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Jersey would be ideal to meet up with friends, do some shopping and

then go for a meal afterwards. I tried to do everything in the week,

Monday to Friday, so I wouldn't come in the evening.

A cyber crime wave, as online fraudsters target

It is perceived as an island where there is lot of money. `` where

there is a lot of money. And we're on the trail of the

slippery character on the verge of Shops in St Helier will open later

on Thursdays from next week in With internet shopping growing,

footfall in town declining and plans for Sunday trading

shelved, retailers wanted action. But will opening

for longer persuade islanders to A busy Wednesday in St Helier,

as islanders and visitors alike And it's busy scenes

like the one behind me that shopkeepers in St Helier want to

emanate on a Thursday night. Under the plans, shops large and

small will be given the opportunity to stay open until 7pm on a Thursday

evening for the next 18 months. They say it will encourage football

through the door and encourage people to spend. We did a survey of

couple of months ago and the response we had from the public was

that there was the appetite for late night shopping once a week. 7pm was

the time people said they would like to shop until and Thursday was the

day traditionally associated with late`night shopping that people

favoured. So, what do shoppers think? I'd absolutely use it. If it

was open on a Thursday evening you could do all your shopping. It would

be ideal. Meet up with friends, go and do some shopping and then go for

a meal afterwards. We used to do it years ago and it was great. I tried

to do everything during the week Monday to Friday, so I wouldn't come

in the evening. David Cullen runs this clothes

shop on Queen Street. He's just opened and says he

hasn't ruled out the idea. I think it would work if all of the

retailers go for it together. If we all grouped together, it would be

good for the town. And it's smaller,

off the main high street stores, like this one in Liberty Wharf,

that are being targeted too. We know that people want extra hours

and I am asked for it all the time. The tourist in the summer are always

shocked that we shut so early. Town has become a great place to

socialise and we need people to rediscover time together in town.

Shopping is part of that experience. Back on the shop floor, customers in

this shop keep spending. The trial starts next week for 18 months in a

bid to get more bust through the doors and get more tills ringing

with cash. `` to get more of us through the doors.

The amount of crime in Jersey linked to drinking in town at night has

continued to fall There's been a 10% drop this year in St Helier,

which follows the trend from last year, when the level fell by 30%

Police say they are focusing their efforts on St Helier's streets

It's been two years since the States of Guernsey was defrauded

of millions of pounds over a rogue payment for its airport upgrade.

But the government's not the only target.

Guernsey Police say they've seen a significant increase

in online crime, which is costing islanders millions of pounds.

And it could be because the island is seen

Spending time and money online can be more convenient in our busy lives

but by entering personal information, it exposes us to a new

According to the police, millions of pounds are being stolen in Guernsey

And even then it could be the tip of the iceberg.

I think we get a lot of underreporting. That might be an

individual because of personal embarrassment may not report the

problem is, right up to companies who because of reputational damage,

that may cause them to take the hit and not report the circumstances.

That is a worry for us. We would always urge people to report it. It

can be done confidentially. The most common cases involve

fraudulent emails claiming to be from your bank asking you

to share information. In the building behind me is the

financial investigation unit and the data in there is so confidential

that I have not been allowed to film in there today. They have told me

that the scams they are seeing have been traditional, such as letters,

to advanced, through online dating and cases of islanders who have paid

tens of thousands of pounds to people they have never met. Some

financial characters have had accounts hacked and paid thousands

of pounds to scammers. And it appears Guernsey is

frequently targeted by scammers I would accept that people can

perceive those from Guernsey as a soft touch but I would also say that

because `` but whatever the truth, it is perceived as an island with

lots of money. The same goes for jersey.

The advice from the police is to always be wary of

any emails you receive from anyone asking you to share your information

In Guernsey, the old crime of fraud has found a new low`risk,

If you've spotted one of these in Jersey this summer,

Jersey's only snake ` the grass snake `

A new campaign has been launched to see how we can save

It is overgrown, warm, open areas like this one which are perfect. In

grass snake `` grass snakes, but it is getting harder and harder as

their name `` their numbers declined so I am eating a man who studies

them. Why are their numbers declining? We are not entirely sure

yet. It is likely to be a combination of factors. A loss of

prey, a loss of habitat and non`native predators. How can people

help? Come over here and I will show you. Here we have got a compost

heap. This is a really important habitat feature for grass snakes and

lots of other species as well. Snakes lay their eggs in compost

heaps in the summer so we are asking people not to turn the piles are

until October, giving the eggs a chance to hatch. And that will

really happy numbers? I understand you spotted a grass snake last

week. Where was it? Let me show you. There is a youngster there and this

is an adult female slow worm. She looks like she is pregnant as well.

