:00:00. > :00:11.Welcome to BBC Channel Islands. These are Wednesday's headlhnes
:00:12. > :00:15.lifeline for pensioners. Jersey stayed through out plans to scrap
:00:16. > :00:17.some tax breaks. A massive increase in agencx staff -
:00:18. > :00:19.why is Jersey's health department spending so much
:00:20. > :00:30.on temporary social workers? There have been various problems on
:00:31. > :00:37.the staffing side of various departments. But this is thd most
:00:38. > :00:38.incredible one I have come `cross actually.
:00:39. > :00:40.A field of dreams - Jersey's cricketers stick
:00:41. > :00:46.And I'll have the latest weather forecast.
:00:47. > :00:52.The over 65s in Guernsey have been thrown a financial lifeline
:00:53. > :00:58.Policy and Resources wanted to scrap tax breaks for pensioners as part
:00:59. > :01:00.of its budget proposals for 201 , but in a rare show of
:01:01. > :01:05.defiance, members voted against the main proposal.
:01:06. > :01:08.Our Political Reporter Simon Fairclough was in
:01:09. > :01:23.This was the moment that pensioners across the island were waithng for.
:01:24. > :01:28.The voting on proposition in favourite 11, I declare the
:01:29. > :01:34.proposition lost. It means that tax allowances for the over 65s will
:01:35. > :01:38.stay, saving them up to ?364 a year. Some are describing the movd as a
:01:39. > :01:42.rebellion, but policy and rdsources warned that it is a move th`t could
:01:43. > :01:46.end up costing the state de`rly Our estimate is that over the fhrst ten
:01:47. > :01:52.years in which new claims are added, that will amount to up to ?2 million
:01:53. > :01:59.a year. We just simply belidve that could be better used in mord
:02:00. > :02:05.effective targeting of benefits For those who stand to benefit right
:02:06. > :02:08.now, the news has come as a relief. The realisation of the diffhculties
:02:09. > :02:15.people have within the islands is coming home, and to help those
:02:16. > :02:20.people is so important. We `re really pleased with the restlt. As
:02:21. > :02:24.budget debates go, this one was largely unremarkable, but you have
:02:25. > :02:28.to wonder whether the posithve notes sounded at the start of the
:02:29. > :02:33.proceedings fuelled the support for the over 65s. Whatever the reason,
:02:34. > :02:37.there will be a lot of happx pensioners across the Bailiwick
:02:38. > :02:40.Fisheries ring. Dash-macro this evening.
:02:41. > :02:42.And politicians today also `pproved a blueprint for future
:02:43. > :02:46.The Island Development Plan includes a commitment
:02:47. > :02:48.to affordable homes, setting aside areas
:02:49. > :02:50.for conservation, farming and light industry, as well as earmarking
:02:51. > :02:55.More than 1,500 islanders h`d commented on the plan,
:02:56. > :02:58.and 18 changes were made to the draft, but today the final
:02:59. > :03:03.document was unanimously agreed in the States.
:03:04. > :03:07.Jersey has spent ?1.8 million this year on agency staff due
:03:08. > :03:13.That's a ten-fold increase in three years.
:03:14. > :03:17.It comes as figures recentlx revealed a high staff turnover
:03:18. > :03:19.at Children's Services, a department that comes unddr Social
:03:20. > :03:26.Helping vulnerable people in difficult times, social workers
:03:27. > :03:31.But increasingly, the States of Jersey is relying on agency
:03:32. > :03:37.Three years ago, 11% of the workforce were agencx staff,
:03:38. > :03:40.but that figure's gone up to 70 .And the cost of hiring agency staff has
:03:41. > :03:47.gone up ten-fold, from ?180,000 to nearly ?1.8 million.
:03:48. > :03:53.The inconsistency of using temporary agency staff is causing concern
:03:54. > :03:56.We have lost the continuity and quality of service we c`n give.
:03:57. > :04:00.What I want to know is why ht's difficult getting social workers.
:04:01. > :04:11.I could understand 20% of otr staff being agency staff, but 70%?
:04:12. > :04:14.The Minister responsible saxs it's a case of needs must,
:04:15. > :04:21.and believes Jersey's historic case abuse scandal is partly to blame.
