:00:00. > :00:13.Charged with attempted murddr. BBC Two, and that
:00:14. > :00:16.As a man appears in court following an attack in St Hdlier,
:00:17. > :00:19.police try to reassure islanders after two serious
:00:20. > :00:27.Good evening and welcome to the late news from BBC Channel Islands.
:00:28. > :00:37.Could giving up pedal power for electric vans give
:00:38. > :00:44.the island's posties more environmental credenti`ls?
:00:45. > :00:47.There have been steps to re`ssure the public after two violent
:00:48. > :00:53.A man is in a stable condition after reportedly
:00:54. > :00:56.Almost a fortnight ago, another man was killed -
:00:57. > :01:06.It was in the early hours of yesterday morning that police
:01:07. > :01:08.and paramedics were called to a reported stabbing
:01:09. > :01:10.at an address here in Journeaux Street in St Helidr.
:01:11. > :01:12.They found 63-year-old Shaun Patrick Howard
:01:13. > :01:16.The latest update from the police says he's still in hospital
:01:17. > :01:22.At the magistrates court thhs morning a man appeared in court
:01:23. > :01:29.Gerard Eamon Maguire has been charged with attempted murder.
:01:30. > :01:36.He's spoke to confirm his address as being Aquila Road in Jersey.
:01:37. > :01:38.The 49-year-old was remanded in custody and will
:01:39. > :01:43.This is the second serious `ssault in St Helier in two weekend
:01:44. > :01:45.and the police are reassuring islanders that such
:01:46. > :01:52.They say the two cases are not linked and officers will be working
:01:53. > :01:56.with local residents to try and allay any concerns.
:01:57. > :02:02.Senior Jersey politicians are meeting with members of the UK
:02:03. > :02:04.Shadow Cabinet this week after comments made by a UK MP.
:02:05. > :02:06.The Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbot claimed
:02:07. > :02:09.the Channel Islands are part of the largest tax haven
:02:10. > :02:11.Guernsey's government's alrdady called the remarks
:02:12. > :02:14.Jersey's Assistant Chief Minister told our reporter Jen Smith
:02:15. > :02:29.Our message is a positive one. Diane Abbott, come to Jersey, comd and see
:02:30. > :02:31.what we do. We may do it in a different way than the Unitdd
:02:32. > :02:35.Kingdom because we are small but what we do is a very high qtality
:02:36. > :02:39.and there should be no concdrns about the business in Jersex she was
:02:40. > :02:45.alluding to. We will go there and tell her why she doesn't nedd to
:02:46. > :02:49.worry about Jersey. She is ` very high Member of Parliament and mud
:02:50. > :02:54.of criticisms that has been levelled of criticisms that has been levelled
:02:55. > :02:59.at the Channel Islands. Will this stop? When you hear some of these
:03:00. > :03:04.comments, the first thing you do is, is it true? On this occasion,
:03:05. > :03:07.everything, and I listened to everything Diane Abbott said and I
:03:08. > :03:12.was relieved after I heard her remarks to know we had an answer, a
:03:13. > :03:17.positive answer, and we could deal with every single one of those
:03:18. > :03:23.concerns. That is what the senator will be doing in his letter to Diane
:03:24. > :03:26.Abbott. We'll be meeting ond-to one with the Shadow Chancellor because
:03:27. > :03:33.he also said some things th`t we hope after that meeting maybe he
:03:34. > :03:34.will consider not including us in his negative remarks again but we
:03:35. > :03:37.will see. Christmas drinking laws could be
:03:38. > :03:39.relaxed in Guernsey in future. The Committee for Home Affahrs
:03:40. > :03:42.is looking into the idea of amending trading hours for both Christmas Day
:03:43. > :03:45.and Good Friday to bring thdm Currently alcohol can only be served
:03:46. > :03:49.between 11am and 2:30pm and in the evenings
:03:50. > :03:56.between 7 and 10:30pm. To be able to do it, where probably
:03:57. > :04:00.just going to miss out on this Christmas. That is providing the
:04:01. > :04:08.states agree with it. I can't see they would disagree. I hope
:04:09. > :04:12.definitely buy Easter you whll be able to have a drink and at
:04:13. > :04:15.Christmas next year. Could an experiment with eldctric
:04:16. > :04:18.vans help Guernsey Post go green? The company is following thd lead
:04:19. > :04:20.of their Jersey counterparts. The postal workers use
:04:21. > :04:25.it like a normal van. But when it comes to the running
:04:26. > :04:28.costs it's anything but norlal. Jersey Post has 110 vans, 14
:04:29. > :04:46.of which are electric and on trial. Our post is love them. They are
:04:47. > :04:50.simple. As long as you charge up overnight, no one has a problem with
:04:51. > :04:52.them. Once you plug them in they are as chips.
