:00:00. > :00:00.Controversial proposals to introduce tighter regulations for commercial
:00:00. > :00:08.People with disabilities in Jersey say they are facing daily
:00:09. > :00:17.difficulties because of limited access to commercial premises.
:00:18. > :00:19.Although the island's government is holding a public
:00:20. > :00:21.consultation into the concerns, disabled residents say the island
:00:22. > :00:23.has a long way to go to become disabled-friendly.
:00:24. > :00:29.John's local Post Office is soon to be based here at the reception
:00:30. > :00:39.But the only way in is up these stairs.
:00:40. > :00:42.The provision of a ramp or an outside lift which
:00:43. > :00:46.wheelchairs could use is obviously going to solve problem.
:00:47. > :00:49.And it's a good opportunity for the Jersey Evening Post
:00:50. > :00:52.and Jersey Post to be in the vanguard of a lot of local
:00:53. > :00:54.businesses over here to provide for this sort of facility.
:00:55. > :00:57.But like many old buildings in Jersey, this one wasn't designed
:00:58. > :01:05.And changing it isn't as simple as it seems.
:01:06. > :01:07.We've got the added complication of having it as a through road
:01:08. > :01:10.as well, so we have traffic running right by those stairs.
:01:11. > :01:13.So we've got to be considerate of how people would get
:01:14. > :01:16.So we'd have to look at building a refuge
:01:17. > :01:19.for them first and foremost, so it would mean a whole redesign
:01:20. > :01:22.of the front of building, which is why we're spending a bit
:01:23. > :01:24.more time than just putting a ramp up.
:01:25. > :01:29.Navigating around St Helier can be a bit of a minefield.
:01:30. > :01:32.Door and step, so I have to push with a hand that works.
:01:33. > :01:34.Pam is partially paralysed after a stroke, and often
:01:35. > :01:38.While she has sympathy for businesses, she feels the island
:01:39. > :01:40.has a long way to go to become disabled-friendly.
:01:41. > :01:48.Temporary ramps that can be lifted up and taken
:01:49. > :01:56.And I think it's time that Jersey really has to start thinking
:01:57. > :02:09.Voisins told us that they do have ramps for people who need them.
:02:10. > :02:15.the Infrastructure Minister, and Jersey Post either
:02:16. > :02:18.didn't get back to us, or they said it didn't come
:02:19. > :02:22.But with new disability laws set to come in next year,
:02:23. > :02:24.disabled access could soon be higher on people's agenda.
:02:25. > :02:26.Three Guernsey midwives who are facing charges of misconduct
:02:27. > :02:30.following the death of a baby in 2014 will have to wait
:02:31. > :02:32.until next month for the outcome of their hearing.
:02:33. > :02:43.Roisin Gauson has been following the case.
:02:44. > :02:47.to conclude at the end of last week, but it's run on, and panel chairman
:02:48. > :02:49.Alexander Coleman has taken the decision to adjourn
:02:50. > :02:53.This means there's an anxious wait for the three nurses concerned.
:02:54. > :02:56.They're all facing charges of misconduct,
:02:57. > :02:59.following the death of a child, who's at the centre of this.
:03:00. > :03:01.Baby A died hours after birth in January 2014.
:03:02. > :03:03.And this hearing has also heard about a similar case,
:03:04. > :03:10.Lisa Granville reviewed both of those cases and concluded no
:03:11. > :03:17.The NMC claims she was wrong in doing so, and the hearing has
:03:18. > :03:20.heard that if the death of Baby B had been adequately investigated,
:03:21. > :03:25.the death of Baby A 'may have been prevented'.
:03:26. > :03:28.At the tail end of last week, the parents of Baby A gave evidence.
:03:29. > :03:31.They said that drugs to induce labour were wrongly given,
:03:32. > :03:36.The midwives at the time, Antonia Manousaki and Tuija Roussel,
:03:37. > :03:40.admit giving the drug without a written prescription,
:03:41. > :03:42.but the hearing also heard of a culture known as the 'Guernsey
:03:43. > :03:44.way', which used verbal orders and different standards
:03:45. > :03:51.All three midwives who worked on Loveridge Ward at the time face
:03:52. > :03:53.a series of charges, and while they accept
:03:54. > :03:58.It's also important to note that since these events took place,
:03:59. > :04:01.substantial investigations, reviews and improvements have
:04:02. > :04:08.The hearing was originally scheduled for ten days.
