06/01/2017 Channel Islands News

Good evening and welcome to the late news.

Police are hunting a man who held a shopkeeper at knifepoint before

The robbery happened last night at Temple Stores

The shopkeeper today described his shock -

while the police called for help in finding the robber.

Julie Flanagan has more details on the police investigation.

Nearly ?800 was stolen. It is this significant crime hit in Jersey. Not

just because of the theft but also because of the violence stole --

involved. This is an unusual crime fall jersey. This is clearly a

desperate act carried out by a callous individual. We want to find

out why this occurred. We suspect the man was casing the shop.

Fortunately, jersey is a very safe place and these incidents and

common. The police are looking for a man who is six foot four, a slim fit

build, wearing a black leather jacket and a silver or grey body.

The security chief cameras were working but they stopped recording

literally minutes before it happened so the police really want to hear

from anyone who was here between seven and half past seven last night

or who was here yesterday because this man was seen several times.

Bruno Alvarez has told me he is worried about security, his personal

safety and his wife who works here long hours alone. He told me he is

still shaken, and nearly 24 hours after his ordeal.

Parents and businesses in Jersey are being consulted

about their views on extending statutory maternity

The States could use the outcome to change the current laws -

which are often criticised for falling far behind

the amount of leave offered to parents in the the UK.

Parents and children playing at this tots' group in Jersey.

But how family-friendly are the island's employment rights?

The current rights came into force just over a year ago,

making it compulsory for workers to get two weeks paid maternity

Two weeks unpaid paternity leave, eight weeks adoption leave.

It's less generous than in the UK, so do parents

We should have longer maternity leave.

It is nice to bond with your children.

And for dads, as well, to have that bit of time to spend

with their children and help out with setting a routine

I see lots of people struggling with babies when they are only

three or four months, it is really sad to see.

And some people have to get back to work.

Now all islanders are being asked for their views

It's being run by the Employment Forum, an independent group

who wants to hear from both sides of the fence.

It will be a balance between individuals who want longer

time with their babies when they're born, but also with businesses

who have businesses to run and the cost of having people out

of a business for any length of time.

People's views will be gathered over the next three months,

before the forum puts recommendations to the States.

It could lead to a law change that sees new parents

have more time to spend with their babies in future.

For the first time, it's been confirmed that the body recovered

at Pleinmont by Guernsey Police on Christmas Eve is that of missing

Mr Corbet was last seen getting off a bus at Pleinmont in June.

The court heard that a group of young children found

what was later confirmed to be Mr Corbet's body.

This afternoon, a coroner declared the cause of the 59-year-old's death

And finally tonight, a seal pup is making a good

recovery after being rescued from a Jersey beach.

Sammy, as she's been named, was flown to Guernsey for specialist

treatment and now a few weeks on, although she's still underweight,

Mike Wilkins has discovered that she's getting her appetite back.

Just four weeks old, still severely underweight

and fighting for its life, this seal pup's been named Sammy.

She was rescued from Bonne Nuit Bay in Jersey a couple of weeks ago.

She was flown to Guernsey for specialist treatment.

And the good news is she's making encouraging progress and,

as you can see, has started eating whole fish!

The GSPCA says it's thrilled, especially after such

an upsetting end to the year, when they lost two pups.

Hopefully, all being well and good we will get her back into the waters

We love to see local animal staying in local waters.

We have been working together across the islands to help woke --

If Sammy continues to recover well it could be up to six months

before she's released back into Jersey waters.

Have a lovely weekend and I'll leave you with

Hello and good evening. We've got a quiet weekend ahead of us. It has

been cloudy in general and the reason for that is a weather front

that has been trapped into this area of high pressure which are still

across us but has an awful lot of cloud in it and it could produce

some drizzle. Brighter patches as we move into Sunday. Things change as

we move into the early part of next week. Overnight tonight, not as cold

as last night, the cloud producing some light rain and drizzle, West

south-west winds, seven or six, the minimum temperature. Tomorrow, a

grey day, low cloud around possibly some hill fog. Temperatures back up

into double figures. The winds eventually become northwesterly to

end the day. There is the forecast for the rest of the weekend and in

into the early part of next week. Sunday a bit brighter. Monday, the

winds increase. Monday night, patchy rain. Cooler and fresher air as we

move into Tuesday. That is all from me. In a second, a full forecast for

Good evening. The weather has been turning milder and also cloudier

through the course of the day. We did see some clear spells moving in

from the North will stop this was the sunset, captured in Dundee. Some

clear spells as we headed through the course of the afternoon into the

evening. Really, through the weekend, wiki with a similar theme.

Much milder than it has been. A lot of cloud around in general, but for

most of us think. Dry. Not dry everywhere at the moment,

particularly across central and southern parts of England and Wales.

We have a lot of cloud, bringing outbreaks of light rain and drizzle.

The patchy rain will ease away slowly towards the south through

tonight and further north across the country, drier conditions. Wherever

you are, it's pretty cloudy. Mostly frost free to start the weekend, but

there could be frost across the central glens of