:00:00. > :00:00.opher news on the BBC News Ch`nfel, and on our website, but th!t hs all
:00:00. > :00:22.for now. It is Smiles of joy, as Channel Islands
:00:23. > :00:25.students get their A` level results. But there are calls tonight to
:00:26. > :00:27.change the system, so more Two more witnesses give evidence to
:00:28. > :00:31.an inquiry into abuse For hundreds of students
:00:32. > :00:56.and their parents across thd Channel Islands, today has been a d`y
:00:57. > :01:00.of celebration and commiser`tion. It's been A`level results d`y,
:01:01. > :01:02.and both Guernsey and Jersex have managed to outperform
:01:03. > :01:05.their counterparts in England. But, as Mike Wilkins reports,
:01:06. > :01:08.this year has provided uniqte challenges for the students,
:01:09. > :01:11.and now, one Education Minister in the Islands is calling
:01:12. > :01:14.for the system to be overhatled so The envelopes that can decide
:01:15. > :01:26.the future. And today, at Guernsey's Gr`mmar
:01:27. > :01:28.School, there were plenty of smiles, This year's school leavers have had
:01:29. > :01:59.more challenges to face than previous cohorts,
:02:00. > :02:09.as the rules changed halfwax through It is not getting easier at all It
:02:10. > :02:14.is changing, these students, halfway through the course, the Govdrnment
:02:15. > :02:20.said they can no longer be lodular. This time last year they kndw they
:02:21. > :02:22.had to move to a linear second part of the course and they weren't
:02:23. > :02:23.expecting that. But that didn't seem to affdct pass
:02:24. > :02:24.rates, as students in Jersey also celebrated bdtter
:02:25. > :02:38.results than those in England. I did really well. I have got an
:02:39. > :02:41.A`star. I am really happy.
:02:42. > :02:43.Jersey and Guernsey's grades are slightly down, compared to last
:02:44. > :02:46.Jersey's Education Minister says, although students this year
:02:47. > :02:54.performed well, the range of a level options should change.
:02:55. > :03:03.That is quite difficult with five A`level providers because some of
:03:04. > :03:09.those cohorts are quite small. I would like to look at that. I would
:03:10. > :03:15.also like to make sure that the access, the access to A`levdls is
:03:16. > :03:16.there for all the different schools and
:03:17. > :03:17.So there could soon be more options for students to choose from.
:03:18. > :03:19.But, on days like today, it's the results that can ddcide
:03:20. > :03:32.Two former residents of the Haut de la Garenne c`re home
:03:33. > :03:35.in Jersey have said they did not see or experience any abuse.
:03:36. > :03:38.Michael Laing, now 60, told an inquiry set up to
:03:39. > :03:41.investigate abuse in state`run care homes in Jersey, says he was abused
:03:42. > :03:43.in two foster families, and said he wished he'd spent all
:03:44. > :03:49.Today, the panel at the Card Inquiry has heard from two more people who
:03:50. > :03:53.Michael Laing spent most of his time in foster homes,
:03:54. > :03:55.and described being regularly beaten by both his foster parents,
:03:56. > :03:58.and having a soiled rag pushed in his mouth in case the nehghbours
:03:59. > :04:02.He also described being sextally abused, both while in hospital, and
:04:03. > :04:05.when he lived with a foster family, over an extended period of time
:04:06. > :04:08.But he said he'd been back `nd forwards so many times, his mindset
:04:09. > :04:12.He said he didn't say anythhng to the Children's Officer or
:04:13. > :04:17.the Superintendent as he didn't have a close relationship with them.
:04:18. > :04:18.This afternoon, 78`year`old Malcolm Carver described
:04:19. > :04:22.He said there was a strict regime which prepared him
:04:23. > :04:27.And he didn't think there w`s any more bullying than you'd get
:04:28. > :04:33.He said he was worldly wise, and would've noticed somethhng.
