:00:00. > :00:00.on settling down an$ turni.g warmer. That is all from the B@C News ap
:00:00. > :00:26.That is all from the B@C News at Six. Goodbye
:00:27. > :01:02.We join the dressage star at the world Equestrian games in Normandy.
:01:03. > :01:06.The cost of using gas in thd Channel Islands is going up
:01:07. > :01:09.by over ten pence a day. From next month, prices will rise
:01:10. > :01:11.by 2.9% for all customers. Guernsey and Jersey Gas say the
:01:12. > :01:15.company's had a difficult fdw years with fewer people using gas, and it
:01:16. > :01:17.appears warmer weather is to blame. Edward Sault reports.
:01:18. > :01:24.A milder winter and sunnier spring means we've been using less
:01:25. > :01:25.gas to cook and heat our holes. And this means Guernsey and Jersey
:01:26. > :01:37.as haven't made enough monex. Recently, the company has
:01:38. > :01:44.underperformed financially, especially in recent years, and this
:01:45. > :01:54.is linked to consumption behng down, brought about by the below `verage
:01:55. > :02:07.warmer weather we have been experiencing. This small increase
:02:08. > :03:08.will go some way Gas tariffs will go up
:03:09. > :03:16.by 0.38p a so unit. That equates to just
:03:17. > :03:37.Parents in Guernsey and Jersey are now able to
:03:38. > :03:41.Parents in Guernsey and Jersey are now able to block
:03:42. > :03:43.their children from accessing adult content on their smartphones.
:03:44. > :03:45.Airtel Vodafone is the first operator in the Channel
:03:46. > :03:48.Islands to offer the free optional service that launched today.
:03:49. > :03:49.It means that parents can stop inappropriate websites appe`ring
:03:50. > :03:51.on computers, tablets and mobile devices.
:03:52. > :03:55.The UK Justice Minister has written to Sark's Chief Pleas calling
:03:56. > :03:58.on it to focus on land reform and a review of policing in the island.
:03:59. > :04:00.Lord Faulks visited the isl`nd in June and has asked to be kept
:04:01. > :04:05.updated with changes to the system of government.
:04:06. > :04:08.The UK Government is ultimately responsible for good govern`nce
:04:09. > :04:13.in all the Channel Islands. An appeal's gone out for soleone
:04:14. > :04:15.to take on one of Guernsey's former tourist hot spots.
:04:16. > :04:17.The now derelict Strawberry Farm closed six years ago.
:04:18. > :04:19.but development has stalled to keep it as a horticulturd`themed
:04:20. > :04:19.as no`one's been found to rtn it. as no`one's been found
:04:20. > :04:21.The owners say the site needs The owners say the site needs
:04:22. > :04:32.a fair amount of investment and they're willing to contribute.
:04:33. > :04:56.it would be great to see a high`quality attraction that the
:04:57. > :05:07.island would be really proud of Something comparable to somd of the
:05:08. > :05:32.top quality attractions in Jersey. Well, tourism may not be wh`t
:05:33. > :05:40.it used to be, but in Guernsey it seems beer is big business.
:05:41. > :05:41.The Island's newest micro brewery has seen trade treble
:05:42. > :06:41.since it started late last xear Sark's Olympic gold medalist
:06:42. > :06:44.Carl Hester has been in acthon at the World equestrian games hn Caen.
:06:45. > :06:48.He's competing for Great Brhtain in the team dressage event.
:06:49. > :06:50.Carl rode his new horse Nip Tuck yesterday, the first of two days
:06:51. > :06:52.of competition. Could they repeat
:06:53. > :07:13.their London 2012 success? Simon Coss was there to find out.
:07:14. > :07:16.It wasn't an ideal August d`y in Caen, but the weather didn't seem
:07:17. > :07:18.to dampen spirits too much. Fans of Sark native Carl Hester
:07:19. > :07:21.had to wait until tea time to see their hero,
:07:22. > :07:24.riding a new horse called Nhp Tuck. As he headed out into the arena
:07:25. > :07:25.the dressage champion confessed he was slightly nervous
:07:26. > :07:49.for his latest steed. Carl Hester was happy with his third
:07:50. > :07:52.place score, a personal best with Nip Tuck and a boost for his team
:07:53. > :07:54.mate and pupil Charlotte Dujardin. Defying the pundits,
:07:55. > :08:02.Hester believes his team cotld win silver at the games.
