:00:00. > :00:10.Here in the Channel Islands: it from Edinburgh we
:00:11. > :00:13.Claims Jersey could face a ?90 million shortfall
:00:14. > :00:19.Guernsey's bus drivers thre`ten to walk off the job again
:00:20. > :00:26.But after being sent back to the drawing board a number of
:00:27. > :00:55.times, will the Co`op's latdst plans for Charing Cross get off ground?
:00:56. > :00:57.Jersey's treasury ministers defended budget plans for next year,
:00:58. > :00:59.despite claims there could be a shortfall of over ?90 million
:01:00. > :01:02.Senator Philip Ozouf was accused today of being too optimisthc with
:01:03. > :01:04.forecasts of how much money the States makes.
:01:05. > :01:10.Balancing the books, that's the job of this man, the Trdasury
:01:11. > :01:14.But the books aren't looking that balanced with a multimillion pound
:01:15. > :01:17.Today, he faced questions in the States
:01:18. > :01:20.today over when he became aware that there'd be a shortfall betwden money
:01:21. > :01:25.Deputy Le Fondre says polithcians should have been told
:01:26. > :01:41.We have had a significant downturn in the income forecast and `ction
:01:42. > :01:46.for 2015 is something like ?95 million. There are also concerns
:01:47. > :01:49.that if we had followed the approach, the view is that we
:01:50. > :01:54.probably would have been facing a level of difficulty that we are
:01:55. > :01:55.either presently facing or `re about to face.
:01:56. > :01:57.Senator Ozouf's likened sorting Jersey's budget to predicting the
:01:58. > :02:00.weather ` the further ahead you try to forecast what will happen, the
:02:01. > :02:04.The first financial forecasts for the budget 2015 were made
:02:05. > :02:08.around three years ago, but it was only in June this year that the
:02:09. > :02:21.Forecasts will be different when you come to the actual. We know there
:02:22. > :02:27.has been turmoil in international markets that has affected jdrsey.
:02:28. > :02:28.Hence our income is reduced. `` Jersey.
:02:29. > :02:31.The budget debate is in two weeks' time, the last States
:02:32. > :02:34.Despite the shortfall between money coming in and
:02:35. > :02:36.politicians spending, the Treasury Minister remains optimistic
:02:37. > :02:43.A Jersey politician has apologised in the States Assembly
:02:44. > :02:45.for a social media comment he made about another politician who's
:02:46. > :02:49.Deputy Nick Le Cornu said his Twitter comment about
:02:50. > :02:51.Deputy Kristina Moore saying 'SHE is back and so conveniently in time'
:02:52. > :02:56.was intended as political, but accepts it was inappropriatd and had
:02:57. > :03:06.An investigation has been l`unched in Guernsey after
:03:07. > :03:10.a 999 emergency call, made on the night a man died, went unanswered.
:03:11. > :03:13.65`year`old Alan Hamilton dhed on the ninth of July at the KG4 cricket
:03:14. > :03:17.Phone records revealed he'd tried to contact emergency services
:03:18. > :03:21.The internal investigation by St John Ambulance And Rescud is
:03:22. > :03:31.For the first time, the Jersey Care Inquiry into historic abuse has
:03:32. > :03:34.heard anonymous testimony from a woman who was in residential care.
:03:35. > :03:37.She told the panel girls as young as six were made to work
:03:38. > :03:40.in a knitwear factory next to the Sacre Coeur Children's Home
:03:41. > :03:43.and she explained how they were punished if they made noise.
:03:44. > :03:45.Details about the witness, who's known only as Mrs A,
:03:46. > :04:00.She spoke to the panel from behind a screen.
:04:01. > :04:03.She described how she was sdnt to Sacre Coeur orphanage on two
:04:04. > :04:07.The worst punishment she'd experienced was having her bed sheet
:04:08. > :04:10.pulled tightly over her head and tucked under the mattress
:04:11. > :04:17.She said that was done if, for instance, you made
:04:18. > :04:22.She said children were expected to stay silent,
:04:23. > :04:26.She told the panel that even now she can t
:04:27. > :04:32.Although it never happened to her, she says while she was in
:04:33. > :04:34.Sacre Coeur, another girl told her she was locked in
:04:35. > :04:42.The girl told her she was on her own and it was a form of punishlent
:04:43. > :04:50.She says she came to terms with her experiences through counselling
:04:51. > :04:53.which she thinks can help stop victims turning to alcohol `nd drugs
:04:54. > :05:06.14`hour shifts with no breaks is a danger to the public.
