12/06/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

Prescription painkiller is linked to two recent deaths the Channdl

Islands. And snap happy. We join Jersey's photographer in residence

on the trail of the perfect picture. It is claimed people are behng

charged millions of pounds hn air duty passenger tax each year. It is

said they shouldn't have to, something he estimates is costing

travellers from Guernsey alone around ?3.5 million a year.

Everyone likes a good holid`y, but living on an island price whll

always be a factor. We all know it is expensive to get away from the

island, but when we do travdl abroad are we paying more to the UK in tax

than we should be? should be? Air passenger duty is in

general terms a tax charged when you take off from the UK. And at the

moment we pay it even if we're Air passenger duty is

in general terms a tax charged The law clearly States they

shouldn't be paying UK departure taxes they are connecting whthin

24`hour. But HM Treasury re`ds the law differently, saying thex are

exempt from air passenger dtty but to be considered as a connected

flight the T tickets need to be linked to make it one journdy, and

the second flight needs to take off within a certain time. But so

convinced that Guernsey has got a case to make, the Commerce `nd

Employment Minister is not ruling out legal action to fight this. We

are in the right, not just hn the way the UK are interpreting their

own rules but this is also hn contravention of our charter, which

clearly States we should be free of taxes that UK ports. He is planning

to raise the issue at this week s British`Irish Council meeting but as

politicians fly into Guernsdy for that anyone heading overseas the air

passenger duty is not going anywhere yet.

A Jersey shop owner's been found guilty

of stabbing his business partner so deeply it pierced his liver

It took the jury less than three hours to find 49`year`old Ndil

William Bennett guilty of attacking Justin Sumrie after a night drinking

Neil Bennett's been remanded in custody as he waits to hdar his

sentence after being found guilty of grave and criminal assault.

The owner of what was the menswear shop

White Collar on Broad Street and his business partner Justin Sumrie

had been drinking last Septdmber before going back to Bennett's.The

court heard Bennett attacked Mr Sumrie "completely out

of the blue" with a kitchen knife, stabbing him deeply in

Bennett's defence had argued Mr Sumrie had struck first

after being told he couldn't use the shop to hide money

But the jury agreed with the prosecution that Bennett was

"menacing" and "unrecognisable" as he stabbed Mr Sumrie

Much of the evidence over the three`day trial was

about the business, with thd prosecution arguing it was on the

The jury heard the men's 15`year friendship spilled over that night

The judge Peter Beaumont agreed with Advocate Matthew Jowitt that Bennett

is "unpredictable" and " potentially dangerous

" so should be remanded in custody as he waits sentencing in Atgust.

Health authorities in the Channel Islands are warning about the

dangers of injecting a prescription painkiller called Fentanyl `fter

the deaths of two islanders. The inquests into the deaths of 35`

year`old Bradley Martin frol Guernsey and 33`year`old Matthew

Burrow in Jersey were heard yesterday. Both

were unrelated incidents but tonight health bosses say it's a

problem seen more here in the islands than in the UK. Sophie

Matthew Burrow from Jersey died after injecting Fentanyl, which is

usually supplied by pharamacists with a doctor's prescription.

Matthew was found collapsed in the bathroom of his grandmother's home.

Fentanyl can be up to 100 thmes stronger than morphine and ht's

claimed a patch of it can change hands on the street for up to ? 0.

We have issued guidelines about safe prescribing in order to limht the

drugs on the street. However,

doctors and GPs don't want to regulate its usage, as the ledicine

is vital for patients who use it. It is popular in Jersey,

particularly those treated by the hospice, they find it does not have

symptoms such as drowsiness and constipation or nausea. So from a

medical point of view it is extremely effective.

In Guernsey a verdict of accidental death was rettrned

this week at the inquest of Bradley Martin, who was 35.

He was found dead in his hole in Mill Street in May this xear

A new radio station is launching in Alderney. Quay FM has been branded a

community licence by the communications regulator Ofcom.

Organisers lobbied the UK government to make it happen. They say will

improve information services for people in Alderley. It means

Alderney events and things, Alderney News, will take priority in our

programmes. That is the point we made in our application doctment. I

think that is probably imprdssing Ofcom. After all, we have bden doing

temporary registrations for the best part of ten years, in fact, 12

years. We have experience of commercial radio in the UK before

that. So I think everybody thought that this application had every

chance. A group of children from an area of Eastern Europe affected by

the Chernobyl nuclear disaster are in Guernsey this month. It hs part

of a long`standing relationship between the Bailiwick and Bdlarus.

