10/09/2014 BBC Channel Islands News

here in Edinburgh. That is all for tonight. Newsnight is

Good evening from the news in the Channel Islands.

Most islanders who lose a spouse won't get a survivor's pension

after Jersey's states rejected the benefit as too generous.

It was changed last year and today's move to reinstate it failed.

Only those in their late fifties, or who have children in full`time

That's left some widowers struggling,

Her husband of 29 years died of a heart attack at home.

When she went to Social Security to find out how will she be supported

in future, she was given even more bad news.

Nikki was a red card holder, meaning she relied

on her husband's contributions, but changes to the benefit system meant

Really, I need my government to look after me

Where are my husband's contributions that he thought would safeguard me?

They changed the age of widow's pensions six weeks before he died.

I just want my government to help me.

But today, the States decided not to help people like Nikki,

as they voted heavily against reviewing Deputy Geoff

Southern's proposal to restore the survivor's pension for everyone.

I think it is likely to engender a deep, deep distrust

It is about money first and people second.

The Social Security Minister said the change in the law three years

Yes, we were making savings as a result of the decision,

That benefit was far too generous, particularly once it was open to

I took the action, the State backed me, and I am very

Nikki feels let down by her government.

Unable to find employment, not entitled for income support,

and with only a small pension of her own, she could lose her house.

Her pleas went unanswered today, but the States are sure they have

One of Guernsey's biggest tourist attractions has gone

Oatlands Village, which includes shops,

restaurants and crazy golf, has been running for more than 30 years.

The administrators say they're looking at every possible

First opened in 1983, it is one of Guernsey's best`known

It is the only place in the island that brings together activities

like crazy golf and go`karting with restaurants and shops.

Only a couple of months ago, the owners got permission to build

The court has agreed that the company is insolvent.

Whilst there are plans which may still go ahead, the company has

Many of the small businesses here rent their space from the owners

Most I have spoken to said they feel like business is going well,

How the tenants are getting on is for them, it is not something

The place is all but one space fully tenanted,

so things are looking quite good for tenants in here at the moment.

We are coming into winter now when the maintenance gets done,

but it still carries on through the winter.

Thousands of visitors come here every year.

It is one of the island's best`known attractions.

The administrators say they will do everything possible to find a new

buyer, but in the meantime it is business as usual, but for how long?

Jersey's Treasury Minister will face a vote of no confidence next week.

Senator Philip Ozouf faces criticism that

The debate will take place on Tuesday,

the same day as Senator nominations for the forthcoming elections.

Senator Ozouf said this debate would signal

The only two flying Lancaster bombers in the world have arrived

This was them flanked by a Spitfire and Hurricane arriving into

One is from Britain, the other Canada, and they'll both

take part in the air displays tomorrow, the last time islanders

The attraction is not to see one fly. The attraction, the big

emphasis, is to get them together for what we think will probably be

the last time in history. It may happen again, we really don't know,

but when the prospect came up, my boss said if not us, who? If not

now, when? It is always great to be flying these fantastic aircraft

anyway, but to have these two fantastic Lancaster is flanked by a

Howard can and a Spitfire is amazing. It is undoubtedly a

highlight of all my years of flying. A bit of sport news now, and

Guernsey FC have rediscovered some Tonight they thrashed Three Bridges

8`1 in the Ryman South Division, That's it from the news team here

will stop now, the weather. More fine weather to enjoy across

the channel islands, and at the moment I can't see any rain falling

at all into the weekend. Fine and dry with more warm sunshine

tomorrow. Slightly more of an easterly breeze developing through

tomorrow which will be noticeable particularly across Alderney and the

north Coast of Guernsey. Amateurs getting down to 14 or 15 degrees ``

temperatures. After some patchy low cloud tomorrow, it will brighten up

and we may see a fresh breeze than of late. Temperatures 17 on the

coast, inland will reach 21 Celsius. It is an easterly wind which

continues into the weekend, and it will bring more cloud. It may not be

immediate on the start of the day on Thursday, but there is more cloud

developing into the afternoon. It will most likely affect Alderney. A

fresh breeze as well. Into the weekend, similar temperatures,

possibly up to 21 degrees, but more cloud coming our way, and that will

thicken as we start the weekend. In a moment, the full national

forecast. Good night. around, more breeze as well. Still

dry. rest of the United Kingdom? English

MPs would want to Plenty to talk about by day and by

night. The mornings are distinctly chilly. A lot of clear sky out there

today on the satellite picture, a bit of fair weather cloud. The

thicker, rain-bearing cloud is still kept well at bay. There seems to be

some sort of force field keeping that thicker cloud away from the UK.

That is provided by a block of high pressure and these blocks take some

shifting. For the time being, the wetter weather