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blustery showers once more. It doesn't get much better as we go

into Sunday. Thd doesn't get much better as we go

into Sunday. The low-pressure lingers across

into Sunday. The low-pressure lingers `cro3s the North Sea

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Good evening. The headlines this Thursday night.

A couple killed when their `ircraft A couple killed when their `ircraft

crashed off Jersey last summer died crashed off Jersey last sumler died

because they got disorientated in fog.

When it is foggy, it can cole in When it is foggy, it can come in

quite quickly. The blind lemur given its shght back

thanks to an operation right here in the Channel Islands.

The cataract in the left eye became The cataract in the left eye became

worse, and the one in the rhght The cataract in the left eyd became

worse, and the one in the right eye was becoming more obvious.

And, from one generation to another. The islands get ready to cole

The islands get ready to come together to mark 69 years of

liberation from German occupation. Pilots have been advised to have a

plan B before flying near the Channel Islands in fog. It follows

an inquiry into the deaths of a businessman and his wife in a light

aircraft off Jersey's west coast last year. The investigation found

that the pilot became disorhentated in fog and then crashed, possibly

after a stall. A full`scale air`and`sea search was launched when

a light aircraft ditched into the sea off the coast of St Ouen last

year. Businessman Carl Whiteley and his

wife Kathryn were the two passengers wife Kathryn were the two p`ssengers

onboard. They were flying from Dinan in France to Jersey Airport when

they hit this thick blanket of fog sitting over the surrounding sea

area, causing the private ahrcraft to crash, killing them both. News of

their deaths shocked neighbours at their home in Derbyshire. For

anybody to lose their life hs their home in Derbyshire. For

anybody to lose their life is bad anybody to lose their life hs bad

news, sad for the family, the daughter lives close by as well.

Today, an aircraft investigation report revealed the aircraft was

slightly left of the runway centreline. As it commenced a

descent and a left turn, Mr Whiteley transmitted a panicked mess`ge

descent and a left turn, Mr Whiteley transmitted a panicked message to

transmitted a panicked mess`ge to the Jersey control tower saying,

sorry, I've completely gone the wrong way round there. The

aircraft's altitude increasdd rapidly to 600 feet before it

rapidly to 600 feet before ht descended and disappeared from the

radar. The report concluded, the accident was probably as a result of

the pilot's attempt to recover to normal flight following a stall or

significant loss of airspeed at a low height after a rapid climb

manoeuvre, having become disoriented during the approach in fog.

The man in charge of aviation safety regulations in the Channel Hslands

advises pilots to have a back`up plan when flying in fog. If you

think the weather may not bd good enough at your destination, have

somewhere else to go that you are sure will be fit. When it is foggy,

it can come in quite quickly, and it it can come in quite quickly, and it

can also be patchy. If you have got enough fuel to hold for a lhttle

while, perhaps that is another alternative. Although a memorial

service was held for the cotple service was held for the cotple

this report may answer any questions this report may answer any questions

their family and friends max this report may answer any puestions

their family and friends max still have had following this fatal

their family and friends may still have had following this fat`l crash.

Meanwhile, fog and low cloud have been causing extensive disrtption at

Guernsey Airport today. Flybe in particular is affected, bec`use

Guernsey Airport today. Flybe in particular is affected, because the

particular is affected, bec`use the airline has increased its landing

decision and visibility heights due to the terrain at the airport.

Airport bosses say it's the airline's own specific safety code

and has nothing to do with any and has nothing to do with any

issues with the airport. Given the nature of the weather

patterns, it is either all or nothing in terms of fog, so the

times at which this will impact will be relatively rare and few and far

be relatively rare and few `nd far between.

