13/02/2017

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:00:10. > :00:13.Concerns about how to handle severe mental illness at La Moye Prison.

:00:14. > :00:16.Unfortunately, because of the very rare occurrences of seriously

:00:17. > :00:18.mentally disordered prisoners, we are not able to provide

:00:19. > :00:28.Good evening and welcome to the late news from BBC Channel Islands.

:00:29. > :00:33.Cutting fog delays - the technology promising to ease

:00:34. > :00:44.A report by Jersey's Prison Board has raised concerns about inmates

:00:45. > :00:50.It says in the past year, La Moye held some prisoners

:00:51. > :00:53.who were too mentally ill to be there.

:00:54. > :00:57.But it did highlight several areas where the prison is performing well.

:00:58. > :01:05.Perhaps not surprisingly, mental health issues are more

:01:06. > :01:07.common among prisoners than the general population.

:01:08. > :01:11.But the latest report from Jersey's prison board raised concerns

:01:12. > :01:13.about the level of severe mental illness at La Moye.

:01:14. > :01:17.It said there was a significant number of mentally disordered

:01:18. > :01:20.offenders at the prison who should not, in our view, be there at all.

:01:21. > :01:23.The prison governor says that refers to inmates who are sectionable under

:01:24. > :01:28.They're transferred to suitable mental health facilities in the UK

:01:29. > :01:34.There has to be a bed space, there's a legal process

:01:35. > :01:37.you have to go through, but in previous years that may have

:01:38. > :01:42.We've streamlined that process, we get good cooperation

:01:43. > :01:47.Sometimes you struggle to find the bed space but that's something

:01:48. > :01:52.you don't have control over, but our relationship has improved

:01:53. > :01:56.and the process we go through has shown improvement.

:01:57. > :02:00.In fact, overall the report's found the prison is run extremely well.

:02:01. > :02:04.It highlights a high standard of medical care,

:02:05. > :02:08.good training and education for inmates, and it says complaints

:02:09. > :02:13.And, as for severely mentally ill people being in prison

:02:14. > :02:15.when they shouldn't be, it's actually partly

:02:16. > :02:22.The facilities they go to in the UK are what they need.

:02:23. > :02:27.Unfortunately because of the very rare occurrences of seriously

:02:28. > :02:31.mentally disordered prisoners we are not able to provide

:02:32. > :02:38.Instead the authorities are trying to reduce as much as possible

:02:39. > :02:40.the time it takes to send those prisoners to a more

:02:41. > :02:48.A third more flights may be able to land in Guernsey in foggy

:02:49. > :02:50.conditions if a satellite-based navigational system

:02:51. > :02:57.Guernsey Airport's General Manager says the EGNOS system may enable

:02:58. > :02:59.planes to land and take off in what is known

:03:00. > :03:11.An anxious wait as the plane descends in poor visibility.

:03:12. > :03:17.Fog cripples the Channel Islands at times, but something

:03:18. > :03:19.most of us aren't aware of is this technology.

:03:20. > :03:21.It's got a bit of a funny name, EGNOS.

:03:22. > :03:24.In a nutshell it helps aircraft land in foggy conditions.

:03:25. > :03:26.It's been operational in some parts of Europe since 2009.

:03:27. > :03:30.It uses three satellites and a network of more than 30

:03:31. > :03:34.And trials are showing that it provides greater

:03:35. > :03:41.Alderney was a pioneer for this technology and has been using it

:03:42. > :03:53.Guernsey airport's general manager says it could revolutionise

:03:54. > :04:03.If the appetite of the regulators is to meet the way in which technology

:04:04. > :04:07.is performing then we could see us heading towards category two.

:04:08. > :04:13.It won't be the panacea to all evils.

:04:14. > :04:16.Two thirds of our fog is worse than category two,

:04:17. > :04:19.but any improvement has got to be an improvement and anything

:04:20. > :04:21.which reduces the cost of the airport infrastructure

:04:22. > :04:29.Jersey and Guernsey are waiting for the Civil Aviation Authority

:04:30. > :04:38.It was a wild fire that reeked devastation and claimed three lives.

:04:39. > :04:41.Funchal in Madeira is still recovering from the ferocious fires

:04:42. > :04:47.which affected the friends and family of many living in Jersey.

:04:48. > :04:49.Six months on, thanks to donations, ?18,000 has been handed over

:04:50. > :04:58.The Madeiran night sky was lit up by flames last summer, as wildfires

:04:59. > :05:02.spread across the island and into the city of Funchal,

:05:03. > :05:08.People were forced out of homes, hospitals and hotels.

:05:09. > :05:13.The devastating scenes hit hearts in Jersey,

:05:14. > :05:15.making islanders reach into their pockets to

:05:16. > :05:20.Today the money raised was gifted from some of the fundraisers

:05:21. > :05:24.and the Constable of St Helier to the people of Funchal,

:05:25. > :05:28.There was a tremendous outpouring of generosity,

:05:29. > :05:30.and it was also striking that people kept giving.

:05:31. > :05:33.We had a cheque only a couple of weeks ago for ?1,000 to add

:05:34. > :05:37.into the fund and I suspect that if we kept the appeal open it

:05:38. > :05:40.would have carried on rising, but we thought it was time to get

:05:41. > :05:42.the money over to Funchal, where there are a lot

:05:43. > :05:48.It was towards the people in need who are on low income, to help them

:05:49. > :05:53.to build their kitchens, the rooms which they need to live

:05:54. > :06:01.It's been a devastated area, I mean, in some areas

:06:02. > :06:04.I think its going to take years to get it back in order.

