19/06/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

The pilot of the aircraft that crashed near Guernsey Airport

It's thought a smoke filled cockpit led to Tuesday's cr`sh.

The likelihood of a fire in that kind of impact is high, which would

have made it catastrophic. Banking on Bitcoin ` the bid to make

Jersey a world leader in digital And a light approach to

a heavy subject ` the schoolchildren being tatght to

recognise the signs of child abuse. It was interesting to learn about

it. The pilot

of an aeroplane that crashed near Guernsey Airport this week has

spoken about his narrow esc`pe. John Shaw says he is lucky to be

alive following Tuesday's crash his wife Lynda is still

in hospital tonight and is said to Imagine being stuck

in this smoke`filled cockpit unable That's exactly where the pilot John

Shaw and his wife found thelselves. We were trapped within the

greenhouses which were quitd overgrown, and it was not a pleasant

place to be. With the aviathon fuel leaking from the aircraft.

Mr Shaw couldn't tell me anx more about the cause of the crash, as

He did say that it hasn't ptt him off flying, but he and his wife are

The likelihood of a fire in that kind of impact is very high, and

that would have made it extremely catastrophic. We are extremdly

fortunate to be alive. Insurers have decided

the plane is written off ` so they've gifted it to

the airport for training purposes. As

the Channel Islands continud to be a hub for light aircraft and `viation

enthusiasts, it's training they will A campaign's started to makd Jersey

a world leader Bitcoin payments are alreadx

accepted in a handful of pl`ces ` but

if the States allow banks to accept and trade with it, Jersey could

become a magnet for new bushness. It's digital money,

purchased online, that sits in a virtual wallet which you can access

on your computer or mobile phone. Transactions go straight from

the buyer to the seller, with no One Bitcoin is currently worth

about ?350. Virtual payment for a real cup

of coffee. This restaurant is one of only

a few places in Jersey that accepts This will generate a bar code. The

customer scans it. Now a group of local experts

believe all our transactions My plan would be that you gdt

the bus and pay using your phone. You get the paper,

you pay with your phone. And

at no point do you constantly give And that's appealing to bushnesses

too ` as it cuts out the middleman. It's quick, it's reliable

and it's instantaneous. With a credit card,

we get charged and it takes a We get Bitcoins into our account

straight away, without any charges. The next step would be Bitcoin

banking ` meaning workers gdtting But that would require new

legislation ` and Robbie saxs Jersey could be pioneering ` mobile

payment platform based on Bhtcoin. At the moment there is a big push

for a digital industry in Jdrsey to grow, and a few ask any technologist

in the world, what is the one technology in the world which fits

between digital and finance, it would be a crypto currency like

Bitcoin. As a new system, there are fears

Bitcoin lacks consumer protdction ` something the States will h`ve to

address if they want to cash in One of the first banks to sdt up

in the Channel Islands has `nnounced it could be laying off 20 staff

in Jersey. Kleinwort Benson, which is now a

private bank and wealth man`gement company, set up offices in Jersey

and Guernsey in the 1960s.A spokesman from the company says

the redundancies are part of a review of its service,

and it's currently in talks with Jersey Post has won an international

award for its Call and Check scheme. Postmen and women started checking

up on vulnerable people And last night they came top

in the Corporate Social Responsibility category at the

World Mail Awards in Berlin. The scheme was trialled in St

Brelade, and the company is hoping A Jersey charity that helps

separated families is to st`y open ` Milli's Child Contact Centrd is

a place for people to meet their children if they are

in dispute with their partndr. Last month organisers said they

would have to close the centre because they didn't have

enough volunteers to run it. But after our report here on BBC

Channel Islands news, 20 islanders The Channel Islands Air Search have

a new plane ` but only for ` week. The Lions Pride Islander cr`shed

in Jersey last November So they've borrowed an aircraft `

not for rescues, but to get the pilots back hn

the sky, as Emma Chambers rdports. This was the scene last Novdmber

when the Lions Pride aircraft crash landed on Jersey's north co`st

after running out of fuel. All five crew escaped unharled,

but the Islander wasn't as lucky. It won't be until the end

of 2015 that And even their temporary

search plane has been delaydd. Frustrating news for Mike

and the other pilots, as th`t means So they've borrowed this basic plane

to get them back in the cockpit The reason we have this one is so we

can start to get our pilots back because it is seven months since

most of us flow `` flew a Lhons Pride Islander. If they go out of

date it becomes harder and harder to sort it out.

It is a quick stop for this aircraft, but the first temporary

rescue planes should be in Guernsey by the end of July.

Children in Jersey had a school assembly with a difference today.

Child protection experts from the NSPCC are in the island, te`ching

youngsters how to recognise when they're being bullied or abtsed

The charity says that on avdrage in the UK two children in every

primary school class suffers some form of abuse or neglect.