:08:03. > :08:08.She is very happy that my spuad will give them a launch.
:08:09. > :08:12.A challenge for his fans back in Sark,
:08:13. > :08:15.who painted the island's post boxes gold after his Olympic triulph.
:08:16. > :08:23.But for now Sark will just have to wait for its silver letter day.
:08:24. > :08:30.I am just very happy that they did that for me. I love the Channel
:08:31. > :08:33.Islands and always feel a p`rt of it.
:08:34. > :08:37.Simon Coss, BBC Channel Isl`nds Caen, France.
:08:38. > :08:40.Well, in the past hour that competition has finished.
:08:41. > :08:43.A terrific performance from Charlotte Dujardin lifted
:08:44. > :08:44.the Great Britain team into second place behind Germany.
:08:45. > :08:48.For Carl Hester, it's another silver, to go with
:08:49. > :08:50.the Great Britain team into second place behind Germany.
:08:51. > :08:57.For Carl Hester, it's another silver, to go with
:08:58. > :09:03.the silver he won at the World Championships four years ago, and
:09:04. > :09:07.of course that London gold hn 2 12. Heather Watson has crashed out
:09:08. > :09:09.in the first round of the US Open women's singles.
:09:10. > :09:12.The British number one lost The British number one lost
:09:13. > :09:13.in straight sets, with the latch in straight sets, with the latch
:09:14. > :09:17.only lasting less than an hour. The Guernsey born player was
:09:18. > :09:19.defeated by romanian Sorana Cristea 6`1, 6`1.
:09:20. > :09:22.were in Jersey for a pre`se`son were in Jersey for a pre`se`son
:09:23. > :09:23.friendly at the weekend. It was tough test for the islanders,
:09:24. > :09:24.as Bath had a side full of international players.
:09:25. > :09:31.They included Jersey`born and England International Matt Banahan,
:09:32. > :09:33.and this was how close he c`me to scoring against his former club
:09:34. > :09:38.But they did score plenty of others, with Jersey finally losing 34`1
:09:39. > :09:41.in front of a crowd just shx of 3,000 people.
:09:42. > :09:43.More than ?2,000 was raised for Motor Neurone Disease charities
:09:44. > :09:45.by players, staff and supporters at Guernsey FC yesterday.
:09:46. > :09:48.The club held a special Ice Bucket Challenge to raise money after it
:09:49. > :09:52.was announced the team's he`d physio Mike Thomas had been diagnosed with
:09:53. > :09:54.the disease in the last few weeks. Players,
:09:55. > :09:56.club officials and staff all took part in the challenge, which was
:09:57. > :10:12.inspired by an online campahgn. Speaking of ice buckets it felt like
:10:13. > :10:22.that yesterday. How is the rest of the week looking?
:10:23. > :10:30.Not looking too bad but tomorrow looking like the worst of the days.
:10:31. > :10:40.Some outbreaks of rain could be persistent into the afternoon. A fee
:10:41. > :10:47.element of clouds for this afternoon. If you take a look to the
:10:48. > :10:51.West, you can see this next weather front. We will see strengthdning
:10:52. > :10:59.winds and increasing amounts of cloud. On Thursday, the low`pressure
:11:00. > :11:06.sets to the North. At the moment, some clouds but the shower risk will
:11:07. > :11:11.continue overnight. The bredze is picking up a little bit with lots of
:11:12. > :11:17.clouds around and that should keep things going until tomorrow morning.
:11:18. > :11:22.Mild and cloudy tomorrow morning with a few showers at first. The
:11:23. > :11:31.cloud will continue to thicken from the West. Heavy rain around about
:11:32. > :11:37.the middle of the afternoon. Strengthening wind through the day.
:11:38. > :11:48.Looking at the coastal waters, southeasterly four. Times of high
:11:49. > :11:57.water. The best of the waves are further north. After re`get through
:11:58. > :11:58.the lane, the next few days will be the lane, the next few days will be
:11:59. > :12:05.breezy with some showers and sunshine.
:12:06. > :12:11.Not looking too bad over thd weekend but what has happened to thd
:12:12. > :12:26.summer? That is all from us what updates for you at eight p.l..
:12:27. > :12:29.The body, which acts as the government's advisor on the natural
:12:30. > :12:33.environment, has issued letters authorising a cull in West Somerset
:12:34. > :12:38.The Government and farmers insist that culling is
:12:39. > :12:41.necessary to tackle TB in lhvestock, but opponents say it is inhtmane and
:12:42. > :12:45.ineffective and alternatives such as vaccination should be pursued.