:04:34. > :04:35.Mr Laing will resume his testimony when the panel sits
:04:36. > :04:45.A further two arrests have been made in connection with a burglary
:04:46. > :04:51.Around 50 items were taken from the Martin and Martin store on Londay.
:04:52. > :04:54.A 31`year`old man and 21`ye`r`old woman have now been arrested,
:04:55. > :05:00.The public are being asked to lookout for items being offdred
:05:01. > :05:04.for sale, particularly whitd and yellow gold diamond rings.
:05:05. > :05:05.Properties in Jersey are more expensivd than
:05:06. > :05:11.House prices have increased 5% in the second quarter of thhs year.
:05:12. > :05:15.The average price for a three`bedroom house in Jersey
:05:16. > :05:25.is now ?508,000, that's the highest for thred years.
:05:26. > :05:27.Property sales are up 13%, dstate agents say this
:05:28. > :05:39.One of the ships being used to move freight supplies into the Channel
:05:40. > :05:42.Islands is back in service, less than 20 hours after it developed a
:05:43. > :05:45.The MV Arrow experienced technical difficulties off the coast
:05:46. > :05:49.It was brought in after the Commodore Clipper ran into
:05:50. > :05:53.Nearly 30 floats, tens of thousands of spectators
:05:54. > :05:55.and hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of flowers.
:05:56. > :05:58.This year's Jersey Battle of Flowers may not have been under blazing
:05:59. > :06:01.sunshine, but the wind and rain didn't deter Miss Battle,
:06:02. > :06:03.Holly Perchard, and Mr Battle, the singer Ray Quinn, from wowing
:06:04. > :06:12.Clare Burton brings you all the action.
:06:13. > :06:22.It is about half an hour to kick off. It is cold, windy, it has been
:06:23. > :06:28.raining. Petals are flying `way from the floats, you might be forgiven
:06:29. > :06:36.for thinking it might be a bit bleak.
:06:37. > :06:45.But this is Jersey and we are not going to let a little bit of weather
:06:46. > :07:11.gets in the way of a party. Are you ready
:07:12. > :07:24.What are you enjoying this xear I am enjoying the floats going by
:07:25. > :07:27.I like the sounds. You have some confetti, what are you going to do
:07:28. > :07:45.with that? Chuck it at the floats! Are the judges going to givd any
:07:46. > :07:49.dispensation because of the weather?
:07:50. > :07:53.How are they coping? Really well, particularly the younger chhldren
:07:54. > :07:54.who frozen but they are still smiling. It is amazing.
:07:55. > :08:20.`` who are frozen. Battle would not be completd without
:08:21. > :08:23.Mr and Mrs battle. How do you prepare for this kind of we`ther? It
:08:24. > :08:31.is not too bad. I have been informed my makd up will
:08:32. > :08:39.be the same whatever the we`ther. It has been a great day so far.
:08:40. > :08:47.Mr Battle, your adoring public. What you think? This is fantastic.
:08:48. > :08:51.The support, the people who have turned out, with the weather, it is
:08:52. > :08:55.great. Everyone is raving, confetti everywhere. I have this round my
:08:56. > :09:03.neck, I might as well be in Hawaii, never mind the weather.
:09:04. > :09:05.What is this all about? We have a great team, lots of families
:09:06. > :09:08.involved. Great fun.
:09:09. > :09:16.You won last year, the pressure is on.
:09:17. > :09:19.There are some lovely floats out there. We have had a great xear
:09:20. > :09:28.Hopefully we will win it. And The Optimists Club did take
:09:29. > :09:33.the top prize, The Prix d'Honneur, More photos on our Facebook page,
:09:34. > :09:48.and that video will be online later It is time for the weather, let us
:09:49. > :09:55.find out what tomorrow will bring. We had a bit of drizzle tod`y, not a
:09:56. > :09:56.particularly beautiful summdr day. It wasn't brilliant but for most of
:09:57. > :10:04.the day we got away with sole dry weather.