:04:22. > :04:24.It's because we have no other way at the moment
:04:25. > :04:31.There are some people that choose to be interim,
:04:32. > :04:34.but I do think the factor about the care inquiry,
:04:35. > :04:36.until they see politicians taking that report seriously,
:04:37. > :04:44.they perhaps consider not coming here.
:04:45. > :04:49.The health and social services department is planning to hold a
:04:50. > :04:52.recruitment drive after Chrhstmas and to introduce a new soci`l
:04:53. > :04:55.workers training scheme next year in the hope of attracting more
:04:56. > :04:58.permanent staff to work with the most vulnerable in society.
:04:59. > :05:01.A Jersey politician's calling for an increase to the minilum wage
:05:02. > :05:03.so the island doesn't fall behind Guernsey and the UK.
:05:04. > :05:06.Workers will have to be paid at least ?7.18 an hour from next
:05:07. > :05:09.April ? 2p less than the UK's National Living Wage,
:05:10. > :05:12.and what Guernsey's minimum wage will be by then.
:05:13. > :05:23.Deputy Sam Mezec believes it's unfair not to bring Jersey hn line.
:05:24. > :05:29.When the minimum wage in thd UK is ?7 20 and their cost of livhng is
:05:30. > :05:34.lower than jersey, and we are going for less than ?7 20, it does not
:05:35. > :05:38.make sense and it means the quality of life for the lowest paid workers
:05:39. > :05:41.in Jersey, where rents are high food is more expensive, thehr
:05:42. > :05:45.quality of life will be worse than being the UK, and that is not fair.
:05:46. > :05:47.The Guzman should account for all part of our community. Dash,macro
:05:48. > :05:50.the government. Jersey's cricketers pulled off
:05:51. > :05:52.one of their greatest international results,
:05:53. > :05:54.on the other side of the world in the early
:05:55. > :05:57.hours of this morning. They beat Italy in their World
:05:58. > :06:00.League Four match by three wickets in dramatic fashion,
:06:01. > :06:02.reaching the 236 run target Watching the nerve-janging `ction
:06:03. > :06:13.in Los Angeles was our After the disappointment of the
:06:14. > :06:17.first two games, this match against the Italians carried huge ilportant
:06:18. > :06:22.in this tournament. Jersey needed a good confidence boosting st`rt, and
:06:23. > :06:28.got it in the second over. The second bottom two teams will be
:06:29. > :06:31.relegated from the division, said the pressure was on both of these
:06:32. > :06:34.sides to pick up their first point of the tournament. The jersdy
:06:35. > :06:39.supporters who have travelldd across the Atlantic were desperate to see
:06:40. > :06:43.their side pick up their first wind. But, as in every game so far, the
:06:44. > :06:49.island side could not string a series of wickets together, until
:06:50. > :06:53.late on, that is, as Italy posted 235. Which refreshments, and then
:06:54. > :06:59.the run chase. The captain was out in the first opener but fellow
:07:00. > :07:02.opener hit 7/7 to hitch a -, set jersey up for the drama to come It
:07:03. > :07:07.went all the way to the fin`l few balls. They held their nervd in a
:07:08. > :07:12.tense finale to give jersey their much-needed win. It is alwaxs great
:07:13. > :07:15.to be out there and do it for the team. It gets nerve wracking when
:07:16. > :07:22.you are out in the middle, but it is worth sitting on the side. Next up,
:07:23. > :07:26.be mute are the opponents and another crucial game, as Dahsy have
:07:27. > :07:30.a real chance to survive in this division -- Bermuda.
:07:31. > :07:32.Guernsey's greatest sporting heroes have been named in a new book,
:07:33. > :07:35.with the top ten revealed at a launch today.
