safd. It's
:04:59. > :05:02.not something I've considerdd. These are views backed up by a survey
:05:03. > :05:05.today. Under a third of people question said they were fairly or
:05:06. > :05:08.very worried. And more than half aren't very worried about crime
:05:09. > :05:12.With vandalism, home break`hns, and being scammed the crimes catsing the
:05:13. > :05:16.most concern. As for the catses of crime, two thirds of respondents
:05:17. > :05:22.blamed alcohol. More than 50% drugs. And around 45% a lack of parental
:05:23. > :05:24.discipline. And when crimes are committed 71% thought community
:05:25. > :05:29.sentences are appropriate for some crimes. And that if an offender does
:05:30. > :05:35.end up in prison nearly thrde quarters agreed the main purpose of
:05:36. > :05:39.prison was to punish. But prison officials are keen to stress there
:05:40. > :05:49.also needs to be a focus on rehabilitation. To help thel on
:05:50. > :05:53.release by learning various qualifications, employment
:05:54. > :05:56.opportunities, as well as assessing their other needs that help to
:05:57. > :05:59.reduce their risk of reoffending on release. For the new Home Mhnister,
:06:00. > :06:03.it's a valuable insight into what the public are thinking so the
:06:04. > :06:08.States can decide how to best tackle crime. It is one source of
:06:09. > :06:14.information that will be usdd. It is also important to note that although
:06:15. > :06:18.the biggest concern people had was elation to burglary, there has been
:06:19. > :06:21.a 41% reduction in burglarids since 2010. So the Home Department's
:06:22. > :06:24.pleased that people don't sdem to think crime's a massive isste for
:06:25. > :06:28.Guernsey. But it's up to thdm to make sure in reality the figures
:06:29. > :06:31.back up the public's perception A new policy for managing Jdrsey's
:06:32. > :06:34.population shouldn't be put to a States debate just yet, that's the
:06:35. > :06:38.view of the island's Corpor`te Services Scrutiny Panel. Politicians
:06:39. > :06:41.were due to discuss it later this month, but the panel claims that not
:06:42. > :06:45.enough information is avail`ble and the public has not yet been
:06:46. > :06:48.consulted. The council of mhnisters says it's in Jersey's best hnterests
:06:49. > :06:55.for the debate to go ahead, but the chair of the scrutiny panel says
:06:56. > :07:01.that makes no sense. Well, we are sort of doing everything. You know,
:07:02. > :07:06.cart before the horse. We h`ven t got the information, we havdn't had
:07:07. > :07:13.the consultation, we haven't had the report on the working of thd law.
:07:14. > :07:15.And all the proposition proposes is carry on as we are.
:07:16. > :07:18.Nearly ?90,000 has been put into improving the service for pdople
:07:19. > :07:22.with chronic lung conditions, and the investment seems to be paying
:07:23. > :07:26.off. The waiting time for Jdrsey's respiratory clinics has now been cut
:07:27. > :07:29.from 14 months to only 12 wdeks And, for some patients, the results
:07:30. > :07:34.have been life changing, as Sophie Sulehria reports.
:07:35. > :07:38.For Kathy Derrick, these st`irs would have been an impossible
:07:39. > :07:40.journey two months ago. Chronic respiratory pulmonary disease, a
:07:41. > :07:47.lung condition, meant she struggled to breathe during the most basic
:07:48. > :07:55.tasks. But these classes run by Jersey's health department have
:07:56. > :08:00.changed her life. I can walk upstairs now without hanging on to
:08:01. > :08:05.the banisters. I can play in the garden. Football with the grandson.
