26/10/2016 Channel Islands News

Welcome to BBC Channel Islands. These are Wednesday's headlhnes

4000 cyber attacks a day. The growing threat facing Channdl

Islands businesses. Because Jersey has such a strong financial

presence, it will naturally be a target for those cyber Crontlla

organisations looking to extort those businesses.

A warning to islanders as the first Guernsey teenager's diagnosdd

Sailing the seas - will new ideas bring boat

owners back on board with harbour officials?

The forecast for the Channel Islands over the next four days is puite

promising, and also quite w`rm. I will have all the details l`ter in

the programme. Businesses in Jersey are under

growing threat from cyber crime according to experts who sax

the island is a target becatse Companies, and Jersey's fin`nce

regulator itself, are coming under cyber attack

thousands of times a day. In this data room, a tech sdcurity

company is working to protect Jersey Cyber attacks are happening all day

every day, and it's getting worse. 2016 has seen a massive

increase in certain attacks such as ransomware,

which will hold your data As Jersey has strong financhal

presence, it is naturally a target for those cyber criminal

organisations that would look It's not just big finance

companies though. Businesses of all sizes

are vulnerable to cyber att`ck Recent figures from Jersey Police

show a third of fraud cases A UK report suggests

each data breach costs And the Jersey Financial

Services Commission, the industry's regulator,

has revealed it's subject But that number isn't unusu`l -

it's the reality of Both for commission and othdr

businesses, it's business as usual. It will be an escalating concern

going forward. We're spending money

on protection and training staff Training and technology are key and

are at the heart of the state strategy on cyber crime being

released in the coming weeks. For the first time, a teenager

in Guernsey has been diagnosed Experts are warning it

will be the first of many It's often down to people h`ving

unhealthy lifestyles. A daily task for

anyone with diabetes. A condition that affects 6%

of the adult population. And, when it comes to Type 2

diabetes, for the first timd We don't exercise enough and we eat

too much. It has been a factor in adult life for a long time, but this

is increasingly happening in childhood. The availability of

cheap, fast food is clearly contributing to this. It is a major

issue and will get worse. Matthew was diagnosed 25 ye`rs ago

and wishes he'd done more b`ck then. Back in January his diabetes meant

coming to this foot clinic Ten months on and he's

just lost two toes. Diabetic foot, if you like. I got an

infection and within two to three days the tale had gone black. Kids

need to be aware that these eight strong possibility of developing

diabetes that will affect you for the rest of your life if yot don't

control it now. Of course, if you could get

children doing this all day, we probably wouldn't

have the same problems. And the kids at this half tdrm

club think more of this Maybe at school we could trx lots of

different sports, maybe mord PE sessions. We could maybe do a run

every day at school around our fields, and at home may go to the

park every day. I guess a run around

may be more appealing But, if it helps children avoid

illnesses like diabetes, Jersey Police want to hear

from anyone who saw pensiondr John McCarthy on the day

he was stabbed to Investigators have asked people

to come forward if they spoke to, or saw, the 73-year-old before

he was killed in Vauxhall G`rdens Guernsey Police are still trying

to establish the identity and cause of death of the middle-aged man

whose body was found It was found before dawn yesterday

and the authorities are still trying Boat owners in Guernsey

are optimistic conditions in local It follows a difficult few xears,

with clashes with port authorities over issues including mooring

fees and security. But, as Mark Inchley's been finding

out, a new survey suggests change When a survey of local boat owners

was announced 12 months ago, there were hopes it could m`rk

a new dawn for marine It followed a drop in the ntmber

of local boat owners since the 2008 financial cr`sh,

something not helped by ongoing disputes over mooring fees

and harbour facilities. And, in the cold light of d`y,

many of these issues remain. The problem over the last three

years has been turmoil and uncertainty. We have had people in

power who have no marine experience whatsoever, and the people running

the marinas have no marine experience. Now that has all been

altered, so I am hoping now we are going to see the harbours b`ck on an

even keel and we can all move forward.

The survey gave a sense of who boat owners are, their habits,

how much they spend, and highlighted concerns

about issues such as security and the removal of hosepipes.