:05:07. > :05:08.That's the claim of Guernsex bus drivers who are threatening
:05:09. > :05:11.industrial action if their working conditions aren't improved.
:05:12. > :05:15.In June 2013, drivers walked off the job in a one day strike and now
:05:16. > :05:22.The news comes as the bus operator CT Plus says
:05:23. > :05:25.for the first time the majority of its drivers in Guernsey are local.
:05:26. > :05:38.Terry's been a bus driver for a year.
:05:39. > :05:40.Before that he was working as an electrician.
:05:41. > :05:52.You need a lot of patience `nd consideration.
:05:53. > :05:56.60% of Guernsey's bus drivers used to be from overseas.
:05:57. > :06:04.But around half of all CT Plus' bus drivers aren't
:06:05. > :06:07.Terry didn't want to talk about that on camera,
:06:08. > :06:24.A lot of drivers are driving 14 to 15 hour days. Maybe half an hour
:06:25. > :06:28.break. That is not enough thme, we were just getting tired. `` just.
:06:29. > :06:31.About 31 drivers have signed a letter to CT Plus' management asking
:06:32. > :06:35.One told me he recently worked from five thirty in the morning to
:06:36. > :06:39.They're worried it's becoming dangerous, something the he`d
:06:40. > :06:54.There is no driver 14 hours. That is not the rotor. There will bd some
:06:55. > :06:58.rotors whereof there are split shifts, but that is the bus
:06:59. > :07:08.industry. There is nothing produced that is not safe.
:07:09. > :07:10.The drivers say if changes aren't made they ll
:07:11. > :07:12.consider industrial action. It's been a difficult couple of xears for
:07:13. > :07:19.Guernsey's bus service. But there is some good news ` in both Jersey and
:07:20. > :07:26.buses. It's just for the colpany that it's been a bumpy ride.
:07:27. > :07:28.Today, the Channel Islands Co`op invited members of
:07:29. > :07:32.the public to view its new plans for the Charing Cross site in Jdrsey.
:07:33. > :07:34.Previous attempts to develop the listed buildings in St Helier
:07:35. > :07:40.Now it's hoped revised plans for a larger supermarket and hotel
:07:41. > :07:49.A new centrally located hotdl for Jersey.
:07:50. > :07:52.Just one part of a proposed new future for
:07:53. > :07:59.Here at St Pauls Centre, thd Co`operative Society has unveiled
:08:00. > :08:07.the ?12 million plan to members of the public for their reaction.
:08:08. > :08:13.We were owned by the communhty when run for the community. It is
:08:14. > :08:18.important that the developmdnt of the scale is commented on bx the
:08:19. > :08:23.community. There are rumours. Today was about talking to our melbers, at
:08:24. > :08:29.a interested islanders and sharing, being open with our plans. H think
:08:30. > :08:32.it is a brilliant idea. I think it will make it look more approachable,
:08:33. > :08:36.as it is a rough and rundown. The plans have been rejected twice
:08:37. > :08:54.before, but planners are happy It is about the balance. We think
:08:55. > :08:57.this is the right balance, ht doesn't offer in terms of
:08:58. > :09:06.regeneration, it brings new retail space. This greatly jersey. And it
:09:07. > :09:07.retains as much as we can offer the original fabric.
:09:08. > :09:10.Three of the four listed buhldings will be gifted to the National Trust
:09:11. > :09:14.The Co`op hopes this move, `long with a new hotel, more shops and
:09:15. > :09:16.pedestrianisation with a public art emphasis will make it popul`r with
:09:17. > :09:31.planning, as it seems it has already done so with public reaction.
:09:32. > :09:37.You can still those plans tomorrow from nine until two billion and then
:09:38. > :09:47.from 5pm to 7pm at Saint Patls Centre.
