:00:00. > :00:14.at the papers over on the BBC Naw3 Channel `ut now,
:00:15. > :00:16.The pilot of an aeroplane that crashed
:00:17. > :00:18.near Guernsey Airport this week has spoken about his narrow esc`pe.
:00:19. > :00:21.John Shaw says he is lucky to be alive following Tuesday's crash
:00:22. > :00:24.his wife Lynda is still in hospital tonight and is said to
:00:25. > :00:29.Imagine being stuck in this smoke`filled cockpit unable
:00:30. > :00:41.That's exactly where the pilot John Shaw and his wife found thelselves.
:00:42. > :00:51.We were trapped within thesd greenhouses which were overgrown. It
:00:52. > :00:55.was not a pleasant place to be with over 200 litres of aviation fuel
:00:56. > :00:59.leaking from an aircraft. Wd were keen to get away.
:01:00. > :01:02.Shaw couldn't tell me anymore about the cause of the crash as
:01:03. > :01:06.He did say that it hasn't ptt him off flying, but he and his wife are
:01:07. > :01:17.The likelihood of a fire was high and that would have made it
:01:18. > :01:21.catastrophic. We are fortun`te to be alive.
:01:22. > :01:24.Insurers have decided the plane is written off, so they've gifted it to
:01:25. > :01:27.As the Channel islands continud to be a
:01:28. > :01:30.hub for light aircraft and `viation enthusiasts, it's training they will
:01:31. > :01:37.Twenty jobs are at risk at Kleinworth Benson in Jersey.
:01:38. > :01:39.The private bank and wealth management company set up
:01:40. > :01:41.offices in Jersey and this one in Guernsey in the 1960s.
:01:42. > :01:44.A spokesman from the companx says it's currently in talks with
:01:45. > :01:51.its 140 Jersey employees, btt no job losses are expected in Guernsey
:01:52. > :01:55.The Channel Islands Air Search have a new plane, but only for a week.
:01:56. > :01:57.The Lions Pride Islander cr`shed in Jersey last November
:01:58. > :02:01.This islander has been borrowed not for rescues, but to get
:02:02. > :02:09.A Jersey charity that helps separated families is to st`y
:02:10. > :02:13.Milli's Contact Centre is a place for people to meet
:02:14. > :02:16.their children if they are in dispute with their partndr.
:02:17. > :02:18.Last month, organisers said they would have to
:02:19. > :02:20.close, because they didn't have enough volunteers to run it.
:02:21. > :02:23.But after our report here on BBC Channel Islands News, 20 islanders
:02:24. > :02:32.A campaign's started to makd Jersey a world leader
:02:33. > :02:35.Bitcoin payments are alreadx accepted in a handful of pl`ces but
:02:36. > :02:38.if the States allow banks to accept and trade with it, Jersey could
:02:39. > :02:46.It's digital money, purchased online, that sits in a
:02:47. > :02:51.virtual wallet which you can access on your computer or mobile phone.
:02:52. > :02:54.Transactions go straight from the buyer to the seller, with no
:02:55. > :03:10.One Bitcoin is currently worth about ?350.
:03:11. > :03:13.Virtual payment for a real cup of coffee.
:03:14. > :03:16.This restaurant is one of only a few places in Jersey that accepts
:03:17. > :03:31.The amount comes up. It will generate up bar code.
:03:32. > :03:33.Now a group of local experts believe all our transactions
:03:34. > :03:40.My plan would be that you gdt the bus and pay using your phone.
:03:41. > :03:43.You get the paper, you pay with your phone.
:03:44. > :03:45.And at no point do you constantly give
:03:46. > :03:52.And that's appealing to bushnesses, too, as it cuts out the middleman.
:03:53. > :03:54.It's quick, it's reliable and it's instantaneous.
:03:55. > :03:56.With a credit card, we get charged and it takes a
:03:57. > :04:00.We get Bitcoins into our account straight away, without any charges.
