:00:00. > 3:59:59And we will ask why so many more people over the age of 65 are
:00:00. > :00:12.getting married these Jailed - the teacher guilty
:00:13. > :00:14.of abusing children in his care. Christopher Roy Bacon was told
:00:15. > :00:20.he committed a gross betrayal. Good evening and welcome to the late
:00:21. > :00:23.news from BBC Channel Islands, Also tonight: Natural collapse -
:00:24. > :00:27.the pines prone to fall at The Guett, but can
:00:28. > :00:41.nature hold it up? Tomorrow will probably be the last
:00:42. > :00:45.quiet day. There are changes afoot at the end of the week and into the
:00:46. > :00:52.weekend. More details later in the programme.
:00:53. > :00:54.A 74-year-old former teacher has been sent to prison for five
:00:55. > :00:56.and a half years for abusing children in Jersey.
:00:57. > :00:58.Christopher Roy Bacon had previously been found guilty
:00:59. > :01:01.of eight sex offences, dating back more than 30 years.
:01:02. > :01:06.Julie Flanagan was at the Royal Court for his sentencing.
:01:07. > :01:10.The offences for which Christopher Roy Bacon was being sentenced
:01:11. > :01:14.here today were all committed while he was a teacher at D'Hautree
:01:15. > :01:17.secondary school in the late 1970s and the early 80s.
:01:18. > :01:20.He'd been found guilty of the historic abuse
:01:21. > :01:26.Today, the Royal Court commissioner Sir Michael Birt told Bacon he had
:01:27. > :01:29.committed a gross betrayal against boys who were entrusted
:01:30. > :01:32.to his care, and psychological reports suggest two victims
:01:33. > :01:36.in particular have been significantly
:01:37. > :01:42.Sir Michael said: "You pleaded not guilty and forced your
:01:43. > :01:45.victims to come to court and relive what happened."
:01:46. > :01:48.Bacon, who was wearing a dark suit, showed no emotion
:01:49. > :01:55.A restraining order has also been made to prevent him
:01:56. > :01:59.contacting one victim when he is released from prison.
:02:00. > :02:08.He will also remain on the sex offenders register for ten years.
:02:09. > :02:12.A 48-year-old Jersey man has been sentenced to three years,
:02:13. > :02:15.nine months in prison for indecent assault.
:02:16. > :02:19.Fergus Gerard Cullen had been found guilty of four counts of indecent
:02:20. > :02:22.assault against two men at a trial in January.
:02:23. > :02:25.Commissioner Michael Birt said one victim had been so upset
:02:26. > :02:27.by what Cullen had done and his sexual banter
:02:28. > :02:34.A 60-year-old British photo-journalist has been jailed
:02:35. > :02:37.for two-and-a-half years after admitting defrauding
:02:38. > :02:40.five Guernsey businesses to the tune of ?50,000.
:02:41. > :02:43.The Royal Court heard Adrian McKenzie came
:02:44. > :02:47.to Guernsey in 2015, claiming to be a multi-millionaire
:02:48. > :02:49.looking for a home for his retirement.
:02:50. > :02:52.Over nine months, he ran up debts with architects, an estate agent,
:02:53. > :02:55.an accountancy firm and a local hotel, while developing lavish,
:02:56. > :03:06.but ultimately false plans for a property on the west coast.
:03:07. > :03:08.A number of proposals to improve health care services in Alderney
:03:09. > :03:10.have received the support of island politicians.
:03:11. > :03:12.The recommendations were made by Professor Philip Wilson
:03:13. > :03:18.It's suggested that more care is offered in Alderney's hospital,
:03:19. > :03:20.that more Guernsey based consultants visit the island and there
:03:21. > :03:30.are improvements in health prevention measures.