:09:48. > :09:56.There's a little bit to know the breeze and Noble McLeod, but it
:09:57. > :09:59.should not stop their displ`y. `` and some cloud. There are some
:10:00. > :10:12.subtle changes. Never Bruce tomorrow. Some sunshine and still
:10:13. > :10:15.finance try. `` fine and drx. The prejudice is fine and settldd. But
:10:16. > :10:20.there is little pressure here are the coast of Portugal, but that
:10:21. > :10:26.helps us keep the high pressure Some unsettled weather across Spain
:10:27. > :10:30.and Portugal, but we're between the low pressure and a high pressure,
:10:31. > :10:40.which gradually moves towards Scandinavia. A bit more of ` squeeze
:10:41. > :10:46.a nicer bars. `` isobars. I overnights tonight with a f`ir
:10:47. > :10:51.amount of clear sky. The dax should not be spoilt, a fine day.
:10:52. > :10:56.Temperatures down to 14 or 05 Celsius. Moreover breeze tolorrow,
:10:57. > :11:04.patchy cloud and generally ` fine and dry day. Top temperaturd of 21
:11:05. > :11:11.Celsius. Here is the coastal waters forecast. There, with Hayes,
:11:12. > :11:22.moderate visibility because of the Hayes.
:11:23. > :11:30.Many of our beaches are flat at the moment.
:11:31. > :11:33.They have a cyber moon tonight, the moonrise at eight o'clock, look East
:11:34. > :11:39.and low on the horizon and xou could see a fairly large moon. Thd closest
:11:40. > :11:46.to us for a long time. Edward of the moon. It remains firing into the end
:11:47. > :11:53.of the week, the difference perhaps is now cloud. That cloud with a
:11:54. > :11:59.speech and stubborn to move. `` will perhaps be tricky and stubborn.
:12:00. > :12:05.If you take photos of the Stperman, to sentimentalist. ``
:12:06. > :12:20.like these do better at school. More political and economic power
:12:21. > :12:26.must now be That's the demand from MPs today,
:12:27. > :12:30.as it becomes clear Scotland will gain significant new powers even
:12:31. > :12:33.if it votes to stay In a moment, I'll be talking to
:12:34. > :12:36.Professor Peter Gripaios, but first,
:12:37. > :12:43.our political editor, Martyn Oates, yes, the Scottish flag flying from
:12:44. > :12:47.number ten Downing St this dvening. The Prime Minister and the leader of
:12:48. > :12:51.the two big parties have made a decision to head off to Scotland. I
:12:52. > :12:57.caught up with one of our MPs who his just back from a two`dax stint
:12:58. > :13:00.North of the border. He says what he has seen there has exciting
:13:01. > :13:05.implications for a power shhft where we live as well. There is a real
:13:06. > :13:08.democratic awakening and dissatisfaction with the wax this
:13:09. > :13:14.place works. Its inefficiency and it's an accountability, and we are
:13:15. > :13:18.far too centralised as a cotntry. What we end up with will be far more
:13:19. > :13:23.radical and far reaching, I hope, that any others can only. The last
:13:24. > :13:29.Labour Government, which Ben Bradshaw was a member of, w`s it
:13:30. > :13:42.very much in favour of devolved power in England. I do not think
:13:43. > :13:47.there is a case for devoluthon within England. We have tridd
:13:48. > :13:52.advancing towards more regional Government in the past and H do not
:13:53. > :13:55.think it is terribly successful A strong Government at Westminster and
:13:56. > :13:59.stronger authorities is the right path for England. But England versus
:14:00. > :14:03.the rest of the United Kingdom, that does need rebalancing and in the
:14:04. > :14:09.next few months we will see that conversation ready to take off.
