11/08/2014 BBC Channel Islands News


11/08/2014

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Jersey's states are unlikely to back plans to allow some islanders to use

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cannabis for medicinal use, according to the island's

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Senator Lyndon Farnham was commenting on a proposition

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for the class`B drug to be available on licence for pain relief.

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It's psychoactive effects, which include relaxation

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and euphoria, makes cannabis the most widely used drug in the UK.

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But not every cannabis user takes the Class B drug

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Evelyn is unable to work as she suffers chronic pain.

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She's had her colon removed and has kidney problems.

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She chooses to smoke cannabis as she says it helps her more than

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Cannabis helps because it gives me" title. `` appetite. It helps the

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pain, but it eases the spasms. But Evelyn knows she's breaking

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the law. Last year, 61 people were charged

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with possession of cannabis, For Evelyn to avoid joining these

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statistics, use for medicinal purposes would have to be licensed

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by the Health Department. But there are concerns granting

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the first licence under the Misuse Of Drugs Act will increase

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drug use in the island. Evelyn hopes to be granted

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the licence next month when the Whilst we are trying to get people

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off drugs, legitimising can get people onto them. Does that send out

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the wrong signal? That it is acceptable, and then you have the

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gateway theory. Evelyn hopes to be granted

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the licence next month when the States debate the issue, but if she

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isn't, she says it won't stop her. In the eyes of the Government, it is

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illegal and I respect that. For me, it is my medicine and I will keep

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smoking it. Three crew members were injured

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and 41 cars damaged on last night?s Condor Vitesse sailing from Weymouth

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to the Channel Islands. Passengers have described

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the crossing in rough seas Broken shelves,

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duty free all over the floor, these pictures show some of the

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damage during yesterday's crossing. The ship set off from the UK

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when wave heights were in safe limits, but they hit a rough

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patch near the Casquets Lighthouse. Passengers say most people

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on board were sick and some of the Condor says it's now working with

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passengers whose cars were damaged to help resolve

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their insurance claims. As these pictures show, rough seas

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and big waves were pounding the island's west coast yesterday,

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the remains of Hurricane Bertha. But while these surfers enjoyed the

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heavy swell some Condor passengers will be left with heavy insurance

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claims after their rough ride. Jersey Police say they no longer

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think the man who fell from the wall near Commercial Buildings

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in St Helier was being chased. 29`year`old Gavin Le Cornu died

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in hospital on Friday, after falling Officers want to speak to a man who

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was seen in the area at the time. Two men had to be rescued yesterday

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after being cut off by a rising tide These mobile phone pictures show

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the St John Ambulance and rescue volunteers hauling the pair up

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the sheer fifty`metre cliff face. The two 22`year`olds had been been

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rock pooling near Petit Port An investigation has begun

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into a fire in St Peter Port which The house on Clifton Street was

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unoccupied when neighbours noticed flames and smoke at

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around half eleven last night. The blaze took two hours to

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extinguish and the fire service There are fears that some native

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seabird species will never Hundreds of birds washed up along

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the Channel Islands coastlines earlier this year, after weeks of

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rough seas left them unable to feed. A warning, this report from

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Mike Wilkins contains images that This winter, it wasn't only humans

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being wiped out. Tens of thousands of sea birds died as they struggle

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to survive in harsh conditions. Some birds are really struggling. Over

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the last decade, the population of some colonies has dropped by

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something like 80%, which is clearly not sustainable. But there are some

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positive signs of life. Behind me, there are three species of girl, and

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they are doing fairly well `` species of gull. We're very thankful

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that we have not lost all of about puffins. Most of our colonies

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usually down in numbers, but at least we still have hurled birds

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returning. `` adult birds. It is not just the weather affecting

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them. Even when I was filming, I saw people disturbing and nesting area.

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Many chicks and eggs have been taken.

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Sports news and Guernsey tennis star Heather Watson is back in

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She climbs 11 places to 46 in the latest WTA placings.

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However, she went out of the Western Southern Open in Cincinnati today,

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losing her first round match against Zhang Shuai of China.

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Good evening. Cool and showery for the week across the islands. It is

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quite breezy, the winds drop in the second half of the week, but a windy

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start. Showers becoming more isolated as we go into the weekend.

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At the moment, they are quite frequent and they will stick with us

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overnight, 12 are quite heavy, winds from the West and they will be

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fresh, occasionally strong, the cost. Overnight temperatures no

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lower than 15 Celsius. Tomorrow, the same story as today. Some sunshine,

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but also some showers around, one or two turning out to be quite heavy.

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Blustery wind, from West and the South West, or 19 Celsius. It may

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feel cooler than that, especially in the showers. On Wednesday, the

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shallows become more isolated and they are lighter, too, so a nice

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day. `` showers. All of those showers tend to fade away as we go

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towards the end of the week and into the weekend, things improve on

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Friday and into Saturday. In a second, a full forecasts for UK.

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The weather system born out of the remnants of Hurricane Bertha has

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turned into the party guest that outstayed its welcome. The main

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circulation of a low pushing closer to Norway. These bands of clouds,

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and weather fronts have piled in across the mountains of Scotland,

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dropping in excess of four inches of rain. Rather unstable air, hence the

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big thunder storms we have seen. Most of the showers will fade. A few

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heavy ones will continue in the west. Across Scotland the rain is

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more persistent again. Particularly for the western Highlands. A fresher

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night in store. If you are spending any length of time waiting for the

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bus or train in the morning, even with the sunshine, it may feel on

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the nippy side. The winds are starting to ease down a touch on

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