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:00:08. > :00:08.Hello and welcome to the BBC channel but now on BBC One, we join

:00:09. > :00:10.Hello and welcome to the BBC channel islands news.

:00:11. > :00:17.The widow struggling with a pension that won't pay.

:00:18. > :00:23.I did my government to look after me and tell me where I went wrong.

:00:24. > :00:25.There are my husband's contributions that he thought would safeguard me.

:00:26. > :00:27.Plus, the future of one of Guernsey's main tourist

:00:28. > :00:31.And, the first and last chance to see these

:00:32. > :00:48.after Jersey's states rejected the benefit as too generous.

:00:49. > :00:51.It was changed last year and today's move to reinstate it failed.

:00:52. > :01:30.Really, I need my government to look or who have children in full`time

:01:31. > :01:34.Really, I need my government to look after me and tell me what I did

:01:35. > :01:36.wrong. Where are my husband's contributions that he thought would

:01:37. > :02:38.safeguard me? was far too generous. Action had to

:02:39. > :02:40.be taken. I took the action, the state back to me, and I am very

:02:41. > :02:43.pleased it back to me again today. Nikki feels let down

:02:44. > :02:44.by her government. Unable to find employment,

:02:45. > :02:47.not entitled for income support, and with only a small pension of

:02:48. > :02:50.her own, she could lose her house. Her pleas went unanswered today,

:02:51. > :02:53.but the States are sure they have One of Guernsey's biggest tourist

:02:54. > :03:00.attractions has gone Oatlands Village,

:03:01. > :03:05.which includes shops, restaurants and crazy golf, has been

:03:06. > :03:07.running for more than 30 years. The administrators say they're

:03:08. > :03:24.looking at every possible First opened in 1983, it is one of

:03:25. > :03:28.Guernsey's best`known tourist attractions. It is the only place in

:03:29. > :03:33.the island that brings together activities like crazy golf and

:03:34. > :03:36.go`karting with restaurants and shops. Only a couple of months ago,

:03:37. > :03:44.the owners got permission to build a computer centre. , so what went

:03:45. > :03:49.wrong? The court has agreed that the company is insolvent. Whilst there

:03:50. > :03:57.are plans which may still go ahead, the company has an administrator in

:03:58. > :04:02.place. Many of the small businesses here rent their space from the

:04:03. > :04:05.owners on long`term leases. Most I have spoken to said they feel like

:04:06. > :04:13.business is going well, so what will happen to them? How the tenants are

:04:14. > :04:21.getting on is for them, it is not something we are aware of. The place

:04:22. > :04:24.is all but one space fully tenanted, so things are looking quite good for

:04:25. > :04:32.talent in here at the moment. And most seem to agree. We have had a

:04:33. > :04:36.good year. We are coming into winter now whether maintenance gets done,

:04:37. > :04:42.but it still carries on through the winter. Thousands of visitors come

:04:43. > :04:47.here every year. It is one of the island's best`known attractions. The

:04:48. > :04:51.administrators say they will do everything possible to find a new

:04:52. > :04:57.buyer, but in the meantime it is business as usual, but for how long?

:04:58. > :05:00.A 28`year`old man, who was arrested after a stand`off with armed police

:05:01. > :05:03.in St Clement, is now in the care of Jersey's health services.

:05:04. > :05:05.This was the scene at Le Marais housing estate last night.

:05:06. > :05:08.The police were called, following reports of a man with

:05:09. > :05:16.Jersey's Treasury Minister will face a vote of no confidence next week.

:05:17. > :05:17.Senator Philip Ozouf faces criticism that

:05:18. > :05:21.The debate will take place on Tuesday,

:05:22. > :05:24.the same day as Senator nominations for the forthcoming elections.

:05:25. > :05:26.Senator Ozouf said this debate would signal

:05:27. > :05:36.A new petrol forecourt and shop at the former GT Cars site

:05:37. > :05:38.in Guernsey will be run by the Channel Islands Co`op.

:05:39. > :05:41.The site on the East Coast has been an eyesore for years, but work

:05:42. > :05:46.Once complete, it will be a shop and petrol station with space

:05:47. > :05:56.A woman who was fostered from the age of three in Jersey,

:05:57. > :05:59.and whose son is also in care, has told the Care Inquiry that

:06:00. > :06:03.Miss B, as she's known, says her foster mother was

:06:04. > :06:06.a heavy drinker and she was surprised it never came to the

:06:07. > :06:15.Miss B gave evidence to the inquiry from behind a screen because she

:06:16. > :06:19.She told the inquiry that Social Services is a lot better now

:06:20. > :06:22.than when she was in care and she believes staff have the

:06:23. > :06:29.She said current procedure means the Children's Officer will see a child

:06:30. > :06:36.alone and she knows they've built up a relationship with her child.