:10:05. > :10:08.For the parade tomorrow, thdre is a better chance of it being dry but
:10:09. > :10:13.you will have two wrap up w`rm. Thanks you for all of your
:10:14. > :10:17.photographs, this is the super moon we saw if you days ago. The weather
:10:18. > :10:21.is set much better for tomorrow still a breeze, but mainly dry,
:10:22. > :10:28.patchy cloud, temperatures tp to 19. A great lump of cloud across the
:10:29. > :10:33.English Channel, this area of rain is moving into northern France
:10:34. > :10:40.overnight. It moves through quite swiftly. Tomorrow is quite right,
:10:41. > :10:46.with a ridge of pressure. The showers will be with us overnight,
:10:47. > :10:51.one or two are likely to be heavy. By the morning, they are isolated.
:10:52. > :10:55.Still some early in the day, 14 degrees minimum.
:10:56. > :11:01.Briefly some showers, then the sunshine comes out. The rest of the
:11:02. > :11:07.day is pleasant, if you can get out off the breeze. 19 is the hhghest
:11:08. > :11:11.temperature. It will stay dry into the evening. This is the co`stal
:11:12. > :11:28.waters forecast. And here are the times of hhgh
:11:29. > :11:35.water. A quick look at the forecast for the
:11:36. > :11:40.parade tomorrow evening, it will still be dry, those Northwest winds
:11:41. > :11:46.will still be with us, so wrap up warmly in the evening. You light
:11:47. > :11:48.even see some stars, a reasonable evening. Into the weekend, Saturday
:11:49. > :11:53.is a dry date but later in the day on Sunday we will see some patchy
:11:54. > :11:56.rain. It looks better for tomorrow. Thank
:11:57. > :12:11.you. That's it for now. Two men were charged with
:12:12. > :12:14.Mr Abatan's manslaughter but the case was dropped because
:12:15. > :12:18.of a lack of evidence. One of those men, Graham Curtis
:12:19. > :12:22.committed suicide in 2003. Three Sussex police detectives
:12:23. > :12:24.involved in the original investigation were disciplined
:12:25. > :12:34.and their units work described as a potential students have been trying
:12:35. > :12:36.to find out if they have got a place Here is the man in charge
:12:37. > :12:40.of admissions here. We have dealt with
:12:41. > :12:46.around 7000 calls today. About 3500 of those were
:12:47. > :12:48.in the first two hours. There are normally two types of
:12:49. > :12:53.enquiry, those who have alrdady been made offers and they want to check
:12:54. > :12:56.that they have secured their place at the University of Exeter, and
:12:57. > :12:59.then there are those who ard ringing Well, we are pretty full
:13:00. > :13:05.at this campus here in Exetdr, but we do have some vacancies in Penryn,
:13:06. > :13:08.our Cornwall campus, so for those with high grades, we have bden
:13:09. > :13:11.trying to advise them about that. We have seen people
:13:12. > :13:15.on the phones all day dealing with Let's speak to someone who has
:13:16. > :13:18.actually been on the end What it has what has it been
:13:19. > :13:23.like for you today? The vast majority of calls
:13:24. > :13:26.unfortunately have been students calling in and they have narrowly
:13:27. > :13:28.missed the requirements that we have for them to take up their places
:13:29. > :13:31.here at Exeter, so unfortun`tely But in one case,
:13:32. > :13:36.we did have a student who dhdn't believe the good news that he had
:13:37. > :13:39.on UCAS tracking and he just wanted to call up and here it
:13:40. > :13:42.from the horse's mouth and that was Nice to be giving
:13:43. > :13:46.someone some good news. The lines here are going to
:13:47. > :13:50.be open until 8pm tonight. Also open all day tomorrow
:13:51. > :13:53.and it has not just been here. At the University of Plymouth,
:13:54. > :13:55.they have been dealing with 500 calls as well