:04:09. > :04:11.It'll now resume for a further two weeks, on February 6th.
:04:12. > :04:13.Controversial proposals to introduce tighter regulations for commercial
:04:14. > :04:15.vessels in Guernsey have been making waves among the island's
:04:16. > :04:22.Following the adoption of the UK Port Marine Safety Code,
:04:23. > :04:24.the Harbour Master must review current legislation and also
:04:25. > :04:32.A proposed Bailiwick of Guernsey code is at the consultation stage.
:04:33. > :04:39.Poor communication, complacency, and a failure to follow safety
:04:40. > :04:43.procedures led to this passenger ferry hitting a reef last year.
:04:44. > :04:46.And now safety regulations are being tightened up.
:04:47. > :04:48.A consultation's underway that will affect all
:04:49. > :04:59.Some of the key proposals are that there needs to be:
:05:00. > :05:01.More qualifications for crew members.
:05:02. > :05:04.And also, a full-time engineer present for every journey.
:05:05. > :05:05.Guernsey's Harbour Master is proposing the changes.
:05:06. > :05:13.He says safety is ultimately his responsibility.
:05:14. > :05:16.We aren't suggesting people are not experienced or don't have a wealth
:05:17. > :05:19.of knowledge and competence, but we need to have that
:05:20. > :05:22.in some sort of structure that we can enforce and monitor,
:05:23. > :05:25.as the agency and, ultimately, the people who have to stand
:05:26. > :05:27.there and explain in the awful event of an incident happening.
:05:28. > :05:29.This man's worked in shipping for 50 years
:05:30. > :05:34.But he says the new safety code would mean that he wouldn't be
:05:35. > :05:40.allowed to work on any commercial vessels.
:05:41. > :05:42.The qualifications, as currently written,
:05:43. > :05:44.are very stringent and, as it stands, I wouldn't be able
:05:45. > :05:57.I'm not sure it was the intention, but that's how it's worded,
:05:58. > :05:59.and that's why you engage in consultation.
:06:00. > :06:01.And there's not that much time to fine-tune the detail.
:06:02. > :06:04.The consultation finishes at the end of the month, with the new code
:06:05. > :06:08.For the first time ever, Jersey baptism, marriage and death
:06:09. > :06:17.records going back to 1540 have been made available to search online.
:06:18. > :06:19.A collection of 72,000 images can now be viewed at Ancestry.com,
:06:20. > :06:21.due to a two-year collaboration with Jersey Heritage.
:06:22. > :06:30.Jon De La Haye has been delving into the island's history.
:06:31. > :06:36.We have got a lot of different people here, a gunner in the Royal
:06:37. > :06:41.Artillery, somebody whose father was a painter. An illegitimate child, a
:06:42. > :06:43.lot of information people can use to trace their family history.
:06:44. > :06:45.A 19th-Century baptism register from St Helier,
:06:46. > :06:54.now accessible online for anyone to see.
:06:55. > :06:56.Thousands of images, featuring hundreds of thousands
:06:57. > :06:58.of people between 1540 and 1940, are now available -
:06:59. > :07:02.and these documents have already helped those tracing their roots.
:07:03. > :07:04.We actually had a couple in on Saturday, and they came
:07:05. > :07:08.They knew that the gentleman's grandfather had left
:07:09. > :07:10.Jersey in the 1920s, but they didn't really know anything
:07:11. > :07:14.Within an hour, we were back to the 1760s, by using
:07:15. > :07:23.Looking at the baptisms, the marriage of the parents.
:07:24. > :07:25.They're wonderful for building up the family tree.
:07:26. > :07:27.Many of Jersey's more famous residents also
:07:28. > :07:29.feature in these records, from Jessie Boot, World Number One
:07:30. > :07:31.golfer Harry Vardon, and Lillie Langtry.
:07:32. > :07:33.The Church of England documents needed to be legally
:07:34. > :07:35.released by Jersey's Dean, who thought they should be
:07:36. > :07:54.The churches are owned by the parishes and people,
:07:55. > :07:56.so should belong to them, to be accessed.
:07:57. > :07:59.The secrets of 400 years of Jersey's history is now available
:08:00. > :08:01.to members of this website, but also for free, here
:08:02. > :08:13.Will we be scraping ice off the windscreen in the morning?
