:00:00. > :00:19.More details on hands for Jdrsey's new hospital. We have to allow for a
:00:20. > :00:20.flexible solution that can deal with whatever health developments take
:00:21. > :00:26.place in the future. A childhood obesity crisis ? a third
:00:27. > :00:28.of youngsters are overweight. Plus, remembering the war ddad
:00:29. > :00:31.islanders pay their respects And I'll have the latest
:00:32. > :00:49.weather forecast. Restaurants and hotels
:00:50. > :00:51.will have to go to Ministers have officially lodged
:00:52. > :00:56.proposals for a brand new ptrpose built hospital to be built behind
:00:57. > :00:59.the current one to make it cheaper, quicker and less
:01:00. > :01:02.disruptive to patients. Now the Health Minister has to get
:01:03. > :01:05.the States to agree to it. Jersey's General Hospital
:01:06. > :01:10.is here to stay, despite it being the chosen location
:01:11. > :01:14.for the island's future one. That's because the new hosphtal
:01:15. > :01:17.will be a separate building built around the back along
:01:18. > :01:23.Newgate Street. It's significantly more
:01:24. > :01:25.efficient and more affordable to build in a single phase,
:01:26. > :01:32.shorter programme with a single interface to the existing hospital
:01:33. > :01:34.that's very different There will therefore be less
:01:35. > :01:39.disruption to patients They've managed to go ahead
:01:40. > :01:43.with plans for this smaller, We were looking for 20,000 square
:01:44. > :01:53.metres on the ground floor, that enabled us to have Outpatients,
:01:54. > :01:55.Emergency and Imaging services all on the ground floor,
:01:56. > :01:58.making it more accessible to people. With this new scheme we are looking
:01:59. > :02:01.at a 10,000 square metre footprint and what the Patriotic Stredt car
:02:02. > :02:05.park allows us to do is to come in at a number of different levels,
:02:06. > :02:08.into Outpatients on those ldvels, which gets us over that problem
:02:09. > :02:10.of having everything The plans also mean all
:02:11. > :02:23.of this will have to go. I come here every afternoon to have
:02:24. > :02:27.coffee with my family and friends. At the end of the day, we'll be
:02:28. > :02:33.losing out on something that is good, but also we would be gaining a
:02:34. > :02:37.lot more, a new hospital. Other changes include moving the
:02:38. > :02:42.outpatients department to cross the Park, where hospital staff
:02:43. > :02:46.accommodation is. And using the old hospital as an education centre for
:02:47. > :02:50.future health workers. As only if this new 466 Medea pounds hospital
:02:51. > :02:54.idea gets the go-ahead from the States at the end of next month
:02:55. > :02:56.Earlier, I spoke to Jersey's Health Minister,
:02:57. > :02:58.Senator Andrew Green, and asked him what he's going to do
:02:59. > :03:06.about all those businesses that will now need to move.
:03:07. > :03:12.That is probably the downside of this scheme. We know that two of the
:03:13. > :03:19.biggest businesses are willhng sellers, and of course one or two
:03:20. > :03:23.others, perhaps a little bit of a surprise for them. This will be a
:03:24. > :03:28.matter of negotiation with them How can you ensure that people
:03:29. > :03:32.continue to get good health care while the hospital is being built?
:03:33. > :03:38.That is a good question, an important one. You will havd noted
:03:39. > :03:41.that we won't have moved in patient services at all, and that's why it
:03:42. > :03:44.is essential to get those fdw buildings on the side of patriotic
:03:45. > :03:48.street, the businesses we t`lked about at the beginning, and that
:03:49. > :03:54.allows us to build a new endrgy Centre while the old energy centre
:03:55. > :03:57.runs current inpatient servhces The only services moving our
:03:58. > :04:01.Administration and outpatients. I can safely say that we will be able
:04:02. > :04:05.to maintain a safe, efficient and good service during the changeover.
:04:06. > :04:07.Nearly a third of nine and ten-year-olds in Guernsdy
:04:08. > :04:13.That's one of the key findings after the height and weight
:04:14. > :04:15.of primary school pupils were measured to give a picture
:04:16. > :04:22.If this is making you hungrx, new statistics may curb
:04:23. > :04:30.Because figures out today for childhood obesity aren't good.
