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  1. Our live coverage across the day

    Live updates for the Channel Islands have finished for the day, but we'll be back at 08:00 on Friday with the latest news, sport, travel and weather.

    Don't forget there will be news through the night on your BBC Local Radio station.

  2. Rescued seal 'to be released locally' after recovery

    Ryan Morrison

    BBC News Online

    It's hoped a seal pup rescued from Bonne Nuit Bay on Tuesday will be released into local waters after he has recovered, the team that rescued him has said.

    Royston Seal

    Sammy the seal is likely to be in the Guernsey Animal Shelter for months after being found heavily underweight.

    Donna de Gruchy from the team that rescued him said: "He will be released in local waters if he makes a full recovery which is a good thing as it will keep our local population up."

  3. Parishes to let you upload a selfie to prove your identity

    Ryan Morrison

    BBC News Online

    Parishioners in Jersey will be able to upload a selfie to prove their identity, as part of a new system introduced by the island's parish authorities.

    The 12 parishes have expanded the number of online services including paying rates and changing name or address details.

    Previously this had to be changed by returning a paper form to the parish hall but studies by the Constables Committee found an increasing number of residents preferred to change details online instead.

    Quote Message: A particular challenge has been to verify the identity of the parishioner without undermining ease of use online. Interestingly for the change of name or address services we have found that whilst some parishioners prefer to provide evidence of their identity in person a large majority (about 83%) choose to answer a set of questions online and some are electing to provide a selfie as the most convenient option." from Constable Steve Pallett Chairman of parish online steering group
    Constable Steve PallettChairman of parish online steering group
  4. BBC Weather Watchers: Anyone can do it

    BBC Weather Watchers

    A picturesque scene taken from Pleinmont, looking back up Guernsey's west coast, by our reporter Chris Quevatre.

    Guernsey's west coast

    If you regularly take picture of the weather and want to share them why not join BBC Weather Watchers?

  5. Forget loans – study in Jersey, says school head

    Jersey Evening Post

    The ‘fruitless’ search for a student loan scheme in Jersey needs to stop and instead efforts must be ploughed into encouraging people to study locally, the director of Jersey’s International Business School has said.

  6. Guide to Christmas tree recycling in Guernsey

    Penny Elderfield

    BBC Channel Islands News

    Video content

    Video caption: A guide to Christmas tree recycling in Guernsey
  7. Weather: Fog and frost likely

    BBC Weather

    Tonight will be mostly cloudy with hill fog. It will stay largely dry but a ground frost is likely, especially under any clearer spells. Minimum Temperature: 1C (34F)

    It will start mostly cloudy tomorrow. There will be some brighter breaks through the afternoon though. Maximum Temperature: 9C (48F).

  8. Developers 'must start work within three years'

    Ryan Morrison

    BBC News Online

    You'll have to start any work which is approved by Jersey planning authorities within three years of permission being given in future, according to the planning minister.

    Steve Luce

    The planning minister's decided that the existing policy needs to be changed because it's not clear when people have to start work after getting approval.

    Deputy Steve Luce says setting a time limit will make sure more developments are actually carried out - which he says will stimulate investment in St Helier and give the island a more dynamic economy.

  9. Seventh of the ‘Guernsey Eight’ found buried in German grave

    Guernsey Press

    The body of Charles Machon, the man behind the Occupation’s Guernsey Underground News Service, has been found in a German graveyard.

  10. Can you give up coffee, booze and fizzy drinks for a month?

    Ryan Morrison

    BBC News Online

    Jersey Water are encouraging people in the island to join the Water Aid UK Just Water campaign and drink nothing but water for a month, donating what they would have spent on other drinks to the charity.

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  11. Planning minister hopes 'time limit' will encourage development

    Ryan Morrison

    BBC News Online

    Jersey's planning minister hopes imposing a three-year time limit on planning permission will encourage people to go ahead with projects to avoid the risk of having to apply again.

    Deputy Steve Luce says permissions will lapse if they haven't been started after 36 months. 

    He says this will push more people to get on with work which has been approved - and therefore help to stimulate the economy.

  12. Thousands of litres of milk poured down the drain

    Ryan Morrison

    BBC News Online

    More than 6,000 litres of milk have been disposed of by Guernsey Dairy after pre-Christmas sales failed to match those of last year.

