:00:00. > :00:12.again. Something to look forward to. That is all from the BBC News
:00:13. > :00:30.Jersey would be ideal to meet up with friends, do some shopping and
:00:31. > :00:34.then go for a meal afterwards. I tried to do everything in the week,
:00:35. > :00:37.Monday to Friday, so I wouldn't come in the evening.
:00:38. > :00:39.A cyber crime wave, as online fraudsters target
:00:40. > :00:49.It is perceived as an island where there is lot of money. `` where
:00:50. > :00:58.there is a lot of money. And we're on the trail of the
:00:59. > :01:01.slippery character on the verge of Shops in St Helier will open later
:01:02. > :01:05.on Thursdays from next week in With internet shopping growing,
:01:06. > :01:09.footfall in town declining and plans for Sunday trading
:01:10. > :01:11.shelved, retailers wanted action. But will opening
:01:12. > :01:13.for longer persuade islanders to A busy Wednesday in St Helier,
:01:14. > :01:19.as islanders and visitors alike And it's busy scenes
:01:20. > :01:26.like the one behind me that shopkeepers in St Helier want to
:01:27. > :01:30.emanate on a Thursday night. Under the plans, shops large and
:01:31. > :01:32.small will be given the opportunity to stay open until 7pm on a Thursday
:01:33. > :01:44.evening for the next 18 months. They say it will encourage football
:01:45. > :01:50.through the door and encourage people to spend. We did a survey of
:01:51. > :01:54.couple of months ago and the response we had from the public was
:01:55. > :01:58.that there was the appetite for late night shopping once a week. 7pm was
:01:59. > :02:03.the time people said they would like to shop until and Thursday was the
:02:04. > :02:08.day traditionally associated with late`night shopping that people
:02:09. > :02:15.favoured. So, what do shoppers think? I'd absolutely use it. If it
:02:16. > :02:21.was open on a Thursday evening you could do all your shopping. It would
:02:22. > :02:24.be ideal. Meet up with friends, go and do some shopping and then go for
:02:25. > :02:29.a meal afterwards. We used to do it years ago and it was great. I tried
:02:30. > :02:31.to do everything during the week Monday to Friday, so I wouldn't come
:02:32. > :02:35.in the evening. David Cullen runs this clothes
:02:36. > :02:38.shop on Queen Street. He's just opened and says he
:02:39. > :02:47.hasn't ruled out the idea. I think it would work if all of the
:02:48. > :02:48.retailers go for it together. If we all grouped together, it would be
:02:49. > :02:51.good for the town. And it's smaller,
:02:52. > :02:53.off the main high street stores, like this one in Liberty Wharf,
:02:54. > :03:03.that are being targeted too. We know that people want extra hours
:03:04. > :03:09.and I am asked for it all the time. The tourist in the summer are always
:03:10. > :03:17.shocked that we shut so early. Town has become a great place to
:03:18. > :03:23.socialise and we need people to rediscover time together in town.
:03:24. > :03:28.Shopping is part of that experience. Back on the shop floor, customers in
:03:29. > :03:32.this shop keep spending. The trial starts next week for 18 months in a
:03:33. > :03:38.bid to get more bust through the doors and get more tills ringing
:03:39. > :03:42.with cash. `` to get more of us through the doors.
:03:43. > :03:46.The amount of crime in Jersey linked to drinking in town at night has
:03:47. > :03:49.continued to fall There's been a 10% drop this year in St Helier,
:03:50. > :03:52.which follows the trend from last year, when the level fell by 30%
:03:53. > :03:56.Police say they are focusing their efforts on St Helier's streets
:03:57. > :04:00.It's been two years since the States of Guernsey was defrauded
:04:01. > :04:03.of millions of pounds over a rogue payment for its airport upgrade.
:04:04. > :04:04.But the government's not the only target.
:04:05. > :04:06.Guernsey Police say they've seen a significant increase
:04:07. > :04:09.in online crime, which is costing islanders millions of pounds.
:04:10. > :04:11.And it could be because the island is seen
:04:12. > :04:18.Spending time and money online can be more convenient in our busy lives
:04:19. > :04:20.but by entering personal information, it exposes us to a new
:04:21. > :04:28.According to the police, millions of pounds are being stolen in Guernsey
:04:29. > :04:37.And even then it could be the tip of the iceberg.
:04:38. > :04:44.I think we get a lot of underreporting. That might be an
:04:45. > :04:51.individual because of personal embarrassment may not report the
:04:52. > :04:57.problem is, right up to companies who because of reputational damage,
:04:58. > :05:02.that may cause them to take the hit and not report the circumstances.