:06:37. > :06:38.She said that contrasts with her experience in care

:06:39. > :06:41.because her foster mother had a drink problem and subjected Miss B

:06:42. > :06:48.to emotional and psychological abuse by criticising her birth mother.

:06:49. > :06:52.She said growing up she felt she didn't have a voice and she

:06:53. > :06:58.She said since her children have been involved with Social Services,

:06:59. > :07:00.they have seen over ten children's officers.

:07:01. > :07:13.The only two flying Lancaster bombers in the world have arrived

:07:14. > :07:18.This was them flanked by a Spitfire and Hurricane arriving into

:07:19. > :07:22.They'll both take part in the air displays tomorrow.

:07:23. > :07:27.Organisers say it might be a once in a lifetime experience.

:07:28. > :07:30.Well, it may be a once in a lifetime experience for many islanders, but

:07:31. > :07:33.for one man in Jersey, tomorrow's display will be especially poignant.

:07:34. > :07:48.If metal and fabric could hold memories...

:07:49. > :07:55.Most definitely not forgotten, and some 60 years since that film,

:07:56. > :07:57.the Lancaster, or rather the Lancasters, are

:07:58. > :08:01.It's the first time, and almost certainly the last, that the two

:08:02. > :08:12.It was taken when I was first flying for engine bombers.

:08:13. > :08:14.For former Lancaster pilot Ken Trent, the metal

:08:15. > :08:28.The Lancaster was safe and easier than one of the easiest aircraft I

:08:29. > :08:31.ever flew. It was so reliable, it was so responsive. It had more

:08:32. > :08:38.manoeuvrability. To see the two together, it is a long time since I

:08:39. > :08:40.saw two together, but it would not be too when I was looking at them.

:08:41. > :08:44.They might have been 30. These are the only two airworthy

:08:45. > :08:46.Lancasters in the world ` Flying for the first time together,

:08:47. > :08:50.they've been on a tour of summer air shows but it could

:08:51. > :08:53.have been a very different story. Back in the 1960s,

:08:54. > :08:55.the Canadian Lancaster was rescued The man who towed it to

:08:56. > :09:06.safety was Ken's cousin. They lost the Spitfire, but they

:09:07. > :09:08.towed the Lancaster out. That is the Lancaster that is here today, and I

:09:09. > :09:15.hope I can get to fly in it. In total, 7,366

:09:16. > :09:17.Lancasters were built. They flew more than 150,000 sorties,

:09:18. > :09:20.and, 70 years on, this could be your only time to ever

:09:21. > :09:25.see them fly together. In Guernsey they take to

:09:26. > :09:48.the skies at 11am, So, what does tomorrow have in store

:09:49. > :09:54.weather`wise? I wish I would be there to see them,

:09:55. > :09:56.a splendid sight. Let's start with the forecast for the airshow

:09:57. > :10:01.tomorrow because I think the weather is going to be splendid. There is a

:10:02. > :10:07.keen breeze, perhaps for those out and about in the sunshine, be

:10:08. > :10:12.careful you could still get burnt. 19 degrees the top temperature for

:10:13. > :10:16.Jersey. Fine and dry with sunny spells. The thickest cloud will be

:10:17. > :10:19.across the more northern parts of the Channel islands. A bit more

:10:20. > :10:24.cloud here. The rest of us will have sunny spells and it will be breezy

:10:25. > :10:28.with keen easterly winds. They are being generated by the fact that

:10:29. > :10:33.there is a deep area of low pressure off the West Coast of Spain and

:10:34. > :10:37.Portugal. That area of low pressure is squeezing up against the area of

:10:38. > :10:43.high pressure, which is pretty tenacious. It stays around into the

:10:44. > :10:46.weekend, but there are more isobars on the chart, so it means those

:10:47. > :10:51.winds will stay moderate to a fresh until the end of the weekend.

:10:52. > :10:55.Tonight, fine dry and clear. The winds will drop a little bit over

:10:56. > :11:04.night tonight, and tempered as will also drop. Dash`macro temperatures.

:11:05. > :11:08.Tomorrow, some patchy cloud around, particularly across Jersey, but

:11:09. > :11:13.Jersey will remain in the sunshine for much of the day. Easterly winds

:11:14. > :11:21.and temperatures ranging from 17 on the coast to as much as 20. The

:11:22. > :11:24.coastal waters forecast, the winds are from the east, forced 4`5.

:11:25. > :11:46.Moderate visibility. As we head into the weekend, more

:11:47. > :11:52.fine weather on Friday and on Saturday. Temperatures reaching 21

:11:53. > :11:55.degrees. More cloud on Sunday, but still fine and dry. The dry weather

:11:56. > :12:01.continues into the early part of next week. Have a good evening.

