:00:10. > :00:13.Free pre`school education for all Guernsey children `
:00:14. > :00:32.We have not been able to provide this.
:00:33. > :00:35.Also, making more money ` the plans that could see Jersey s
:00:36. > :00:37.harbours and airport turned into private companies.
:00:38. > :00:43.And diving deep ` we're at sea as a multi million pound new electricity
:00:44. > :00:59.cable for the Channel Islands is laid to secure our power supplies.
:01:00. > :01:01.Guernsey's politicians have agreed to introduce free,
:01:02. > :01:04.universal pre`school educathon for Guernsey and Alderney.
:01:05. > :01:07.Deputies approved the measures by 27 votes to 15.
:01:08. > :01:11.It means from September 2016 all children in Guernsey and Alderney
:01:12. > :01:14.will be entitled to 15 hours of free pre`school a week
:01:15. > :01:23.But as Mike Wilkins reports there are concerns over how to pax for it.
:01:24. > :01:25.Today the Education Departmdnt went fishing for funding.
:01:26. > :01:29.It wants to bring Guernsey in line with England and closer to
:01:30. > :01:39.Jersey, where all children receive some free nursery education.
:01:40. > :01:51.I find it so frustrating th`t people talk about the testing, we know it
:01:52. > :02:04.does not work. It is across the island, we cop stop.
:02:05. > :02:07.The Education Department wants all children aged between three and
:02:08. > :02:11.to get 15 hours a week of free education for 38 weeks in the year
:02:12. > :02:17.But at a cost of ?2 million a year, some feel taxpayers should pay more
:02:18. > :02:21.The owner of this pre`school says it's a disgrace that it has taken
:02:22. > :02:24.Guernsey this long to provide for all its children.
:02:25. > :02:33.It is disgusting. This is stch a forward`thinking police, we have all
:02:34. > :02:42.the infrastructure, but we have not been able to provide this.
:02:43. > :02:44.Today was the day, as the Education Minister ptt it,
:02:45. > :02:47."Guernsey stopped limping bdhind the rest of the world."
:02:48. > :02:49.His proposal was approved by the States.
:02:50. > :02:52.So while it's good news for him and thousands of parents,
:02:53. > :03:13.Penny Elderfield explains. another problem for The Tre`sury
:03:14. > :03:16.With three kids, and a full time job, Autumn's daily
:03:17. > :03:22.And like most families ` finding childcare is always an issud.
:03:23. > :03:29.Which is why she's considering an au pair.
:03:30. > :03:34.I think the main appeal is that it comes reluctantly cheap, it gives
:03:35. > :03:40.you consistency of zero. The States are due to continue
:03:41. > :05:16.the debate next week. An Alderney States member h`s
:05:17. > :05:19.admitted they 'dropped the ball by not attending a recent tourism
:05:20. > :05:23.trade fair in Guernsey. Dozens of travel companies
:05:24. > :05:26.from across Europe came to Beau Sejour last week to le`rn
:05:27. > :05:29.of the Bailiwick's charms. Some islanders later complahned
:05:30. > :05:31.that Alderney should have bden States member Norma Paris
:05:32. > :05:48.admits they're right. I think we dropped the ball by not
:05:49. > :05:53.going to this profitable evdnt. We should have been there. We should
:05:54. > :05:59.always do what we can but h`ving said that over to this strategy is
:06:00. > :06:01.showing some successes and that is good news.
:06:02. > :06:04.Jersey's ports could soon go the way of Jersey Telecom, `nd the
:06:05. > :06:07.island's postal service ` and become a States`owned private comp`ny.
:06:08. > :06:10.Ministers say the move is ndcessary to improve its financial position.
:06:11. > :06:12.The ports currently generatd ?4 million a year,
:06:13. > :06:15.with profits of ?1 million ` but bosses say that's not enough to
:06:16. > :06:24.Holiday flights, a trip in ` private jet, mooring a boat, taking
:06:25. > :06:32.All of these could be affected by plans to turn Jersey's ports
:06:33. > :06:35.from a trading arm of the states, to a private company.
:06:36. > :06:43.Ministers say costs are rishng faster than revenues `
:06:44. > :06:49.and that there will be a shortfall of more than ?300 million bx 20 8.
:06:50. > :06:51.They claim a commercial company could close
:06:52. > :06:57.that gap without tax payers help by property development, making
:06:58. > :07:03.The consultation paper insists that little will change
:07:04. > :07:07.Businesses who pay rent to the existing body will simply now
:07:08. > :07:10.give that money to a private company instead.
:07:11. > :07:13.And it claims that parishes will gain financially ` receiving rates
:07:14. > :07:19.But not everyone sees this as good news.
:07:20. > :07:23.Unions Unite and RMT both oppose the change ` Unite says there are
:07:24. > :07:25.particular concerns for the future of its workers.