Activities are put on locally for those affected by the catastrophe.

Today, the children learned how to make chocolate and design b`seball

caps. They have a month herd and they need fresh air and good food, a

decent diet, and they also take pills to help with it and it

develops their immune systels. After a month they are healthier children.

A world`renowned photographdr is in Jersey this summer to capture the

island's contemporary culture. Yury Toroptsov has been appointed as a

photographer in residence for the project, run by the Societe

Jersiaise and his work will be kept as a history catalogue. Emm`

Chambers went to meet him. He has travelled around the world,

capturing people from all w`lks of life with Marilyn Monroe's press for

his first book. But now Russian born photographer Yury Toroptsov is in

Jersey, to capture the island's culture. I was based in Parhs. At

the time I was looking for ways to get away from what I knew so well

and create a new body of work and Societe Jersiaise had a project they

were doing at the time and H thought it was great. I wanted to show you

examples of portraits made by the Brazilian photographer. Herd's the

second International photographer to be appointed by the Societe

Jersiaise with a ?10,000 gr`nt, to educate, exhibit and commission

cutting edge photography. They believe the experience they bring

will benefit local artists. What a successful international

photographer or artist in any discipline can do, they can come

along and impart different kinds of skills about how to go about

security your first show and how to publish your first book, how to get

gallery representation. You would not necessarily get it withhn this

kind of scale and geography. After a couple of months in Jersey, Yuri has

decided to capture the island through a rather unique style of

photography. Folklore, mythology, legends, fairy tales. It looks like

from what I have done in terms of research that Jersey has a lot to

offer. Many, many books, fantastic books, but are written on the

subject. So it is all there for me, this fantastic resource, for me to

use and I am hoping and tapping into all of it. He will exhibit his work

in Jersey this September, if before he takes it worldwide. But ht will

always be kept as part of the island's history.

Sport, our final teams for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow are

confirmed. 39 athletes from Guernsey and 40 from Jersey will represent

the islands at the event, which starts next month. Take a look at

these stunning pictures. Thhs was sunrise in Jersey at 5:03am. They

were taken looking over tow`rds St Catherine's Breakwater on the

island's East co`stars day broke. `` as they broke on the east coast

More sunshine to come? Yes, I have had some questions from

surfers, about when we will get decent conditions, and the sea

temperature. The sea temper`ture is 15 degrees. That is above what it

should be at this time of ydar, so good news if you fancy a dip. A fine

day tomorrow, very warm inl`nd. We should see temperatures of 23 or 24

Celsius. Warmer than today. Light winds, coming in from the North for

North East. There is a lot of activity away from us, ' `` across

parts of Northern island and Scotland. A lot of that clotd will

float round the area of high pressure, drift down through Britain

late in the day on Friday and move fairly close by the time we get to

the middle of the day on Saturday. Expect more cloud around. It will

knock a couple of degrees off the temperatures. A lot of fine, dry

weather to enjoy. A clear, finite, overnight temperatures down to 1 or

12 Celsius. A lovely day tolorrow with plenty of sunshine. Not much to

spoil it. A little bit cooldr right on the coast. 18 or 19 Celshus.

Inland, we should see 21`24dC. If we get 24, it will be the warmdst day

of the year so far. There is the coastal waters forecast.

The surface not brilliant. Typical surfing conditions, maybe up to one

or two feet. It is clean but the waves are not very big and that

continues as we had to the weekend. There is the outlook. More cloud on

Saturday and Sunday. It will bring down the temperatures. Slightly more

of a breeze coming in from the North or Northeast. A pretty good forecast

for the next four days. The sea temperature is on the rise.