:08:06. > :08:08.Great! I couldn't do that bdfore! No way! Classes are being run by State
:08:09. > :08:11.physiotherapists at Springfheld Stadium twice a week, and are open
:08:12. > :08:15.to patients with chronic lung conditions. There was a 14 lonth
:08:16. > :08:18.waiting list for people to `ttend the clinic. But after a boost of
:08:19. > :08:23.?89,000 until the end of next year, that time has been cut to three
:08:24. > :08:32.These basic exercises benefht both patients and the health service
:08:33. > :08:37.There is huge benefits. There's been a lot of research into the `rea
:08:38. > :08:42.looking at the benefits for patients, and reducing health care
:08:43. > :08:45.costs. The States say it's committed to providing a long term colmitment
:08:46. > :08:49.to improving health and sochal care, to deliver the best for Isl`nders
:08:50. > :08:58.for the future. Which is good news for Kathy.
:08:59. > :09:01.You're watching the BBC in the Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight
:09:02. > :09:04.with Simon and Clare, a wom`n paralysed in a riding acciddnt
:09:05. > :09:11.speaks of the moment she cotld feel her legs again.
:09:12. > :09:17.It's been a pretty wet and gloomy day for most of us in the Channel
:09:18. > :09:19.Islands, but that didn't stop members of Jersey's Women's
:09:20. > :09:26.Institute from getting out hn the soil to plant poppies to colmemorate
:09:27. > :09:30.the centenary of world war one. `` the First World War. Women from the
:09:31. > :09:33.First Tower Group planted plants and seeds at a public park, and hope
:09:34. > :09:37.that over the next four years they will bloom into a riot of colour,
:09:38. > :09:42.encouraging people to remember those who lost their lives. It was such a
:09:43. > :09:54.horrendous time. But the pl`nts all came up after the war. And ht is
:09:55. > :10:01.always exercised at Poppy D`y. So we will do our small part. Well done to
:10:02. > :10:04.those women, braving the rahn. David, I have a feeling there is
:10:05. > :10:08.more of it to come but please tell me otherwise.
:10:09. > :10:16.It is beginning to move awax from us, so all that wet weather will
:10:17. > :10:22.move out of the way. The good news is tomorrow is much brighter. We
:10:23. > :10:25.should see some sunshine. Wd might see some patchy cloud, and laybe
:10:26. > :10:31.some early mist, but apart from that, it is a fine day with light
:10:32. > :10:34.winds. We will be between two weather systems, the first of which
:10:35. > :10:39.is giving us the rain at thd moment, and it will move away from ts. There
:10:40. > :10:46.is another one gathering here, but it stays to the west of us. That
:10:47. > :10:52.will sweep rain through the evening, bringing showers on Friday. Tomorrow
:10:53. > :10:56.is a fine day. That rain band clears, the sky is clear, it will
:10:57. > :11:03.turn colder than last night, and overnight temperatures as low as
:11:04. > :11:09.five, but for most of us seven. For tomorrow, it is a fine day, misty
:11:10. > :11:15.first thing. Temperatures responding, probably getting to 14
:11:16. > :11:19.or 15 quite widely. In the centre of the bigger islands, a degred or two
:11:20. > :11:30.higher than that, with winds becoming easterly. The wind changes
:11:31. > :11:41.to rich. `` changes direction. The times of high water. Not much for
:11:42. > :11:42.the service again, perhaps the biggest waves will be along the
:11:43. > :11:49.northern shores of Guernsey. The northern shores of Guernsey. The
:11:50. > :11:54.outlook is mainly dry on Frhday with the possibility of the few showers.
:11:55. > :11:59.Heading towards the weekend, there is much more unsettled weather. We
:12:00. > :12:04.see some showery outbreaks of rain, Friday into Saturday in particular,
:12:05. > :12:07.and a scattering of showers on Saturday and Sunday. Make the most
:12:08. > :12:13.of tomorrow. We certainly will. That is `bout it
:12:14. > :12:19.from this team. I will have an update at 8pm and again at 00:2 pm.
:12:20. > :12:22.Radio Jersey and radio Guernsey are back with all the sport and whether
:12:23. > :12:33.you need from 6am. that has been destroyed.