:07:26. > :07:29.And many will want to know what safeguards are in place to simply
:07:30. > :07:39.Well, all those views will have to be taken into account
:07:40. > :07:42.as the proposals are going out to public consultation.
:07:43. > :07:45.To find out why the change latters I spoke to
:07:46. > :07:57.These are capital intensive businesses, they have infrastructure
:07:58. > :08:03.that we need to spend money on and are business case shows a lot of
:08:04. > :08:06.money. We believe very strongly that the corporation gives us thd
:08:07. > :08:12.possibility of giving his sdlf sustainable future. What gu`rantees
:08:13. > :08:19.can you give that the staff are safe? I personally guarantedd to
:08:20. > :08:26.every member of staff that they have a job after Ross, and equally we
:08:27. > :08:29.have made that assumption in our financial model so it is thd same
:08:30. > :08:34.compliment. People seem to lake money. We have also guarantded that
:08:35. > :08:41.they can continue to partichpate in the pension scheme. With
:08:42. > :08:48.privatisation the heels of increasing costs, will recehve this?
:08:49. > :08:54.That is an important distinction, we are not privatising, we will still
:08:55. > :08:59.be 100% all by the state. Wd will continue to do everything bx the
:09:00. > :09:02.island. It is important that they are able to say he's a sust`inable
:09:03. > :09:06.future from commercial rathdr than just by putting places.
:09:07. > :09:09.A controlled explosion was carried out today on a World War
:09:10. > :09:14.Mortars like this were used for target practice against La Rocco
:09:15. > :09:20.Designed to explode on contact with solid surfaces,
:09:21. > :09:24.upon contact with soft sand they failed to go off and lay dormant.
:09:25. > :09:26.The five centimetre calibre explosive was detonated tod`y
:09:27. > :09:35.And police had this advice for anyone who finds another wartime
:09:36. > :09:54.Report your findings and mark the position in some way, with some
:09:55. > :09:59.feature that is around. At least she was and is. Leave it alone, reported
:10:00. > :10:03.and it will be. From a detonation at sea `
:10:04. > :10:07.to a reminder of World War Two found This propeller was brought `shore
:10:08. > :10:11.by a local fisherman this morning. And you can hear all about ht on BBC
:10:12. > :10:23.Radio Guernsey tomorrow morning You're watching the BBC
:10:24. > :10:25.in the Channel Islands. Later in Spotlight, with Natalie
:10:26. > :10:27.and Simon, unravelling history as a Jewish scroll is brought back
:10:28. > :10:33.to the heart of worship. Bosses from Jersey and Guernsey s
:10:34. > :10:36.electricity companies have been to visit their seventy million pound
:10:37. > :10:38.investment ` A new undersea electricity cable is
:10:39. > :10:43.being laid between France The work is being done
:10:44. > :10:47.on a 115 metre long barge Sophie Sulehria went aboard to
:10:48. > :10:52.find out if this new link rdally This 7,000`tonne vessel
:10:53. > :11:00.in the middle At 115 metres long, it has one
:11:01. > :11:14.mission ` to lay the Normandy 3 A 100 mega watts supply cable
:11:15. > :11:18.leading from France two metres beneath the seabed, ready to power
:11:19. > :11:24.both Guernsey and Jersey with power. The huge barge has been vishble
:11:25. > :11:28.off the coast for over a wedk now, as crew edge towards
:11:29. > :11:31.their destination of Long bdach Behind me you can see just
:11:32. > :11:49.a fraction of the cable. Behind the boat a plough is being
:11:50. > :11:57.pulled, laying cable under the sea. This massive project is a joint
:11:58. > :12:00.venture between Jersey Electricity The bosses from both companhes went
:12:01. > :12:08.to see their investment at work We generate 60`70%
:12:09. > :12:10.of our electricity currentlx, because we had an issue with
:12:11. > :12:13.the cables a few years ago. This project will allow us to reduce
:12:14. > :12:17.that to less than 20% gener`tion on island which will significantly make
:12:18. > :12:20.affordability better, and whll allow So are the constant power ctts to
:12:21. > :12:25.the islands a thing of the past Nothing is completely fails`fe, but
:12:26. > :12:29.it's a brand new asset and we're It will help us restore importation
:12:30. > :12:33.capacity and reliability and will deliver that sustahnability
:12:34. > :12:36.into the future. If all goes well, Normandy 3
:12:37. > :12:47.should be in service in 2014. Continuing our look at surf culture
:12:48. > :12:50.here in the Channel Islands now ` and girls in Jersey are being
:12:51. > :12:54.encouraged to take up the sport The Jersey Surfboard Club is
:12:55. > :12:56.particularly focusing on yotng Well Jen Smith is at a wet `nd windy
:12:57. > :13:17.St Ouen's bay now ` Jen doesn't look That is the reality of sovereignty.
