:00:12. > :00:47.And, forget your bucket and spade ` we're in Alderney
:00:48. > :01:03.Many people couldn't imagind living now without the internet
:01:04. > :01:07.Some see it as an essential service for business and pldasure.
:01:08. > :01:10.But some connections are faster than others and now Guernsey's government
:01:11. > :01:18.has gone undercover to find out why, as Mike Wilkins reports.
:01:19. > :01:21.Over the past three months, under the radar, Guernsey's
:01:22. > :01:23.government has been snooping on the companies that provide
:01:24. > :01:31.It follows complaints from tsers about their internet speeds.
:01:32. > :01:34.And now the States wants to find out who's really at fault.
:01:35. > :01:36.It's been using special software to monitor the broadband speeds at
:01:37. > :01:55.So we as a government can sde are the problems at home with the route,
:01:56. > :02:01.either in that little bit of copper between home and the box, bdtween
:02:02. > :02:03.the box and the exchange, and this software gives us a huge amount
:02:04. > :02:03.Sure is the company that provides the
:02:04. > :02:09.It has declined an interview but said that it welcomes the strvey and
:02:10. > :02:12.it looks forward to commenthng when they see the results of the study.
:02:13. > :02:14.JT is the other provider of Broadband in Guernsey.
:02:15. > :02:34.It also declined an intervidw but said in a statement:
:02:35. > :02:38.The States has three months worth of data to crunch before we find
:02:39. > :02:44.out where and why there are broadband problems in the island.
:02:45. > :02:47.Airfares being charged by Atrigny on its Guernsey to Gatwick route are
:02:48. > :02:51.being reviewed by business groups amid concerns that they're too high.
:02:52. > :02:54.The airline recently committed to keeping 60% of its fares under 65,
:02:55. > :02:58.but says it does need to be commercially viable.
:02:59. > :03:06.Tourism bosses are among those calling for the review.
:03:07. > :03:09.A petition demanding Guernsdy States make a U`turn on their decision to
:03:10. > :03:10.introduce paid parking has gained over 1,000 signatures.
:03:11. > :03:13.In May, politicians agreed to a raft of measures aimed
:03:14. > :03:17.at cutting car use in the island, including charging motorists 60p an
:03:18. > :03:23.Those behind the petition s`y it's the low earners in St Peter Port
:03:24. > :03:31.Politicians in Jersey are sdeking a permanent way
:03:32. > :03:34.of dealing with the thick coating of green seaweed on St Aubin's Bay.
:03:35. > :03:38.Transport Technical Services can regularly push the sea letttce
:03:39. > :03:41.further down the beach, but it always comes back with the tide
:03:42. > :03:43.Now the Constable of St Helher is asking the Environment
:03:44. > :03:55.Minister to investigate how it could be treated or disposed of
:03:56. > :04:04.The environment Department `re doing a lot of work, to understand what
:04:05. > :04:09.causes it, why it is here some years and not others, and why it hs not in
:04:10. > :04:13.Jersey. And also to control the amount of the letters we have in
:04:14. > :04:16.jersey by controlling the ldvels of nutrients it relies upon to grow.
:04:17. > :04:19.Jersey's Royal Court was in St Martin today for the Visite Royale.
:04:20. > :04:22.As part of a tradition that dates back to the sixteenth century,
:04:23. > :04:24.the court tours the parish `nd gives its verdict on any problems.
:04:25. > :04:26.Today that meant inspecting a failed culvert.
:04:27. > :04:28.The island's youngest advoc`te acted as defender for the landowndrs,
:04:29. > :04:32.St Martin's Connetable says it can mean a quicker resolution
:04:33. > :04:44.This is actually a nice way of doing it because you could have an instant
:04:45. > :04:50.decision, whereas sometimes you may have two wait many years for eight
:04:51. > :04:54.court judgement, where is the owners of the property today have got an
:04:55. > :04:59.advocate representing them laybe later date representing a tree or a
:05:00. > :05:01.hedge, and speaking in defence of a dead tree, for instance, as has
:05:02. > :05:04.happened in the past. Back on dry land after two lonths
:05:05. > :05:07.at sea, but did these Atlantic Now, onto
:05:08. > :05:22.the mystery disappearance of one A carved stone which has bedn in the
:05:23. > :05:29.Bailiff's Cross area for centuries vanished during the redevelopment
:05:30. > :05:31.of the old Hangman's pub thdre. I may be no Poirot, but when
:05:32. > :05:42.called in to investigate I will And here at Bailiff's Cross it's
:05:43. > :05:45.the disappearance of the cross that gives the area
:05:46. > :06:04.its name that's causing a stir. People just noticed that it had
:06:05. > :06:10.disappeared. I have fielded similar questions about it I have got a
:06:11. > :06:13.standard response now, which is that we have turned it into gravdl, which
:06:14. > :06:14.is not the truth at all! A stone, which used to be jtst
:06:15. > :06:26.here before the old Hangman's The stone was slightly set back from
:06:27. > :06:31.the wall, so it was not acttally touching the wall at all. You would
:06:32. > :06:37.have seen the very face of the stone. It is a stone with a story.
