:00:00. > :00:14.Words of comfort. inquiry. Join me now
:00:15. > :00:16.Adrian Lynch's family say they accept he died in an accident.
:00:17. > :00:19.Good evening and welcome to the late news from BBC Channel Islands.
:00:20. > :00:24.Is Jersey really worth 14 billion to the UK economx?
:00:25. > :00:41.More they public relations dxercise then a work of economic analysis. We
:00:42. > :00:45.do not know what the origins of the money are.
:00:46. > :00:48.The family of Jersey man Adrian Lynch, who was missing
:00:49. > :00:51.for months before his body was found, say they've been
:00:52. > :00:53.brought some comfort, despite being unable to find out
:00:54. > :00:58.His inquest closed today, ruling the cause of 20-year,old s
:00:59. > :01:03.Adrian's family say they "truly believe" it was an "unfortunate
:01:04. > :01:12.This was the moment Adrian Lynch was no longer missing.
:01:13. > :01:15.His body was found here at Handois reservoir on the 4th August
:01:16. > :01:20.by Jersey Water employees, dight months after he had disappe`red
:01:21. > :01:22.How or why the 20-year-old electrician ended up
:01:23. > :01:26.there after a work Christmas party was a mystery.
:01:27. > :01:29.And now, despite the inquest into his death being formally
:01:30. > :01:35.Adrian's family were here for the final hearing
:01:36. > :01:39.But the answers they were hoping for weren't delivered.
:01:40. > :01:43.They heard from Steven Milldr - the cab driver who picked Adrian up
:01:44. > :01:51.Mr Miller told Advocate Harris there was some confusion ovdr
:01:52. > :01:56.I did feel slightly responshble but didn't know what else to do
:01:57. > :01:59.He was quite firm about dropping him off at the road.
:02:00. > :02:02.Adrian's mother, Mameal, told Mr Miller - I want you to know
:02:03. > :02:07.The inquest heard that Jersdy Police had previously used specialhst
:02:08. > :02:10.equipment and recovery dogs to search the reservoir,
:02:11. > :02:14.but the deep water and limited access meant some areas werd unable
:02:15. > :02:20.to be properly searched, including the area where Adrian was found
:02:21. > :02:23.The forensic pathologist who carried out the postmortem told the inquest
:02:24. > :02:31.There was no evidence of injuries or third-party involvement.
:02:32. > :02:35.Dr Cook said there was no evidence to show that Ady was anywhere other
:02:36. > :02:39.than the reservoir for the dntire time he was missing.
:02:40. > :02:42.The Deputy Viscount summed tp Adrian's death as a tragic one.
:02:43. > :02:45.It's thought he lost his wax and possibly fell or stumbldd
:02:46. > :02:52.There's still lots of questhons unanswered, and no cause of death.
:02:53. > :02:54.Following today's verdict, Adrian's family released
:02:55. > :03:23.They say he will always be remembered for being a decent,
:03:24. > :03:32.funny, caring, hardworking, fun loving young man.
:03:33. > :03:35.Jersey's finance industry h`s hit back at claims the latest rdsearch
:03:36. > :03:40.into its value to the UK and EU economies is nothing but sphn.
:03:41. > :03:42.Last week, figures showed the industry added ?14 billhon
:03:43. > :03:50.to the UK economy in 2015, but a tax campaigner has described
:03:51. > :04:11.The update published last wdek said that jersey economy benefitdd by ?14
:04:12. > :04:15.billion. It included money towards building bridges, warehouses and
:04:16. > :04:20.shopping malls. For the first time, the exercise was repeated looking at
:04:21. > :04:28.Josay's impact on the Europdan economies. The EU benefited by 80
:04:29. > :04:34.billion euros. Not all agred it is revealed the picture of how valuable
:04:35. > :04:38.temple is. It is more of a public relations exercise than a gdnuine
:04:39. > :04:44.work of economic analysis. We do not know what the origins of thd money
:04:45. > :04:48.are. Those huge sums of mondy flowing through Jersey and hnto
:04:49. > :04:55.Europe, we need to note is that many legitimate in origin? Has it been
:04:56. > :05:00.transferred legitimately? Is it going into legitimate investment?
:05:01. > :05:16.Clearly some are not convinced. Those behind the research are happy.
:05:17. > :05:19.Well Geoff Cook is the Chief Executive of Jersey Finance Limited
:05:20. > :05:23.He joined me in the studio earlier and I put it to him
:05:24. > :05:27.The first thing I would say is that it is not
:05:28. > :05:30.In that sense, it is not marketing or spin.
:05:31. > :05:32.It is an independent report by a firm called
:05:33. > :05:35.They advise governments, employ 60 economists.
:05:36. > :05:37.Five were here for nearly shx months compiling the report.
:05:38. > :05:39.It is a pretty thorough piece of work.
:05:40. > :05:42.Is that really beneficial to these economies?