:05:03. > :05:04.That is a worry for us. We would always urge people to report it. It
:05:05. > :05:07.can be done confidentially. The most common cases involve
:05:08. > :05:09.fraudulent emails claiming to be from your bank asking you
:05:10. > :05:17.to share information. In the building behind me is the
:05:18. > :05:21.financial investigation unit and the data in there is so confidential
:05:22. > :05:27.that I have not been allowed to film in there today. They have told me
:05:28. > :05:36.that the scams they are seeing have been traditional, such as letters,
:05:37. > :05:39.to advanced, through online dating and cases of islanders who have paid
:05:40. > :05:44.tens of thousands of pounds to people they have never met. Some
:05:45. > :05:47.financial characters have had accounts hacked and paid thousands
:05:48. > :05:51.of pounds to scammers. And it appears Guernsey is
:05:52. > :06:00.frequently targeted by scammers I would accept that people can
:06:01. > :06:11.perceive those from Guernsey as a soft touch but I would also say that
:06:12. > :06:15.because `` but whatever the truth, it is perceived as an island with
:06:16. > :06:19.lots of money. The same goes for jersey.
:06:20. > :06:22.The advice from the police is to always be wary of
:06:23. > :06:25.any emails you receive from anyone asking you to share your information
:06:26. > :06:29.In Guernsey, the old crime of fraud has found a new low`risk,
:06:30. > :06:33.If you've spotted one of these in Jersey this summer,
:06:34. > :06:36.Jersey's only snake ` the grass snake `
:06:37. > :06:41.A new campaign has been launched to see how we can save
:06:42. > :07:01.It is overgrown, warm, open areas like this one which are perfect. In
:07:02. > :07:04.grass snake `` grass snakes, but it is getting harder and harder as
:07:05. > :07:10.their name `` their numbers declined so I am eating a man who studies
:07:11. > :07:16.them. Why are their numbers declining? We are not entirely sure
:07:17. > :07:24.yet. It is likely to be a combination of factors. A loss of
:07:25. > :07:30.prey, a loss of habitat and non`native predators. How can people
:07:31. > :07:36.help? Come over here and I will show you. Here we have got a compost
:07:37. > :07:44.heap. This is a really important habitat feature for grass snakes and
:07:45. > :07:49.lots of other species as well. Snakes lay their eggs in compost
:07:50. > :07:53.heaps in the summer so we are asking people not to turn the piles are
:07:54. > :07:59.until October, giving the eggs a chance to hatch. And that will
:08:00. > :08:10.really happy numbers? I understand you spotted a grass snake last
:08:11. > :08:14.week. Where was it? Let me show you. There is a youngster there and this
:08:15. > :08:23.is an adult female slow worm. She looks like she is pregnant as well.
:08:24. > :08:27.They are part of the survey as well. We weren't lucky enough to see any
:08:28. > :08:33.grass snakes today but if you do see one, the survey continues for the
:08:34. > :08:37.next few years to help our very unique resident continue its life in
:08:38. > :08:39.jersey. You can register your sightings of
:08:40. > :08:42.grass snakes and slow worms by calling the Spotline on 441628 or on
:08:43. > :08:45.the campaigns website Jersey's
:08:46. > :08:50.Durrell wildlife trust is being credited with helping save
:08:51. > :08:53.five of the world's top ten most critically endangered reptiles and
:08:54. > :08:55.amphibians. They include the Mountain Chicken frog, the Komodo
:08:56. > :08:57.Dragon and the Ploughshare Tortoise. The British and Irish Association of
:08:58. > :09:00.Zoos and Aquariums has put together a list of the top ten reptiles and
:09:01. > :09:03.amphibians benefiting from world equestrian games yesterday
:09:04. > :09:19.Sark's Carl Hester has been back in action today in the individual
:09:20. > :09:21.event. It's the first time he's ridden his new horse Nip Tuck at a
:09:22. > :09:29.major event He was very nervous so I didn't know
:09:30. > :09:33.if he would cope in this atmosphere but he has proved that he can do
:09:34. > :09:37.that. With a horse like this, I would look forward to going to be
:09:38. > :09:41.over because he has got such huge prospect. I didn't think I would be
:09:42. > :09:48.anything like this position when I came here a week ago. Faith in your
:09:49. > :09:53.horse, he has faith in me and the two of us have managed a personal
:09:54. > :09:57.best today. Turning to the weather today and it has been a wash`out for
:09:58. > :10:03.the end of August. Will it get any better?