:12:34. > :12:38.This video of the sea bed off the coast of Lyme Regis `` Lyme Bay is
:12:39. > :12:42.recognised as a special place in the south`west and the rest of the
:12:43. > :12:47.country. This environment is protected because of the rarities
:12:48. > :12:55.found here. It is looking rdally good. We have pink sea fans and
:12:56. > :13:00.corals. And this is the UK's largest sea squirt. That is last sulmer but
:13:01. > :13:10.this winter 's storms have had a dramatic effect. We have sedn a lot
:13:11. > :13:14.of open, dead scholar shells. The scholar fishermen have towed up dead
:13:15. > :13:19.scholar and we think it is because they can't feed properly because of
:13:20. > :13:25.all the suspended sediment. Parts of Lyme Bay were closed to dredging in
:13:26. > :13:30.2008 and more recently, much of this secret `` sea bed was designated a
:13:31. > :13:34.special conservation area. Plymouth University has mapped most of this
:13:35. > :13:36.area and it will continue to monitor change.
:13:37. > :13:42.Now, the sun comes out, the visitors arrive and most of the time everyone
:13:43. > :13:46.enjoys all the South West h`s to offer without a hitch. But what
:13:47. > :13:50.about when it does go wrong and a day trip or a holiday comes to a
:13:51. > :13:54.dramatic halt? John Danks h`s the first of two reports on the faces
:13:55. > :13:58.you might be glad to see in an emergency.
:13:59. > :14:09.Whether in the air, at sea or on land, rescue teams are on c`ll night
:14:10. > :14:12.and day all year round. The south west coastline stretches more than
:14:13. > :14:15.600 miles and when emergenches arise along it, coastguard rescue teams
:14:16. > :14:23.play an essential role in rdscuing people. We get people not f`miliar
:14:24. > :14:28.with the area. Even last ye`r, we met people and it was the fhrst time
:14:29. > :14:31.they'd ever been to the sea. They were surprised it came in and out
:14:32. > :14:34.twice a day. Something we would take for granted, they'd never
:14:35. > :14:40.experienced it. As they described, all of a sudden, they were being
:14:41. > :14:42.chased up the beach by the sea. To ensure they're ready for those
:14:43. > :14:46.situations, the Newquay teal is carrying out a monthly training
:14:47. > :14:48.exercise. Nearly all here are volunteers with day jobs as
:14:49. > :14:56.plumbers, farmers and mechanics to name a few. We have to get ourselves
:14:57. > :15:00.in a position above the castalties. It takes a bit of doing somdtimes to
:15:01. > :15:04.find and locate them and soletimes it is too dangerous to do anything,
:15:05. > :15:09.but we will always be there. Sometimes the best asset will be a
:15:10. > :15:12.helicopter. That is what happened when this teenager was found
:15:13. > :15:15.clinging to a cliff face in north Cornwall. These infrared im`ges
:15:16. > :15:20.taken a night show the cliff rescue team at the top. They called in a
:15:21. > :15:24.search and rescue helicopter from Chivenor and the young man was
:15:25. > :15:27.eventually winched to safetx. As well as a rope work, the co`stguard
:15:28. > :15:31.teams are tasked with water rescues and land searches. Most call`outs
:15:32. > :15:37.are for genuine accidents. Others could be avoided. Anybody who thinks
:15:38. > :15:41.they can drink ten pints of lager and swim to Ireland, as one chap did
:15:42. > :15:45.last year, yes we will go and get them and rescue them but, rdally, is
:15:46. > :15:52.it something we should be c`lled out to? He should probably have known
:15:53. > :15:56.better. The team responds to around 100 incidents each year. A big
:15:57. > :16:08.commitment for volunteers, but one which ultimately helps save lives.
:16:09. > :16:42.response and professional action. Please keep your comments coming.
:16:43. > :16:45.Now a story of incredible determination. Nearly two ydars ago,
:16:46. > :16:48.Suzanna Hext from Cornwall was paralysed in a riding acciddnt.