Tackling tough issues ` child protection experts talking

with Jersey youngsters about how to recognise signs of abuse.

This is the first school in the Channel Islands to take part.

Less than 5% of children contacting ChildLine are under the age of 1.

Lots of people `` children `re not talking about what is happening to

them. And that has led to this scheme

across the British Isles. For many it's a difficult stbject

but one that needs to be addressed. It tells you to ring ChildLhne if

you have any worries. If it is happening, talk to somebody. It is

interesting to learn the different types of abuses. It is important

that the children, beyond the school day or if necessary within ht, feel

they have somebody to speak to. Working with the NSPCC, and sharing

with the children what they can offer, means that they, shotld they

need to have somebody to spdak to. The charity's message is ailed

at ten and eleven`year`olds. The team will visit every primary

school in the Channel Islands every two years ` to make stre

children know how to be heard. In tennis,

Guernsey's Heather Watson h`s an automatic pass to the selifinals

of the Aegon International ` after her quarterfinal opponent

withdrew with a hamstring injury. Heather won her place

in the quarterfinals at Eastbourne after a three`sets win over the

world number 12 Flavia Penndtta And today she was due to pl`y world

number six Petra Kvitova ` This has never happened to le

before. I was kind of like, what do I do know? But I wished her full

recovery for Wimbledon, I hope it is nothing too serious. And shd wished

me good luck in the rest of the tournament. I am glad to be in the

semifinals now. Heather will face Madison Kdys of

the USA in the semifinal tolorrow. And one of the biggest names

in women?s tennis is backing her. Former Wimbledon champion

Martina Navratilova told thd She came to Birmingham last week and

lost a match after three match points in the first round, `nd she

played very careful, and shd learned from that. She has been plaxing a

brave tennis here. Now she hs in the quarterfinals and looking good. ``

she has been playing Dave tdnnis. `` brave tennis.

We have had rows out today, the conditions have been perfect,

haven't they? Yes, the weather has been khnd to

them. This was a picture from earlier. You can see the se` is not

particularly rough, and the winds have been favourable as well. It is

a tall order for anybody, btt a mixed crew managed to row from

Weymouth to Alderney. That hs a pretty good achievement. Thdy may

suffer from a bit of sunburn. Tomorrow we have got a lovely day,

fine and dry, plenty of sunshine. Just a little bit of a breeze coming

in from the East or North E`st. Maybe 21 degrees, but that hs

pleasant. At first night so there is pleasant. At first night so there is

the possibility of some sea mist around. Apart from that it hs a fine

story, and this area of high pressure is just gently drifting

closer. But it is fairly slow moving. Some low cloud appe`ring,

but I think it will break up very quickly tomorrow morning. Overnight

temperatures 12, 13 degrees. Tomorrow is reasonable for `ll of

us. It is pretty much wall`to`wall sunshine, right through to the end

of the day. Top temperature of 0 or 21 degrees, which is 70 in

Fahrenheit. A little bit cooler along the coastline.

There is not much of a wave to surf on. Pretty good all through and

including the weekend. Make the most of it.

I think the shorts will be on on the beach this weekend. Thank you very

much. Justin and Natalie with you in a few

moments. We will leave you with a look ahead to a new sound on BBC

Radio Jersey coming your wax on Monday morning from six o'clock

Good morning, Matthew. Top temperatures of 20, a great start to

the day. We have heard from Mary, and she

hopes it is completed for the games next year.

Jersey elects a new Governmdnt. Good morning jersey. Starts Monday

at six o'clock. built here in Falmouth. The idea

ultimately is to have around 60 of these devices in the sea. Together

they are supposed to producd around enough electricity to power around

10,000 homes. The development has been relatively

quick. Today we were given ` tour. We are standing here on the

superstructure. The pump compresses water which we

then convert into electricity. That water comes through thhs pipe

here, so if we follow this pipe along... This is a electronhcs which

monitor the flow and pressure so we can work out the performancd of this

particular demonstrator devhce. The design relies on a serids of

floats and pumps to drive a turbine. If the design works it could bring

big benefits to Falmouth and the rest of the South West. It hs huge

towards the industry and local supply chains, and if we get more

work, obviously it becomes lore job and more creation and the stpply

chain. If all the last`minute checks go to

plan, it will set sail tomorrow plan, it will set sail tomorrow

morning. This orange boy has to be moved into

a vertical position. It will act as a piston going up and down hn the

water. That will drive the water around and ultimately produce the

electricity. 13`year`old diver from Plymouth has

won her appeal to be includdd in the team England squad for the

Commonwealth Games. Victori` Vincent was told she is eligible to compete.

She was not included in the original team because of confusion over age

restrictions. She can go, it is confirmed she is on the teal.

How did Victoria react? She was all over the moon. What about a big grin

from ear to ear, she has bedn worried over the last few d`ys

whether it was a yes or a no. Everyone is smiling.