:07:36. > :07:37.Among those at the event were number one and two,
:07:38. > :07:40.Matt Le Tissier and Lee Merrien as well as our reporter
:07:41. > :07:42.Mark Inchley, who's not quite so well known
:07:43. > :07:56.He's got eight caps for England was given the freedom
:07:57. > :07:58.of the city of Southampton, and has even been
:07:59. > :08:01.But today, Matt Le Tissier was crowned Guernsey's top
:08:02. > :08:06.He's taken the number one spot in a new book listing the island's
:08:07. > :08:18.A very proud day for me. I still come back on a regular basis. I have
:08:19. > :08:19.always been a very proud Guernsey-man and to be another one
:08:20. > :08:21.in this book is fantastic. And watching highlights
:08:22. > :08:23.of his career among family, friends and other local
:08:24. > :08:25.athletes at today's launch, it wasn't hard to see
:08:26. > :08:33.how much it all means. Yes, it is lovely. You get
:08:34. > :08:34.transported back into those moments when you see it on the big screen
:08:35. > :08:38.like that. It was quite emotional. Also in the top ten
:08:39. > :08:40.are Heather Watson at six, Andy Priaulx at four,
:08:41. > :08:42.and runner Lee Merrien Author Rob Batiste says
:08:43. > :08:45.he was inspired by his 40 ydars as a sports reporter
:08:46. > :08:57.with the Guernsey Press. Anybody can do something, whether it
:08:58. > :09:00.is sport or the art of politics and that is great. Often sport hs
:09:01. > :09:07.overlooked, but I think in the modern Iraq, Guernsey sportspeople
:09:08. > :09:08.have really sold this island-wide more than anyone.
:09:09. > :09:10.So, a fitting tribute to Gudrnsey's top sportsmen and women,
:09:11. > :09:14.but with the focus on elite sports continuing to grow in the island,
:09:15. > :09:16.it might not be long until the list needs updating.
:09:17. > :09:19.It became a lovely day in the end today, although definitely
:09:20. > :09:23.So, will the calm conditions continue?
:09:24. > :09:37.Thank you, hello. I am going to look briefly back at October. Untsually
:09:38. > :09:47.dry, about half the rainfall we would expect to see, but also
:09:48. > :09:50.unusually sunny. It is the fourth sunniest October on record. More
:09:51. > :09:55.sunshine over the next few days but the trend is for lower tempdratures.
:09:56. > :09:58.A frost is possible the night. Tomorrow I'm a cold start. We will
:09:59. > :10:03.get some sunshine, staying dry until late in the day, and some ottbreaks
:10:04. > :10:10.of Remy into the early evenhng. We will lose this early area of high
:10:11. > :10:13.pressure, which moves away from us and we gain low pressure and a
:10:14. > :10:17.weather front travelling in from the north west which will stay with us
:10:18. > :10:25.into Friday, opening the door to colder air still. Tonight it is
:10:26. > :10:32.telling quite chilly alreadx and we start the day at just five or 6
:10:33. > :10:37.degrees. Light winds began. Through the morning, some sunny spells, but
:10:38. > :10:41.generally by the afternoon, there is a lot more cloud, which may produce
:10:42. > :10:46.some rain, not a huge amount, but a top temperature of 12 Celsits and
:10:47. > :11:03.the winds from eight south-westerly direction.
:11:04. > :11:11.Mainly fair with the risk of showers late in the day. On Friday, the same
:11:12. > :11:15.weather system is across us and could be slow to clear. A fdw spots
:11:16. > :11:22.of rain associated with that. Brighter for the weekend but that
:11:23. > :11:26.cold wind sets in and we cotld well have some pretty low temper`tures
:11:27. > :11:30.through the weekend am both during the night time and the daythme.
:11:31. > :11:35.Mainly bright and dry on Saturday, but a chilly wind from the north. A
:11:36. > :11:40.frost possible on Saturday night. Sunday, after the temperatures of 19
:11:41. > :11:45.degrees for the last couple of days, we are back down to just 9 degrees
:11:46. > :11:47.on Sunday and with the wind chill it will feel colder than that. Have a
:11:48. > :11:49.good evening. Now, over to the Spotlight newsroom
:11:50. > :12:12.for the rest of today's news. Radical reform of the way the
:12:13. > :12:16.government tackle flooding was discussed today. MPs are calling for
:12:17. > :12:20.a new national flags ministdr and want to see power was stripped from
:12:21. > :12:23.nearby embarrassment agency which was criticised for the way ht
:12:24. > :12:30.handled the flooding in Somdrset two years ago.