Youngsters in Jersey who've been in care will be better supported after

a local man donated a six`figure sum to Barnado's. Charity bosses have

been in the island this week, recruiting two project workers to

help care leavers find homes, jobs and education. They'll work with the

States to identify vulnerable 16 to 25`year`olds. Barnado's says it s to

25`year`olds. Barnado's says it's to complement services already in the

island. You can never do enough for care

leavers, so Barnardos are keen to leavers, so Barnardos are kden to

add to the work that the states leavers, so Barnardos are keen to

add to the work that the states do, to give as much support as possible.

You are watching the BBC, still ahead in Spotlight...

Dancing in the street, thousands brave the wet weather to celebrate

Flora Day in Helston. Stay tuned for that here on the

programme. A blind lemur has been given his

sight back here in Jersey. Sam the red`fronted brown lemur had

cataracts removed from both his eyes in a two`hour operation at Durrell

Wildlife Park. It's the first time such an operation has been carried

out on a member of the lemur family. We have not got that report at the

moment, we will try to come back to it later.

It maybe tomorrow that Jersdy and It maybe tomorrow that Jersey and

Guernsey mark liberation day, schoolchildren learned the

importance of the day`to`dax, schoolchildren learned the

importance of the day`to`day, while importance of the day`to`dax, while

the older generation had 30 dance. A younger generation learning about

what an older went through during the occupation. We were learning

about what we would put in our suitcases if we were going to be

evacuated. We have got grandparents and great campaigner and who went

through it all, so it is good for us to realise what they went through.

Although they were meant to get evacuated to Herm, the weather meant

the school hall had to do. But the lessons they were learning were the

same. To role`play give them more empathy

and understanding. There will be some elements that they will look

back to as adults, and it whll make back to as adults, and it will make

a greater sense to them. And from this singsong to another. And

another chance for people to remember what they went through,

another chance for people to remember what they went through and

celebrate Guernsey's freedom. We must never forget what happened.

The older people, our parents, with their knowledge, they are no longer

here, so it is only important that it is kept going. And, the

commemorations and celebrathons will keep going across the Islands, as

Guernsey and Jersey mark Liberation Day tomorrow.

Meanwhile, a new radio dram` telling the story of Guernsey's Liberation

will premiere tomorrow. It will be broadcast throughout the day on

will premiere tomorrow. It will be broadcast throughout the dax on BBC

Radio Guernsey. Performed by broadcast throughout the day on BBC

Radio Guernsey. Performed bx the Radio Guernsey. Performed by the

Guernsey History In Action Company, it was researched and writtdn

it was researched and written locally using different accounts of

the days leading up to the ninth May 1945.

The family or a fictitious family, their words are created by the

writers, not by history, but everything they are talking about

that actually happened is from research and is accurate.

It was a really wet and horrible day today, liberation Day tomorrow,

hopefully it will be better, and you want viewers' pictures?

The weather tomorrow will bd much better, so that is good news for

those events. There is the chance of a shower, but they will be few and

far between. We would love to see pictures of your liberation day

event. You can e`mail them to us. [email protected]. The

forecast for tomorrow is brhght and forecast for tomorrow is bright and

mainly dry, a few showers, but hopefully some sunshine in between.

The lion 's share of the heavy rain The lion 's share of the he`vy rain

has gone, but we are left with low cloud sitting down close to the

surface of the sea. It will be a problem for a short while, but it

will lift up. Then, a new area of low pressure. Wet weather overnight

tomorrow. For much of the d`y tomorrow, it is dry. The weekend

tomorrow, it is dry. The wedkend forecast is blustery, with plenty of

showers, a bit of sunshine hn showers, a bit of sunshine hn

between, it will feel colder because of the strength of wind. Showers

overnight tonight. They will continue through two boards don't

continue through two boards don t tomorrow. For tomorrow, it is a

tomorrow. For tomorrow, it hs a bright enough day. The showers are

bright enough day. The showdrs are going to be around, but they will be

fleeting. If you are enjoying those events, perhaps a waterproof will be

necessary. The surfing is likely to be choppy

because of the onshore breeze. Scattered showers on Saturday and

Sunday. A bit colder as we love into Sunday. A bit colder as we move into

the second half of the weekdnd. I will remember the umbrell`!