:10:04. > :10:07.Into the weekend, it is looking to improve a little but not looking all
:10:08. > :10:13.that summary. We will see some sunny periods elsewhere before we start to
:10:14. > :10:17.see that allowed pushing back in, bringing showers into this evening
:10:18. > :10:24.`` into the evening. There is a mass of cloud across the UK and the
:10:25. > :10:28.Channel Islands at the moment. That is due to low pressure. You can see
:10:29. > :10:34.those isobars squeezing together a bit tomorrow, so quite a breezy day.
:10:35. > :10:38.Quite a few showers into the evening. By Friday, high`pressure
:10:39. > :10:44.starting to push in, settling things down a little bit, but breezy into
:10:45. > :10:48.the first part of the weekend. We have seen rain pushing across the
:10:49. > :10:54.Channel Islands and will continue to see that over the next few hours.
:10:55. > :11:02.The bulk of it will cross over night. Temperatures will hold up for
:11:03. > :11:07.most of us. Not falling below fifth 14 `` 14 or 15 degrees. Tomorrow
:11:08. > :11:14.should be dry for most of us, allowing for rakes in the cloud
:11:15. > :11:20.first thing. Eventually some clout bringing showers into the evening.
:11:21. > :11:47.Fairly mild. Maybe creeping into the low 20s.
:11:48. > :11:53.The outlook into Friday, the chance they view showers around and it
:11:54. > :11:59.becomes less breezy through the weekend.
:12:00. > :12:02.Thank you very much. That is it from us. I will be back at eight and
:12:03. > :12:10.10:25pm with updates. spectacular air display and
:12:11. > :12:11.celebrating 20 years of the National Coastwatch Institution.
:12:12. > :12:14.Dorset Wildlife Trust has launched an urgent appeal to halt what it
:12:15. > :12:17.calls a catastrophic fall in the numbers of barn owls in the county.
:12:18. > :12:21.The problem is widespread across the South West, with a number of factors
:12:22. > :12:32.Our environment correspondent Adrian Campbell has been finding out more.
:12:33. > :12:39.Barn owls are a majestic sight flying over our fields. But there
:12:40. > :12:45.has been a steep decline in the numbers. The Dorset wildlife trust
:12:46. > :13:17.says the birds have suffered from erratic weather over the
:13:18. > :13:22.Over recent years farmers have been given financial institution ``
:13:23. > :13:27.incentives to set aside margins of their fields, but that is about to
:13:28. > :13:32.change, making things more difficult for barn owls.
:13:33. > :13:36.The increasing popularity of barn conversions has also reduced the
:13:37. > :13:40.available nesting sites. In Somerset there are plans for a nest rocks in
:13:41. > :14:55.every parish to of the reasons the university was
:14:56. > :15:03.chosen as a south`west base for the Namibian rugby team. The big
:15:04. > :15:07.partners unveiled the pitch, which cost half ?1 million to lay, just
:15:08. > :15:12.one part of a vision held by the University. We have experience of
:15:13. > :15:17.hosting international sports teams, and we had the Canadian Olympic
:15:18. > :15:23.London Olympics. `` am. So it is yet London Olympics. `` am. So it is yet
:15:24. > :15:30.another league team we have training here.
:15:31. > :15:35.Along with Exeter Chiefs' new part synthetic playing surface, this
:15:36. > :15:41.facility has many advantages. It gives you a nice firm pitch all year
:15:42. > :15:47.round. It is great that the University has this to add to the
:15:48. > :15:53.other facilities. Amazing place, and in such a beautiful part of Devon. I
:15:54. > :15:57.think I am really looking forward to it, and so are all the boys.
:15:58. > :16:01.One member of the England women's hockey team which won at the
:16:02. > :16:06.Commonwealth Games started her club hockey here, when `` and she knows
:16:07. > :16:17.how this can help her fellow athletes. It can only help the
:16:18. > :16:22.standard of sport here, so `` and obviously the schools can use the
:16:23. > :16:28.facilities like this. So, by this time next year Namibian
:16:29. > :16:32.will be settling into their temporary headquarters in the
:16:33. > :16:39.knowledge they will have top`class surroundings at their disposal.
:16:40. > :16:41.As Spotlight's Dave Gibbins reports, Devon recovered well after
:16:42. > :16:56.Wamsley cricket ground is the creation of Sir Paul Getty. It was
:16:57. > :17:00.his love of cricket that led to this creation in the heart of the
:17:01. > :17:04.Buckinghamshire countryside. The ideal setting for Devon's
:17:05. > :17:09.confrontation against Oxfordshire in the Minor Counties Knockout final.