:04:31. > :04:33.One in six five and six-year-olds are overweight or obese,
:04:34. > :04:43.and one in three nine and ten-year-olds are.
:04:44. > :04:50.Taunton who are overweight `re more likely to become overweight adults,
:04:51. > :04:54.and that entails all the problems of diabetes, heart disease and the risk
:04:55. > :04:57.of cancer. We want children to be the right weight as children so they
:04:58. > :04:59.grow up to be a healthy weight as an adult.
:05:00. > :05:02.Education is a key part of the plan to slim down the figures,
:05:03. > :05:07.and the pupils at this school seem to know their stuff.
:05:08. > :05:21.If you are not healthy, you might get diabetes and stuff like that. It
:05:22. > :05:29.is good to eat lots of fruit and not loads of chocolate. Are you healthy?
:05:30. > :05:38.Yes. How are you healthy evdryday? Ie Eat bread in the morning, and I
:05:39. > :05:43.don't have crisps. I have bden watching this and telling mx parents
:05:44. > :05:46.about this. It can make a htge difference because the mess`ges
:05:47. > :05:50.coming to the children from ground level are and they can educ`te their
:05:51. > :05:53.parents and the community. @s soon as you start educating the children,
:05:54. > :05:54.it will seep out of the widdr world as well.
:05:55. > :05:56.There may be no quick fix for the problem,
:05:57. > :05:59.but any success in cutting the figures over the coming
:06:00. > :06:02.the years will be a step in the right direction.
:06:03. > :06:04.Less than six months after the general election,
:06:05. > :06:06.voting is once again underw`y in the parish of
:06:07. > :06:10.A by-election was called after the death of Deputy
:06:11. > :06:14.Four candidates are standing for the vacant seat,
:06:15. > :06:17.and Roisin Gauson is live at the polling station for ts now.
:06:18. > :06:30.I think slowly but surely h`s been the order of the day, althotgh
:06:31. > :06:34.things have picked up in thd last couple of hours. It is nowhdre near
:06:35. > :06:40.the levels we saw for that general election six months ago. At that
:06:41. > :06:45.point, we had the second highest turnout for the island here. We have
:06:46. > :06:50.had the latest figures for today which came through just aftdr 6pm,
:06:51. > :06:54.and that that pint just shy of 500 people had cast their vote, so
:06:55. > :07:00.nowhere near the levels we saw six months ago. But for candidates are
:07:01. > :07:05.hopeful of success here tonhght They are Gary Collins, Simon Bellamy
:07:06. > :07:11.and Rick Lowe but they do h`ve big boots to fill because this
:07:12. > :07:15.by-election comes after the sad passing of deputies Dave Jones. He
:07:16. > :07:19.was one of the longest standing politicians of Guernsey. He had been
:07:20. > :07:23.ill but believed he was getting better when he successfully stood in
:07:24. > :07:27.April this year. Of those for candidates will taste that success
:07:28. > :07:31.here tonight. Voting contintes until 8pm, and they are hopeful of a
:07:32. > :07:34.fairly quick count tonight, so we could get a result by the l`te news
:07:35. > :07:38.at 10:25pm. Jersey's finance industry added ?14
:07:39. > :07:40.billion to the UK economy l`st year, according to a report
:07:41. > :07:43.by economic consultants. Representatives from the island
:07:44. > :07:45.are in London trying to persuade UK politicians,
:07:46. > :07:47.civil servants and think tanks of the value of Jersey to the UK
:07:48. > :07:52.and the rest of Europe. The research estimates Jersdy's
:07:53. > :07:54.finance industry generates ` quarter And it suggests the island pumps
:07:55. > :08:00.?150 billion of foreign invdstment 100 years ago, a battle
:08:01. > :08:09.was raging in which men Many people are familiar
:08:10. > :08:13.with the Battle of the Sommd, but the Battle of Verdun
:08:14. > :08:16.was the longest of World War One Today the French Ambassador
:08:17. > :08:21.to the UK was in Guernsey s`y thank Verdun was the scene
:08:22. > :08:30.of the longest battle 800,000 troops were killed,
:08:31. > :08:37.wounded or missing in action. 100 years on, and the French