:13:56. > :13:57.as the universities and students try Staff at the Royal Cornwall Hospital
:13:58. > :14:01.in Treliske are fighting pl`ns to The Hospital Trust is stopphng
:14:02. > :14:05.a parking subsidy given to employees, in order to prioritise
:14:06. > :14:07.clinical services. Unions say the average charge will
:14:08. > :14:36.rise from less than ?60 The event was forced to close early
:14:37. > :14:38.due to bad weather. Spectators will get the face value of their day
:14:39. > :14:43.tickets back. A hundred years on from the start
:14:44. > :14:46.of the First World War, the BBC has been reminding visitors
:14:47. > :14:49.to the Okehampton Show what life was like for both the soldiers
:14:50. > :14:51.on the frontline, The BBC's World War One at Home
:14:52. > :14:55.on tour gave people the opportunity to find out about all those
:14:56. > :14:58.affected, even their own relatives. This music has been inspired by
:14:59. > :15:09.what life was like a centurx ago. BBC Three Devon brought the World
:15:10. > :15:13.War One at Home tour to Okehampton. If gave people a taste
:15:14. > :15:17.of life back then, and with the help of the Imperial War Museum, a chance
:15:18. > :15:20.to find out about the peopld of the I was trying to find a record
:15:21. > :15:29.of my grandfather, but unfortunately he was known by two surnames
:15:30. > :15:36.as he was born out of wedlock. I will have to go
:15:37. > :15:41.and have a good search. It doesn't have to be
:15:42. > :15:44.a family member, it might be somebody else you're
:15:45. > :15:47.interested in, perhaps the name of your local war memorial, or today
:15:48. > :15:51.we had a lady whose free se`rching School back then was
:15:52. > :15:55.quite different. There were no laptops,
:15:56. > :15:57.mobile phones or iPads, I am teaching the lesson,
:15:58. > :16:03.you are learning, all you h`ve to do I think you should put that
:16:04. > :16:09.down again. Would you prefer to be
:16:10. > :16:25.at school back then? No. Why not? Because it is ` bit
:16:26. > :16:31.scary. Signing up with a datnting prospect for any young man hn 1 14.
:16:32. > :16:38.Millions dead. This was a rdminder of the sacrifices so many m`de. It
:16:39. > :16:44.would be scary if it was forgotten, and I think the digital age and
:16:45. > :16:49.things like that, people don't realise what went on. It is
:16:50. > :16:55.fascinating and it is sad btt we can still celebrated in a sad w`y I
:16:56. > :17:00.suppose. With almost a centtry gone, why are we still trying so hard to
:17:01. > :17:02.keep such a dramatic period of our history alive? It is
:17:03. > :17:06.because we have to remember the sacrifices that people made during
:17:07. > :17:13.that time and also to entire country was on a war
:17:14. > :17:16.footing, it wasn't just abott the soldiers, it was a truly worldwide
:17:17. > :17:20.conflict. Today wasn't just a reminder. It was also helping gather
:17:21. > :17:23.information as a permanent digital memorial is put together to
:17:24. > :17:27.at the 8 million people who contributed to the war effort.
:17:28. > :17:30.Thousands of people are in Falmouth this week for the resort's regatta.
:17:31. > :17:33.The event has become one of the largest of its kind in the south
:17:34. > :17:37.west with around 450 yachts involved in seven days of competition.
:17:38. > :17:43.And Spotlight's Heidi Davey is there for us tonight.
:17:44. > :17:56.Hello. As you can see behind me a rather lively atmosphere here.
:17:57. > :18:02.Racing may be over for the day here, presentations are now taking
:18:03. > :18:06.place, whilst they take a well`deserved break, we can look
:18:07. > :18:13.back at what it has already had to offer this week. And they are off.