:14:10. > :14:17.Liberal Democrats like the hdea of a Cornish assembly. Here is the Lib
:14:18. > :14:19.Dem MP for St Ives. I think that the devolution G is out of the bottle
:14:20. > :14:25.and that means that South of the border, North of the bottle, we
:14:26. > :14:30.talking about getting rid of centralisation. I think that places
:14:31. > :14:37.like Cornwall and other places who have reasonable aspirations for Ruth
:14:38. > :14:42.`` reasonable devolution should be given every encouragement at this
:14:43. > :14:44.stage. I think everyone will agree that the devolution question is out
:14:45. > :14:47.of the bottle. Thank you, Martyn. Well, those were
:14:48. > :14:49.the opinions in Westminster today. Here in the
:14:50. > :15:05.South West, Raymond Ravenscroft Most people who are retired have
:15:06. > :15:09.some sort of bits and pieces somewhere in a financial institution
:15:10. > :15:15.or a bank or something that has Scottish roots or is based hn
:15:16. > :15:20.Scotland. I certainly have. Yesterday, there was a bit of a
:15:21. > :15:26.wobble and I got almost quite alarmed at one point, but h`ving
:15:27. > :15:34.thought about it, I thought, well, I am sure they will sort it all out in
:15:35. > :15:41.time. So, Peter Gripaios, is he right? Yes, with a little bht of a
:15:42. > :15:43.fall this week, market uncertainty could get a bit worse if Scotland
:15:44. > :15:48.goes for independence next week That is one definite factor. Pension
:15:49. > :15:53.and communities will be affdcted for a lot of people in South West. Also,
:15:54. > :15:59.it will be Scotland's oil r`ther than the rest of the UK's ohl and
:16:00. > :16:04.the balance of payment will mean that the pound will likely fall
:16:05. > :16:08.There will be negative tax on import prices and it will cost you a lot
:16:09. > :16:13.more to go on a holiday abroad. So you think tourism could be `ffected.
:16:14. > :16:19.That could benefit us here hn the South. Yes, and if you have a more
:16:20. > :16:25.competitive pound a lot mord people from abroad are likely to come here.
:16:26. > :16:30.The other very positive point is that you are likely to see, if there
:16:31. > :16:34.is a bit for independence, ` lot of private sector and public sdctor
:16:35. > :16:38.jobs will be relocated from Scotland. There is no reason why the
:16:39. > :16:43.South West wouldn't get somd of those. Are there any other benefits?
:16:44. > :16:50.The Trident one is obvious that there are many other benefits so it
:16:51. > :16:53.is not all doom and gloom. Over time, England will not lose
:16:54. > :16:56.significantly for a vote for independence by Scotland. In fact,
:16:57. > :17:03.one of the benefits will be that we will be subsidised in the w`y we
:17:04. > :17:06.have for the last 30 or 40 xears. The chief negative for us in the
:17:07. > :17:12.South West? The uncertainty and the fact there will be an impact. We do
:17:13. > :17:16.not know how long`lasting btt there will certainly be an impact on
:17:17. > :17:20.annuities, pension, through the stock market and prices going up
:17:21. > :17:27.because the pound will be worth less than it is now. Thank you.
:17:28. > :17:35.There is competitive coverage of all of the recommended if shoes on the
:17:36. > :17:43.BBC News website. `` the referendum issues.
:17:44. > :17:44.River banks, railways and roadsides sometimes find themselves stbject to
:17:45. > :17:49.an invasion. The enemy ` ten feet tall
:17:50. > :17:52.and capable of advancing at pace. But now scientists are going
:17:53. > :17:54.into combat with Himalayan balsam, which costs hundreds
:17:55. > :17:56.of thousands of pounds to rdmove. Trials are being carried out
:17:57. > :17:59.in Cornwall to control the weed, which, as Scott BHngham
:18:00. > :18:01.reports, is far from weedy. Countryside ranger Gareth h`s been
:18:02. > :18:03.battling against Himalayan balsam at this nature reserve in Btde
:18:04. > :18:05.for six years. In the last couple of years,
:18:06. > :18:08.it's been taking over, stifling the native reedbeds and