Finally, this year's Mr Jersey Battle of flowers has been

announced. It is the West End star and to champion ice dancer Ray

Quinn. What a set of lungs he has got

Giggs`macro the 26`year`old will share centre stage with Miss Battle

of flowers 2014 at this par`de, which happens on the 14th and 1 th

of August. That is it from the team in the Channel Islands. Now the rest

of Spotlight. City College Plymouth says, though,

it doesn't expect the final number It's blaming government cuts which

means it's losing almost ?2 million from its budget for the academic

year beginning in September. The University and College Tnion

says it will work with management to ensure there are no compulsory

redundancies. The six`times Olympic event rider

Mary King has been banned from competing for two months

for dangerous riding. Mary, from Salcombe Regis,

has received two yellow cards within twelve months

which means automatic suspension. Her daughter will now take Lary s

rides. Coming up next a new chapter

for a bus proving popular whth Plus we'll be live at the

Plymouth Life Centre to catch up And join us later as 38 skippers

take stock here in Plymouth at the end of the first leg of

the Solitaire Du Figaro yacht race. Getting children to read isn't

always the easiest of jobs. But pupils with complex needs

at a school in Exeter now love Spotlight's John Henderson found out

why when he met 13`year`old Alex Some

of the younger children werd crying, but Mattie was determined not to let

his feelings get the better of him. Alex enjoying a story

in the sensory garden. Well, John, it looks like the clouds

are coming over, so I am gohng to In a lower deck, there is

a comfy place to browse the books It is just

the same old routine every Friday. # It's Friday, Friday,

got to get down on Friday. # That's There is complete silence

on the upper deck with more young And we'll be able to go

on the Kindles. This is thought to be the only

library bus in the south`west. In all, ?20,000 of donations

and volunteered effort have turned the double`decker into a pl`ce

of learning. One of our most disaffected pupils,

his comment to me was, everx break and lunchtime, he was going to be

on the bus reading books. Which is just, you know,

it is priceless. The bus has replaced

a library that wasn't up to scratch, Southbridge is a special school

for students with varied They have now got

the library they deserve. John Henderson, BBC Spotlight,

Exeter. This week two Plymouth teen`gers

surprised the diving world 14`year`old Matthew Dixon

and 13`year`old Victoria Vincent both beat the adults to win

their respective ten metre titles Today, they're back training at

the Plymouth Life Centre and Brent Tom Daley and Sarah Barrell doing so

well at the Olympics and thhngs like that, but the production line of

talent here at Plymouth Lifd Centre goes on to the next generathon as

well. They are Plymouth's l`test sporting champions. Matthew Dixon

and Victoria Vincent may or may be 14 and 13 years old, but thdy are

already national senior chalpions. Hard at work in the life centre to

date, one of their own in the life centre to date, one of their own all

the way. They are both very young, and they

have a lot more work to do, and when they are my age, thank God H will be

retired, because they are going to be amazing.

Acrobatic Matthew is followhng in the footsteps of a certain Tom

Daley. At last week 's championships, he took Tom's title,

as the Olympic medallist was away at the series in Mexico. But a national

title is still a national thtle and that the duo are also good friends,

is to say they want to be British diving's next big thing? Well, I am

joined by everybody here now, and be medallist. As the ball, Matthew

Dixon. Matthew, you took Tol Daley's title, how the bribds were

you? I was very surprised. H didn't really think it would happen. How

difficult was it to beat bobby men, because you are only 14? It was a

hard competition, I knew it was going to be a tough competition I

just held my nerve, and on the day, I didn't make any mistakes, so I am

happy. Obviously you have won the British title now, and you have had

a day to relax, has it sunk in yet, what is next? I am not sure if it

has. We will find out tomorrow if we get to go to the Commonwealth Games.

That is when it will sink in or not. We are going to Italy in two weeks

time for the Junior Europeans, so that will be fun. Sally Fredman you

are Matthew's culture. How surprised you? I was fairly surprised. But he

was the best of the rest. Tom Daley obviously out of the countrx leaving

the title wide open, and Matthew does take it with some fabulous

diving. Victoria is alongside me know. Victoria, you moved from

London. Why did you decide to do that? Well, I really wanted to get

far in my diving, and I think it was a good move. So you have obviously

won the gold medal today. Wdre you surprised as well? He still had to

beat bobby adults? Everybodx was diving to their full potenthal. Do

you think you are improving? I have definitely improved in my tdn metre

dives, because I have got a new personal best by 40 points, which I

think is quite good. Andy B`nks you are the head coach here. Thd man

behind Tom Daley. These two guys have won national titles. How good I

in the grand scheme of things. Well, the big guns are not here, but they

got up on the board alongside the older young Matthew is coming up

behind Tom Daley, and we have the girls coming up here. We have got

new cultures coming along, `nd Plymouth is going from strength to

strength. It is great. The Olympics in two years time will prob`bly be a

little bit too soon for these guys. But 2020, is that what you're aiming

at? It is all about the performance on the day. We are going to try to

get through this season first, they have got exciting things coling up,

and we will develop them, jtst as we have with the others. They will be

in the next body trials comhng up the future. Thank you very luch

Great medallists, great gold medals, and who knows? Perhaps Olympians of

the future standing alongside Mehew tonight.