Apologies we could not bring you the story about the lemur, it will be on

our Facebook page. We will have it for you on the late news at 10: 5pm.

In a moment, Natalie and Justin. One of the UK's rarest moths has

taken up residence at a country park in Cornwall. The Beautiful Pearl,

previously found only in Kent, has established a breeding site in the

woodlands at Mount Edgecumbe on established a breeding site in the

woodlands at Mount Edgecumbd on the woodlands at Mount Edgecumbe on the

banks of the River Tamar. From there Greg Wade reports.

Charles Darwin would have bden interested in the Beautiful Pearl,

and he even sailed from herd interested in the Beautiful Pearl,

and he even sailed from here to interested in the Beautiful Pearl,

and he even sailed from here to the Galapagos. Now the micro`sized moth

has got naturalists excited. This is the food for the be`utiful

This is the food for the beautiful pearl. Nobody knows where they came

from. It could be Kent or France or even they might have been here,

even they might have been hdre, unnoticed for decades. It is very

much a declining and Endangered Species Act. In the last 40 or 0

Species Act. In the last 40 or 40 years it has only been known to

breed in Kent, because it is... Its food plant is the horn beam and that

is native to the south`east of England. Volunteers from the

Cornwall Branch of Butterfly Conservation found several

caterpillars at the park last summer, but they've had to wait

until this spring to confirl summer, but they've had to wait

until this spring to confirm that until this spring to confirm that

the moth was indeed breeding here. These larger trees, obviously we are

getting the seeds which are coming down... The moths depend on a

specific tree, the hornbeam to survive and breed. And there's

plenty of them at Mount Edgcombe. It had something to do with

shipbuilding and that is why they shipbuilding and that is why they

are planted here in the first place, we are not sure. It hs nice

place, we are not sure. It is nice to have this population on sites,

really. When they took the caterpillars away we spent the

winter months like expectant parents waiting to confirm whether they wear

these moths or not. The rare waiting to confirm whether they wear

these moths or not. The rare moths are currently in their chrysalis

stage, it's hoped in a few lonths' stage, it's hoped in a few lonths'

time they'll fly again, in the night time skies over Cornwall. Greg Wade

BBC Spotlight Mt Edgcombe. Surgeons at a South West hospital

have been trying out a new gadget which will soon be widely available

on the high street, to see if it can on the high street, to see hf it can

help in the way they carry out operations. Google Glass is a device

worn like a pair of glasses which can take video and provide the

wearer with information on ` can take video and provide the

wearer with information on a tiny wearer with information on a tiny

screen. Torbay Hospital has been using them to help with the training

of new surgeons. Our South Devon reporter John Ayres has mord.

This is Google Glass. In the top This is Google Glass. In the top

corner is a little screen, providing real`time information. Just like a

smartphone, it has a video camera, which surgeons here have been

smartphone, it has a video camera, which surgeons here have bedn using

which surgeons here have been using to give trainees a surgeon's eye

view of operations. Information can be recorded or

transmitted either live or when transferred to storage facilities.

At the moment, it is typically used for educational purposes, we

At the moment, it is typically used for educational purposes, wd are

for educational purposes, we are hoping to be able to demonstrate

aspects of Orthopaedic surgdry to aspects of Orthopaedic surgdry to

trainees. The glasses themselves have been designed for everxday

trainees. The glasses themsdlves have been designed for everyday use.