:18:14. > :18:19.Races have been taking placd in the waters of former all week. The event
:18:20. > :18:25.has grown into one of the l`rgest sailing regatta has. Falmouth is
:18:26. > :18:34.particularly proud of its working boat history and many crews are here
:18:35. > :18:37.soaking up the party atmosphere Our boats are working boat, and
:18:38. > :18:42.therefore it is tradition, keeping tradition at home is very ilportant
:18:43. > :18:49.and as far as I am concerned, we are here to support Falmouth, and it is
:18:50. > :18:55.what it is all about, because we are the boys. It is not just thd teams
:18:56. > :18:59.on the water having all the fun Plenty of action has been l`id on
:19:00. > :19:04.for visitors to the town, old cobbled streets baffling as
:19:05. > :19:09.people make the most of the weather. a lot of people think the s`me as
:19:10. > :19:14.me, we look forward it is one of the most important
:19:15. > :19:26.things in the calendar of the year. And one of the highlights of the
:19:27. > :19:31.week so far has been the red arrows. As always, they put on an ilpressive
:19:32. > :19:41.aerobatic display for the crowds last night. But it is not over yet.
:19:42. > :19:46.There are are still two offhcial days of racing left, which will see
:19:47. > :19:53.flashing sailing club play host to a crew, and on Sunday it is p`ddled at
:19:54. > :19:58.the ready as Dragon boat racing brings the week to a close. I am
:19:59. > :20:03.joined now by Roger, who is the rear Commodore sailor at the club. Roger,
:20:04. > :20:07.you take it in turns to plax host across the bay, don't you? Xes.
:20:08. > :20:12.Almost week started in the 0960s, although there was a historx of
:20:13. > :20:15.regatta sailing dating back to the 1830s. I think the oldest ctp is
:20:16. > :20:24.about 1828, and there is a lot of strong war heritage of the sailing,
:20:25. > :20:28.and we got together, as we did then, and we decided to have a Sunday
:20:29. > :20:33.regatta called Barmouth week, and each club to host one day of
:20:34. > :20:37.Barmouth week. For the Thursday it is traditionally the Cornwall
:20:38. > :20:43.regatta day, and that is whx we are here. It is one of the senior clubs
:20:44. > :20:46.along the coast. We were formed in 1871, and we took a leading role in
:20:47. > :20:51.arming the Barmouth sailing Association. It is a rather lively
:20:52. > :20:56.evening, as we can see here. Well, sailors are unlikely. They like to
:20:57. > :21:02.enjoy themselves. The whole point is that it is fierce competition, and
:21:03. > :21:07.they are sorting out minor disputes over there as we speak. And the
:21:08. > :21:13.others who perhaps did not do so well were less competitive `re here
:21:14. > :21:16.in joining a few pints and some food and so forth and so
:21:17. > :21:22.We will have entertainment `s the evening goes on. It is, as xou said,
:21:23. > :21:27.fiercely competitive. It is all about the racing, isn't it? Yes
:21:28. > :21:32.When I raised myself, they told me that when the signal went off five
:21:33. > :21:39.minutes before the start, horns used to grow and blood would comd out of
:21:40. > :21:44.the corner of my eyes as I settled down to get the best place on
:21:45. > :21:50.starting line. And you have been blessed with the weather, so far,
:21:51. > :21:56.but we have been lucky. It hs funny. We
:21:57. > :22:00.and keen to win the race, it doesn't even
:22:01. > :22:05.because you don't notice it, you just
:22:06. > :22:12.town is extremely busy. It brings in so much revenue.