:08:38. > :08:40.Ambassador to the UK lays a wreath The service was to remember around
:08:41. > :08:45.240 Frenchmen living in Guernsey who served
:08:46. > :08:47.on the Western Front. At least three fell
:08:48. > :08:57.at the Battle of Verdun. A lot of the numbers have bden
:08:58. > :09:05.forgotten about over the ye`rs. It has been very much overlookdd by the
:09:06. > :09:09.occupation. Recent research, and the research is ongoing, but we now
:09:10. > :09:11.believe that there are at ldast 257 channel islanders that fell for
:09:12. > :09:13.France. And from the past to the prdsent,
:09:14. > :09:15.and at Government House the Ambassador presented Fr`nce s
:09:16. > :09:17.highest military award to vdterans This man landed on the Norm`ndy
:09:18. > :09:36.beaches on D-Day. It is terrific. I am dazzled
:09:37. > :09:40.actually. The ambassador saxs it has been a very special occasion. It is
:09:41. > :09:44.always very moving, it is always an emotional ceremony. These pdople
:09:45. > :09:46.fought to liberate our country. A day for these men
:09:47. > :09:48.and their families to remember, and for all of us to remembdr those
:09:49. > :09:54.that never returned home. Now David has the latest
:09:55. > :10:11.weather forecast. I still think we will have some of
:10:12. > :10:17.this troublesome cloud around. This was a picture from earlier today.
:10:18. > :10:21.The cloud is just about thick enough to generate a view light showers,
:10:22. > :10:24.and there are some around this evening, and there will be one or
:10:25. > :10:28.two around tomorrow. Tomorrow will see a better chance of some
:10:29. > :10:32.sunshine. Wright and mainly dry for the first half of the day, but they
:10:33. > :10:37.could be some showers later on. The main weather story at the moment is
:10:38. > :10:39.the battle between the area of low pressure over Scandinavia and the
:10:40. > :10:44.high-pressure, which is across western Britain at the moment. That
:10:45. > :10:48.won't change much over the next 24 hours, but eventually this `rea of
:10:49. > :10:54.high pressure will start to move back towards Scandinavia. Bx Friday
:10:55. > :10:58.it is beginning to weaken and move away, and by the time we get to
:10:59. > :11:02.Saturday, a new area of low pressure is coming up from the south and will
:11:03. > :11:07.squeeze up against that are` of high pressure, so freshening winds for us
:11:08. > :11:11.from the south-east. That is a good direction to see a lot of dry
:11:12. > :11:15.weather as well. There are some showers around this evening and they
:11:16. > :11:18.will tend to fade away after midnight. Largely dry in thd small
:11:19. > :11:26.hours of the morning, light winds, some missed forming first thing A
:11:27. > :11:28.bit more in the way of sunshine during the morning, more cloud
:11:29. > :11:35.coming through the afternoon, and just enough to generate the odd
:11:36. > :11:36.light shower here and there. Eventually the wind will become
:11:37. > :11:44.north-easterly. Quite promising certain conditions.
:11:45. > :12:03.Dash-macro surfing. Some fine weather around on Friday.
:12:04. > :12:07.Some nice conditions on Sattrday, then it becomes windy and more
:12:08. > :12:09.cloudy on Sunday. Have a good evening.
:12:10. > :12:13.I'll be back at 10:30pm with the late news, when we'll bring
:12:14. > :12:15.you the results of Guernsey's by-election
:12:16. > :12:34.The power of water has been used for centuries in industry. But times
:12:35. > :12:39.have changed. Across mid Devon, and the south-west, many water lills,
:12:40. > :12:44.such as this one are out of use But its owner, Brendan, wants to change
:12:45. > :12:50.that. Here is the crux of the issue. This is the lowest the water level
:12:51. > :12:56.will be this year after quite a long, dry spring and summer, but
:12:57. > :13:03.we've now got water to have 24 hours electricity capability. It's in a
:13:04. > :13:10.rural location and is very secure. This what he is proposing. Not just
:13:11. > :13:14.on his property. This new wheel in Somerset has new technology attached
:13:15. > :13:15.to it which creates hydroeldctric power, but