:12:02. > :12:18.Thank you, David. A cracking day for the airshow tomorrow. Goodbye.

:12:19. > :12:20.You're watching Spotlight tonight with Rebecca Wills and

:12:21. > :12:22.If you've just joined us, welcome to the programme.

:12:23. > :12:27.Think of a squirrel and do you think of red one or a grey one?

:12:28. > :12:29.If your mind's eye naturally conjures up this, then reality

:12:30. > :12:35.could be catching up as a breeding programme proves successful.

:12:36. > :12:38.We've already seen them coming across the Tamar Bridge earlier

:12:39. > :12:41.from John o' Groats, well here they are in Lands' End but

:12:42. > :12:50.there's one more important milestone for the campaigning bikers.

:12:51. > :12:53.Now, when it comes to tackling street drinking, Ilfracombe is

:12:54. > :12:56.From coastline chases to stopping people in their tracks,

:12:57. > :13:00.Perfect for a TV programme you might think, well, you think right

:13:01. > :13:06.as our North Devon reporter Andrea Ormsby has been finding out.

:13:07. > :13:11.People from all walks of life working together to make

:13:12. > :13:23.They are called Ilfracombe town team and they are on the telly.

:13:24. > :13:25.The team includes cleaners, councillors and cops ` one

:13:26. > :13:33.You cannot drink anywhere in the town centre.

:13:34. > :13:35.It you can chuck it in the bin, please?

:13:36. > :13:40.Each person has a radio so that they can contact each other immediately.

:13:41. > :13:43.The three drinkers they spotted earlier have taken their chances

:13:44. > :13:59.Do you think that is acceptable behaviour?

:14:00. > :14:01.It is about dealing with issues as quickly as possible without

:14:02. > :14:04.Members of the public are telling us that

:14:05. > :14:11.It is such early stages, we have lots more that we can and will be

:14:12. > :14:15.positive. Now the hope is to expand the team even more.

:14:16. > :14:23.We want businesses, volunteers, people that walk their dogs,

:14:24. > :14:26.that can have a place or port of call and not to get muddled up

:14:27. > :14:30.We want to get on and do it and sort it out.

:14:31. > :14:33.Just doing it seems to be working, success so far for the Ilfracombe

:14:34. > :14:43.You can now see it in action on your screens.

:14:44. > :14:46.And you can see Street Patrol UK on BBC One every morning

:14:47. > :14:53.A breeding programme to help red squirrels make a comeback

:14:54. > :14:57.Ultimately, the idea is that they'll return to

:14:58. > :14:59.a number of carefully managed pockets of the countryside where

:15:00. > :15:06.Several South West country estates are involved

:15:07. > :15:09.in a project to help to bring back red squirrels which have been pushed

:15:10. > :15:19.Our Environment Correspondent Adrian Campbell has been to see them.

:15:20. > :15:27.it is rare to see red squirrels in this country because a pox carried

:15:28. > :15:31.by the great skill has almost map `` has almost wiped them out. At this

:15:32. > :15:36.park, they have had success with their breeding programme within a

:15:37. > :15:44.large clue `` a large protected enclosure.

:15:45. > :15:54.John is one of several landowners in the south`west keen to see the word

:15:55. > :16:01.squirrel make a comeback. `` Red Square. It has been a successful

:16:02. > :16:05.summer. The red squirrel has been here since the last ice age and

:16:06. > :16:13.suddenly they are being wiped out. By 2040, if we do nothing, they will

:16:14. > :16:19.have gone. They have adapted since the ice age with our other native

:16:20. > :16:24.flora and fauna, so they will probably take the odd bird egg, but

:16:25. > :16:36.much, much less than a gory squaring. And our trees have

:16:37. > :16:43.survived. `` grey squirrel. There are 22 of these red squirrels, they

:16:44. > :16:48.really are very engaging. Increasing their numbers will be very difficult

:16:49. > :16:53.around the south`west. Bringing back a red squirrels into

:16:54. > :17:03.the wild will require a selective culling of the grey ones. Visitors

:17:04. > :17:09.here were fascinated by the reds. Why are they so attractive? They are

:17:10. > :17:14.smaller and more cute. It is the first time I have seen one in their

:17:15. > :17:22.natural environments, very interesting. I have never seen one

:17:23. > :17:26.like this edit environment. `` in their environment. They are

:17:27. > :17:33.beautiful. Rights groups have been on the run since the greats have

:17:34. > :17:36.come from North America. Conservationists say only with

:17:37. > :17:44.efforts can the Reds hope to make a comeback. It needs to come on a

:17:45. > :17:46.scale. It means bring together Government agencies, conservation

:17:47. > :17:52.charities, other organisations to work together.

:17:53. > :18:01.The red squirrels' fortunes may turn, but it will take time.

