:00:00. > :00:00.in a few minutes over on BBC Pwo, but now on BBC One it's time
:00:00. > :00:21.Good evening. for the
:00:22. > :00:24.Condor has been given the go ahead to apply for a ten year licdnce to
:00:25. > :00:26.operate passenger ferry and freight services to the Channel Isl`nds
:00:27. > :00:29.The deal brokered with the governments of Jersey and
:00:30. > :00:32.Guernsey means the company can spend ?50 million on a new, bigger boat.
:00:33. > :00:34.But it also reduces the opportunity for competition on the routds.
:00:35. > :01:02.We have used it a lot. Pricds could be reduced if it was possible but we
:01:03. > :01:03.have found them a good servhce indeed.
:01:04. > :01:06.But looking to the future Condor wants to invest ` planning to spend
:01:07. > :01:19.And looking for a bit more commitment from the Island's first `
:01:20. > :01:23.with a new deal now in placd ` it's time to get the cheque book out
:01:24. > :01:26.The States have been looking at the best way of securing this vhtal link
:01:27. > :01:29.with the UK for more than a year and hope these agreements whll mean
:01:30. > :01:34.Basically it means Condor c`n now apply for a new licence to operate
:01:35. > :01:39.It will have to stick to strict rules but the competition whll be
:01:40. > :01:42.limited as anyone else wanthng to operate would have to provide the
:01:43. > :01:56.There is the opportunity for another operator to come in, as Boehng `` as
:01:57. > :02:00.long as they are to have a service. We have to make sure we havd best
:02:01. > :02:04.value for Jersey and Guernsdy. Back to the customers though `
:02:05. > :02:16.and those grumbles about costs ` There has to be no profit m`de by
:02:17. > :02:17.the operator. It is an arrangement in terms of ensuring that is the
:02:18. > :02:18.case. So with Condor, Guernsey, and Jersey
:02:19. > :02:21.States on board with the pl`ns. It's a deal all three hope will help
:02:22. > :02:25.ensure the Islands have the ferry Smoking
:02:26. > :02:31.in cars carrying children whll be The new restrictions will sde 1
:02:32. > :02:36.year old drivers banned The island follows Canada
:02:37. > :02:41.and Australia in bringing in the restrictions but will be thd first
:02:42. > :02:45.place in the British Isles to do so. It follows a survey by the Health
:02:46. > :03:00.Department which showed a m`jority It is changing the understanding of
:03:01. > :03:04.the effects of changing and that is important because when you look
:03:05. > :03:08.back, it is ten years since we have had the ban of smoking is in pubs
:03:09. > :03:14.and restaurants. Not many pdople have been prosecuted but it is the
:03:15. > :03:16.culture that has changed and we want to continue doing that.
:03:17. > :03:19.There's frustration in Jersdy that newcomers to the island can use A
:03:20. > :03:21.for non`emergencies according to a recent survey.
:03:22. > :03:23.More than 6,500 people were interviewed about health services
:03:24. > :03:27.Respondents said people shotld contribute to the economy bdfore
:03:28. > :03:33.But the survey also showed concern that the health system would get
:03:34. > :03:37.clogged up and abused if doctors appointments werd free.
:03:38. > :03:47.And there's much more on thd health survey ` including what isl`nders
:03:48. > :03:50.Condor's damaged Clipper ferry is to sail to Falmouth to undergo
:03:51. > :03:55.It's after it touched the sdabed off St Peter Port yesterday
:03:56. > :03:59.Guernsey's harbour authoritx has begun an investigation.
:04:00. > :04:05.The company expects the Clipper to be out of service for up to a week.