Take a picture. It's use now might be basic, but potentially could

provide doctors with new options To use it though, doctors still need

the permission of patients. We envisage there being a role for

intraoperative scans or x`rays envisage there being a role for

intraoperative scans or x`r`ys as intraoperative scans or x`r`ys as

you operate, allowing the surgeon to you operate, allowing the strgeon to

focus more on what he is doing rather than having to resort to

accessing screens elsewhere to get that information they require. They

need the permission of patidnts to use it, however. It can be filmed

while I am fast asleep on the table, and they can gain from that. That is

why I said yes to it. Dr George Brighton had to idea to use the

glasses at the hospital He managed glasses at the hospital He lanaged

to obtain a pair on loan for this project, ahead of their release in

project, ahead of their reldase in the UK. We want to be at the

the UK. We want to be at thd forefront of cutting`edge

technology, and we want to use forefront of cutting`edge

technology, and we want to use that in health care. We know that these

things are not going to be the solution to everything, but they do

represent new opportunities for us and how we can improve our service

and educate our doctors and improve vision care.

Potentially the uses are endless. Paramedics could feed back real`time

information to A doctors when bringing in an emergency case.

There will be data protection issues to resolve before it could dver

There will be data protection issues to resolve before it could ever be

rolled on. The information has to be secure, and some people might not

like the idea of their imagd secure, and some people might not

like the idea of their image being like the idea of their imagd being

captured by the glasses. John Ayres, BBC Spotlight, Torquay.

A young diver from Plymouth has won a gold medal at her first major

a gold medal at her first m`jor international competition in

Germany. 13`year`old Victorha Vincent is too young to compete

abroad, but was given special dispensation to take part.

Spotlight's Janine Jansen has been Spotlight's Janine Jansen h`s been

to meet the talented young diver. Victoria Vincent used to be a

gymnast. Now she does gymnastics off the diving board. She's focused.

Ambitious. And young. Victoria's just turned 13. For the first time

she's represented Great Britain in the 10m platform in Dresden. Guess

what: she took gold. It was just amazing, the best thing ever. I have

never heard the national anthem played because I won a condition,

and it was like I was doing it for the country, which I was. It was

great. Her coach Andy Banks says she's a great talent. He saxs

great. Her coach Andy Banks says she's a great talent. He says it's

rare to take such a young dhver rare to take such a young dhver

abroad to compete ` and especially abroad to compete ` and espdcially

rare to return with gold. Vdry happy. Very steady across the easier

dies `` dives, but she's also going up to the higher dives do. She had

some fairly high dives and she performed them well. The older girls

must have been looking on and seeing who is this young one coming up and

giving us a goal. I am very pleased. Victoria's aim is to get an Olympic

medal. No prizes for guessing who she idolizes. My idol is Tom Daley

and Sarah Barrow. She's not the only star from

Plymouth ` Tonia and Sarah won Silver in London in the World

series. 16`year`old Shanice Lobb won gold in

Germany, and 18`year`old Fr`ncesca Germany, and 18`year`old Francesca

Del Celo won bronze. What a talented lot.

South West yachtsman Sam Goodchild has today officially named his yacht

for the Solitaire Du Figaro race which comes to Plymouth next month.

It's the first time the solo French yacht race has come to the South

West. More than forty yachts will be competing as Andy Breare reports.

Hopefully this won't be the last champagne moment for Sam Goodchild

in this year 's Solitaire Dt Figaro. His boat was officially christened

His boat was officially chrhstened this morning, named team Plymouth,

this morning, named team Plxmouth, and Sam is excited that the city

will be the first stop in the race. It is really cool to be sailing back

into Plymouth. It hasn't been It is really cool to be sailing back

into Plymouth. It hasn't bedn in the UK for over ten years, so for it to

come back here, it couldn't be any come back here, it couldn't be any

better. It is great to see ly supporters here. I am very excited.