:16:49. > :16:54.The`25 year`old broke her b`ck and pelvis and was left in a whdelchair.
:16:55. > :16:59.But after 177 days in hospital and seven operations, amazingly, she may
:17:00. > :17:01.ride again. Janine Jansen h`s been taking a look at her long road to
:17:02. > :17:33.recovery. me and rolled back across md again
:17:34. > :17:37.just to add insult to injurx. Yes, it was a split second that has
:17:38. > :17:42.changed my life for ever. I instantly knew that I was in
:17:43. > :17:48.trouble. I couldn't feel my legs or move them. I thought I was
:17:49. > :17:54.completely paralysed. After two weeks, suddenly she felt solething.
:17:55. > :17:59.When I got the first flicker of movement, I pressed the buzzer for
:18:00. > :18:05.the nurse. Look at this! I was so excited. She has just begun
:18:06. > :18:10.practising being back in thd saddle, but it has been a long journey. She
:18:11. > :18:16.has had seven operations, she has a screw in her back and a battery pack
:18:17. > :18:21.in her spine to send electrhcal impulses to her spine, her pelvis
:18:22. > :18:25.was shattered. She still has no feeling in her left foot or ankle
:18:26. > :18:31.but now she is finally thrilled to be able to walk again. Pretty
:18:32. > :18:36.incredible just being upright and on the level with people. It sounds
:18:37. > :18:42.bizarre but being able to t`lk to people on their level was rdally
:18:43. > :18:49.nice. Just one more operation to go and then she hopes to ride `gain and
:18:50. > :18:51.maybe take part in dressage. Her motto in life is, enjoy lifd and
:18:52. > :19:00.don't take it for granted. A real inspiration. Now, has it been
:19:01. > :19:04.a day of immense pride for xou or are you wondering what on e`rth
:19:05. > :19:06.we're talking about? St George's Day is celebrated by some and completely
:19:07. > :19:10.forgotten by others. For a north Devon landlord, it's one
:19:11. > :19:13.of the most important days of the year. John Hutchings has colpletely
:19:14. > :19:17.covered his pub in red and white flags as part of his campaign to get
:19:18. > :19:21.more of us to celebrate. So, who better to send there tonight than
:19:22. > :19:25.one of our very own from thd south west ` that's the south west of
:19:26. > :19:33.Scotland mind you ` it's Halish Marshall.
:19:34. > :19:36.When I was growing up in thd south`west of Scotland, we've
:19:37. > :19:42.celebrated Saint Andrews Dax with special programmes on TV. And Saint
:19:43. > :19:51.Patrick 's Day in March in Northern Ireland. What about Saint Gdorges
:19:52. > :19:57.feast day? Well celebrations here and red and red`and`white flags as
:19:58. > :20:00.well. Why? The landlord thinks it is really important. You are that
:20:01. > :20:07.landlord. Why should we celdbrate St George's Day like this? Why
:20:08. > :20:13.shouldn't we? It is our patron saint 's day. The Irish do it so why
:20:14. > :20:18.shouldn't we? Let us have a party. And you would like to see it as a
:20:19. > :20:25.bank holiday? Absolutely. At the moment we have a Mayday and why not
:20:26. > :20:32.have a pension saint 's day national holiday. David Cameron said St
:20:33. > :20:39.George's Day is overlooked so maybe you have a helping hand there? There
:20:40. > :20:44.is a massive petition onlind. MPs have talked about it so hopdfully it
:20:45. > :20:52.will happen. Do you think m`ny people know the date? We have all
:20:53. > :20:56.the flags out and people asked, is there a football match? No one
:20:57. > :21:02.really knows what it is abott and no one seems to know when the date is.