:03:31. > :03:37.There is indeed universal support for the Wilson report. I think the
:03:38. > :03:43.lessons we have learned that we in alternate should have a clearer say
:03:44. > :03:49.in what is appropriate for us on the island. For example, should we have
:03:50. > :03:54.a different type of primary health care service to that which they
:03:55. > :03:57.operate in Guernsey? Do we have the same degree of competition, or
:03:58. > :04:03.should we centralise it in a system whereby we can elect data, which is
:04:04. > :04:06.useful to Alderney and allows us to make decisions about the types of
:04:07. > :04:10.secondary care appropriate on the island.
:04:11. > :04:12.The woodland at one of Guernsey's most popular
:04:13. > :04:14.scenic spots is crumbling and in danger of collapsing.
:04:15. > :04:17.But local conservationists have come up with a plan and are launching
:04:18. > :04:19.a project to develop the woodland at the Guet.
:04:20. > :04:23.It's one of the most popular parts of the island for walks and one
:04:24. > :04:26.of the rare areas of woodland in Guernsey, but the future
:04:27. > :04:29.of The Guet is in doubt, with its iconic Monterrey Pines now
:04:30. > :04:31.exceeding their natural lifespan and no plans in place
:04:32. > :04:33.for when they literally begin to collapse.
:04:34. > :04:40.Groups of local conservationists are developing plans to rejuvenate
:04:41. > :04:42.the area and breathe new life into the natural
:04:43. > :04:47.The trees were planted 80 years ago, and the life
:04:48. > :04:50.span of a Monterey Pine is about 70 years.
:04:51. > :04:54.You know, eventually, if we did not do anything,
:04:55. > :05:01.But it is not just the pine trees, it is the whole aspect of trying
:05:02. > :05:04.to get some wildlife, both flowers, and actually make it
:05:05. > :05:07.more enjoyable for people to come in and walk and play and picnic.
:05:08. > :05:12.A project's been launched introducing new plants and wildlife
:05:13. > :05:15.and making it an even more attractive and appealing place
:05:16. > :05:23.This woman is from the Guernsey Trees For Life group is one
:05:24. > :05:27.She's appealing for the public to help.
:05:28. > :05:30.With this project we are starting right at the beginning
:05:31. > :05:42.Over the course of the week, we have delivered invitations
:05:43. > :05:44.to 160 households around this particular property.
:05:45. > :05:46.I didn't realise there were quite so many.
:05:47. > :05:48.And actually, to bring them in and say, you're the neighbours,
:05:49. > :05:51.you're the community, you probably love and use this
:05:52. > :06:02.So, the message for the public is, don't take a back seat,
:06:03. > :06:05.The Channel Islands are sending ?500,000 to help the famine crisis
:06:06. > :06:09.The UN has warned the world is facing its largest humanitarian
:06:10. > :06:11.crisis since World War Two, with millions of people facing
:06:12. > :06:15.starvation in Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and parts of Nigeria.
:06:16. > :06:18.Guernsey's giving ?50,000, while ?200,000 from the Jersey
:06:19. > :06:21.Overseas Aid Commission will pay for food, hygiene kits,
:06:22. > :06:35.There are plans to open a hostel in Alderney to help
:06:36. > :06:38.pay for the restoration of a 2,000-year-old Roman fort.
:06:39. > :06:41.The States wants to turn part of the site known as the "nunnery"
:06:42. > :06:46.It has a wealth of military history, which politicians want
:06:47. > :06:50.In time they hope the building will pay for itself with plans
:06:51. > :06:55.What do you do when you need to replace part of Jersey's iconic
:06:56. > :07:03.The original chain that made the light flash
:07:04. > :07:05.was replaced at the landmark from an unusual source.
:07:06. > :07:09.Annie Knowlson was there during this morning's fog to find out more.
:07:10. > :07:12.Today it's driven by a motor, but previously a five-metre long
:07:13. > :07:15.chain was used to drive the cog which rotated the shade that
:07:16. > :07:20.The lighthouse keeper found the old one, tried his best
:07:21. > :07:22.to restore it, but couldn't, and sought help at the best
:07:23. > :07:26.place he could think of - the local bicycle workshop.
:07:27. > :07:29.The gentleman turned up with an extremely
:07:30. > :07:35.My first thought was, how big is this guy's bike?!