Thank you. Stars to watch ott for. The skippers

of the Solitaire du Figaro single`handed yacht race have been

resting in Plymouth today at the end They've been sharing

their experiences with hundreds Spotlight's Dave Gibbins has been to

Sutton Harbour to meet some of them. It was quite a sight in Sutton

Harbour. 38 yachts, all 30 feet in length, at the end of the fhrst

stage of the Solitaire du Fhgaro. They came in yesterday afternoon

with the first Briton appearing in Plymouth Sound. Sam Goodchild

welcome some of the many schoolchildren aboard his y`cht

They witnessed first hand what life is like aboard a sailing vessel

Here we are on team Plymouth. It is very basic down here. We have our

navigation, her kit bags, a bit of food, and that is about it. We don't

have many creature comforts. We have one still, with food in bags that we

heat up. The toilet is a bucket That is life on the Figaro. This is

where I sleep here. We have got the engine head to keep us warm. The

deck is not too far away. Wd don't sleep for more than ten or 05

minutes at a time, and all `` over a three day race, we get about four

hours. When the sleeping happens, it happens here. It was quite cool It

was bigger than iPod. Are excited? Yes, I am really looking forward to

going on. It is going to be very exciting. Would you like to be on

the boat when it goes to Fr`nce Yes. What would you do to hdlp him?

I would probably clean up. This boat spent four years in Portland. He

acted as a sailors. It will double my sea

miles. It is 2000 miles over the four stages, so quite a long way. I

am looking to do pretty well. The next leg of the race sets of early

Saturday evening, with a further two stages to go after that. Out of the

38 bolts here, there is one without a must. That is the winner from

2012, which was dismasted. There is a time penalty for coming in last of

two hours. It has been a lovely day for a school trip down to the

water. Very nice, blue skies. The weather will be all important for

the next stage. How looking? I think it is looking prettx good.

We have had 20 Celsius todax. Pretty much the warmest day of the year so

far, we may also get a degrde warmer tomorrow. Fine and warm, light winds

and strong sunshine. We are going to see a subtle change as we move into

the weekend, but don't be too disappointed, just a little more in

the way of cloud. That is covering the northern half of the cotntry,

you can see it on the satellite picture. That will float around the

side of the area of low pressure, bringing it to work as. Not for

tomorrow, but for Friday night and Saturday, just a little mord in the

way of cloud. Coming in frol the east, which threatens a shower as we

go into Saturday, but it wotld be fairly isolated. You can sed how

thin strands of cloud are btilding up across us, but for many of us it

has been unbroken sunshine `ll day. This was earlier today. As xou can

see, there is virtually no clouds at all in the sky. Beautiful blue sky.

Good visibility not just here, but also further up the coast in Devon,

we have seen generally light winds, and plenty of warm sunshine to

enjoy. The conditions have been almost perfect for a stroll along

the coastline or a visit to a very pretty Devon town. Looking `t the

detail overnight tonight, the cloud that we have seen building tp will

very quickly fade away. For much of the night, clear skies. Maybe in the

second half of the night, a little bit of Mr Fogg. Not much. Bx the

time most of other going to work, it will be gone. Temperatures will more

than eight or 10 Celsius. For many of us, a lover `` another lovely day

tomorrow. Temperatures up to 19 or 20 Celsius by the afternoon, and in

the strong sunshine, we will see those temperatures climb evdn

higher. Just a little bit of cloud coming from the Irish Sea. This is

as we move towards the end of the afternoon, but that will blot out

the sunshine as we head tow`rds the early evening. 23 Celsius possible

tomorrow. Possibly even a ddgree or so warmer than that. By the Isles of

Scilly, fine and 12. A quick look at the times of high water. Not a good

deal of Sir. The maximum I can see is about three feet, dependhng on

the state of the tide. The temperatures of between 14 `nd 5

Celsius, so BC is getting w`rmer. Here we have the coastal waters

Generally fair with good visibility. As I mentioned, on Saturday there

will be more cloud around. There may well be a shower in parts of

Somerset and Dorset and Devon. But most of us, and another lovdly day.

Just a little bit cooler. It generally quite a lot of on Sunday,

but still dry, and the fine weather returns on Monday of next wdek,

probably sticking with us all of next week too. At the good dvening.

Thank you. That is from us tonight. We will be back tomorrow night at

the usual time of 6:30 p.m.. I will be back later with the late those at

ten p.m.. Goodbye.