:08:14. > :08:24.Thank you, hello and good evening, another cold night across the
:08:25. > :08:29.islands and we will see Frost and perhaps more available moisture in
:08:30. > :08:34.the air. That means more frost on the grass first thing tomorrow. The
:08:35. > :08:39.weather for the week ahead is still relatively cold, we are looking at a
:08:40. > :08:43.lot of dry weather. Still dry. Feeling the cold. And also becoming
:08:44. > :08:48.quite windy later. We wait until the end of the week and weekend before
:08:49. > :08:55.milder air gets in. There is cloud which is rain bearing to the West,
:08:56. > :09:00.making slow and not regular process -- progress. That is still around
:09:01. > :09:07.tomorrow and Wednesday. Slowly and steadily creeping towards us, but
:09:08. > :09:13.with slow progress. You will notice plenty of isobars on Thursday. A
:09:14. > :09:19.strong wind and a low temperature. Friday, a hint of perhaps less cold
:09:20. > :09:24.air and later in the day perhaps the chance of patchy and showery
:09:25. > :09:29.outbreaks of rain. Outbreaks and low temperatures overnight and a cold
:09:30. > :09:34.night with frost. And tomorrow, another lovely day, a fine day with
:09:35. > :09:42.plenty of sunshine to enjoy. Not very warm, 8-9 , but not as cold as
:09:43. > :09:45.last week. Eventually becoming westerly and south-westerly winds.
:09:46. > :09:53.The cloud is stubborn on Wednesdays and starts as mist and fog. A cold
:09:54. > :09:57.wind on Thursday and Friday, temperatures go back up. Next
:09:58. > :10:02.weekend, generally more cloudy, so a cloudier weekend, slightly milder
:10:03. > :10:05.and also a risk of some fog. Have a good night.
:10:06. > :10:12.Do have a look at our Facebook page and you will find great pictures
:10:13. > :10:14.people have sent in the day of the Jersey weather.
:10:15. > :10:16.That's your news this Monday evening.
:10:17. > :10:23.For the weekend we will have dry weather with sunny spells and it
:10:24. > :10:33.will be a little bit milder. Good evening. We are continuing to
:10:34. > :10:41.see huge righty in the weather. Getting the detail right is proving
:10:42. > :10:46.to be a challenge. This was in Pembrokeshire and other parts of the
:10:47. > :10:51.UK were gloomy throughout the day. The fog is thickening up right now.
:10:52. > :10:59.Particularly pool on the M5 in south-west England. Very foggy
:11:00. > :11:04.across parts of the West Country. This fog is tending to spread its
:11:05. > :11:08.way further eastwards. Some fog as well across parts of Yorkshire.
:11:09. > :11:14.Northern Ireland and Scotland are mild but damn. This is how we will
:11:15. > :11:17.start the day. At eight o'clock in the morning, quite a lot of fog
:11:18. > :11:23.around which could affect the major airports. What all of us have seen
:11:24. > :11:29.fog. There will be Sunni areas to western fringes of England and
:11:30. > :11:35.Wales. Across Northern Ireland and Scotland it is much milder. Some
:11:36. > :11:39.patchy rain around coming in on the Bruce, particularly over the hills
:11:40. > :11:44.in the West. Much of that will fade away. It will be relatively mild.
:11:45. > :11:49.For England and Wales, much of the fog were clear. Some of it will not
:11:50. > :11:55.sell it will be especially chilly. Quite a contrast in temperatures
:11:56. > :12:00.again. -- so it will be especially chilly. Despite sunshine, it will be
:12:01. > :12:06.on the chilly side. The fog will come back again. On Wednesday
:12:07. > :12:09.morning, Central and eastern parts are particularly prone. Some
:12:10. > :12:13.sunshine will emerge. Rather more cloud for Northern Ireland and
:12:14. > :12:19.Scotland. Most of the rain will be held at bay. Still relatively mild.
:12:20. > :12:24.A real edge to that further south and east. It would be a sign of
:12:25. > :12:28.things to come. On Thursday we will tap into some particularly cold air
:12:29. > :12:34.sitting over the continent for several days now. Europe is frozen
:12:35. > :12:39.at the moment. Some of the freezing cold air will head towards us on a
:12:40. > :12:46.stiffening south-easterly breeze. Some places will not get above
:12:47. > :12:48.freezing, maybe the odd snow flurry. Wherever you are, it will feel cold.
:12:49. > :12:49.All