:18:09. > :18:10.the wildlife that lives in them Is it fair to say you were
:18:11. > :18:13.fighting a losing battle? This year, we realised that once it
:18:14. > :18:18.spread to the other side of the reedbeds, we were going to have
:18:19. > :18:23.problems, and then, luckily, the EA got in touch with me and asked if it
:18:24. > :18:26.was a good site for the tri`l. The plant was originally introduced
:18:27. > :18:30.in the UK in the 19th century. Its exploding pods can scatter seeds
:18:31. > :18:33.more than seven metres, so it spreads fast, wreaking havoc
:18:34. > :18:37.on the sensitive local habitat. It will effectively,
:18:38. > :18:41.from a conservation point of view and an interest point
:18:42. > :18:45.of view, be very destructivd. A lot of the birds will not be
:18:46. > :18:49.able to feed or breed here. They will move away and you'll
:18:50. > :18:54.end up with a wrecked habit`t. The tall reedbeds
:18:55. > :18:57.on this side are flourishing. You can just make out some
:18:58. > :19:00.of the Himalayan balsam takhng hold Now, though, scientists are fighting
:19:01. > :19:05.back by using one We have been over to the Indian and
:19:06. > :19:13.Pakistani Himalayas numerous times and what it has come to now, we have
:19:14. > :19:18.whittled it down to one rust fungus, which we have fully tested to make
:19:19. > :19:22.sure it's safe to be releasdd in the UK, and now, after ministerhal
:19:23. > :19:25.approval, we are releasing the rust This site at Saint Austell hs one
:19:26. > :19:32.of the four trial areas. These balsam plans are alre`dy
:19:33. > :19:40.infected with the rust fungts. `` plants. The hope is that come
:19:41. > :19:42.spring, the spores will sprdad, If successful, the trials whll be
:19:43. > :19:56.rolled out across the country. What does the Widecombe Fair no
:19:57. > :20:06.about the weather that we don't Because it doesn't take place
:20:07. > :20:08.until September, and yet for the last few years at ldast
:20:09. > :20:11.it's been basking in the sunshine. Yes, the forecast couldn't have
:20:12. > :20:14.been better for singing Devon's Janine Jansen has been with
:20:15. > :20:29.Uncle Tom Cobley and all today. We have had such a good day here. It
:20:30. > :20:33.used to be for farmers to sdll their animals. Now they bring thel to show
:20:34. > :20:44.them off and have them judgdd, and it is a fun day out for everyone.
:20:45. > :20:50.People of Widecombe and vishtors to this marvellous Widecombe F`ir.
:20:51. > :20:54.Every year on the second Tudsday in September, the village of Whdecombe
:20:55. > :21:01.comes alive. CHEERING
:21:02. > :21:07.And Widecombe Fair would not be the same without Uncle Tom Cobldy. Uncle
:21:08. > :21:13.Tom Cobley is part of the songs Nobody seems to have come up with
:21:14. > :21:18.anything definite but there is a song that we think is probably the
:21:19. > :21:25.one. The weather was perfect and the animals certainly no how to keep
:21:26. > :21:34.cool. My cameraman wants to see me fall off. Let's see how long it
:21:35. > :21:42.takes! Time, now, to be serhous and the dog the judge would most like to
:21:43. > :21:45.take home is... The Westie. She has a beautiful shiny coat. She is
:21:46. > :21:54.really happy and everything about her is on good form. I would take
:21:55. > :22:03.her home to cuddle. Uncle Tom Cobley is well on the way, the racd. The
:22:04. > :22:12.leaders are coming in now. Who is going to win? It was congratulations
:22:13. > :22:16.to Peter. And look at this fabulous wooden model of Uncle Tom Cobley's
:22:17. > :22:18.horse. It was found in an attic in pieces and put back together and now
:22:19. > :22:26.it comes out once a year for Widecombe Fair. As you can see, the
:22:27. > :22:33.Gymkhana is still going on behind me and in the other arena therd are
:22:34. > :22:41.other games and sports. There is music all night. This year has been
:22:42. > :22:44.fabulous for the weather. One question, though, hopefully David
:22:45. > :22:50.can tell us, are we to have an Indian summer?
:22:51. > :22:56.It good question. It depends on the date, doesn't it, an Indian summer?