A scheme to offer anyone a chance to cash in on solar panels even if they

do not own their own home h`s proved so popular it is having to turn

applicants away. People can put in as little as ?50 and take a share of

the profit they generate. A sunny June morning, and it is not

as where as you might think. The South West gets more sunshine than

just about anywhere else in the UK. On a day like today it is e`sy to

see how it could be put to good use. Danny is helping to do just that. I

have always wanted to creatd electricity myself, but I al not a

homeowner. Because it was only a ?50 investment limit, it made it

accessible. He is where the solar panels are

going. On school buildings `cross the city. More than half thd 14

investors are from Plymouth, each taking a share of the profits. With

an annual 6% return, it beats any high Street and account. Thd scheme

has only just launched, but has already attracted more investors

than it can handle. As it w`s the first ever community share offer we

didn't know what would happdn. After eight weeks we had invested ?6, 00

`` ?600,000 worth of investlent In return for providing a nhce big

site for solar panels the schools taking part across Plymouth get the

panels for free, cheaper eldctricity bills and no development costs.

And some handy lessons in bringing renewable energy to life. Wd thought

the scheme was too good to be true at first. So we looked thoroughly

into it, and it really is almost too good to be true. They say you do not

get something for nothing, but it seems in this case we have. And we

may be seeing more of it. The Government wanted to sl`sh the

subsidies paid to large sol`r farms and encourage smaller schemds like

this. In Plymouth talks are they taking place for the next phase

`` already taking place. How do you teach children as young as five

about something as momentous as the First World War?

The answer for 200 primary school pupils was joined the Army, Mark

through Buckfastleigh and hdad into war on a steam train. `` john the

army, March. First World War recruits at the town

hall taking the oath is a sdrious business.

You will get your king's shhlling, then you will be in the Armx. And

Army rules and regulations. Is that clear? Is that clear? !

Thank you. This is the king's shilling, your first payment for

being in the Army. Things gdt even more serious.

Have you shaved this morning? In the Army you will shave every d`y!

Then it was into town and jtst in case they had forgotten... Time for

a little history. In UAE is back please quote `` Pino

is back! Our main industry in the town is

wall. And the fact not everyone w`nted to

fight. I am quite happy to stop here. This lot seemed up for it

though. A march through town raised their

spirits for the fight. Defend our country. While bhscuits

and crisps might not have bden Army rations 100 years ago, this week

creation of what happened in the South Devon town in 1914 is a great

way to learn. It is important we still remember it, so that hs what

it is all about for us, makhng them learn.

The pupils know their stuff. It started in 1914. And it finished

on 11th June, 1918. That is all I know.

Even Rufus, who is only fivd... Some people in the First World W`r rode

horses, and they had spears. After a break it was time to go off

to war. Time for the weather, it has been

really want today. 25, 20 6 degrees. The hottest day of

the year so far. `` 26 degrdes. We have had a lovely day today.

There has been cloud here and there, but for the majority of the

Southwest Sun has shone frol until dusk.

A lovely day tomorrow with fine dry conditions. We will have more in the

way of sunshine, and it staxs dry all the way through. Congratulations

to 18 who have rowed across the Channel today. They started out at

five o'clock in the morning from Weymouth, they have just arrived in

Alderney. That is 55 nautic`l miles. For the rest of us we have had some

glorious sunshine today. Thd winds have been a bit lively across the

more western parts of Cornw`ll, the area of high pressure is getting a

little bit closer over the next 24 hours, and in time we get to the

weekend it is close enough to keep all the cloud at bay. That hs the

cloud structure we have had today. Some of that will drift into was as

overnight tonight, but this was earlier today weather was a

beautiful scene at Budleigh Salterton. In the sunshine we have

seen some of the highest temperatures across parts of South

Devon, as well as southern parts of Cornwall. C temperature is `round 16

degrees. It has come up even more. `` the sea temperature. Let us

follow the progress of some of that cloud over night. Tonight it is

slightly fresher, so if you have struggled with sleep becausd it has

been somebody, it is a little bit cooler tonight between ten `nd 2

degrees. Then tomorrow more of the same, a day with plenty of sunshine.

Some patchy, no cloud briefly in the morning, but by many of us hn the

afternoon it is almost unbroken sunshine. We may get cloud forming

inland, so the best of that sunshine will be around the coast.

Still quite breezy in the Isles of Scilly. Times of high water...

Probably is just to go for ` swim rather than use the surfboard. ``

just best. Perhaps a force four as the onshore

sea breeze kicks in from thd early afternoon. If you are a hay fever

sufferer, the coast is the place to be.

That is how it looks for thd next few days. Fine, dry, with plenty of

sunshine. A top temperature of 1 or 22.

If you have found us at this later time and stayed with us, th`nk you

very much indeed. We would do it all tomorrow at the

same time. What from all of us, good night.

`` from all of us, goodbye.