:13:18. > :13:23.It is not always sunshine and good reads. It is those conditions that
:13:24. > :13:30.make the success in the sport even more impressive. Speaking of that
:13:31. > :13:32.success, there is now a new focus on the team as a little to the European
:13:33. > :13:41.Championships. She's been surfing
:13:42. > :13:44.since she can remember and hs now Kitty will soon get her first
:13:45. > :13:51.taste of competitive surfing. The European Championships hs in
:13:52. > :13:56.September. I am training for that. Kitty hopes to be
:13:57. > :13:59.in that team going to the Azores. And coach Dan Harris has
:14:00. > :14:11.high hopes for the squad. One of the things, it is an
:14:12. > :14:21.expensive place to get to. For other countries, they cannot alwaxs take
:14:22. > :14:24.your best. Without sponsorship, it is difficult. But we have potential.
:14:25. > :14:27.We are taking this team. Youngsters make up 50% of
:14:28. > :14:30.Jersey Surfboard Club's membership. It's launched a new academy to
:14:31. > :14:49.encourage more youngsters ` By the time that every child is 18
:14:50. > :14:52.they should be able to see that they have gone surfing. We want them to
:14:53. > :14:54.have the opportunity. It's hoped with that support
:14:55. > :14:57.the Channel Islands team can match the seniors top four finish
:14:58. > :15:00.at last year's Europeans. And for some people
:15:01. > :15:21.the training won't be a problem Someone who's Shiels howls loft of
:15:22. > :15:29.softening as the most successful sufferer who joins me now. We're as
:15:30. > :15:38.the softening at at the momdnt? It is in a good state. We have girls
:15:39. > :15:44.like her on the scene. Why do they see the sport is a particul`r
:15:45. > :15:49.challenge? Standing there, `s is called. The elements are
:15:50. > :15:55.challenging. There is a lot of support for girls. It is very
:15:56. > :16:06.promising. We might have thd potential future champion. What
:16:07. > :16:13.advice would you give to a dumpster? Practice. Always practice. Xou do
:16:14. > :16:23.not know what kind of conditions you are going to get in contest.
:16:24. > :16:32.Challenge yourself. Try and travel the world. If you are the youngster
:16:33. > :16:39.who is interested in softenhng, that is an Academy.
:16:40. > :16:42.And tomorrow evening we'll be looking at surf culture in Guernsey
:16:43. > :16:53.` as the island's surf club celebrates its 50th anniversary
:16:54. > :17:05.Tomorrow is a bit of life. High pressure continues to build. That
:17:06. > :17:14.will top a little more settled, but on Sunday we may say this whth the
:17:15. > :17:18.front moves, producing some shelves. High pressure will stay with us for
:17:19. > :17:27.a few days. Overnight, we are expecting the odd show. Durhng the
:17:28. > :17:32.course of the night. We will see some real spivs. The showers are hit
:17:33. > :17:40.and miss. Some failures could escape them. It is an unproven picture
:17:41. > :17:46.Tomorrow is much better. More of 11 of 12 Celsius. Tomorrow we start
:17:47. > :17:53.with some sunshine. The gendral pop the afternoon and stop tempdratures
:17:54. > :18:04.will reach around 14 to 17 Celsius. That is around average. The sunsets
:18:05. > :18:19.tomorrow just after 9pm. Thhs is the coastal water forecast. Through the
:18:20. > :18:31.course of the day tomorrow, here are the high tides. Also the soft
:18:32. > :18:35.conditions. We will see high pressure start to build and the odd
:18:36. > :18:45.isolated show is a possibilhty of them will be some sunshine. The rest
:18:46. > :18:47.of the show later on on Sunday. It comes from settled on Mondax and
:18:48. > :18:53.Tuesday. Goodbye. and centuries on, a Torah scroll,
:18:54. > :18:56.the faith's most important religious text,
:18:57. > :18:58.is back at the heart of worship It follows the re`emergence
:18:59. > :19:01.of Jewish services in Cornw`ll. The document was brought out of
:19:02. > :19:17.a museum and given to the Cornish A tiny passage from the Tor`h
:19:18. > :19:21.scroll. And written in Hebrdw, the parchment is so delicate it cannot
:19:22. > :19:27.be touched. This metal rod points the way. The scroll was founded in
:19:28. > :19:36.the days of the Stewarts and is unique in its historical and
:19:37. > :19:42.spiritual value. it will be used in a living, vibrant Jewish colmunity
:19:43. > :19:49.350 years after it was first used in a Jewish community. It is absolutely
:19:50. > :19:56.unique. It has never happendd before. The scroll was returned by
:19:57. > :20:00.the Duke of Gloucester on bdhalf of the Royal Cornwall Museum. Ht is the
:20:01. > :20:07.first scroll ever to be givdn back by a museum to a Jewish comlunity.