:04:01. > :04:02.The next step would be Bitcoin banking, meaning workers getting
:04:03. > :04:07.But that would require new legislation and Robbie says
:04:08. > :04:26.Jersey could pioneer this platform. At the moment there is a big push
:04:27. > :04:33.for that digital industry to grow and if you ask any technologist what
:04:34. > :04:35.technology fits between dightal and finance, it would be somethhng like
:04:36. > :04:38.Bitcoin. Being first as a new system, there
:04:39. > :04:40.are fears Bitcoin lacks consumer protection, something the States
:04:41. > :04:43.will have to address if thex want to In tennis,
:04:44. > :04:48.Guernsey's Heather Watson h`s an automatic pass to the selifinals
:04:49. > :04:50.of the Aegon International after her quarterfinal opponent
:04:51. > :04:54.withdrew with a hamstring injury. Heather won her place
:04:55. > :04:56.in the quarter finals at Eastbourne after a three sets win over the
:04:57. > :04:59.World Number 12, Flavia Pennetta. And today, she was due to play
:05:00. > :05:12.World Number Six, Petra Kvitova .. I was shocked. This has nevdr
:05:13. > :05:20.happened to me before. I have never got a walkover before the m`tch I
:05:21. > :05:24.was like, OK, what do I do now? I wished her a full recovery for
:05:25. > :05:29.Wimbledon and I hope it is nothing too serious. She wished me good luck
:05:30. > :05:32.in the rest of the tournament and I am glad to be in the semi`fhnals now
:05:33. > :05:38.and look forward to my match tomorrow.
:05:39. > :05:41.Heather will face Madison Kdys of the USA in the semi final
:05:42. > :05:43.tomorrow and former Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilov` told
:05:44. > :05:50.She came to Birmingham and lost her match after three match points and
:05:51. > :05:55.she played it very carefullx and she will learn from that and has been
:05:56. > :05:59.playing brave tennis here and won the two rounds playing well and now
:06:00. > :06:00.she is in the quarterfinals and looking good. She is playing the
:06:01. > :06:08.best tennis of her life right now. Finally, congratulations to a group
:06:09. > :06:10.of rowers from Teignmouth in Devon. Today, they rowed 55 nautic`l
:06:11. > :06:25.miles from Weymouth to Alderney Our fine weather continues not just
:06:26. > :06:29.for tomorrow, but lasting into the weekend. Some changes in thd wind
:06:30. > :06:33.direction and quite a bit of moisture close to the sea strface.
:06:34. > :06:38.Some mist and fog tonight, but tomorrow it is fine and dry and
:06:39. > :06:41.plenty of sunshine. The high pressure is stubborn and it is not
:06:42. > :06:45.moving too far away from its position earlier in the week, just
:06:46. > :06:50.to the west of Ireland and `lthough it moves a bit over the next 24
:06:51. > :07:05.hours, the change is not noticeable. North`easterly winds and
:07:06. > :07:08.the possibility of sea fog this evening, a bit more cloud coming our
:07:09. > :07:11.way over night, but it should break up nicely by the time it gets to us
:07:12. > :07:13.in the small hours of the morning. Tomorrow is a lovely day. No cloud
:07:14. > :07:17.clearing. Strong sunshine whth top temperatures of 19 and 21 ddgrees.
:07:18. > :07:23.We get those temperatures as we head into the weekend, fine, cle`r, dry
:07:24. > :07:26.and sunny weather continuing through Saturday and Sunday with little
:07:27. > :07:28.change into the early part of next week. Coming up, the forecast for
:07:29. > :07:38.the rest of the UK, but frol us it dpy. ith the n`tao.al dat!ils, here
:07:39. > :07:42.is Darren Bett. Hello there, my blood pressure has
:07:43. > :07:46.been high for the past few hours. I don't think it has anything to do
:07:47. > :07:53.with the air pressure! The high pressure is shaping our weather It
:07:54. > :07:58.is sat there all week. Here we are seaing the weak weather front. The
:07:59. > :08:02.warmth has been in the south-west, 26 Celsius. The temperatures in
:08:03. > :08:07.Scotland yesterday, today nearer 20 Celsius. Still pleasant. There is
:08:08. > :08:13.slightly cooler air from the north. One or two showers from the Midlands
:08:14. > :08:18.to fade away, overnight mainly dry. The winds light tonight. A few
:08:19. > :08:22.breaks on the cloud. Not looking so cold. But those are the temperatures
:08:23. > :08:27.of the towns and the cities and the rural parts. Tomorrow, the prospects
:08:28. > :08:28.look good. A lot of dry weather