For the harbours it follows what has been a long focus on the crtise ship

industry, with harbourmaster Chad Murray admitting he's neglected

It is such a wide customer base and so many differing customer sectors,

whether it is commercial, local visitors, that we are always going

to come under some sort of criticism. I think we need to be

conscious of that and try to strive for better customer service, and try

to listen to people and then react. So optimism all round,

but with future developments at the harbour very much

under the spotlight, it's important they have

everyone on board. There will be an ice skating rink

at Jersey's Fort Regent this winter, despite organisers previously

saying there wouldn't. It was thought the rink couldn't

compete against a new one at the Weighbridge in St Helier

but the States stepped in to run it after an online petition was signed

by more than 1,000 people. They've crunched the numbers

and believe the Fort rink I think the public wants and ice

rink at Fort Regent, and I think the public will support this. There has

been a petition, a lot of pdople asking for the ice rink to be at

Fort Regent, and given the numbers we got last year, we are confident

that the public will really get behind Fort Regent, come up and

support local businesses. Jersey's top gold medal winner

at the last Island Games has decided not to defend her titles

in Gotland next summer. Cyclist Kim Ashton was one

of the stars of Jersey 2015, winning all six golds

available to her. But she's withdrawn from thd team

this time because of what she The roof of St Anne's Church

in Alderney was seriously d`maged Now, with insurers prepared to pay

about a quarter of a million pounds towards the scaffolding needed

for repairs, the States of Alderney's taking the opportunity

to do extensive renovations Shrouded in scaffolding,

it is difficult to appreciate the magnificent parish

church of St Anne. Designed by George Gilbert Scott,

the fabric of the historic church In March we had a tremendous storm.

They came from the wrong angle and damaged the roof. The insur`nce

company finally got involved, and having to put scaffolding up, we had

a wonderful architect who c`me and investigated after the five,year

review, and out of that camd the fact that the whole roof nedded

renovation. Despite insurers having agrded

to pay an estimated ?250,000 for the scaffolding,

needed to repair the storm damage, the States of Alderney

is still going to have to come up with the money needed to carry

out the remedial work - We already have some states money

allocated to the church, of which there is a residue of about

?125,000. We are now adding to that to carry out essential repahrs and

renovations. We debated this in the States last Wednesday, and H am

delighted to say that it was unanimously supported.

Next spring, once the work is completed and the scaffolding

removed, one will again be `ble to refer to the parish church

of St Anne as the "Cathedral of the Channel Islands".

The Channel Islands are the focus of a national TV programme

Alderney's "abundance" of whldlife, Jersey's cows, and Sark's traditions

all feature in tonight's ephsode of Little British Islands at 8pm,

which is billed as a taste of the idyllic life in the hslands.

I never thought I would be doing this!

I know what I will be watchhng at 8pm! It felt mild today, so David,

tell us you have got good ndws. I think I have, yes. If you want

rain there isn't a great de`l in the forecast. Rain at this time of the

year is what we normally get, so things are starting to get ` little

bit drier at the moment. Thdre is the possibility of some drizzle

tonight, but the main threat is the mist and fog. It did here today and

it gave us some sunshine. This picture was sent in by one of our

weather watchers. I think the fog will return overnight tonight, so it

will be misty, there will bd some sunny spells and it will generally

feel quite mild tomorrow with those temperatures around 15 or 16

degrees. We have high presstre, it is the same story, it has not

changed much. The same area of low pressure -- high pressure is across

as into the weekend. It movds a little bit further east on Saturday,

and will probably bring southerly winds, so perhaps higher

temperatures into the weekend. This cloud that has been covering parts

of Somerset, Dorset and Devon, is drifting down towards the islands

overnight tonight. It is just about thick enough to give some drizzle in

the wind overnight tonight, but at the same time it will turn puite

misty, with even the risk of if you fog patches by the morning, and

night-time temperatures of 01 or 12 degrees. Tomorrow, the posshbility

of the odd light shower, but most of it will be gone by lunchtimd, and

into the afternoon we should get some sunshine. It will feel quite

pleasant, 15 or 16 beehive. Dash-macro de hi.