supporters here. I am very dxcited. Also here today our children from

the local primary school who will be following his progress as part of a

following his progress as p`rt of a local project. They had a

competition to design a mascot or sand to take with him. This was the

winner. Meat stand the shark. I made it red and yellow because that is

our colours, and also because at the beach you swim between the red and

yellow flags. The race will start at Normandy next month before heading

bassoon, flute and euphonium... I just love the sound of the band

going past it just makes me feel tingly and I love it. A lot of

people don't get it but I think you have two have been brought up with

it to get Flora Day, really. Every boy took a girl 'round the waist and

hurried her off in tremendots haste. These are the children from all the

skills and surrounding areas. 1200 skills and surrounding areas. 1200

children altogether, and yot can tell which school they come from I

be different headdresses and the different ties that the boys are

winning. We have the forget`me`nots and Saint Michaels has the blue

flowers, and some others have red and yellow. The sweet and scented

air of the quaint old Cornish town was a bit damp today. It is just

confidence, you know. It will turn out to be a glorious day in the end.

Dancing here, prancing there. Dancing here, prancing there.

Jigging, jogging ev'rywhere. Up and down and around the town. Htrrah.

David George, with apologies to Katie Moss who wrote the words in

1911. That looks stunning. Lovely day.

Naughty weather, wasn't it? You may have spotted three BBC presenters.

have spotted three BBC presdnters. Well done to all of them. Speaking

of the weather. The morning centres were affected by the rain, but that

is how it goes. I think we will probably find that

it is a much brighter day tomorrow, which is good news all net rent

Much drier, sunny spells. Lots of people heading to Dartmoor this

weekend. The forecast is not that brilliant. For Friday at le`st it

brilliant. For Friday at least it will be dry, but some heavy rain

Friday night and into Saturday, and Saturday could be very blustery with

plenty of showers around. Hopefully better visibility from late morning

onwards. Lots happening at the moment. A lot of cloud covering the

eastern side of the country and some showers are still possible

overnight. They will stay with us overnight. They will stay whth us

and tell Don tomorrow. At first and tell Don tomorrow. At fhrst

light tomorrow we have a new area of pressure heading towards us. It will

kill the shower activity off, but the new area of low pressurd will

kill the shower activity off, but the new area of low pressure will be

the new area of low pressurd will be sent and endeavours more wet

weather. But you see how fast it moves, so by Saturday it is a mix of

showers and blustery condithons showers and blustery condithons

Calder towards the end of the week, too. This was the cloud we saw.

There is a lot of low cloud around this evening, particularly through

the English Channel. There hs still the English Channel. There is still

the risk of the few showers. This was earlier today, when we did have

some reasonable weather. But it is pretty great. These were filmed by

our cameraman Andy. The showers were never too far away. But you can see

the horizon here and VCs are never too far away. But you can see

the horizon here and VCs ard being the horizon here and VCs ard being

chopped up quite a bit by the strength of the wind. Let's look at

overnight tonight. Later on any night, there will be some clearer

skies, but towards Don tomorrow morning this line of showers will

brush along the coastline, `nd brush along the coastline, and

overnight tempter is now lower than nine or 10 Celsius. For tomorrow, a

much brighter and better day. nine or 10 Celsius. For tomorrow, a

much brighter and better dax. Some showers in the morning but they will

fade away by afternoon and we will have spells of sunshine. Quite

fade away by afternoon and we will have spells of sunshine. Quhte a

fade away by afternoon and we will have spells of sunshine. Quite a lot

of cloud around but it should be dry. A top temperature of 14 or 15

Celsius. But you will need to wrap up early `` warmly due to the

wind`chill. Chance of the few wind`chill. Chance of the few

showers, thicker cloud arriving late in the evening to bring rain across

the country. For our surfers, it is messy. The onshore winds have

chopped up the sea. Waves of between three and six feet. Quite messy. As

for the coastal waters, mainly fair till late in the day, with good

visibility. Watch out for that rain on Friday night and into Saturday.

Saturday and Sunday, both d`ys Saturday and Sunday, both days

sherry and windy and quite ` bit sherry and windy and quite ` bit

colder. Have a nice evening. Thank you very much. That is all from us.

We will be back at 6:30pm tomorrow. Goodbye.

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