:06:38. > :06:43.The Bailiff of Guernsey acctsed his neighbour of stealing from him. This
:06:44. > :06:48.was not true and he was sentenced to death. This is the location that it
:06:49. > :06:51.is believed he stopped to rdceive the holy sacrament before going on
:06:52. > :06:59.to the gallows. The next ch`pter in this story though brings be here. I
:07:00. > :07:06.was accused of vandalising ht. But I was taking it away to repair it
:07:07. > :07:11.That's all I was going to do. They decided not to fill the cracks. Some
:07:12. > :07:16.stainless steel foul to put across, and it is here and land ready to be
:07:17. > :07:22.put back. And it won't be long before that happens. As you can see,
:07:23. > :07:29.there is a stainless steel border and that is where we will mount the
:07:30. > :07:34.missing stone. So, mystery solved? Indeed.
:07:35. > :07:37.Over to Alderney Week now, where rain threatened to stop plax in the
:07:38. > :07:42.We're not talking a couple of buckets and spades and a flag
:07:43. > :07:46.There were some serious construction efforts going on down at Br`ye Beach
:07:47. > :08:16.All one needs to enter the sand castle competition is a lot of
:08:17. > :08:22.imagination, a view helpers, and some basic tools. Before materials
:08:23. > :08:26.are all provided. One of thd most ambitious entries in the opdn
:08:27. > :08:32.section was this legendary sea monster of gigantic proporthons It
:08:33. > :08:36.was entered by JoJo and fridnds It has been fantastic. This is my
:08:37. > :08:41.favourite event of Alderney week. We have planned it for a littld while,
:08:42. > :08:45.worked out what we are going to do, and we have finally finished. We are
:08:46. > :08:49.very happy. Judging the competition is a different matter, with over 100
:08:50. > :08:54.entries reflecting this year's treasure Island theme, so choosing a
:08:55. > :08:57.winner was never going to bd easy. We have found it incredibly
:08:58. > :09:03.difficult. We have had so m`ny entries, so many really original
:09:04. > :09:07.good ideas. There have been Long John Silver, treasure chests,
:09:08. > :09:17.treasure islands, some people are sticking to the traditional sand
:09:18. > :09:22.castle ideas. But very good. In the end, the overall winner was a
:09:23. > :09:30.delicately executed design called kraken versus Gray Shippey. All too
:09:31. > :09:35.soon it was time for the winners to carry off their booty, and for
:09:36. > :09:41.kraken to return to the depths of Ray Bay.
:09:42. > :09:45.Lovely weather there. Will ht continue?
:09:46. > :09:54.The has been plenty of talk recently on the Internet of what is happening
:09:55. > :09:58.to Couric and birth `` hurrhcane Bertha, which will cross thd
:09:59. > :10:03.Atlantic into the weekend, `nd what it will do is uncertain at the
:10:04. > :10:08.moment. Tomorrow will be a lovely day across the islands, dry with
:10:09. > :10:14.some sunshine, and generallx light winds. This string of cloud will
:10:15. > :10:20.past just to the south of us tonight, and there is some rain on
:10:21. > :10:23.that. It will move into the middle of France before pulling east. It is
:10:24. > :10:27.a weather system that develops a few ripples along it, which means its
:10:28. > :10:34.progress is fairly erratic. middle of the date Meyer, it will be
:10:35. > :10:37.to the of us. Then a fair alount of moisture on Friday, and it will be
:10:38. > :10:42.quite a wet day. Generally by Friday, there is no sign of any high
:10:43. > :10:48.pressure with low pressure taking charge. Overnight tonight, the
:10:49. > :10:52.patchy cloud will trickle along the south of jersey, perhaps producing a
:10:53. > :10:56.few showers overnight tonight. It should remain dry but rather cloudy
:10:57. > :11:02.with 16 the minimum damage. Tomorrow, quite a lot of cloud to
:11:03. > :11:05.start with, but it will bre`k up with sunny spells into the
:11:06. > :11:12.afternoon. Temperatures responding quite well in the sunshine. 23 the
:11:13. > :11:24.top ten were just. Dash`macro temperature.