Not much for our surfers. The sea temperature at the moment is 15

degrees. It is the warmth we will notice as

we head to the weekend, with a top temperature of 17 on Saturd`y.

Have a good evening. Thank xou, David. Looking good for the weekend.

That's all from us in the Channel Islands. Good night.

deeper story. Thank you for joining us. My pleasure.

All this week on Spotlight we're featuring some

of the well-established manufacturers in the region

who tend to stay "under the radar" despite carrying

Tonight we're at a Cornwall company which, over the decades,

has helped British TV viewers enjoy some of the ground-breaking moments

in broadcasting, from Telst`r to the first moon landings.

Our business correspondent Neil Gallacher reports

This is the kind of manufacturing many people seem to assume Britain

The machining of precision components that starts out

The whole process from design to manufacture has been

This business is different from the others we are feattring

as there is no easy way to say what it is that they do.

Despite being called Flann Microwave, they have nothing

to do with Flann Microwave and definitely have nothing

This equipment will be sold around the world and Flann

Their equipment was key for this station

Up on the fantastic dish aerial focuses the interest of the nation.

Scientists and the Post Offhce engineers...

They received some of the fhrst live transatlantic TV

Flann's components are everywhere here.

All these components have to be designed and manufactured. Companies

like Flann are the bedrock of the satellite industry.

Flann moved to Cornwall in 1970 having launched

Being down in Cornwall, away from the pressures of the rest

of the country, they are frde to think and be creative and make

solutions to problems that our customers present,

or maybe the customers don't know what they have got.

Flann's technology helped bring pictures of the moon

They're still at the cutting edge, but today that means

A Devon artist has been givdn the massive challenge to make a

sculpture celebrating the lhfe of David Bowie. It will be installed in

Buckinghamshire where he latnched two of his albums of the 1970s.

Sculptor Andrew Sinclair lives and works that works near North`llerton.

Our reporter goes to meet hhm. Look closely. Who do you see?

# There is a star man... David Bowie in the early 1970s. A cast of the

music icon's face at that thme, it is inspiration for Devon artist

Andrew Sinclair's own David Bowie masterpiece. I am studying the

facial features, looking at what makes you say so unusual. It is

small now but imagine this. Life-size and cast in bronzd. It is

not going to be a pop star standing with a guitar or a microphone. It

has to be more than that. There is too much to David's personality to

just present him as one point in time. He wasn't just Ziggy Stardust.

He was a myriad of things. The artwork is planned for Aylesbury in

Buckinghamshire where the star launched two albums. His music and

even his life itself contintes to inspire here. This soundscape

generated from data about D`vid Bowie's album sales. Great pop

artists have an impact on the whole of society during the time they are

active and he was active for so many years and he has had such a great

impact. It is important we remember and celebrate people like that. Back

in the studio. Fundraising hs underway to pay for the sculpture.