:12:31. > :12:35.Of course, many in the South West will need no reminder of thd
:12:36. > :12:40.severity of flooding we've seen in recent years in coastal comlunities
:12:41. > :12:45.and the Railway in Exeter and, of course, the prolonged floodhng you
:12:46. > :12:50.mentioned on the Somerset ldvels. I am joined by the Devon MP who chairs
:12:51. > :12:55.the environment select commhttee. You describe the present procedure
:12:56. > :13:00.as ineffective and inefficidnt. How would you changes improve it? Make
:13:01. > :13:04.sure we have someone in charge at the top to drive policy right from
:13:05. > :13:09.the top to the bottom and then make sure much more maintenance work is
:13:10. > :13:16.done locally, dredging or gdtting water to flow faster, let's do that
:13:17. > :13:22.locally. Let us make sure planners make sure developments don't add
:13:23. > :13:26.more water and run-off and flood people further downstream. Xou can
:13:27. > :13:32.be above the flood plain but still affect those downstream. Of course,
:13:33. > :13:38.the government will develop a new agricultural policy post Brdxit You
:13:39. > :13:42.talk about paying farmers to contain floodwater on their land? Yds, the
:13:43. > :13:48.new buzzword is leaky dams. It sounds worrying. You have trees
:13:49. > :13:53.across a stream and allow floodwater to build-up behind. It autolatically
:13:54. > :13:57.flows under when you take off the peak of the flat and that c`n work
:13:58. > :14:03.well if you have a number. Xou may only have to hold water for a few
:14:04. > :14:07.hours or longer. We can look at an agricultural policy now when we
:14:08. > :14:11.leave the EU. It could concdntrate cash for farmers to make sure
:14:12. > :14:17.they're properly compensated. They can save infrastructure. It could be
:14:18. > :14:22.money very well spent. Thank you very much. We will have to wait in
:14:23. > :14:26.the usual way for the government to dead test the contents of the report
:14:27. > :14:32.and then in a few weeks or lonths it will produce its formal reply.
:14:33. > :14:38.We are that Plymouth Palace Theatre in a moment where there is drama
:14:39. > :14:43.behind-the-scenes. Also, thd Somerset guide to do it yourself
:14:44. > :14:48.which has taken on a modern world. And, one of the rarest plants in the
:14:49. > :14:49.country. We will find out how it is being saved from extinction in
:14:50. > :14:51.Cornwall. The organisation behind
:14:52. > :14:53.the restoration of Plymouth's Palace Theatre is being investigatdd
:14:54. > :14:55.by the charity commission after concerns were raised over how
:14:56. > :14:57.the project was being managdd. It follows the resignation
:14:58. > :15:00.of the charity's patron and more than a hundred volunteer musicians
:15:01. > :15:02.from the community choir and orchestra setup to raisd
:15:03. > :15:05.funds for the project. Patrick Clahane has been
:15:06. > :15:10.following the story. The new Palace Theatre,
:15:11. > :15:12.a Plymouth landmark where stars like Laurel and Hardie
:15:13. > :15:18.trod the boards. Since these heady days the building
:15:19. > :15:21.has fallen into disrepair and now the charity set up to bring it back
:15:22. > :15:25.to life looks like it may It has come under the spotlhght
:15:26. > :15:28.of the Charity Commission. Rewind 18 months and
:15:29. > :15:30.there was great hope. Go, Great Opportunities Togdather
:15:31. > :15:33.was set up to help offer yotng people employment opportunities
:15:34. > :15:35.and restore the theatre Judy Spires was its patron,
:15:36. > :15:41.it had its own choir and orchestra. There's been a flurry
:15:42. > :15:49.of resignations from the project, including its patron and its entire
:15:50. > :15:53.choir, more than 100 Over a period of time,
:15:54. > :16:00.all the original staff have gradually become more and more
:16:01. > :16:05.disillusioned in the administration It's not just here in Plymotth that
:16:06. > :16:11.people are taking notice of what's It's also come to the attention
:16:12. > :16:16.of the Charity Commission which has It said the commission has been
:16:17. > :16:23.aware of the concerns regarding the charity
:16:24. > :16:35.and potential private benefht. I actually reported,
:16:36. > :16:39.at the beginning of last wedk, that I felt there was a sustained
:16:40. > :16:42.attack on the charity with people I thought I should flag
:16:43. > :16:45.it with them. We know people have resigned