:04:53. > :04:55.This vehicle can do 90 miles on a single charge.
:04:56. > :04:56.Jersey Post drivers usually do half that a day.
:04:57. > :04:59.In Guernsey, the number of cycling postal workers is being redtced
:05:00. > :05:07.Well, people don't send manx letters today and the demand now is for big
:05:08. > :05:20.Guernsey Post has at least 40 of these delivery vans and thex are
:05:21. > :05:24.currently all diesel. I havd been told they will have to electric
:05:25. > :05:29.vehicles by the end of the xear to put on trial. If all goes wdll, they
:05:30. > :05:30.are hoping to have two thirds of their fleet fully electric hn two
:05:31. > :05:31.years' time. The times are changing and ht
:05:32. > :05:34.appears that big players ard now fuelling a future that's
:05:35. > :05:36.increasingly electric. Jersey's cricketers made
:05:37. > :05:37.a disappointing start to the World League Four totrnament
:05:38. > :05:40.in Los Angeles, losing But 15 year old Harrison Carlyon
:05:41. > :05:45.became the youngest player dver to represent the side,
:05:46. > :06:08.From California, here's Tim Pryor Jersey struggled to get early
:06:09. > :06:12.momentum. The youngest male to play international cricket for the
:06:13. > :06:21.islands made his debut. A cdntury partnership pulled them up to 2 3-5.
:06:22. > :06:25.They were steady in reply. Chasing down the targets with 20 balls to
:06:26. > :06:32.spare. It is somewhere people want to go. To be here for Crickdt is
:06:33. > :06:37.extra special. It's good. D`y two and the chance to bounce back
:06:38. > :06:43.against Denmark. A half-century stand gave Jersey a good st`rt.
:06:44. > :06:48.Wickets tumbled. Ultimately all out for 158. In reply, Denmark looked in
:06:49. > :06:53.control of the chase. The Jdrsey with the fact it were few and far
:06:54. > :07:00.between. Denmark reached thd target with seven overs to spare, leaving
:07:01. > :07:06.Jersey with two losses from two We are in a mini league of thrde. We
:07:07. > :07:10.have ourselves, Bermuda and Italy. Jersey have real work if thdy are to
:07:11. > :07:13.survive at this level. They need to find the winning habit soon if they
:07:14. > :07:16.are to make the trip across the Atlantic a success.
:07:17. > :07:20.All Hallows Eve is almost at an end but it got us wondering how
:07:21. > :07:22.true those old tales of witchcraft really are.
:07:23. > :07:34.As darkness falls on Hallowden, could Jersey plasma dark past be
:07:35. > :07:39.lurking in the shadows? Between the 16th and 18th century more than 60
:07:40. > :07:42.people stood trial accused of witchcraft. Not always who xou would
:07:43. > :07:47.think. Not all of them were women. You might have the image of the old
:07:48. > :07:52.woman who would be accused of witchcraft. 57 were women btt there
:07:53. > :07:58.were men accused of it as wdll. Here you have the court records. It is in
:07:59. > :08:04.French but you have a famous case here of one of the women accused of
:08:05. > :08:10.witchcraft. Yes. This particular case is a royal court records from
:08:11. > :08:12.the 1600. She was actually `ccused of witchcraft, of being diabolical
:08:13. > :08:16.acts against different people, acts against different people,
:08:17. > :08:21.against neighbours. She was sentenced to be executed. Wd had the
:08:22. > :08:26.court records here where we know the trials took place. There was quite a
:08:27. > :08:31.lot in the history of Jersex with folklore. There are certain parts of
:08:32. > :08:38.the island where we think whtches are there and we do not know.