    Guernsey Dairy

    As the milk had already been packaged up, the dairy says it could not be used for other products such as cheese.

    James Watts, President of the Guernsey Farmers' Association, says the dairy would have been working on the theory people stock up in the 'big shopping days' before Christmas.

    In a statement, Guernsey Dairy says milk production for Christmas 2017 will be based on the 2016 sales figures.

  13. Hospital fundraisers pass million-pound mark

    Jersey Evening Post

    A Jersey charity is celebrating raising more than £1 million for hospital equipment since its inception in 1978.

  14. Seal's recovery 'could take months'

    Ryan Morrison

    BBC News Online

    A grey seal pup named Sammy could be in Guernsey's animal shelter for several months as he is well underweight and has a number of other problems.

    Seal

    He was found two days ago in Jersey's Bonne Nuit Bay and taken to New Era Vets who gave him round the clock care until he was stable enough to be flown to Guernsey.

    Donna de Gruchy who was involved in his rescue said: "Guernsey has the ability to look after seals for longer than we do, we can look after them for a short period.

    "Over the past year we've had four, one last Christmas Eve, one in January and one in September. We get about four per year."

  15. Aurigny to investigate 'rare' ice incident

    Ryan Morrison

    BBC News Online

    Aurigny are investigating why pilots briefly lost control of a flight to Manchester on 21 December.

    The airline reported the incident to the Air Accidents Investigation Branch which has said it will allow Aurigny to investigate and review its findings, rather than investigate itself.

    A spokesman for the airline said: “This is a very unusual incident and we have only experienced this once before in 15 years of operating this type of aircraft and is caused by the accumulation of ice on the aircraft wings.

    "The aircraft was fully checked and returned to service the following day."

  16. St Saviour go into final without playing

    Tim Pryor

    BBC Sport

    St Saviour are into the final of Jersey's inter-parish Trinity Shield without even having to kick a ball in their semi-final.

    Tonight's game at Springfield was called off when St Peter revealed they couldn't get enough players together.

    I'm told they picked up a few injuries in their previous game and that's left them short.

    Local football officials have now confirmed the fixture will not be rearranged and that St Saviour automatically go through to next week's final against reigning champions St Brelade.

  17. Dairy pours 6,140 litres of milk down the drain

    Guernsey Press

    Thousands of litres of Guernsey Milk have been poured down the drain after too much was produced and packaged ahead of this year’s Christmas season.  

  18. Sammy the seal pup 'in intensive care'

    Ryan Morrison

    BBC News Online

    A grey seal pup found Bonne Nuit Bay in Jersey on Tuesday is now at the Guernsey animal shelter in intensive care.

    The GSPCA says he will be fed around the clock by tube to get his weight back up as he is currently under half the weight he should be.

    Seal
    Quote Message: This time of year grey seal pups are being born across the Channel Islands and sadly some get separated from their mothers or become very sick or injured. If the team in Jersey hadn't have rescued Sammy then the poor young animal wouldn't have survived. from Steve Byrne GSPCA
    Steve ByrneGSPCA
  19. Latest headlines in the Channel Islands

    Jersey

    • Investigators believe a pilot flying to Manchester from Guernsey briefly lost control due to a build up of ice on the passenger plane
    • You'll have to start any work which is approved by Jersey planning authorities within three years of permission being given, in future
    • A seal which was rescued from a Jersey beach will be released back into the wild if he recovers from his injuries and infections

    Guernsey

    • More than 6,000 litres of milk were disposed of by Guernsey Dairy after pre-Christmas sales failed to match those of last year
    • The Foreign Office has confirmed yesterday's court hearing into the murder of Guernsey woman Sarah Groves didn't take place, because the accused Dutch national, Richard de Wit, failed to re-appoint acceptable legal representatives
    • There's been a collision between a motorcyclist and a car on the Route Du Longfrie in St Peter
  20. Financial security 'a priority' for St James president

    Ryan Morrison

    BBC News Online

    Getting the St James concert hall in Guernsey back on a "firm financial footing" is the priority of its new president.

    Peter Niven first ran the governing body in 2001 and says he plans to make it financially secure by 2018.

    St James lost £57,000 last year, and Mr Niven says he hopes a series of events to celebrate the venue's bicentenary will revive its fortunes, including some to appeal to younger islanders.