:01:03. > :01:12.Security was tight in St Peter Port today as police officers and men
:01:13. > :01:14.in suits protected the politicians inside.
:01:15. > :01:16.They have been discussing a number of issues.
:01:17. > :01:18.One being the claim that people flying abroad from the Channel
:01:19. > :01:22.Islands are wrongly being charged millions of pounds in tax e`ch year.
:01:23. > :01:24.Some people feel that the British`Irish council c`n be
:01:25. > :01:28.guilty at times of being a bit of a talking shop, where no real
:01:29. > :01:33.But many Channel Islanders `re hoping today to see real progress on
:01:34. > :01:38.Once the Council members had addressed
:01:39. > :01:41.the press conference, I askdd the Deputy Prime Minister if thd British
:01:42. > :01:45.government was willing to bdnd when it came to air passengdr duty.
:01:46. > :01:50.Lots of members here have got concerns over air passenger duty.
:01:51. > :01:53.There have been some propos`ls from Guernsey to look at changing that.
:01:54. > :01:57.Is that something that the British government would support?
:01:58. > :02:07.So, that's one of the reasons why, of course, this council is so very,
:02:08. > :02:10.very useful because it allows me to hear the differing objections
:02:11. > :02:17.But I don't want anyone to think that we haven't made a numbdr
:02:18. > :02:19.We've have made a number of significant changes.
:02:20. > :02:25.But does that mean anything will actually happen?
:02:26. > :02:29.Guernsey's Chief Minister certainly thinks so.
:02:30. > :02:32.You heard what the Deputy Prime Minister said before.
:02:33. > :02:35.He gave an assurance that HLRC are working on the informathon
:02:36. > :02:45.It's still unclear if Channel Islanders will see
:02:46. > :02:48.a reduction in the amount of tax they pay to travel, but the
:02:49. > :02:58.A 65`year`old Guernsey resident has been found guilty of three counts
:02:59. > :03:02.of rape and three of indecent assault against underage girls.
:03:03. > :03:04.Jurats at the Royal Court rdturned unanimous guilty verdicts
:03:05. > :03:08.against former taxi driver Neil Hastie. The cases dated back
:03:09. > :03:13.to 1970s and early 1980s whdn the two women were 11 and 13 ye`rs old.
:03:14. > :03:19.Hastie has been remanded in custody and will be sentenced on 1st August.
:03:20. > :03:21.A new undersea electricity cable connecting Jersey to
:03:22. > :03:24.French power supplies should come ashore this weekend.
:03:25. > :03:26.Visible just off the island's east coast,
:03:27. > :03:30.this huge barge has been laxing a third interconnector two letres
:03:31. > :03:35.beneath the seabed between Normandy and Grouville Bay since Aprhl.
:03:36. > :03:37.It will help secure electricity supplies to Jersey and Guernsey mean
:03:38. > :03:45.A major redesign costing half a million pounds is being planned
:03:46. > :03:47.for the sea defences at Ferlain in Guernsey.
:03:48. > :03:51.There has been a large hole in the sea wall since January after it was
:03:52. > :03:55.There's been no work done to fix it since then and the
:03:56. > :03:59.Islands Environment Departmdnt says it will be a major project.
:04:00. > :04:02.Some of the world's best cyclists are in Jersey this weekend for the
:04:03. > :04:06.The professionals have been taking to the roads tonight
:04:07. > :04:08.for the final stage of the Pearl Izumi Tour Series,
:04:09. > :04:14.So far Horton's team Madisen Genesis have won three titles
:04:15. > :04:17.in the series and he's now looking ahead to the Commonwealth G`mes
:04:18. > :04:31.in Glasgow competing against the likes of Bradley Wiggins.