:21:03. > :21:07.I am trying to say, this is our day, remember it for next year. @dd a
:21:08. > :21:12.great night tonight. Letters meet someone who does know it is St
:21:13. > :21:20.George's Day. This is actually a special brew. Dave, from thd local
:21:21. > :21:26.brewery, tell us what you m`de? A lovely golden egg with 100% hops and
:21:27. > :21:33.English barley. It has a lovely fruity taste. I suppose you think St
:21:34. > :21:39.George's Day should be more marked as well? Absolutely. We ought to
:21:40. > :21:43.celebrate things that are English every now and again. The English are
:21:44. > :21:48.to deprecating. Thank you. Back to you.
:21:49. > :21:50.Happy St George's Day to evdrybody, especially in Holsworthy. Now a look
:21:51. > :22:02.for the weather and here is David. Thank you and good evening. Clout
:22:03. > :22:06.and patchy rain is holding on across parts of Somerset and Dorset. It
:22:07. > :22:15.will eventually clear tonight. Foremost, a fine and night. A better
:22:16. > :22:21.day tomorrow. We will see some sunshine, especially through the
:22:22. > :22:26.morning. There is the cloud we have seen so far today. You can see a
:22:27. > :22:30.lovely clearance that is prdtty much through most of Devon and Cornwall
:22:31. > :22:36.but it lingers across Somerset and Dorset, as I said. A couple of hours
:22:37. > :22:40.before it will disappear. Then we will be between weather systems
:22:41. > :22:44.This is the middle of the d`y tomorrow with low pressure out here
:22:45. > :22:50.and in the North Sea. That system gets closer and closer and we will
:22:51. > :23:00.be squeezed from two directhons on Friday which sets us up for a
:23:01. > :23:05.unsettled weekend. There has been some nice clearance of the lain area
:23:06. > :23:08.of cloud. Some heavy showers on the North Devon coast at the molent and
:23:09. > :23:17.some may arrive at the North Cornwall coast. This was earlier at
:23:18. > :23:24.Exeter Cathedral. People out and about were enjoying the find weather
:23:25. > :23:28.and temperatures of up to 14 Celsius. Quite comfortable for this
:23:29. > :23:33.time of year. And the union flag flew for a good reason as apparently
:23:34. > :23:41.the Saint Georges flag was torn up in the strength of the wind through
:23:42. > :23:46.the winter time. If you showers particularly across parts of North
:23:47. > :23:52.Devon and into Somerset tomorrow `` tonight. Then some fog and list will
:23:53. > :24:00.form by the end of the night and it will turn quite chilly. Arotnd the
:24:01. > :24:04.coastline, temperatures will hold up quite well. But a cold start to the
:24:05. > :24:10.day tomorrow but fine when the mist and fog has moved out of thd way. By
:24:11. > :24:16.the afternoon, the chance of slow`moving showers. For most of us,
:24:17. > :24:19.most of the day is dry but the nature of the showers means one
:24:20. > :24:21.village gets a huge downpour whilst down the road they held onto the
:24:22. > :24:28.sunshine. Some of the best of the weather will
:24:29. > :25:09.be across the Isles of Scilly. The outlook is for some find and dry
:25:10. > :25:13.weather for the first half of the day on Friday with showers
:25:14. > :25:14.developing later and unsettled at the weekend with rain or he`vy
:25:15. > :25:25.showers. That's it. Claire is back as part of
:25:26. > :25:28.the BBC News at ten. From all of us here, happy St George's Day. Good
:25:29. > :25:54.evening. 'The last two generations
:25:55. > :25:56.have been robbed 'of an opportunity to vote
:25:57. > :25:58.on the EU. 'And yet it has a greater impact
:25:59. > :26:01.on our everyday lives 'and not leave it for
:26:02. > :26:07.another generation.' I want a Britain that is free
:26:08. > :26:24.to control its own destiny. 'It's estimated there'll be another
:26:25. > :26:29.3 million people in Britain by 020. 'Our public services
:26:30. > :26:31.are already stretched. 'The pressure on schools, housing,
:26:32. > :26:36.hospitals is huge.' we cannot control
:26:37. > :26:40.who comes into our country.