:17:10. > :17:15.We have done quite well over the years, but in the one`day day come
:17:16. > :17:18.and we haven't done quite as well. So to get the final of a
:17:19. > :17:25.Championship in the one`day effort is very good for us. Devon batted
:17:26. > :17:37.first and were struggling on 144 for six. They rallied, however.
:17:38. > :17:43.Beautiful location, and it lends itself to days like this. We have
:17:44. > :17:47.camps, so it is quite a special camps, so it is quite a special
:17:48. > :17:54.occasion here. The captain took a vital catch to
:17:55. > :17:59.claim an early Oxfordshire wicket. They seemed to be on their way to
:18:00. > :18:05.success as their opponents were six wickets down for less than 100.
:18:06. > :18:09.Barlow went on to claim another three victims as Oxfordshire needed
:18:10. > :18:20.17 morons from the final over to run, with one wicket in tact.
:18:21. > :18:23.It's the final day of the annual event, and there's
:18:24. > :18:25.a double celebration today, as the National Coastwatch Institution
:18:26. > :18:28.celebrates 20 years by opening a new visitor centre in the Bay.
:18:29. > :18:36.Our South Devon reporter John Ayres is there now.
:18:37. > :18:48.Looking a bit wet tonight, John? Yes, look at this. The glorious
:18:49. > :18:52.British summer. Sadly there is huge disappointment, we were hoping to
:18:53. > :18:59.see the Red Arrows, but as you can see it would not have been safe for
:19:00. > :19:04.them to perform. As `` it has of course been a week of celebration,
:19:05. > :19:10.the Torbay regatta, and there has also been celebration of the
:19:11. > :19:15.National Coastwatch Institution's 20 years here in Torbay. They have
:19:16. > :19:25.opened a new visitor centre just to enjoy this special occasion.
:19:26. > :19:35.Keeping a careful eye on the sea. The National Coastwatch Institution
:19:36. > :19:39.has been around now for 20 years, it is staffed by volunteers who are on
:19:40. > :19:43.the lookout for people in trouble. They monitor the radio channels and
:19:44. > :19:52.offer whether advice to seafarers. The Torbay station is around `` one
:19:53. > :19:57.of around 50 around the country. Each of our stations has to
:19:58. > :20:01.demonstrate it has reached the sort of standards which her Majesty's
:20:02. > :20:02.Coast Guard demands, and has a system in place for maintaining
:20:03. > :20:14.these standards. We act as the Today, the National Coastwatch
:20:15. > :20:20.Institution celebrated its 20 years by opening a new visitor centre here
:20:21. > :20:24.in Torbay. It gives members of the public a chance to see and
:20:25. > :20:28.understand what they do. They have raised money locally to put it
:20:29. > :20:37.together, supported by the lottery fund. We have to raise the money, we
:20:38. > :20:41.get no Government funding, and also we are trying to make it a hub for
:20:42. > :20:46.schools, Duke of Edinburgh awards, so they can come up and learn about
:20:47. > :20:52.Torbay and the geological side of it, what we do, generally help keep
:20:53. > :20:56.them safe if they go down to the seaside.
:20:57. > :20:59.Brixham coastguard says `` station is closing soon.
:21:00. > :21:04.It makes eyes and ears on the ground all the more important. A great day
:21:05. > :21:09.then for National Coastwatch Institution. But disappointment for
:21:10. > :21:13.the Royal regatta with the weather. Unable to see the Red Arrows, but
:21:14. > :21:21.there has been a special display earlier, Wilson the? Absolutely. We
:21:22. > :21:27.were disappointed, but we had a fantastic display by the ex`group of
:21:28. > :21:40.Red Arrows pilots who came in in a bid for display over the harbour at
:21:41. > :21:43.3pm this afternoon. Slightly slower airspeed, but still lots of red
:21:44. > :21:48.arrow manoeuvres that people recognise. The lovely spitfire role,
:21:49. > :21:53.lots of people around the harbour`side, so it was very well
:21:54. > :22:00.received. It lifted the crowd's spirits. Although the challenge of
:22:01. > :22:04.the weather has meant it is a disappointment not have the meadows
:22:05. > :22:11.flying as user. `` Red Arrows.