:04:32. > :04:38.I've done it before and I c`n be competitive at that level. Ht's not
:04:39. > :04:43.being daunted by that fact, because then you will not perform. H'm
:04:44. > :04:45.excited for it. It suits me pretty well so it should be good. Good luck
:04:46. > :04:48.to him. The best women bowlers in Britain
:04:49. > :04:51.are in Jersey this weekend to fight Competitors from England, Ireland,
:04:52. > :04:54.Scotland, Wales and Jersey will battle it ott in
:04:55. > :04:57.singles, pairs, triples and fours. Sophie Sulehria has been at Les
:04:58. > :05:03.Creux to watch the opening latches. ANNOUNCER: I hope you've all brought
:05:04. > :05:05.some sun cream. A sweltering hot day in St Brelade
:05:06. > :05:08.where 130 athletes will be sweating And the home players were
:05:09. > :05:12.proud to be the hosts. It does make it spectacular seeing
:05:13. > :05:15.all these people from different What does it mean for Jersex to
:05:16. > :05:21.have the Championships here? It's the reputation
:05:22. > :05:23.of the lovely bowls rink and the visitors coming and seeing
:05:24. > :05:30.this wonderful green we've got. To welcome all these England,
:05:31. > :05:33.Ireland, Scotland, Wales, to us The variety
:05:34. > :05:38.in accents giving away their team. The wife is the vice`presiddnt
:05:39. > :05:40.of the Welsh Women Bowling Association so I
:05:41. > :05:46.thought I'd come and support her. Well, we look forward to
:05:47. > :05:48.the Irish winning, which would be the first,
:05:49. > :05:51.I might add. Hopefully the ladies bring home
:05:52. > :05:56.the gold medal for Scotland. It's not only the British
:05:57. > :05:59.title event that is at stakd. Some of these women will be lining
:06:00. > :06:02.up against each other at All our Commonwealth Games girls are
:06:03. > :06:09.bowling this weekend, I can't say in preparation,
:06:10. > :06:17.because it's a different surface. But hopefully by the time they get
:06:18. > :06:23.up to Glasgow they will be super. If you want to watch top`cl`ss bowls
:06:24. > :06:42.for free, then you won't be`t Over on Newsnight now, spechal
:06:43. > :06:49.edition on the crisis in Ir`q. Time now for a look at the weathdr.
:06:50. > :06:56.Some subtle changes in the next 24`hour is so. High pressurd is
:06:57. > :06:59.going to give us some fine weather. Briefly overnight tonight and
:07:00. > :07:03.tomorrow morning, week weather system will bring a lot mord cloud
:07:04. > :07:07.and just passing to the east of us, the cloud will generates and showers
:07:08. > :07:13.as it moves into northern France. One or two may just get as far as
:07:14. > :07:17.Jersey and Alderney. Overnight temperatures, no lower than 14
:07:18. > :07:22.degrees. A breeze developing, too, and a lot of cloud starting to.
:07:23. > :07:26.Rather cloudy in the morning tomorrow but it will brightdn up in
:07:27. > :07:32.the sunshine and we will be back out into the afternoon. Not quite as
:07:33. > :07:49.warm as today. 18`21. The forecast for Sunday is more of the s`me.
:07:50. > :07:51.18`19. The wind from Sunday into next week, and north`east whnd sets
:07:52. > :07:53.in and it will held down thd temperatures. 18`19. Warm and
:07:54. > :07:56.pleasant conditions. Right on the coast, temperatures around 05. It
:07:57. > :08:00.won't feel quite as warm as it has been. In a second, the full forecast
:08:01. > :08:01.from the UK but from us, good night. I leave you with a summary for
:08:02. > :08:07.tomorrow. next couple of days looci.g gogd
:08:08. > :08:13.temperatures in the 20s. Now the West -- now the National forecast.
:08:14. > :08:17.Good evening. Over the last two days in the south of England there has
:08:18. > :08:20.been a lot of sunshine and temperatures up to 26 degrees. Don't
:08:21. > :08:25.expect temperatures that high this weekend, cooler for many. A lot of
:08:26. > :08:30.dry weather even if it is a little bit on the cloudy side at times We
:08:31. > :08:33.see the cloud increasing this afternoon and through the evening.
:08:34. > :08:38.The cloud has been drifting south. Over the last few hours we started
:08:39. > :08:41.to see thunderstorms. Over the next few hours, further thunderstorms to
:08:42. > :08:47.be found across parts of northern England, the Midlands, the eastern
:08:48. > :08:48.side of Wales. They are drifting south overnight. Every bursts