:11:25. > :11:33.Looking further ahead, the weekend forecast. Saturday will be bright
:11:34. > :11:36.and dry, but quite breezy. Then the remnants of the hurricane
:11:37. > :11:41.across northern France by the time we get to Sunday. Strong winds and
:11:42. > :11:49.we could well have another wet day. Have a good evening.
:11:50. > :11:54.Before we go, some sports ndws. Matt Le Tissier has stepped down as
:11:55. > :11:58.president of Guernsey FC. The former Southampton and England plaxer, who
:11:59. > :12:03.has been president since thd club was formed in 2011, says he is
:12:04. > :12:07.giving up the role because of work commitments. The club says ht is not
:12:08. > :12:12.seeking a replacement tonight. That's it for now.
:12:13. > :12:16.Portland as part of this coastline's past becomes part of its
:12:17. > :12:18.future as well. Many men who fought in the
:12:19. > :12:20.First World War never spoke of their experiences
:12:21. > :12:23.and the horrors they'd witndssed, but tonight, in the third of our
:12:24. > :12:27.World War I At Home series, we hear John Mathews was left for ddad
:12:28. > :12:33.on the battlefield but went on to lead a long life in West Cornwall
:12:34. > :12:36.working on St Michael's Mount, and sometimes sharing his mdmories
:12:37. > :12:41.of the Great War with his f`mily. I've been to meet his grandson,
:12:42. > :13:11.who's also called John Mathdws, My grandfather would have known what
:13:12. > :13:16.he was getting into, but like many men at that time, King and country,
:13:17. > :13:23.he would have viewed it as `n honour to serve. But nothing can compare
:13:24. > :13:29.you for the culture shock that would have faced him living on an idyllic
:13:30. > :13:33.island not much more than a boy In March 1918 like so many soldiers
:13:34. > :13:35.before him, John Matthews w`s injured and knocked unconschous
:13:36. > :13:40.When he came round he had bden to different place on the
:13:41. > :13:46.battlefield, but until a frhend visited West Cornwall in 1979, he
:13:47. > :13:53.never knew how or why. The chap knocked on my
:13:54. > :13:59.grandfather's door and said, you are John Matthews. Served in thd great
:14:00. > :14:07.War? Yes. He said, you're ddad, Haji? And my grandfather sahd, I
:14:08. > :14:12.don't think so. And the chap said, you're meant to be. My grandfather
:14:13. > :14:14.asked him why he thought he was dead, and it transpired that when he
:14:15. > :14:21.had been badly wounded his best mate in the platoon had
:14:22. > :14:27.seen him fall and him and another they were carrying him, thex thought
:14:28. > :14:32.he was already dead, another Tommy calling for hdlp was
:14:33. > :14:39.obviously a life. So they dtmped my grandfather and picked up the other
:14:40. > :14:43.Tommy. When he came to, he was faced with a German soldier, towards them
:14:44. > :14:47.with his rifle and bayonet. And my grandfather 's thought he w`s either
:14:48. > :14:52.going to shoot him or stab him, but the German soldier didn't, he
:14:53. > :14:59.stabbed the end of his rifld into the earth to allow my grandfather to
:15:00. > :15:06.a German field dressing station The easiest thing to do
:15:07. > :15:10.amount of flesh that was blown off was to chop his leg off armour but
:15:11. > :15:15.the German surgeon took timd, patched it up, and saved my
:15:16. > :15:23.grandfather's Lake. `` saved his leg.
:15:24. > :15:26.When it was over, John Hahn time convalescing in a military
:15:27. > :15:32.hospital. He became friends with a young woman. When it was tile to go
:15:33. > :15:37.back to the island, he said goodbye to her, never dreaming he would see
:15:38. > :15:40.Doris again. But that was not to be the case.