:05:43. > :05:48.We provide through Jersey, attracting money from other parts of
:05:49. > :05:52.the world, in Jersey, it is packaged in the right vehicle
:05:53. > :06:01.In the UK's instance, that is 500 billion sterling.
:06:02. > :06:03.And in 5% of the foreign direct investment
:06:04. > :06:09.It means it is 5% of all the investment that comes
:06:10. > :06:17.It goes into things like warehouses, factories and offices.
:06:18. > :06:19.Real things, supporting the real economy.
:06:20. > :06:22.What the report doesn't show in as much detail is that there
:06:23. > :06:24.is value for Jersey is well and this.
:06:25. > :06:27.We are supporting a quarter of the jobs
:06:28. > :06:33.The value of drugs seized in Jersey has trebled over
:06:34. > :06:38.Jersey police and customs officers found one point three million pounds
:06:39. > :06:43.worth of illegal drugs in 2014 so far this year they've
:06:44. > :06:51.seized three point eight million pounds worth.
:06:52. > :06:53.In that time 22 people have been accused of drugs
:06:54. > :06:55.trafficking offences, most of them were Jersey residents -
:06:56. > :06:58.and three of them were under the age of 18.
:06:59. > :07:00.Guernsey Police have confirled the body found in Beaucette Marina
:07:01. > :07:02.earlier this week is that of William Machay.
:07:03. > :07:05.The body of the 59-year-old was discovered in the water early
:07:06. > :07:08.He's not from Guernsey and his family have been told.
:07:09. > :07:21.The police are not treating his death as suspicious.
:07:22. > :07:30.When you make a 999 called `n ambulance it is vital peopld know
:07:31. > :07:32.who the trainers are and whdre they who the trainers are and whdre they
:07:33. > :07:50.are from. Wednesday morning in the London
:07:51. > :07:53.ambulance control centre and a normal day.
:07:54. > :07:56.But as you might expect, not so much for Guernsey,
:07:57. > :07:58.where the control room is gdnerally a little quieter.
:07:59. > :08:00.Back home, our control room is a lot bigger.
:08:01. > :08:06.We have about 100 staff working power shift and we take 5000
:08:07. > :08:12.In Guernsey, there's about ` dozen medical emergencies each dax.
:08:13. > :08:15.But the job of those taking the calls and the systems
:08:16. > :08:18.Once we have the address, we will verify it.
:08:19. > :08:21.And this week, two of the London ambulance team have been
:08:22. > :08:34.We have been over here to mdntor the staff, observe, share
:08:35. > :08:39.It is just making sure that they know they have also bought.
:08:40. > :08:46.Only one call at a time, and that is the same in London.
:08:47. > :08:50.Next the staff swap will happen the other way round.
:08:51. > :08:53.It will be useful for them to go back to London and experience
:08:54. > :08:55.the control centre there with the volume
:08:56. > :09:01.it's hoped they'll be better equipped to respond to medical
:09:02. > :09:10.Will we see some sunshine for the end of half term?
:09:11. > :09:19.For us weather forecasters, this weather pattern is rather boring. A
:09:20. > :09:25.bit dull. We keep a lot of clout for bit dull. We keep a lot of clout for
:09:26. > :09:29.the next couple of days. Brhefly some sunshine. This was a great
:09:30. > :09:34.photograph of the sunrise in Guernsey. The cloud has been pretty
:09:35. > :09:38.change in the weather pattern. It change in the weather pattern. It
:09:39. > :09:44.stays dry. Slowly some brightness. Briefly some sunny spells. The
:09:45. > :09:47.reason for all of this cloud is it is trapped in an area of high
:09:48. > :09:52.pressure that does not move to kill any far away from us over the next
:09:53. > :09:57.24-hour is. It does move into the weekend. That made promise lore in
:09:58. > :10:01.the way of sunshine. That is the position of the area of high
:10:02. > :10:05.pressure for tomorrow. By S`turday it is moving further to the east.
:10:06. > :10:12.can draw in some slightly clearer can draw in some slightly clearer
:10:13. > :10:17.skies from France and northdrn Spain. An extensive sheet of cloud
:10:18. > :10:21.overnight. A bit of missed here and there. Temperatures down to eight, 9
:10:22. > :10:27.degrees. Tomorrow the cloud is stubborn and will be with us for
:10:28. > :10:31.much of the day. We may see a few holes in the cloud allowing some
:10:32. > :10:35.time to come through. Light winds and a high of 14 degrees. The
:10:36. > :10:42.forecast further afield is for more sunshine. Eastern parts of Spain and
:10:43. > :10:46.Portugal and southern Francd. The rain extends right across northern
:10:47. > :10:55.France and as far as Denmark. Here, not only rather grey but also cold.
:10:56. > :10:59.12, 13 the top temperature. A lot of clout around on Saturday and a
:11:00. > :11:01.better chance to see the sunshine on Sunday. Have a good night. Good
:11:02. > :11:06.night. fine and dry and on the mild side.
:11:07. > :11:07.My colleague Helen Willetts has with the national