:16:46. > :16:51.and in any big project that happens. It used to be part of our Christmas
:16:52. > :16:54.present from my mum and dad. They used to bring us on Boxing Day
:16:55. > :16:57.to see the pantomime and that was the highlight
:16:58. > :17:00.of our Christmas. It is old and valuable
:17:01. > :17:04.and a special treasure. Serious questions are now
:17:05. > :17:09.being asked about whether this piece of Plymouth past can still be a part
:17:10. > :17:21.of the city's future. Are you struggling to understand
:17:22. > :17:24.a teenager, or to bring up ` baby? Maybe you're approaching retirement
:17:25. > :17:27.and wondering what life will be Well there may be help at h`nd
:17:28. > :17:31.in the form of a manual which has, until now, been better known
:17:32. > :17:34.as a guide to rebuilding cars. The Haynes Motor Manual has
:17:35. > :17:36.been used by generations But now the publisher,
:17:37. > :17:42.which is based in Sparkford near Yeovil, has branched ott
:17:43. > :17:45.with a tongue in cheek guidd to some Simon Clemison has been
:17:46. > :17:50.taking a look. Remember when you had
:17:51. > :17:53.to get your hands dirty? When being a driver meant
:17:54. > :17:58.being a part-time mechanic, too So, how to find your way
:17:59. > :18:01.around that engine? Since the decades when most
:18:02. > :18:05.families had a motor, This company in Somerset,
:18:06. > :18:10.famous for producing them. Not everyone tinkered around,
:18:11. > :18:15.but lots did and still do. To this day the books continue
:18:16. > :18:18.with photos and illustrations as the writers gain an understanding
:18:19. > :18:21.of cars by stripping them down Having already produced manx
:18:22. > :18:27.similar guides to other aspects of modern-day life,
:18:28. > :18:30.the publisher is trying humour with a lighter look at diffdrent
:18:31. > :18:34.stages of our time on earth told through the same flow charts
:18:35. > :18:37.and diagrams you might find Think regenerative
:18:38. > :18:42.braking for pensioners. And the perpetual motion
:18:43. > :18:47.of arguing teenagers! I've come to Dorchester Motor
:18:48. > :18:52.Company in the author's homdtown in neighbouring Dorset to sde
:18:53. > :18:55.what real mechanics make of them. Marriage is out of the question
:18:56. > :19:01.the teenagers have gone, I'm divorced so this one is out
:19:02. > :19:10.of the question. That could possibly help me
:19:11. > :19:21.with my mother. We could all do with a manu`l
:19:22. > :19:23.for everything, I think. It's very easy when you launch
:19:24. > :19:25.into something new, on marriage or so on,
:19:26. > :19:32.this is unchartered territory. People do like to see
:19:33. > :19:34.things broken down and Haynes, based in Somerset
:19:35. > :19:42.since 1960, has sold more than 200 million books worldwide
:19:43. > :19:46.and despite the move into a new blending of wisdom,
:19:47. > :19:49.the motoring manual Even as the company heads
:19:50. > :20:09.to a digital age, the hard Molly in our television galleries
:20:10. > :20:15.said, who's got time to read a manual?
:20:16. > :20:19.Men don't tend to, they just get on with it.
:20:20. > :20:23.Now, it was close to extinction and experts estimated there werd only 13
:20:24. > :20:28.plants left in the world at one stage. But now the Juniper has a
:20:29. > :20:31.brighter future. A new plantation has been
:20:32. > :20:34.established and we went to see how it is being saved.
:20:35. > :20:37.In a secret location, these conservationists
:20:38. > :20:40.They are planting 200 Lizard junipers.
:20:41. > :20:43.It only grows here on protected heathland of the Lizard,
:20:44. > :20:46.but it has struggled for ye`rs and in 2014 there were just
:20:47. > :20:52.They are now protected by an electric fence.
:20:53. > :20:55.Was there a real fear it could disappear?
:20:56. > :21:00.Absolutely, one accidental wildfire could easily have taken the last
:21:01. > :21:03.population and that would h`ve been a whole species going
:21:04. > :21:09.So conservationists and gardeners took seeds and cuttings frol the 13
:21:10. > :21:15.plants to cultivate new stock and they have done pretty wdll.
:21:16. > :21:21.Today, they've got 200 new plants here to plant.
:21:22. > :21:25.The 200 saplings were cultivated and nurtured by experts
:21:26. > :21:28.at the Eden Project and tod`y the team were here to
:21:29. > :21:33.It's thought the Lizard junhpers were almost wiped out by wildfire
:21:34. > :21:42.How will you keep them safe and make sure these do well?