:08:39. > :08:47.Witches were supposed to convene by the rock. We do not know and we
:08:48. > :08:51.cannot prove it now. It was thought the witches created stormy seas
:08:52. > :08:57.Forcing fishermen to have their boats smashing against the rocks.
:08:58. > :09:01.Any witches use spot this H`lloween are most likely just after sweets.
:09:02. > :09:09.David Braine has our forecast for the start of November.
:09:10. > :09:16.We have had some unusual warmth today. Temperatures between 17 and
:09:17. > :09:20.19. Somewhat of a change as we move into November. We say goodbxe to
:09:21. > :09:24.Halloween and we will probably say hello to winter. Temperaturds are
:09:25. > :09:28.going to start to come down. The weather for the week aired brings a
:09:29. > :09:33.change, both in the weather type and the temperatures we are likdly to
:09:34. > :09:36.see over the next few days. Turning somewhat cooler later on thhs week
:09:37. > :09:41.will stop northerly winds sdtting in. They could be quite livdly.
:09:42. > :09:46.Mostly dry. A couple of rain events I will tell you about in a second.
:09:47. > :09:50.Most of the weather activitx way out here in the middle of the Atlantic
:09:51. > :09:54.around an area of low presstre. This area of high pressure will dictate
:09:55. > :09:58.our weather. By the end of the day tomorrow week called front will
:09:59. > :10:03.travel down through Britain and arrive in the evening. Capable of
:10:04. > :10:08.producing a few drizzly showers and moving away, introducing frdsher and
:10:09. > :10:11.cooler air. Also some fine weather for Wednesday. The high pressure
:10:12. > :10:16.will still be there on Thursday On Friday and other weather system
:10:17. > :10:20.comes in clearing us. The sdcond weather front has the potential to
:10:21. > :10:24.produce a few spots of rain for the rain amounts are likely to be small
:10:25. > :10:28.for those who need it. Overnight, some clear skies and temper`tures
:10:29. > :10:32.down to 10 degrees. Tomorrow, we will have a bright morning with
:10:33. > :10:37.sunny spells. The afternoon a small cloudy. By the end of the often in
:10:38. > :10:42.this big cloud coming in from the north-west. That is capable of
:10:43. > :10:47.producing a few spots of drhzzle. Wednesday is fresher still. It
:10:48. > :10:50.should be a fine day. Simil`r conditions on Thursday. The
:10:51. > :10:52.potential for showery outbrdak of rain on Friday morning. That's all
:10:53. > :10:54.from me. Have a good night. You're up to date with the news
:10:55. > :11:07.from the Channel islands. side. Strong northerly winds, some
:11:08. > :11:13.sunshine and also some rain for the weekend. The National weather coming
:11:14. > :11:17.up now with Louise. Halloween 2 16 has almost come and gone but it has
:11:18. > :11:22.left some spookily interesting statistics. It has been a third
:11:23. > :11:28.consecutive mild Halloween. The warmest was in 2014, 20 four
:11:29. > :11:34.Celsius. Today we have been breaking records in Wales, the warmest
:11:35. > :11:38.Halloween, 22 Celsius. A glorious shot, fairly indicative of what we
:11:39. > :11:42.had in Wales today, sent in by weather watcher earlier. A different
:11:43. > :11:47.story further north and east. The cloud made it great and in the
:11:48. > :11:51.Northern Isles temperatures didn't climb above nine Celsius. It is as
:11:52. > :11:55.cold air set to descend south through the course of the night
:11:56. > :11:56.tonight and brings a