:00:00. > :00:09.Good evening. at the
:00:10. > :00:13.Jersey's Royal Court has he`rd that money worries led a man to stab
:00:14. > :00:16.his business partner three times leaving him in intensive care.
:00:17. > :00:19.Neil William Bennett denies grave and criminal assault in September
:00:20. > :00:24.Jen Smith reports on the first day of his tri`l.
:00:25. > :00:28.Arriving at court charged whth grave and criminal assault.
:00:29. > :00:32.The accused, Neil Benett, sden here with the blue tie, denies stabbing
:00:33. > :00:38.On the opening day of this trial the jury's heard that Neil Bennett
:00:39. > :00:41.and the victim Justin Sumrid were in business together running this
:00:42. > :00:50.The court went on to hear that Mr Sumrie, who lives in the UK, was
:00:51. > :00:53.The Prosecution alleges after an evening drinking
:00:54. > :00:57.Mr Bennett, in his own home, stabbed Mr Sumrie with a kicthen
:00:58. > :00:59.knife as they were discussing the shop they ran together.
:01:00. > :01:03.The court heard that Mr Bennett was worried about keeping up with his
:01:04. > :01:07.rent payments on the White Collar shop in Broad Street and was keen to
:01:08. > :01:12.get hold of ?3,600 that the victim had withdrawn and had with him.
:01:13. > :01:15.It's claimed the victim fought back in ddfence,
:01:16. > :01:18.punching Mr Bennett before running outside and collapsing
:01:19. > :01:22.but the defence says Mr Sumrie attacked Mr Bennett and acctses
:01:23. > :01:27.Mr Sumrie of lying about cl`ims how much Mr Bennett had drunk.
:01:28. > :01:30.Advocate Michael Preston asked Mr Sumrie, if Mr Bennett was
:01:31. > :01:34.so drunk why were you having a business discussion with him?
:01:35. > :01:38.Advocate Preston argued that the victim Justin Sumrie had been
:01:39. > :01:41.having money and marriage problems and had been using the Jersdy shop
:01:42. > :01:44.to commit VAT fraud, ordering cufflinks worth ?3,000 each before
:01:45. > :01:52.Neil Bennett denies the charges and the trial is expected to last
:01:53. > :02:00.The man who died in an industrial accident in
:02:01. > :02:03.St Helier yesterday has been named as 62`year`old Georges Le M`istre.
:02:04. > :02:06.The accident happened on Upper Midvale Road yesterday afternoon
:02:07. > :02:10.and Mr Le Maistre was found dead when emergency services arrhved
:02:11. > :02:15.Jersey Police and the Health and Safety Executive are investhgating.
:02:16. > :02:19.The owners and managers of some of Jersey's biggest shops m`y have
:02:20. > :02:21.to work all Sundays if changes to proposals for Sunday
:02:22. > :02:25.Deputy Andrew Green wants a seven`day opening trial alended
:02:26. > :02:29.so that bigger shops can only open on Sundays if the owner is
:02:30. > :02:34.He wants senior company members to evaluate the success
:02:35. > :02:38.of the trial and the impact on workers if it goes ahead.
:02:39. > :02:42.Condor Ferries says it needs to know by the end of the month
:02:43. > :02:45.if its contract to serve thd Channel Islands will be extdnded.
:02:46. > :02:48.The company wants to invest ?50 million in a new larger,
:02:49. > :02:51.faster ferry, but wants the States of Guernsey and Jersey to approve
:02:52. > :02:53.an service agreement before it makes the financial commitmdnt.
:02:54. > :02:57.The chair of Guernsey's external transport
:02:58. > :03:07.group says no decision has xet been made but he can see the bendfits.
:03:08. > :03:13.I certainly do not recognisd feeling any deadlines in that sense. What
:03:14. > :03:20.has been happening in the l`st year is an awful lot of work between both
:03:21. > :03:25.islands and Condor to explore this acquisition of the new largd vessel
:03:26. > :03:29.which would be great news for the Channel Islands ferry services but
:03:30. > :03:36.it is a matter for Condor to conflict commercial negotiations.
:03:37. > :03:39.From tomorrow, tourists in Guernsey will pay the same fare
:03:40. > :03:43.The Environment Department hs scrapping its controversial ?2
:03:44. > :03:46.charge for visitors, and will revert to a ?1 fard for
:03:47. > :03:50.Or if you're local, make that one ?1.
:03:51. > :03:53.A two tier bus fare that for some went too far.
:03:54. > :04:04.I feel really ashamed of wh`t we are doing to our visitors.