:18:02. > :18:06.Here's a brave man having the squirrel around there. `` he is.

:18:07. > :18:09.A Somerset museum has been given three World War One medals,

:18:10. > :18:11.100 years to the day after the soldier who earned them

:18:12. > :18:16.When Private William Newman went to war he had no idea

:18:17. > :18:22.So he died never knowing he was to have a family.

:18:23. > :18:24.Now around thirty of his descendants have gathered

:18:25. > :18:26.for a ceremony to present his medals for public display.

:18:27. > :18:36.These are William Newman's great, great, great grandchildren.

:18:37. > :18:44.Not just a family gathering, a moment in history.

:18:45. > :18:47.30 of the family Private William Newman never knew he was to have one

:18:48. > :18:50.at the Museum of Somerset as one of his youngest descendants handed

:18:51. > :18:59.over his war medals ` exactly 100 years to the day that he died.

:19:00. > :19:02.Thank you for accepting that and I would like you to know that

:19:03. > :19:12.my grandfather, even though he died, gave life to 34 of us.

:19:13. > :19:15.His war would only the last four days, the private with

:19:16. > :19:19.the Somerset Light Infantry died in a battle in France, one

:19:20. > :19:25.of more than 7800 British servicemen killed or wounded on the same day.

:19:26. > :19:28.Now his medals will form part of a special World War I exhibition

:19:29. > :19:41.It is nice that people can come and see what they mean to us

:19:42. > :19:46.Since the display opened, new offers of exhibits have been

:19:47. > :19:54.We have had some letters donated recently,

:19:55. > :20:04.They described the conditions, the mud etc.

:20:05. > :20:08.It is fantastic that people's memories are being jogged,

:20:09. > :20:12.and that they have come forward and donated some remarkable things.

:20:13. > :20:14.Few exhibits could have such a remarkable family story attached

:20:15. > :20:30.A legacy William Newman would have known nothing of.

:20:31. > :20:37.Two disabled bikers are on a 2000`mile round trip from John

:20:38. > :20:40.o' Groats to Lands' End to highlight a campaign for more employers to

:20:41. > :20:43.David Burdus, from Devon and Carl Brunning are

:20:44. > :20:49.This afternoon they were in Downing Street.

:20:50. > :20:55.Spotlight's David George met them at Lands' End.

:20:56. > :21:02.Roaring down the last few hundred metres of the 1000 miles from John

:21:03. > :21:09.O'Groats. However you travel, getting here is a thrill. Fantastic.

:21:10. > :21:15.What a trip. Quite emotional, really, to be on the road together.

:21:16. > :21:22.This is a dream come true for the two men who met in a spinal injury

:21:23. > :21:29.unit. 29 years through by and then I got a phone call, we decided to do a

:21:30. > :21:34.road trip. We originally were going to go from my house to hear is, but

:21:35. > :21:45.it spiralled and now we have gone from John O'Groats to Land's End. It

:21:46. > :21:52.has been amazing. It's a BMW 1150 up into here. There's a split

:21:53. > :22:29.deferential around here. is to promote employment for

:22:30. > :22:36.disabled people. That sort our workplace out. Let's get the people

:22:37. > :22:42.who are on benefits out and give them some pride and get them full

:22:43. > :22:44.appointment. Most people who undertake a trip, arriving here is

:22:45. > :22:48.the end of the journey. These guys have to go almost all the way back

:22:49. > :26:22.again to Some pretty high tides at the

:26:23. > :26:28.moment, because of the full moon, they are beginning to ease a bit as

:26:29. > :26:32.we get into the weekend. For our service, it is again a not

:26:33. > :26:35.particularly good. With the high pressure so close by, most beaches

:26:36. > :26:40.will struggle to see more than a foot. A bit more of a swell through

:26:41. > :26:43.the English Channel because of the breeze, so self`effacing coasts of

:26:44. > :26:52.the far south`west of Cornwall might see a slightly bigger way. `` South

:26:53. > :27:02.facing. Here are the coastal waters forecast. Occasionally six in the

:27:03. > :27:07.far West. Here's the forecast. No rain on the

:27:08. > :27:12.cards, forecast right until Sunday, sometimes more cloudy, but pretty

:27:13. > :27:19.good temperatures. We don't see these temperatures very often in

:27:20. > :27:21.September. Cooler at night time, longer nights now, temperatures

:27:22. > :27:28.could get down to six or seven Celsius. For most of us, fine and

:27:29. > :27:30.dry weather, continuing right up until the weekend. Have a nice

:27:31. > :27:33.evening. We love it when you say continuing

:27:34. > :27:40.until the weekend. That is it for tonight. I'm due for

:27:41. > :27:44.your company. I will be back at 10:25pm. In the meantime, have a

:27:45. > :27:47.very good evening. Goodbye. Goodbye.