:07:36. > :07:38.Considering the length of the chain, there was basically 20 or 30 stiff
:07:39. > :07:44.links in the chain which he'd worked quite hard to try to remove to
:07:45. > :07:49.the original chain, but I think it was getting to the point where it
:07:50. > :07:53.wasn't functioning properly any more.
:07:54. > :07:56.And now the new chain has been fitted in place,
:07:57. > :07:57.returning some aesthetic authenticity to the internal
:07:58. > :08:04.But this isn't the only improvement needed.
:08:05. > :08:06.Inside, the paint work is coming away, but more
:08:07. > :08:10.important is the steelwork which is being currently maintained.
:08:11. > :08:13.What we've noticed after the last painting is that the paint has
:08:14. > :08:17.deteriorated quite quickly, and internally there is an ingress
:08:18. > :08:20.of water which is causing concern for some of the steel work
:08:21. > :08:29.So we've gone through a process using a few concrete consultants
:08:30. > :08:34.to come in to look at it to identify where the problem is, and as I say,
:08:35. > :08:36.that problem has now been identified and rectified but we'd
:08:37. > :08:38.still like to clean the outside of the lighthouse off completely.
:08:39. > :08:41.Repaint it with a product which stops the ingress of water,
:08:42. > :08:43.seals the lighthouse completely and then once that's sealed we'll
:08:44. > :08:47.allow the internally for that to dry out completely before we recoat it
:08:48. > :08:49.again and resolve the rust issues on the steelwork.
:08:50. > :08:51.It may have been replaced by modern mechanisms,
:08:52. > :08:53.but today's weather conditions, show why this lighthouse has always
:08:54. > :09:04.played an important role on Jersey's west coast.
:09:05. > :09:12.Hello, good evening. We have been getting quite used to these sorts of
:09:13. > :09:16.scenes with the mist and low cloud and drizzle, and there is not a
:09:17. > :09:19.great deal of change for tomorrow, rather cloudy with drizzle and
:09:20. > :09:23.feeling mild. Quite a big change as we move through tomorrow and head
:09:24. > :09:29.into the weekend. The high pressure is on the move. By Thursday, a
:09:30. > :09:34.weather front approaches from the West, capable of reducing a few
:09:35. > :09:39.got this thing of high-pressure but got this thing of high-pressure but
:09:40. > :09:43.that is weakening all of the time. By the weekend, these weather fronts
:09:44. > :09:50.will be approaching us, giving us some rain and becoming quite windy.
:09:51. > :09:56.Overnight tonight, it is quiet and misty with some drizzle in the wind,
:09:57. > :10:01.and night-time temperatures down to eight or 9 degrees. Quite a grey day
:10:02. > :10:04.tomorrow, not much chance of brightness. Thicker cloud than
:10:05. > :10:08.today, and it will continue to be around for most of the afternoon,
:10:09. > :10:14.occasionally some drizzle, and 11 or 12 will be the maximum temperature.
:10:15. > :10:22.More of a breeze towards the end of the day. By Friday and into
:10:23. > :10:27.Saturday, we have got brisk westerly winds which will feed in plenty of
:10:28. > :10:32.cloud and moisture. Hopefully better visibility, but the wind will bring
:10:33. > :10:44.with it some rain as we head into Saturday and Sunday. Some sunshine
:10:45. > :10:49.on Friday morning, but then Saturday and Sunday those westerly winds get
:10:50. > :10:59.going bringing the risk of rain from time to time. Have a good night. We
:11:00. > :11:03.are back at 6:30pm tomorrow. Have a very good night.
:11:04. > :11:07.been. The outlook, rain around, if it stays dry I will be surprised.
:11:08. > :11:20.Here is Nick with the national headlines.
:11:21. > :11:27.For large parts of Wales and England there was blue sky and warmth.
:11:28. > :11:29.Warmest day of the year, a clumsy way of saying the UK had the highest
:11:30. > :11:30.temperature