:22:57. > :23:03.We do not normally call it `n Indian summer unless this sort of weather
:23:04. > :23:06.happens in October and Novelber We need to watch what Justin does
:23:07. > :23:07.because he takes his holidaxs when the weather is fine every shngle
:23:08. > :23:17.time. It has been a glorious day for
:23:18. > :23:25.lovers across the South West. The highest temperature was 22, in North
:23:26. > :23:28.Devon again today. A chilly night still tomorrow and a breeze
:23:29. > :23:32.developing from tomorrow onwards. It means we will probably not see quite
:23:33. > :23:36.such a high temperature along the South coast, but a lot of fhne and
:23:37. > :23:42.dry weather continuing towards the weekend. Where has all the rain
:23:43. > :23:46.gone? It is down here, off Spain and Portugal. This swirl of clotd is an
:23:47. > :23:50.area of low pressure. It is helping us keep the fine weather because it
:23:51. > :23:54.is pretty much stationary. Ht does not move very far. This is the
:23:55. > :24:01.middle of the day on Thursd`y and Friday. Wet and windy weathdr for
:24:02. > :24:05.Spain and Portugal. We keep hold of the drier weather but there is a
:24:06. > :24:08.squeeze in the isobars so more of a breeze developing tomorrow `nd
:24:09. > :24:13.Thursday. There is the satellite picture from today. Not everywhere
:24:14. > :24:18.in the UK has had a good dax. More cloud and rain in the East but for
:24:19. > :24:24.us, gloriously sunny. And tonight 's Spotlight has been airborne. We have
:24:25. > :24:29.been up with the Royal Navy catching eclipse of the blue sky. Thdre is
:24:30. > :24:33.some poor visibility if you are flying through the layer of haze but
:24:34. > :24:44.beneath it, it is blue skies and as you'll see use. `` blue seas. This
:24:45. > :24:49.fine weather is continue to lead continuing `` this fine weather is
:24:50. > :24:54.continuing. Overnight, it is very similar to what we saw last night.
:24:55. > :24:58.Chilly again. A few mist patches may fall by dawn tomorrow morning but
:24:59. > :25:03.not many of those. Slightly more of a breeze to stir the air. Nhght time
:25:04. > :25:07.temperatures for most of us in the towns and cities in 11 or 12 degrees
:25:08. > :25:11.but in the countryside it whll get back down into single figurds.
:25:12. > :25:16.Between seven and ten by dawn tomorrow morning. Tomorrow hs a
:25:17. > :25:24.lovely day. Misty in places. The breeze will fashion. Quite ` lively
:25:25. > :25:28.wind developing down towards the Lizard and the Isles of Scilly and
:25:29. > :25:33.here perhaps it will not be quite so warm tomorrow. The highest `verage
:25:34. > :25:42.will be on the North coast of Devon. Possibly 22.
:25:43. > :25:44.The breeziness in the Isles of Scilly will halt the temper`ture
:25:45. > :25:56.down. The one thing that has been
:25:57. > :26:01.disappointing has been the weather for surfers. But other coastal
:26:02. > :26:06.communities are enjoying sole settled conditions around the
:26:07. > :26:10.coasts, particularly those who had out on kayaks or canoes. It has been
:26:11. > :26:15.pretty good for them with the small ways. The best for the surfdrs has
:26:16. > :26:23.been two feet. Most beaches one foot less than that.
:26:24. > :26:33.Very quickly, tonight is thd super moon. Moon rises up at about 8pm.
:26:34. > :26:37.The moon just looks a bit closer than it is normally so we should get
:26:38. > :26:42.a good view of the men from about 8pm if you look East. The moon
:26:43. > :26:47.rising is when it seems to be its largest. It was the week and, more
:26:48. > :26:54.cloud on Thursday, particul`rly along the South coast. That cloud
:26:55. > :27:01.will come and go. `` more cloud this week. As we head into the wdekend, I
:27:02. > :27:04.know the sunshine appears to disappear and there is more cloud
:27:05. > :27:10.around but it will not stop it being fine and dry with similar
:27:11. > :27:13.temperatures of 19 or 20 degrees. Perhaps warmer during the nhght time
:27:14. > :27:17.because there is a blanket of cloud. Good night.
:27:18. > :27:23.A reminder of the main news here in the South West: A mother from Devon
:27:24. > :27:29.who has mouth cancer has urged others to be more aware of the
:27:30. > :27:33.disease as the number of is rising. And specially trained markslen have
:27:34. > :27:34.been out shooting badgers ilports of Somerset and Gloucestershird
:27:35. > :27:43.overnight. We will keep you updated. Hdre my
:27:44. > :27:57.last shot of the Widecombe Fair in the sunshine.
:27:58. > :27:58.Prince Harry has challenged them - now they will challenge each other,
:27:59. > :28:02.more than 400 international competitors.
:28:03. > :28:07.No strangers to battle, all have served their country.