They are part of the survey as well. We weren't lucky enough to see any

grass snakes today but if you do see one, the survey continues for the

next few years to help our very unique resident continue its life in

jersey. You can register your sightings of

grass snakes and slow worms by calling the Spotline on 441628 or on

the campaigns website Jersey's

Durrell wildlife trust is being credited with helping save

five of the world's top ten most critically endangered reptiles and

amphibians. They include the Mountain Chicken frog, the Komodo

Dragon and the Ploughshare Tortoise. The British and Irish Association of

Zoos and Aquariums has put together a list of the top ten reptiles and

amphibians benefiting from world equestrian games yesterday

Sark's Carl Hester has been back in action today in the individual

event. It's the first time he's ridden his new horse Nip Tuck at a

major event He was very nervous so I didn't know

if he would cope in this atmosphere but he has proved that he can do

that. With a horse like this, I would look forward to going to be

over because he has got such huge prospect. I didn't think I would be

anything like this position when I came here a week ago. Faith in your

horse, he has faith in me and the two of us have managed a personal

best today. Turning to the weather today and it has been a wash`out for

the end of August. Will it get any better?

Into the weekend, it is looking to improve a little but not looking all

that summary. We will see some sunny periods elsewhere before we start to

see that allowed pushing back in, bringing showers into this evening

`` into the evening. There is a mass of cloud across the UK and the

Channel Islands at the moment. That is due to low pressure. You can see

those isobars squeezing together a bit tomorrow, so quite a breezy day.

Quite a few showers into the evening. By Friday, high`pressure

starting to push in, settling things down a little bit, but breezy into

the first part of the weekend. We have seen rain pushing across the

Channel Islands and will continue to see that over the next few hours.

The bulk of it will cross over night. Temperatures will hold up for

most of us. Not falling below fifth 14 `` 14 or 15 degrees. Tomorrow

should be dry for most of us, allowing for rakes in the cloud

first thing. Eventually some clout bringing showers into the evening.

Fairly mild. Maybe creeping into the low 20s.

The outlook into Friday, the chance they view showers around and it

becomes less breezy through the weekend.

Thank you very much. That is it from us. I will be back at eight and

10:25pm with updates. spectacular air display and

celebrating 20 years of the National Coastwatch Institution.

Dorset Wildlife Trust has launched an urgent appeal to halt what it

calls a catastrophic fall in the numbers of barn owls in the county.

The problem is widespread across the South West, with a number of factors

Our environment correspondent Adrian Campbell has been finding out more.

Barn owls are a majestic sight flying over our fields. But there

has been a steep decline in the numbers. The Dorset wildlife trust

says the birds have suffered from erratic weather over the

Over recent years farmers have been given financial institution ``

incentives to set aside margins of their fields, but that is about to

change, making things more difficult for barn owls.

The increasing popularity of barn conversions has also reduced the

available nesting sites. In Somerset there are plans for a nest rocks in

every parish to of the reasons the university was

chosen as a south`west base for the Namibian rugby team. The big

partners unveiled the pitch, which cost half ?1 million to lay, just

one part of a vision held by the University. We have experience of

hosting international sports teams, and we had the Canadian Olympic

London Olympics. `` am. So it is yet London Olympics. `` am. So it is yet

another league team we have training here.

Along with Exeter Chiefs' new part synthetic playing surface, this

facility has many advantages. It gives you a nice firm pitch all year

round. It is great that the University has this to add to the

other facilities. Amazing place, and in such a beautiful part of Devon. I

think I am really looking forward to it, and so are all the boys.

One member of the England women's hockey team which won at the

Commonwealth Games started her club hockey here, when `` and she knows

how this can help her fellow athletes. It can only help the

standard of sport here, so `` and obviously the schools can use the

facilities like this. So, by this time next year Namibian

will be settling into their temporary headquarters in the

knowledge they will have top`class surroundings at their disposal.

As Spotlight's Dave Gibbins reports, Devon recovered well after

Wamsley cricket ground is the creation of Sir Paul Getty. It was

his love of cricket that led to this creation in the heart of the

Buckinghamshire countryside. The ideal setting for Devon's

confrontation against Oxfordshire in the Minor Counties Knockout final.

We have done quite well over the years, but in the one`day day come

and we haven't done quite as well. So to get the final of a

Championship in the one`day effort is very good for us. Devon batted

first and were struggling on 144 for six. They rallied, however.

Beautiful location, and it lends itself to days like this. We have

camps, so it is quite a special camps, so it is quite a special

occasion here. The captain took a vital catch to

claim an early Oxfordshire wicket. They seemed to be on their way to

success as their opponents were six wickets down for less than 100.

Barlow went on to claim another three victims as Oxfordshire needed

17 morons from the final over to run, with one wicket in tact.

It's the final day of the annual event, and there's

a double celebration today, as the National Coastwatch Institution

celebrates 20 years by opening a new visitor centre in the Bay.

Our South Devon reporter John Ayres is there now.

Looking a bit wet tonight, John? Yes, look at this. The glorious

British summer. Sadly there is huge disappointment, we were hoping to

see the Red Arrows, but as you can see it would not have been safe for

them to perform. As `` it has of course been a week of celebration,

the Torbay regatta, and there has also been celebration of the

National Coastwatch Institution's 20 years here in Torbay. They have

opened a new visitor centre just to enjoy this special occasion.