:06:05. > :06:08.Although the damage of the wildfires will be felt for a long time yet,

:06:09. > :06:11.it will be made a little easier by the support of the relationship

:06:12. > :06:19.Jersey Police have launched an investigation into

:06:20. > :06:25.The controversial scheme - which loaned tax payers

:06:26. > :06:27.money to businesses - was the subject of a damning

:06:28. > :06:32.It was criticised for potentially losing millions of pounds

:06:33. > :06:36.of taxpayers' money and may have been linked to criminal activity.

:06:37. > :06:39.Now the island's Attorney General's confirmed it's received a referral

:06:40. > :06:46.17 people were refused entry into Jersey last year

:06:47. > :06:51.The majority of those who were turned away had failed

:06:52. > :06:54.to the meet the requirements of the island's immigration rules.

:06:55. > :06:57.The details which came from a Freedom of Information

:06:58. > :07:03.request also revealed there had been one asylum claim made last year.

:07:04. > :07:06.Ex-Eastenders star and Jersey's very own Jonny Labey was in the island

:07:07. > :07:11.last night to watch the final of ITV's Dance, Dance, Dance.

:07:12. > :07:14.Joined by his girlfriend and dance partner, Chrissy Brooke,

:07:15. > :07:17.the duo were surrounded by family and friends for a not so quiet

:07:18. > :07:25.I squeezed into the packed pub to watch their winning moment.

:07:26. > :07:26.Jersey's Jonny Labey and his dance partner,

:07:27. > :07:29.and girlfriend, Chrissy Brooke, have been totting up

:07:30. > :07:31.the scores, re-creating some of the most iconic pop videos.

:07:32. > :07:35.From week one they were the ones to watch and it wasn't just

:07:36. > :07:39.Family and friends have been supporting the dance duo,

:07:40. > :07:41.watching the action every week at Jonny's local, with a full

:07:42. > :07:47.It is definitely raising the profile for Jersey and our little island,

:07:48. > :07:51.To sing and dance together is brilliant and they're clearly

:07:52. > :07:56.Such an advert for how well he's done and how hard you have to work

:07:57. > :08:01.It was the battle of the exes - the ex-EastEnders star and ex-Corrie

:08:02. > :08:05.star, Lucy Jo Hudson, but it was Jonny and Chrissy

:08:06. > :08:10.who clinched the winner's title, with the perfect score,

:08:11. > :08:15.We are so thankful for what they have done.

:08:16. > :08:24.We didn't even see that last performance until now properly.

:08:25. > :08:26.It could have gone either or both ways.

:08:27. > :08:33.He is not a superstar in my eyes, he is just my boy,

:08:34. > :08:37.he is fulfilling his dream of doing what he loves.

:08:38. > :08:41.It is great to see everybody from the east and the west come

:08:42. > :08:47.Making their parents and Jersey proud.

:08:48. > :08:52.Jonny and Chrissy, a winning team on and off the screen.

:08:53. > :09:01.And evening. A shift in wind now with Holly Green.

:09:02. > :09:07.And evening. A shift in wind direction this week and that means

:09:08. > :09:12.it is looking milder. Today it was a bit milder but because it was quite

:09:13. > :09:16.windy that temperature was offset by the strength of the wind. Less windy

:09:17. > :09:21.with the coming days. Some rain for tomorrow morning and Wednesday

:09:22. > :09:27.morning. A decent part of this week is dry and hopefully we will see

:09:28. > :09:31.some brightness. A fairer squeeze in the ASBOs at the moment hence the

:09:32. > :09:34.strong winds. A weather front heading towards us tomorrow morning.

:09:35. > :09:40.Outbreaks of rain but that eventually clears. D j vu for

:09:41. > :09:44.Wednesday. Rain in the morning. More showery but more likely for

:09:45. > :09:47.Wednesday morning. UCD south-westerly wind starting to come

:09:48. > :09:53.in and that brings milder air across. Higher pressure on Thursday

:09:54. > :09:55.starts to build on and that means it should be fairly settled on

:09:56. > :10:03.Thursday, hopefully mostly dry and bright. Lighter winds. Similar into

:10:04. > :10:08.Friday. Through tonight we find thickening cloud. In the early hours

:10:09. > :10:13.we could see a bit of rain. But too much. The winds have been strong and

:10:14. > :10:18.gradually they start to ease. A mild night with lows of eight or nine. A

:10:19. > :10:22.cloudy start tomorrow. A bit of rain but that tends to clear. In the

:10:23. > :10:28.afternoon skies should brighten. Still breezy tomorrow but less fun

:10:29. > :10:33.today. Mild with highs of ten or 11. This is how it shapes up for the

:10:34. > :10:37.coming days. The risk again of bit of rain early on Wednesday but drier

:10:38. > :10:41.and brighter as the day goes on. Milder this week than of late and

:10:42. > :10:42.mostly dry towards Thursday and Friday.

:10:43. > :10:45.That's your news this evening, BBC Radio Guernsey and Jersey

:10:46. > :10:47.will have bulletins from 6am tomorrow morning and I'll be back

:10:48. > :11:07.at the weekend it will be mild. Largely dry, perhaps a wind -- windy