:20:08. > :20:14.The sound of Spanish pipes heralds a procession through true rogte for a
:20:15. > :20:18.rededication service. There were about 100 members of the Jewish
:20:19. > :20:25.community of Cornwall here. For many, this was their first chance to
:20:26. > :20:31.see the scroll. The BBC was shown at the extent of damage picked up over
:20:32. > :20:34.the course of three centurids. Here is a strip where another strip of
:20:35. > :20:40.parchment was stuck over on the back of it. Butter scroll which lived ``
:20:41. > :20:44.outlived its useful life in the days of Queen Victoria is now kosher
:20:45. > :20:55.fits for the Jewish community to use again. It was given to us on Mount
:20:56. > :21:03.Sinai. It is our covenants. It is our covenants with our God. Scrolls
:21:04. > :21:22.like this are stored in an `rc. It will be used as often as befits a
:21:23. > :21:44.holy objects. A British Council full about the Cornish village is being
:21:45. > :21:47.made available online. This 194 film captures an era when fhshing
:21:48. > :21:59.was still very much the heart of the community. Here, pilchard ndts are
:22:00. > :22:09.dried and hand on the village's harbour wall. Women in the film are
:22:10. > :22:27.seen solely in a domestic role, a portrayal which certainly d`tes it.
:22:28. > :22:31.Films like these were produced to show off the best of Britain's
:22:32. > :22:34.audiences all over the world. During times of conflict, they werd meant
:22:35. > :22:37.to board trade this country in a positive light and counter negative
:22:38. > :22:44.propaganda that Britain was a country stuck in the past. S by
:22:45. > :22:50.sunset, boats are spread out in the bay. What is so special abott this
:22:51. > :22:53.film is that 70 years on, the village may not look much dhfferent,
:22:54. > :23:07.but the lifestyles of those within it have changed considerablx. If you
:23:08. > :23:16.want to learn more about thd British Council of films there is more on
:23:17. > :23:25.the BBC News website. Now for the weather. High pressure is btilding a
:23:26. > :23:28.while while we move toward the weekend. Today, a fair amount of
:23:29. > :23:33.cloud over the country which brought us some heavy, torrential downpours.
:23:34. > :23:37.This particularly happened hn eastern parts of the region. This is
:23:38. > :23:40.the rain radar picture from today, we can see showers drifting in from
:23:41. > :23:44.northernmost areas across the south coast. Far south east of thd region,
:23:45. > :23:48.we did see some thunderstorls which will continue through the course of
:23:49. > :23:51.this evening and the first part of tonight. Gradually, they will ease.
:23:52. > :23:54.There could be they are the first part of tonight. Gradually, they
:23:55. > :23:57.will ease. There could be they rumble of thunder, the heavx showers
:23:58. > :24:02.easing to the night, but thdre is a yellow Met Office warning which is
:24:03. > :24:05.valid until 10pm tonight. Thunder showers will continue and they will
:24:06. > :24:09.gradually ease and we may even see some hilltop mist and fog in a few
:24:10. > :24:13.places. There could be the odd sharp shower throughout the coursd of the
:24:14. > :24:14.night and there will also bd some dry conditions with temperatures
:24:15. > :26:12.falling to a mild 11 between the showers and there will
:26:13. > :26:16.be variable amounts of cloud. Not wall`to`wall sunshine, but certainly
:26:17. > :26:19.drier than the last few days. Through the course of the ndxt
:26:20. > :26:25.weekend and into next week, we can expect some thundery showers among
:26:26. > :26:29.some sunny spells and highs of 7. For the beginning of the wedkend,
:26:30. > :26:33.looking pleasant on Saturdax, during the afternoon an outside ch`nce of a
:26:34. > :26:37.shower here and there. On Stnday we will see the breakdown happdned The
:26:38. > :26:40.low pressure will take charge and there is the possibility of rain
:26:41. > :26:44.later on in the day after a dry start and a bright starts to Sunday
:26:45. > :26:47.daytime. Further showers ard possible on Monday as well. If you
:26:48. > :27:01.are out and about, you can download a web app. There is a five day
:27:02. > :27:08.forecast available on that. Finally, it was a disaster they could have
:27:09. > :27:12.done without. This is the ddcision to abandon last day of the Devon
:27:13. > :27:15.County show after heavy rain caused chaos in the car parks. Now
:27:16. > :27:27.available on the website but there is still no news about how traders
:27:28. > :27:30.and exhibitors will be compdnsated. If you have a question it commit
:27:31. > :27:37.sense tomorrow morning to