Keeping a careful eye on the sea. The National Coastwatch Institution

has been around now for 20 years, it is staffed by volunteers who are on

the lookout for people in trouble. They monitor the radio channels and

offer whether advice to seafarers. The Torbay station is around `` one

of around 50 around the country. Each of our stations has to

demonstrate it has reached the sort of standards which her Majesty's

Coast Guard demands, and has a system in place for maintaining

these standards. We act as the Today, the National Coastwatch

Institution celebrated its 20 years by opening a new visitor centre here

in Torbay. It gives members of the public a chance to see and

understand what they do. They have raised money locally to put it

together, supported by the lottery fund. We have to raise the money, we

get no Government funding, and also we are trying to make it a hub for

schools, Duke of Edinburgh awards, so they can come up and learn about

Torbay and the geological side of it, what we do, generally help keep

them safe if they go down to the seaside.

Brixham coastguard says `` station is closing soon.

It makes eyes and ears on the ground all the more important. A great day

then for National Coastwatch Institution. But disappointment for

the Royal regatta with the weather. Unable to see the Red Arrows, but

there has been a special display earlier, Wilson the? Absolutely. We

were disappointed, but we had a fantastic display by the ex`group of

Red Arrows pilots who came in in a bid for display over the harbour at

3pm this afternoon. Slightly slower airspeed, but still lots of red

arrow manoeuvres that people recognise. The lovely spitfire role,

lots of people around the harbour`side, so it was very well

received. It lifted the crowd's spirits. Although the challenge of

the weather has meant it is a disappointment not have the meadows

flying as user. `` Red Arrows.

The guys came in from Bournemouth today, they landed at 4:30pm, we

brought them down to the harbour and did a few weather checks and then

brought them up to the command post at the Imperial hotel, and obviously

they were talking back to HQ, they kept feeding back weather reports,

and at 5:30pm, because the weather situation did not look like it was

going to improve, then made a reluctant decision to cancel the

display. So we had to go downstairs and tell a massive number of guests

here in the hotel that it wasn't on. Great shame, disappointment, upset.

Does it cost the regatta ever `` anything? No, because we have a very

strong management scheme `` team, and rebut the requisite report ``

precautions in place with cancellation insurance. But it is

the infrastructure cost, the sponsors, the banners, flags, the

stewards we employ, the people who suffered today were our pocket

shakers. We are all expecting the Red Arrows, but really important to

bring in tourists to the area. Yes, it is the last week of the August

holiday. Lots of families around here, this is our last week before

the return of school. And the Torbay Royal regatta is the icing on the

cake for the tourism industry. That is why we worked very closely with

our colleagues at Torbay Council, who are very supportive and

recognise the contribution this makes to tourism in the Bay.

The hard work starts again now to get ready for next year.

Still a very impressive display. A quick update on the cricket. Devon

have one the cup I7 runs. `` may have one.

Not much like summer today, but towards the weekend a glimmer of

hope. Early indications next week shows some warmer and drier weather,

so fingers crossed. For this evening though it is rather

damp, but the rain should clear generally by tomorrow, leaving us

with a mixture of sunshine and some more showers. You can see that mass

of cloud across much of the UK and the Channel Islands, courtesy of

this area of low pressure which we are seeing out to the West, drawing

in a couple of weather fronts as well. Notice the isobars, so another

fairly breezy day tomorrow, into Friday we hold onto that breeze as

well. Bit of hope, a little bit of high`pressure pushing in, and on

Saturday there was isobars begin to become more widely spaced and the

breeze easing back. Today, you can see an awful lot of cloud around,

and those showers coming in through the past couple of hours for

southern areas. Earlier today, it was a fairly cloudy picture at

Teignmouth. That breeze churning up some waves. But our cameraman took

these pictures, he says he is an ace cameraman. Into tonight, those

showers affecting the south coast. But as we get into the second part

of the night the bulk of those will have cleared I think. It will be a

fairly mild night, but you can start to see the next showers pushing in.

So overnight at a bridge is not to bring much below 14 or 15. To start

tomorrow, the further east you are, the better chance you are of seeing

brightness first thing. `` overnight temperatures.

Showers making their way eastwards as we go through the morning. One or

two could be on the heavy side as well, but once they clear think we

will see brighter conditions with some sunshine for the North Devon

coast. With the sunshine tomorrow it will feel that little bit more warm.

A rather damp and Cherie start for the Isles of Scilly tomorrow. But it

will become brighter. `` shower is. `` Cherie.

So our outlook tomorrow, after the early band of rain it should be a

bright afternoon with some sunshine, Friday sees another day of sunshine

and showers, but fairly breezy I think again. Breezy at first on

Saturday, easing back though, and it should be dry with less breeze

around on Sunday. Have a good evening.

That is all from us tonight. We will be back at 8pm, and then at 10:25pm.

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