:15:41. > :15:47.One day the board called in, and my grandfather on the front thought, "I
:15:48. > :15:53.know that hat!" And then, "H know that what!" He started walkhng
:15:54. > :15:59.towards and being a romantic, he said to her, " what entire nation
:16:00. > :16:04.are you doing here?" She sahd she was a new kitchen maid at the
:16:05. > :16:07.castle. In 1923 they got married. They were completely devoted to one
:16:08. > :16:14.another from 1923 until his death in 1988, completely and utterlx
:16:15. > :16:21.devoted. After their wedding, John M`tthews
:16:22. > :16:25.worked back on the mound for 40 years. He was filmed in 1948 in
:16:26. > :16:30.role as island postman, either ruling to the island walking across
:16:31. > :16:33.the cobbled causeway to delhver the mail. Every so often he shared
:16:34. > :16:40.stories of his wartime experiences. As a man and a boy, his grandson so
:16:41. > :16:44.loved to listen to his tales of life on the line.
:16:45. > :16:51.My grandfather would get a parcel from home and give it all away. And
:16:52. > :16:58.his mates would say he was lad. "all this handsome food!" And I could see
:16:59. > :17:05.my grandfather saying, " I knew boy, I knew! "because his mother
:17:06. > :17:11.thought the most important thing in life was to be regular, and so every
:17:12. > :17:18.piece of fruit was laced with something to make your regular!
:17:19. > :17:23.There were also other more gruesome memories that John never sh`red
:17:24. > :17:28.After he died, my Nan said to me that write`up too close to his death
:17:29. > :17:30.she would be walking with hhm sobbing with nightmares. He could
:17:31. > :17:36.never forget what he what he went through. There are
:17:37. > :17:41.people who paid the ultimatd sacrifice, but they're suffdring
:17:42. > :17:46.ended when they were shot. For my grandfather, until he was two weeks
:17:47. > :17:57.away from 90 years old, he carried that. 72 years of nightmares.
:17:58. > :18:01.John clearly never fully got over the effect of war, but he dhd go on
:18:02. > :18:11.to lead a long and happy life on the island with the wife he met when he
:18:12. > :18:15.was convalescing from his w`rtime injuries, and the nobles rest here
:18:16. > :18:16.in peace. `` they both rest here in peace.
:18:17. > :18:19.Tomorrow in the fourth in this series of World War I At
:18:20. > :18:22.Home we'll hear about the unexpected arrival of 32,000 Canadian soldiers
:18:23. > :18:24.in Plymouth, and how their mascot went on to inspire the
:18:25. > :18:35.International cricket is behng played in Somerset today.
:18:36. > :18:37.England Lions are playing Sri Lanka in Taunton as part of
:18:38. > :18:40.a triangular of a triangular series which also involves New Zealand
:18:41. > :18:42.Among the best of England's young talent is North
:18:43. > :18:44.Devon's Craig Overton, who's having his best season for Somerset.
:18:45. > :18:54.Spotlight's Dave Gibbins went to see their preparations at King's College
:18:55. > :19:00.He is already touted as one who will make it big for England. He has
:19:01. > :19:04.twice already recorded caredr`best scores, and accompanied that with
:19:05. > :19:10.his best bowling figures. Not surprisingly, he has been rdcognised
:19:11. > :19:15.by his country for this one day international tournament. Hd spoke
:19:16. > :19:19.exclusively to Spotlight it is massive for me.
:19:20. > :19:25.. I have always wanted to plax for
:19:26. > :19:30.England, and it is always nhce to test yourself against those kind of
:19:31. > :19:34.players. If you can prove yourself, it is a massive confidence boost and
:19:35. > :19:41.you can take that on. Andy Flower is head coach of the
:19:42. > :19:45.Alliance. The captain is Jales Taylor of Nottinghamshire who has
:19:46. > :19:53.played for England, and wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow. They were sharpening
:19:54. > :20:00.up before taking on Sri Lanka. Creek Overton knows he is just a step away
:20:01. > :20:06.from joining the elite band. I need to be a consistent pdrformer
:20:07. > :20:11.Tom and then I might hopefully get the caller. I just need to
:20:12. > :20:16.concentrate on keeping my fdet on the ground.
:20:17. > :20:26.Best of luck to Craig Overton and his England colleagues.
:20:27. > :20:28.beaten And in the first match of the tri`series, England have
:20:29. > :20:33.Two South West rowers are celebrating on the Isles of Scilly
:20:34. > :20:36.Elliott Dale and Chris ?Darby? Walters from Lyme
:20:37. > :20:39.Regis have raised more than ?10 ,000 for Children's Hospice South West.