The exact design is secret for now. What is Andrew Sinclair feeling

under pressure? To say a lifetime for me and something that -, a

chance of a lifetime. Something I can create for David Bowie fans

worldwide. Something that would inspire them. Really import`nt. I'm

sure David would agree. Now, if you were watching Spotlight

last night you'll remember the story about the group of people

in their 90s at a care home in Dorset who'd been learning

to post their images on sochal media using the hashtag

#connectionsproject to keep them As you can see, they've

been at it again today. Well, after the programme

we were contacted by one of our viewers, Joan Cool,

who at 97 years old is a regular We spoke to her earlier via webcam

about when she started Well, my daughter,

it must be about... Said, "Mum, you can

programme your video. And I thought, if I got a computer,

I could print the minutes as I had to type them on an old typewriter

with correcting fluid I can see that you are

on Facebook as well. Do you have lots of friends

on Facebook? I had 40 greetings on my

Facebook for my birthday. Tell us some of the

things you do with it. I'm afraid of making

a mistake myself. And Joan, we know it was yotr

birthday last Sunday. Can we just say that

you do look lovely today, cos you've had your hair done this

morning, haven't you? Yes, it couldn't have been

a better day, could it? How would you say the internet has

changed your life, then, in terms of how

you communicate with people now Instead of phoning, I just send

a message to my son or play Scrabble And another friend I know,

I've met three friends who've been I have one friend who I

say good morning to. We both say good

morning to each other. And Joan, for anybody who doesn t do

social media who hasn't got a computer, what would

you say to them? Well, I've just been talking

to one of my friends now I said, "Oh, if I can do

it, she can." And, I mean, I must admit I get

in a mess sometimes, I think we all have problems

with the internet from time to time, but one of the things that ht has

brought us is the opportunity to speak to you, and it's bden one

of my favourite interviews. Joan, thank you very much

indeed for joining us. We could have chatted to Jonah all

afternoon. It made her day ,- made our day. She has posted a F`cebook

picture tonight of her who was just one-year-old with her mother. Thank

you very much for sending it. Now, there's just three weeks to go

until this year's Children Hn Need, Pudsey has already been

out and about meeting A store in Plymouth has been taking

part in Jump for Pudsey as part of a national initiative to get

people moving and raising And we're not sure who had the most

fun - Pudsey or the shoppers! OK, are we going to

jump together then? And if you want to get involved

in fundraising you can get all the information

you need at bbcchildreninnedd.co.uk. Don't forget to then

share your photos on the Spotlight Facebook page -

we look forward to seeing them! I thought Pudsey looked a bht tired

after all that. Let's see what the weather is doing. Good evenhng.

Motto great deal of change. It will be a bit boring of the next few

days. No real rain in the forecast. A few light showers today. Fully

next few days it is dry. Thhs a picture of some sunshine in Cornwall

and further north across sole parts of Somerset. In the east of Exmoor

some sunshine breaking throtgh. I think we will get some more tomorrow

but it will be misty and foggy overnight tonight and some sunshine

with temperatures staying on the mild side. 15 or possibly 16. The

biggest problem is going to be fog overnight. A bit of clearance of the

cloud this afternoon and with those clear skies and temperature dropping

down to six or seven Celsius the fault will become quite thick by the

morning. This is the weather front that produced the spot of drizzle we

had earlier debate. It is now moving out of the way and we are ldft with

an area of high pressure. That looks at it will be with us right through

to the weekend. Hardly any change over the next few days. These were

the fans stayed at to the wdst of Britain. There is the cloud

structure from earlier todax. In the last few hours we have had ` good

deal of clearance. Temperattre is already falling. This was e`rlier

today in Salcombe weather w`s rather a lot of cloud and it stuck with us.

This is the lifeboat. Salcolbe has had a rich history of lifeboats and

tomorrow, 100 years ago sadly the lifeboat disaster and we will be

there live on Spotlight. We will see this layer of cloud continud

eastwards tonight. Temperattres will fall away smartly. There will be

mist and fog which becomes puite extensive by the morning. Overnight

temperatures... Tomorrow it is a grey start a misty one. It will lift

and we should get some sunshine More than we have seen todax

particularly for those that stay great all day. In the sunshhne we

should get temperatures up to 1 or 15 or possibly 16 if you get a

couple of hours of sunshine. Not too bad tomorrow. With the Isles of

Scilly Rather cloudy but mostly fine. The breezes mini for the west

or south west. Times of high water... For our surfers thd waves

are not very big. A bit choppy because we have got westerlx winds

at the moment. The coastal waters forecast... A generally fair with

good visibility. This might look a bit like a stuck record bec`use not

a great deal of change from Friday through Sunday. Spot the difference.

A bit cooler perhaps at night. Some brightness tomorrow. Some fog around

first thing every morning btt it could rather grey for Saturday and

Sunday. I am hopeful the sunshine will work on that so it is not all

bad news. No real rain in the forecast at the moment. Havd a good

evening. By the weight if you are a pensioner and you are a dab hand

with a webcam, why not have a chat to as? I would love it out like that

every day! Have a lovely evdning. Good night.