:04:06. > :04:09.Unemployment in Jersey's at its lowest level
:04:10. > :04:15.New figures show 1,510 people are looking for work, the lowest
:04:16. > :04:18.The jobless total has fallen continuously
:04:19. > :04:24.For the first time in its hhstory, the Church of England is to allow
:04:25. > :04:29.The Channel Islands will have to change local laws before wolen
:04:30. > :04:35.And even then churches will still be able to choose a male bishop
:04:36. > :04:45.After years of debate the General Synod in York finally said
:04:46. > :04:55.It breaks the church's tradhtion of thousand of years of male bhshops.
:04:56. > :04:58.But before the Channel islands can accept the change local church
:04:59. > :05:12.As well as the legislation having to go through the English Parlhament
:05:13. > :05:19.and back to the general sent out, it will have to go through herd in
:05:20. > :05:25.Guernsey and then go to our states for voting on. `` General Sxnod
:05:26. > :05:28.Jersey's Dean was in the UK and voted in favour of women bishops,
:05:29. > :05:32.but that won't mean that chtrches here will have to accept thdm.
:05:33. > :05:41.If they can't `` if they can't cope with having a woman rector,
:05:42. > :05:46.alternative provision will be made for them. If they don't likd the
:05:47. > :05:48.alternative provision, therd is an independent reviewer.
:05:49. > :05:50.Yesterday's General Synod vote is being hailed as a great day
:05:51. > :05:54.for equality by many and thd first woman to take up the role of Bishop
:05:55. > :05:58.But with churches able to rdfuse a woman bishop but not a male one,
:05:59. > :06:08.the long journey for equality isn't quite ovdr yet.
:06:09. > :06:11.I am back tomorrow morning `` tomorrow evening at 6:30pm. Now for
:06:12. > :06:21.the weather. It is a bit misty overnight tonight
:06:22. > :06:26.but the real change comes as we come towards the end of the week when we
:06:27. > :06:31.could have some overnight thunderstorms. For tomorrow, it is
:06:32. > :06:35.misty and first and then sole warm sunshine and the temperaturds are
:06:36. > :06:38.higher than today. Quite a bit of cloud out here but this isn't the
:06:39. > :06:44.direction where the weather will come from. It is coming up from the
:06:45. > :06:47.south as we head towards thd weekend. We have a weak weather
:06:48. > :06:52.system that is pushing throtgh the west of us so it will bring more
:06:53. > :06:55.cloud overnight tonight. It might produce the odd light shower by
:06:56. > :07:05.tomorrow morning. It is misty in places. For tomorrow, there is a
:07:06. > :07:08.feud drizzly showers and it will brighten up and we will havd more
:07:09. > :07:15.into the way of sunshine. Temperatures are rising. It will be
:07:16. > :07:19.even warmer by Thursday but as we headed to Friday and the wedkend,
:07:20. > :07:23.thunderstorms are possible, especially during the night time.
:07:24. > :07:31.From the team here, goodbye. tricky situation. Matt will explain
:07:32. > :07:35.more. An` he will tell you that it more. And he will tell you that it
:07:36. > :07:46.didn't rain today. The outlook for the next 40 days
:07:47. > :07:50.will be straightforward to St swith an were to be believed. Thankfully
:07:51. > :07:54.for my job at least, it is far from straightforward. Even after today, a
:07:55. > :07:58.dry day, weather is on the turn in Northern Ireland and Scotland.
:07:59. > :08:03.Around western coastal hills of England and Wales turning misty with
:08:04. > :08:07.light rain and drizzle. For most a dry night with clear skies.
:08:08. > :08:11.Temperatures a degree or so down on last night. A warm start to
:08:12. > :08:15.Wednesday. Early risers in Northern Ireland may get wet but turning
:08:16. > :08:19.brighter here with one or two heavy showers. Rain spreading across
:08:20. > :08:24.Scotland through the morning, hit and mist. A dry and bright start for
:08:25. > :08:28.many in England and Wales. Low cloud in the Midlands. This will thicken
:08:29. > :08:30.during the second half of the day to bring outbreaks of rain.
:08:31. > :08:32.Temperatures across the north and west are in