:12:46. > :12:48.Truro Magistrates Court has been closed after part of the roof
:12:49. > :12:52.The building was already having work carried out on its roof
:12:53. > :12:55.and it's believed the weather caused further damage.
:12:56. > :12:58.Criminal cases have been tr`nsferred to neighbouring courts.
:12:59. > :13:01.But a number of tribunals have had to be postponed.
:13:02. > :13:05.It's not clear when the court will reopen
:13:06. > :13:10.Making a splash on the European stage ` Plymouth diver Sarah Barrow
:13:11. > :13:17.will be live in the studio after her Gold medal win in Berlin.
:13:18. > :13:21.Why this glimpse of the past is proving
:13:22. > :13:31.We've had more details todax on what next year's rugby World Cup
:13:32. > :13:36.We've known for some time that Exeter's Sandy Park will host three
:13:37. > :13:42.But it's now been confirmed that Tonga will base themselves `t Exeter
:13:43. > :13:49.Georgia will stay at Woodbury Park in East Devon and also use
:13:50. > :13:53.facilities at nearby Bicton College which Romania will also use.
:13:54. > :13:57.Namibia will using Marjons, Brickfields ground, the Lifd Centre
:13:58. > :14:03.It estimated it'll be a major economic boost to the region.
:14:04. > :14:12.Hamish Marshall is live in Dxeter tonight.
:14:13. > :14:18.Over the last year, these rtgby posts have been springing up around
:14:19. > :14:23.Exeter to raise awareness that the World Cup is coming. We havd known
:14:24. > :14:26.that Sandy Park is going to be stating those matches. The
:14:27. > :14:33.announcement has seen things step up a gear. It is going to be an
:14:34. > :14:40.economic benefit for businesses here in the city centre and across the
:14:41. > :14:44.wider area. First, Andy has more on the announcements.
:14:45. > :14:49.In case you needed a reminddr, the Rugby World Cup is coming to Devon.
:14:50. > :14:55.The University is one of fotr sites to be chosen as a team base. The
:14:56. > :15:00.first facility is a high`qu`lity playing surface. We have done a lot
:15:01. > :15:08.of work on regrading and it is well drained. There is a free wax to
:15:09. > :15:16.training facility and development centre. We are delighted we can
:15:17. > :15:23.squeeze them in there. They need massive weights. Looking at the
:15:24. > :15:28.facilities at the 100 venues, the organisers are delighted with the
:15:29. > :15:32.results. The south`west will be a crucial part of Rugby World Cup We
:15:33. > :15:38.are thrilled we are holding the games that Sandy Park and the team
:15:39. > :15:46.bases will have a warm welcome. For the Tongan players, playing well for
:15:47. > :15:53.their team is the number`1 priority. It is about the big picture. I can
:15:54. > :16:00.play well here, everything will take care of itself. It is good to have
:16:01. > :16:05.another team`mate from Tong` to have banter with. They are making
:16:06. > :16:08.finishing touches to Sandy Park for the opener in two weeks timd but it
:16:09. > :16:12.is about the World Cup and that comes here next year. Not only have
:16:13. > :16:22.the facilities been upgraded but they have laid this new plaxing
:16:23. > :16:26.surface. We have been throwhng a couple of things around with the
:16:27. > :16:32.forward to it but as the buhld`up forward to it but as the buhld`up
:16:33. > :16:46.jokes. World Cup fever is cdrtainly jokes. World Cup fever is cdrtainly
:16:47. > :16:50.building. I am sure there whll be a building. I am sure there whll be a
:16:51. > :16:54.scramble to get tickets when they go on sale. What will it mean
:16:55. > :17:11.financially for the city? Mhke Watson is on the Exeter chalber We
:17:12. > :17:17.could be talking up to ?6 mhllion of the whole region. Who will ht
:17:18. > :17:21.benefit? A lot of visitors will be coming to the region for thd first
:17:22. > :17:24.time and they will be staying in hotels, eating in restaurants and
:17:25. > :17:29.hopefully they will incorporate a trip to the rugby matches whth a
:17:30. > :17:38.holiday or mini break. We h`ve seen the rise of our rugby team. If you
:17:39. > :17:43.bring in 10,000 for a game, a lot of these people are coming and will
:17:44. > :17:48.take a holiday at the same time as going to a match. The likes of
:17:49. > :17:53.Gloucester, Leicester, they will bring a couple of thousand `way fans
:17:54. > :17:58.and some will come back. How important is it for Exeter's name to
:17:59. > :18:04.be seen across the world? Some people may see it as a placd to go
:18:05. > :18:09.rather than London or Bath or Stratford`upon`Avon. This is a gift
:18:10. > :18:14.for the region. This is a htge opportunity for us and we w`nt
:18:15. > :18:20.people to come back again. Sandy Park will be staging those latches.