:20:40. > :20:42.They set off on Saturday thd 7th of June from New York, and rowed
:20:43. > :20:49.They arrived today at St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly after 60
:20:50. > :20:54.As Alec Collyer reports, thdy are still waiting to find out if they've
:20:55. > :21:15.On June seven they left New York to challenge a rude first road in 896
:21:16. > :21:20.by two Norwegian Americans. Today, 60 days later, we find them
:21:21. > :21:27.approaching the silly I is still a ten miles to go out and covdred over
:21:28. > :21:36.3200 miles at sea. Happy to be here. It has bedn a long
:21:37. > :21:45.trip. It was beyond belief, the 3000 miles
:21:46. > :21:48.they have rowed in all sorts of weather. Sharks following them,
:21:49. > :21:53.Wales surprising them. It h`s been epic.
:21:54. > :22:02.A couple of hours later a slall flotilla escorted into St M`ry's
:22:03. > :22:07.harbour where a true welcomd waited for the record`breaking pair.
:22:08. > :22:19.APPLAUSE .
:22:20. > :22:22.We only said we would never do it again. We're talking about doing
:22:23. > :22:31.another one now! The pain was excruciating. But the
:22:32. > :22:37.welcome has been credible. The guys have set a record today, 60
:22:38. > :22:44.days, that is a tough record to beat.
:22:45. > :22:48.On behalf of the children and families who need our help, thank
:22:49. > :22:53.you, Chris, thank you, Elliott. We're so proud of you.
:22:54. > :22:55.There are suspicions that and I s party might go on into the darly
:22:56. > :23:07.hours. Someone was clever with the
:23:08. > :23:12.soundtrack, when they? It was looking beautiful on the
:23:13. > :23:24.silly I, but they had some pretty strong winds after hurricand after.
:23:25. > :23:31.We will have more in the wax of sunshine tomorrow. Mainly dry. This
:23:32. > :23:37.group of cloud is parting as it moves towards us. It will produce
:23:38. > :23:43.some hybrids of rain. Behind that we have a ridge of high pressure for
:23:44. > :23:46.much of the day tomorrow, and then things start to go downhill
:23:47. > :23:51.somewhat. This is the chart for Friday. It is that area of
:23:52. > :23:56.pressure that could produce outbreaks of rain as we movd towards
:23:57. > :24:00.the end of the week. There hsn't high`pressure near as we go towards
:24:01. > :24:06.Friday, so it does become more unsettled. A few showers thhs
:24:07. > :24:13.evening coming in on a gentle breeze. Overnight temperatures will
:24:14. > :24:17.fall a little lower than last night. Any showers we do sed this
:24:18. > :24:27.evening will fade away. sky to bring the temperaturds lower
:24:28. > :24:32.than last night. Between 12 and 14 Celsius for many of us. Tomorrow is
:24:33. > :24:37.not bad. Some patchy cloud, but mostly dry. The chance of a few
:24:38. > :24:46.showers moving through the Dnglish Channel. In terms of temper`ture, it
:24:47. > :24:57.will reach 19 degrees on thd coach, `` on the coast, but 22 degrees the
:24:58. > :25:12.top figure. Much lighter winds on the Isles of Scilly and we have
:25:13. > :25:24.seen. The high water times: And the surf isn't too bad.
:25:25. > :25:31.This is from today, glorious sunshine and a proper summer day on
:25:32. > :25:37.the south coast of Devon. The sunshine has been out over lost of
:25:38. > :25:43.the area, some showers, but they have been the exception. I'l sure
:25:44. > :25:47.our cameraman got himself an ice cream. The sea temperature hs around
:25:48. > :25:53.18 or 19 degrees, still unusually warm for the time of year. For the
:25:54. > :26:10.coastal waters forecast: Rebecca mentioned that we h`ve wet
:26:11. > :26:16.weather heading our way. We might see showers on Saturday, quhte
:26:17. > :26:22.blustery conditions. On Sunday the remnants of an old Harry Kane that
:26:23. > :26:27.is moving across the Harry Kane as an old tropical storm, it whll be
:26:28. > :26:36.weak when it gets to us, but that could bring a spell of unustally wet
:26:37. > :26:42.and windy conditions on Sunday. We don't know the exact area of low
:26:43. > :26:49.pressure, it could be into the middle of France or the south of
:26:50. > :26:52.England. I will update you tsing our Twitter feed, or if you want to ask
:26:53. > :27:16.questions you can e`mail. Asking for questions? You are
:27:17. > :27:22.brave! From all of us on Spotlight, good night.