:21:43. > :21:46.We will look after them for the next two years, brush cut around them
:21:47. > :21:53.It looks like gardening tod`y, but we don't want to be gardening
:21:54. > :22:03.It's hoped this project won't just help the juniper, but that lessons
:22:04. > :22:15.learned he will also help protect other rare species.
:22:16. > :22:22.A lovely project and lovely blue sky, but the nights are drawing in
:22:23. > :22:28.and there's a chill in the `ir. But there's not any real sign of winter.
:22:29. > :22:33.One of the driest Octobers for 5 years coupled with calm and warm
:22:34. > :22:39.weather has led to a spectacular display on the trees.
:22:40. > :22:41.Beautiful. We sent our cameramen to browse small to capture that this
:22:42. > :22:54.year 's colourful foliage. Stunning. I hope you enjoyed that as
:22:55. > :24:04.much as we did. Much colder today. It keeps going
:24:05. > :24:07.down, unfortunately. Good evening. Yes, a drop in temperatures over the
:24:08. > :24:13.next few days so we will all notice the change. Daytime temperatures
:24:14. > :24:16.will go back to single figures. Let us briefly look back at October
:24:17. > :24:26.because it was unusually drx. Many of us all less than 50$ of what
:24:27. > :24:42.we normally expect to see. There isn't a huge amount of rain in
:24:43. > :24:51.the forecast but it is turnhng very much colder. Over the next few days,
:24:52. > :24:57.it will become windy with more overnight frosts. If you want to
:24:58. > :25:01.enjoy the autumnal colour of the leaves best do it over the couple of
:25:02. > :25:07.days to come because there will be a stiff northerly wind developing at
:25:08. > :25:11.the weekend as well as cold as. The cold air is coming from Scandinavia
:25:12. > :25:15.and it flaps most of Britain right down as far as northern Spahn and
:25:16. > :25:22.Portugal through Saturday and Sunday. We could go to bleed down to
:25:23. > :25:26.seven or 8 degrees by Sundax. The cloud this evening is high-level
:25:27. > :25:31.clouds so don't worry too mtch it. There is some rain around this
:25:32. > :25:38.weather front that will movd towards us over the next 24 hours or so
:25:39. > :25:42.Ahead of that, showery outbreaks of rain, especially tomorrow afternoon.
:25:43. > :25:47.Moving through as we get to Friday and then on Friday and Saturday the
:25:48. > :25:53.wind will come from the Arctic so expect a drop in from temperatures
:25:54. > :26:01.with that -- my overnight frost Frost is already on the cards for
:26:02. > :26:06.tonight. With clear sky tonhght we will need the scraper first thing
:26:07. > :26:12.tomorrow. If you haven't usdd it so far, you will need it. Quitd low
:26:13. > :26:14.temperatures by the end of the night meaning ice will form on thd car
:26:15. > :26:26.windscreen and the glass. This may be the coldest night we
:26:27. > :26:31.have seen so far this autumn. Sunshine tomorrow when the frost has
:26:32. > :26:36.lifted but then the cloud whll turn that quickly and is capable of
:26:37. > :26:39.producing some light rain off and on. Not very warm tomorrow will stop
:26:40. > :26:46.briefly some sunshine in thd morning. We may struggle with the
:26:47. > :26:50.temperatures. For the Isles of Scilly, bright and tried but rather
:26:51. > :27:00.cloudy with showers later in the day.
:27:01. > :27:17.Not much for those who will be surfing.
:27:18. > :27:23.The big story is the drop in the temperature. All the way through the
:27:24. > :27:29.next few days the temperatures come down. Throwing a strong northerly
:27:30. > :27:30.wind and with the wind chill it will feel rather cold. Have a good
:27:31. > :27:36.evening. Good evening. We have been warned!
:27:37. > :27:53.-- good heavens! Get the If you trust me not
:27:54. > :27:55.and I trust you not, then what is the point
:27:56. > :27:57.in this marriage at all? Life holds very few things
:27:58. > :28:00.which are genuinely worth having. If you don't possess them,
:28:01. > :28:04.everything else is worthless. BBC One presents a special evening
:28:05. > :28:20.with Michael Buble... I think of it as an excuse
:28:21. > :28:23.to throw a party. ..featuring new and classic songs...
:28:24. > :28:27.# Cry me a river... #