:18:21. > :18:24.It seems as if it is a long time away but the clock is ticking and a
:18:25. > :18:28.number of businesses are gohng to benefit from that. Stand`by for that
:18:29. > :18:31.rush for tickets when they on sale. Plymouth's golden girl Sar`h Barrow
:18:32. > :18:33.is back home after She won the European 10 metre diving
:18:34. > :18:53.title in Berlin, Congratulations. You must bd
:18:54. > :18:59.shattered and delighted. Yes, really happy with my performance in Berlin.
:19:00. > :19:03.It was great to get that title and everything came together. T`ke us
:19:04. > :19:09.through the performance. It's got tight towards the end. You were a
:19:10. > :19:20.couple of points ahead. My fourth dive is the lowest degree of distant
:19:21. > :19:25.`` difficulty. I knew I had a good dive coming. You knew you w`nted a
:19:26. > :19:30.medal but did you ever imaghne it would be gold? I wanted a mddal
:19:31. > :19:36.because I hadn't had an indhvidual medal before. You always want called
:19:37. > :19:41.but I wasn't sure how everyone was changing `` training. You are the
:19:42. > :19:46.first woman to win the gold medal in diving since 1927, is that right?
:19:47. > :19:55.How does that make you feel? You have become part of history. It was
:19:56. > :20:00.only swan dives back then btt I was surprised. It was a long tile ago.
:20:01. > :20:08.If they were doing dives like that, that is nothing compared to what you
:20:09. > :20:12.do. A lot has changed since then in diving. It has been an up and down
:20:13. > :20:19.here for you because you have been plagued by injury. What did it mean
:20:20. > :20:24.to end the season on the high? It was one of my longest seasons. I had
:20:25. > :20:30.a shin injury and I had surgery and I was back in the poor withhn a
:20:31. > :20:38.week. I kept going through the Commonwealth Games as well `nd to
:20:39. > :20:47.end on a high has topped it all off. It came right for you on thd day. Do
:20:48. > :20:48.you know why? Was it just one of those things? It was pretty tough
:20:49. > :20:52.going into the Europeans. I went to Berlin and chilled out a little bit
:20:53. > :20:57.more than the Commonwealth Games. There seemed to be less pressure
:20:58. > :21:02.because not many people knew I was going for the metal in individual.
:21:03. > :21:07.You must be shattered because you got back in the early hours of this
:21:08. > :21:14.morning. The season is over so what happens now? I can go home `nd rest
:21:15. > :21:21.and do what I like. I don't have to eat healthily any more and H can go
:21:22. > :21:23.to bed one I want. It is nice to see my friends. You have earned the
:21:24. > :21:25.break. Thank you for coming in. Life behind bars is proving to be
:21:26. > :21:28.an unlikely tourist attracthon. A new museum dedicated to a jail
:21:29. > :21:31.in Dorset shows how inmates used to Amongst other things they hdlped
:21:32. > :21:35.in stone production, making it the first public works
:21:36. > :21:39.prison in England. Our Dorset reporter Simon Clemison
:21:40. > :21:42.has been looking at how Portland Even if you could scale walls
:21:43. > :21:49.and pick your way through b`rbed wire, you'd still have to swim
:21:50. > :21:53.for it to escape jail on Portland. While the view
:21:54. > :21:57.from the air may say Alcatr`z, its watery surround was not the reason
:21:58. > :22:01.first inmates were housed hdre. When the cells were built,
:22:02. > :22:05.they were four feet wide. This was the first Public Works
:22:06. > :22:10.prison and inmates had jobs There was stone to be quarrhed
:22:11. > :22:22.and cut. The guards carried swords
:22:23. > :22:28.and the stone carriage risk. On their way back to the wing,
:22:29. > :22:34.offenders were searched for tools which could be usdd for
:22:35. > :22:38.weapons and look closely, there are Portland prison was rebuilt in 897
:22:39. > :22:53.and became a borstal in the 192 s. The difference is a few metres
:22:54. > :23:01.in the width of the cell. Hygiene section, paragraph two,
:23:02. > :23:06.every inmate should be requhred to wash a proper times,
:23:07. > :23:09.have a hot bath on reception No daily shower but this prhson
:23:10. > :23:13.officer recounts some strict rules. Young adults went back to school
:23:14. > :23:16.if they had ever been Then hours were long and hard with
:23:17. > :23:21.the aim was to train and edtcate. The disused quarries are
:23:22. > :23:23.now stadiums the sport. The principals have
:23:24. > :23:26.never really changed. Any prison, it is taking a lad,
:23:27. > :23:42.training him to be a better person. Until recently,
:23:43. > :23:47.the jail was a young offenddr institution where inmates wdre still
:23:48. > :23:50.learning some of the same skills. Portland making a name for htself in
:23:51. > :24:07.not justice for more than 140 years. Bank holiday Monday weather was a
:24:08. > :24:12.little disappointing. Lots of people are on holiday in the South West so
:24:13. > :24:17.let us hope that the weather forecast will bring us some cheer.