:22:13. > :22:14.very important to the local community. It was borne out of the
:22:15. > :22:18.almost waterfront. There is a print from the 1800, where the entire
:22:19. > :22:25.waterfront is covered in sm`ll craft. And now we involve the town
:22:26. > :22:34.in the regatta, so that everybody has a chance to enjoy it. Thank you,
:22:35. > :22:36.Roger. There are two more official days of racing left, and most of the
:22:37. > :22:40.fleet regatta which officially st`rts on
:22:41. > :22:57.Sunday. Thank you, Heidi. Good evening. We have had some
:22:58. > :23:04.really heavy showers. Thankfully, most of them are now weakenhng and
:23:05. > :23:06.moving away. The main story for tomorrow is that it is much drier,
:23:07. > :23:10.warmer, and there will sunshine. There will be somd
:23:11. > :23:14.sunshine. There's to the day to day, because of the
:23:15. > :23:18.showers. that has brought all those showers
:23:19. > :23:28.is us. You can make out the sotth`west
:23:29. > :23:31.of England here. What follows is in edge of high pressure. It sdems a
:23:32. > :23:35.long way off, but it will gdt little bit closer tomorrow, and by
:23:36. > :23:40.the middle of the high pressure is just about
:23:41. > :23:45.holding, north`west as we move into Sunday,
:23:46. > :23:50.so a change on skies and perhaps rain to. That is a
:23:51. > :23:56.fairly colourful picture. what we have seen so far today. Now,
:23:57. > :24:02.there are still some showers Devon and Dorset. This was darlier
:24:03. > :24:08.today in Exeter. camera lady got very wet filming
:24:09. > :24:14.these shots in the lead torrential such short spells of time h`s
:24:15. > :24:22.created localised This is the view in Edgecumbe,
:24:23. > :24:29.filmed by our cameraman Dan. We had some blue sky and some fine weather,
:24:30. > :24:36.away, and a few look into the distance, you can see the
:24:37. > :24:42.for the next couple of days, is mainly dry. There
:24:43. > :24:48.across parts of Dorset. Thex will fade away, and a few will come along
:24:49. > :24:54.down through the early hours. For most of us,
:24:55. > :24:59.those showers have introducdd slightly colder air, so
:25:00. > :25:05.Celsius or 10 Celsius, and ` cold night to
:25:06. > :25:10.around first thing tomorrow morning. No tomorrow, a
:25:11. > :25:15.some clipping the West of Cornwall will
:25:16. > :25:21.into the afternoon to give some sunshine, and it should
:25:22. > :25:26.fine and dry day. The cloud amounts will come and
:25:27. > :25:30.The winds are still from a cold direction, so don't expect
:25:31. > :25:34.a temperature. Perhaps 18 Cdlsius or 19 Celsius. The North Coast here
:25:35. > :25:36.while the 16 Celsius or 17 Celsius, with that breeze. As I menthoned, it
:25:37. > :25:45.is mainly dry. There could be some showers in the early part of the
:25:46. > :26:21.day, but they will fade awax and then mainly fine and dry.
:26:22. > :26:29.Mainly fear, with generally good visibility. Now, one thing to note
:26:30. > :26:34.about the outlook is we had temperatures of 25 Celsius or even
:26:35. > :26:37.27 Celsius at times. It will be much colder through the weekend `nd into
:26:38. > :26:44.next week. Both daytime temperatures and night`time temperatures a little
:26:45. > :26:48.below what we would expect for this time of the
:26:49. > :26:53.will be picking up for a few spots of rain, and Shari on Mondax with
:26:54. > :26:54.temperatures no higher than 17 Celsius or 18 Celsius.
:26:55. > :26:55.This week marks ten years since the Boscastle floods `
:26:56. > :26:57.when heavy rain sent a wall of water through the villagd.
:26:58. > :27:00.A hundred people had to bd airlift to safety `
:27:01. > :27:03.116 cars were swept away ` `nd one of the biggest rescue operations
:27:04. > :27:06.On tomorrow's Spotlight we will have a special report.
:27:07. > :27:09.We will also be live in the village to learn what has
:27:10. > :27:12.been done since the disaster to prevent it happening again.
:27:13. > :27:16.Also in Spotlight tomorrow we'll catch up with a 25`year`old woman
:27:17. > :27:19.from Cornwall who was paralxsed in a riding accident two ye`rs ago.
:27:20. > :27:24.Suzanna Hext broke her back and pelvis and was left in a whdelchair
:27:25. > :27:28.She's recently started riding again, and is determined to walk whthout
:27:29. > :27:34.Now she's learning to stand up using a bionic leg.
:27:35. > :27:39.I'm back with the late news at 10.25pm.