:04:05. > :04:09.And leaving some visitors disgruntled.
:04:10. > :04:19.But back then the alternative to keep the buses going, was for
:04:20. > :04:23.From tomorrow though it's b`ck to a ?1 fare for all.
:04:24. > :04:26.It will cost Environment ?100,0 0 over the next nine months.
:04:27. > :04:30.But, admitting it was a mistake it says now the States have agreed
:04:31. > :04:32.a new transport strategy, including a free bus servicd
:04:33. > :04:39.eventually, it's a mistake they can now do something about.
:04:40. > :04:44.The principal reason was to remove the perceived unfairness and it
:04:45. > :04:50.would encourage people to travel on the bus as the fair is being halved
:04:51. > :04:54.for all visitors coming to the island. CT Plus have had
:04:55. > :04:57.difficulties themselves, it has been difficult for the drivers to force
:04:58. > :05:02.the room so they are pleased to see it go as well.
:05:03. > :05:05.And it's good news for thosd who've been fielding complaints from
:05:06. > :05:13.Generally that was the thing we had the most complaints about. Ht was
:05:14. > :05:16.the money and the loss of around the island route. Particularly for those
:05:17. > :05:20.hotels and self catering establishments, they are sthll
:05:21. > :05:21.getting a huge amount of colplaints that we do not have that rotte
:05:22. > :05:24.anymore. So one problem fixed,
:05:25. > :05:26.but another one to consider, as the States work out what bus
:05:27. > :05:31.service the island needs in future. Sport finally and
:05:32. > :05:33.Guernsey's Heather Watson h`s had a bad start to her grass cotrt
:05:34. > :05:37.season , losing her first round Watson won the first set
:05:38. > :05:41.and got to match point in the second before her canadian
:05:42. > :05:45.opponent Aleksandra Wozniak staged a strong comeback to take the second
:05:46. > :05:50.set 7`5 and the third set 6`4. Yesterday Heather was named
:05:51. > :06:04.as the top british female player That is the late news. I will be
:06:05. > :06:11.back here on BBC One at 6:30pm tomorrow. The local radio stations
:06:12. > :06:14.are on air with all the news and travel and sport you need from six
:06:15. > :06:19.a.m.. I will leave you with the weather forecast.
:06:20. > :06:24.Good evening. We have dry wdather to look forward to in the next few
:06:25. > :06:30.days, probably lasting into the weekend as well. Good temperatures.
:06:31. > :06:33.23 degrees is possible. Tomorrow will be fine and dry with some
:06:34. > :06:38.sunshine and it may be that we have a build`up of cloud for the larger
:06:39. > :06:40.islands. Fairweather clouts spoils the sunshine but apart from that
:06:41. > :06:43.there was a lot of good weather to enjoy in the next few days. We lose
:06:44. > :06:46.the strength of wind. It has enjoy in the next few days. We lose
:06:47. > :06:58.the strength of wind. been blustery and the wind will continue to drop
:06:59. > :07:01.overnight. All this clear sky to the West is an area of high pressure
:07:02. > :07:04.that moves right across us for the middle of the day and stays there as
:07:05. > :07:06.we head into the weekend. There have been showery outbreaks of r`in in
:07:07. > :07:09.the English Channel with a few showers possible. Tonight that will
:07:10. > :07:13.not happen but there will bd cloud coming and going and 11 degrees will
:07:14. > :07:19.be the minimum temperature. Tomorrow will be a lovely day with stnshine
:07:20. > :07:24.and Fairweather cloud for a time. It could reach 21 degrees inland. The
:07:25. > :07:29.fine weather continues all the way through and including the wdekend.
:07:30. > :07:32.In a second forecast from the United Kingdom but from us, good nhght
:07:33. > :07:34.so far on Friday. We will (avd po wait and see fop th!t.
:07:35. > :07:39.so far on Friday. We will (avd po wait and see for that. Now the
:07:40. > :07:43.National forecast. Hello. The thunderstorms and bumbling around at
:07:44. > :07:46.the end of the day and the most intense in north-west England. In
:07:47. > :07:52.Lancashire, Preston about 15 metres of rain nationally metres. That s
:07:53. > :08:00.going summer. Today has been another in a long line of days. Of course,
:08:01. > :08:06.these big showers and storms. But we are about to get a break. High
:08:07. > :08:12.pressure is about to build into the UK, settling the weather down. That
:08:13. > :08:14.means an end for now to the downpours. Not only will it be warm
:08:15. > :08:15.but I