:22:12. > :22:19.The guys came in from Bournemouth today, they landed at 4:30pm, we
:22:20. > :22:24.brought them down to the harbour and did a few weather checks and then
:22:25. > :22:30.brought them up to the command post at the Imperial hotel, and obviously
:22:31. > :22:35.they were talking back to HQ, they kept feeding back weather reports,
:22:36. > :22:39.and at 5:30pm, because the weather situation did not look like it was
:22:40. > :22:44.going to improve, then made a reluctant decision to cancel the
:22:45. > :22:50.display. So we had to go downstairs and tell a massive number of guests
:22:51. > :22:57.here in the hotel that it wasn't on. Great shame, disappointment, upset.
:22:58. > :23:03.Does it cost the regatta ever `` anything? No, because we have a very
:23:04. > :23:07.strong management scheme `` team, and rebut the requisite report ``
:23:08. > :23:13.precautions in place with cancellation insurance. But it is
:23:14. > :23:17.the infrastructure cost, the sponsors, the banners, flags, the
:23:18. > :23:21.stewards we employ, the people who suffered today were our pocket
:23:22. > :23:27.shakers. We are all expecting the Red Arrows, but really important to
:23:28. > :23:32.bring in tourists to the area. Yes, it is the last week of the August
:23:33. > :23:38.holiday. Lots of families around here, this is our last week before
:23:39. > :23:44.the return of school. And the Torbay Royal regatta is the icing on the
:23:45. > :23:49.cake for the tourism industry. That is why we worked very closely with
:23:50. > :23:53.our colleagues at Torbay Council, who are very supportive and
:23:54. > :23:57.recognise the contribution this makes to tourism in the Bay.
:23:58. > :24:03.The hard work starts again now to get ready for next year.
:24:04. > :24:16.Still a very impressive display. A quick update on the cricket. Devon
:24:17. > :24:24.have one the cup I7 runs. `` may have one.
:24:25. > :24:30.Not much like summer today, but towards the weekend a glimmer of
:24:31. > :24:34.hope. Early indications next week shows some warmer and drier weather,
:24:35. > :24:37.so fingers crossed. For this evening though it is rather
:24:38. > :24:41.damp, but the rain should clear generally by tomorrow, leaving us
:24:42. > :24:48.with a mixture of sunshine and some more showers. You can see that mass
:24:49. > :24:52.of cloud across much of the UK and the Channel Islands, courtesy of
:24:53. > :24:56.this area of low pressure which we are seeing out to the West, drawing
:24:57. > :25:02.in a couple of weather fronts as well. Notice the isobars, so another
:25:03. > :25:07.fairly breezy day tomorrow, into Friday we hold onto that breeze as
:25:08. > :25:14.well. Bit of hope, a little bit of high`pressure pushing in, and on
:25:15. > :25:20.Saturday there was isobars begin to become more widely spaced and the
:25:21. > :25:24.breeze easing back. Today, you can see an awful lot of cloud around,
:25:25. > :25:29.and those showers coming in through the past couple of hours for
:25:30. > :25:37.southern areas. Earlier today, it was a fairly cloudy picture at
:25:38. > :25:49.Teignmouth. That breeze churning up some waves. But our cameraman took
:25:50. > :25:56.these pictures, he says he is an ace cameraman. Into tonight, those
:25:57. > :26:02.showers affecting the south coast. But as we get into the second part
:26:03. > :26:08.of the night the bulk of those will have cleared I think. It will be a
:26:09. > :26:15.fairly mild night, but you can start to see the next showers pushing in.
:26:16. > :26:19.So overnight at a bridge is not to bring much below 14 or 15. To start
:26:20. > :26:23.tomorrow, the further east you are, the better chance you are of seeing
:26:24. > :26:29.brightness first thing. `` overnight temperatures.
:26:30. > :26:34.Showers making their way eastwards as we go through the morning. One or
:26:35. > :26:37.two could be on the heavy side as well, but once they clear think we
:26:38. > :26:43.will see brighter conditions with some sunshine for the North Devon
:26:44. > :26:49.coast. With the sunshine tomorrow it will feel that little bit more warm.
:26:50. > :26:56.A rather damp and Cherie start for the Isles of Scilly tomorrow. But it
:26:57. > :27:16.will become brighter. `` shower is. `` Cherie.
:27:17. > :27:24.So our outlook tomorrow, after the early band of rain it should be a
:27:25. > :27:28.bright afternoon with some sunshine, Friday sees another day of sunshine
:27:29. > :27:36.and showers, but fairly breezy I think again. Breezy at first on
:27:37. > :27:42.Saturday, easing back though, and it should be dry with less breeze
:27:43. > :27:45.around on Sunday. Have a good evening.
:27:46. > :27:55.That is all from us tonight. We will be back at 8pm, and then at 10:25pm.
:27:56. > :27:59.You asked for it. You got it. SHRILL WHISTLE