:24:18. > :24:24.We were the only place other than Scotland that had some sunshine
:24:25. > :24:30.later on in the day. Everywhere else was really cold. It was a lovely
:24:31. > :24:36.bank holiday. We were luckidr than some. Not the case for tomorrow It
:24:37. > :24:40.is not looking very inspiring. Cloud is beckoning through the dax and the
:24:41. > :24:45.wind is strengthening. The rain could turn heavy and persistent We
:24:46. > :24:49.have a few showers around at the moment but as we look at thhs mass
:24:50. > :24:52.of cloud sitting out of the West, this is our next weather system
:24:53. > :24:57.which is approaching. As we head into tomorrow, that will he`d
:24:58. > :25:02.towards us and it will bring that thickening cloud and heavy rain for
:25:03. > :25:10.the afternoon. By Thursday, low sits well to the North. Isobars will
:25:11. > :25:16.bring us strong winds and a mixture of sunshine and showers. As we push
:25:17. > :25:22.into Friday, the strong wind is in place and the showers will bring
:25:23. > :25:25.more persistent spells of r`in. This is the picture so far today. A lot
:25:26. > :25:33.of showers for the southern part of the UK. As we push into tonhght we
:25:34. > :25:38.are going to find those showers easing off and cloud building. That
:25:39. > :25:42.should help keep things quidt through tonight and our temperatures
:25:43. > :25:46.falling away too far. The breeze picking up and by the time we get to
:25:47. > :25:55.dawn, temperatures will be `round 15 Celsius. Tomorrow morning, this
:25:56. > :25:59.cloud thickens from the west and we have a few showers through the
:26:00. > :26:13.morning. Into the afternoon, there is more persistent rain swedping in.
:26:14. > :26:17.If we take a look at our top temperatures for tomorrow. They will
:26:18. > :26:22.be around 18 Celsius but quhte a different feel to the day. To the
:26:23. > :26:40.Isles of Scilly, it is a wet picture.
:26:41. > :27:12.If we take a look at our surfer tomorrow, it is a reasonabld size.
:27:13. > :27:18.We have got that heavy rain expected through the day tomorrow and those
:27:19. > :27:23.strengthening winds. Over the next few days, it would be this lixture
:27:24. > :27:27.of sunny spells and showers. While it will be a windy picture through
:27:28. > :27:31.Thursday and Friday come at least by the time we headed to the bdginning
:27:32. > :27:42.of the weekend, those winds should ease down. Should we give up on
:27:43. > :27:44.summer? Not yet. That is all from us this evening. We are back at
:27:45. > :27:55.10:25pm. Goodbye. Have somebody play bagpipe at the
:27:56. > :28:06.airport to welcome you? Possible. Whichever car you like,
:28:07. > :28:09.with Wi-Fi inside? Possible. Can I get you a pink elephant?
:28:10. > :28:12.I'll try! See, the Indian philosophy
:28:13. > :28:14.dictates that anybody who comes to your house
:28:15. > :28:17.is not a guest, but he's God. You want to do the best you can
:28:18. > :28:30.as a parent. And we're not in a position
:28:31. > :28:32.to do that. It does kind of break your heart
:28:33. > :28:36.a little bit. ..and a rural community
:28:37. > :28:40.ready to help.