News
Jersey News
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Channel Islands to get new lifeboats
By 2028, Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney will be equipped with the new Shannon Class lifeboat.
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Opera House reopens with Encore! performance
Final preparations are happening at Jersey's Opera House before the doors open again this evening (3 October) to welcome regular audiences after a five year shutdown.
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DFDS puts 2026 sailings on sale
People can book their ferry travel to and from Jersey for 2026.
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42 nominees shortlisted for Customer Service Awards
Employees, bosses and businesses that go out of their way to help their customers are being recognised again this year at the 2025 Quantum Building Supplies Customer Service Awards.
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Government to review need for pre-sale agreements
The government is going to review how Jersey's house-buying process works and run a consultation on pre-sale agreements.
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Liberation to stop brewing beer in Jersey
Liberation is to stop brewing in Jersey.
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Jersey's Bailiff Sir Timothy Le Cocq sits in last States Assembly
States Members have paid tribute to Sir Timothy Le Cocq, as he presided over his last parliamentary meeting as Jersey's Bailiff.
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Farewell - for now - to the Fort
Jersey has said farewell - for now - to Fort Regent.
Guernsey News
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New St Peter Port Christmas Lights Committee promising a 'bigger and brighter' display
Town Christmas lights are to be restored and expanded.
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Channel Islands to get new lifeboats
By 2028, Guernsey, Jersey and Alderney will be equipped with the new Shannon Class lifeboat.
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Petrol bomb thrown into St Martins garden
Guernsey Police are carrying out house-to-house enquiries in St Martins after a petrol bomb was thrown into a garden.
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Crowdfunding launches for Guernsey fishermen who lost his boat
The Guernsey community is rallying to support a fisherman after his vessel sank near Sark.
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Chief Pleas begins the process to buy Sark Electricity
Sark's senior committee is seeking agreement over the appointment of accountants and specialists to value the electricity company.
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Sure admits some Guernsey phone boxes don’t work amid removal plans
A number of Guernsey's phone boxes that are earmarked for removal due to lack of use, are broken.
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One person pulled from the water as fishing boat sinks off Sark
A maritime safety investigation has been launched after a boat sunk in Sark waters.
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Liberation to stop brewing beer in Jersey
Liberation is to stop brewing in Jersey.
UK News
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Two men killed in Manchester synagogue attack named - as police step up patrols
The two men killed by a terrorist outside a synagogue in Manchester have been named by police.
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Woman named as new Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first
Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally, a former nurse, has been named as the next Archbishop of Canterbury - the first time a woman has been appointed to the role in the Church of England's history.
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Who is Sarah Mullally, the first ever female Archbishop of Canterbury?
Right Reverend Dame Sarah Mullally has become the first ever female Archbishop of Canterbury, some 1,400 years after the role was created.
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Keeping Up Appearances star Dame Patricia Routledge has died
Actress Dame Patricia Routledge, best known for TV show Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 96, her agent has said.
Sport
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Sky Sports Multiview Q&A: What is it? How can I access it? Which games will be shown?
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England squad: Jack Grealish, Jude Bellingham, Adam Wharton and Phil Foden all miss out on Thomas Tuchel's squad
Star names Jack Grealish, Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden have all missed out on selection for England's October internationals.
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Paul Merson's warning for Man Utd over Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner: 'He's not the right fit for United'
Paul Merson says Oliver Glasner would not be able turn down Man Utd if they came calling, but warned the Crystal Palace boss is not the right fit for Old Trafford.
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Christian Horner: Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says former Red Bull boss approached American F1 outfit over role
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu has revealed Christian Horner approached the team over a potential role with the American outfit.
Business & Finance
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Japan could be hours away from running out of Asahi
Japan could be hours away from running out of Asahi, the country's most popular beer.
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Michelle Mone says she won't step down as Tory peer - and accuses chancellor of 'endangering' her
Baroness Michelle Mone says she will defy calls for her to step down from the House of Lords after PPE Medpro, a company founded by her husband, was ordered to repay £122m to the government for providing faulty PPE at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Jaguar Land Rover cyber attack: 'We need certainty' on aid, supplier pleads
A member of cyber attack-hit Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) supply chain has told Sky News the government must act to safeguard the sector as it has seen no financial relief to date.
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Tinned tuna-owner Princes to unveil £1.5bn London float
The Italian-owned business which produces Princes Tuna and the Napolina food brand will unveil plans within days for a London stock market listing expected to value it at about £1.5bn.
Entertainment & Showbiz
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Keeping Up Appearances star Dame Patricia Routledge has died
Actress Dame Patricia Routledge, best known for TV show Keeping Up Appearances, has died aged 96, her agent has said.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs admits 'past wrongs' in letter to judge - hours before his sentencing
Sean "Diddy" Combs has apologised and taken "full responsibility" for "all of the hurt and pain" he has caused others in a letter to the court, less than 24 hours before he is due to be sentenced.
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Lawsuit over Nirvana album art featuring naked baby thrown out for a second time
A lawsuit against Nirvana - filed by a man who claimed his depiction as a naked four-month-old baby on their album cover was child pornography - has been dismissed for the second time.
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Why emergency Eurovision vote on Israel might not stop a broadcast boycott
Eurovision is supposed to be a celebration of the unifying power of music. But for the past two years, it has attracted protests and fan boycotts over its inclusion of Israel amid the country's continued military action in Gaza.
UK Politics
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Met Police calls for protest against Palestine Action ban to be cancelled after Manchester synagogue attack
The Metropolitan Police has called for a planned protest in support of the banned Palestine Action group to be delayed or cancelled after Thursday's synagogue attack in Manchester.
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The Green Party might be small but it's thinking big - can it make a dent in Reform's rise?
It's a small party with big ambition, a handful of MPs led by a controversial but charismatic leader determined to turn anti-establishment sentiment into a major political breakthrough.
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Michelle Mone says she won't step down as Tory peer - and accuses chancellor of 'endangering' her
Baroness Michelle Mone says she will defy calls for her to step down from the House of Lords after PPE Medpro, a company founded by her husband, was ordered to repay £122m to the government for providing faulty PPE at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Starmer made a mistake calling Reform policy 'racist', Harriet Harman says
Sir Keir Stamer made a mistake by labelling Reform UK's migration policy racist, a Labour Party grandee has said.
Around the world
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Inside Pablo Escobar's home city where drugs are readily available to a traffic jam of cars
"Listen man, we're a narco state, it's just how it is, if you want to see drug deals, I'll show you drug deals - it's Colombia."
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Trump's declared war on drug cartels. Thousands of miles away, Ecuador is taking action
The screams from the women and children pierce the air as the battering ram smashes through the front door of their home.
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Japan could be hours away from running out of Asahi
Japan could be hours away from running out of Asahi, the country's most popular beer.
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Major search for boy, 4, missing in Australian outback for several days
A major search is ongoing for a missing four-year-old boy in the Australian outback.
Science and Technology
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Business and green groups alarmed by Tory plan to scrap climate pollution rules
The Conservatives have pledged to scrap Britain's landmark climate change law that limits pollution, and replace it with a plan for "cheap and reliable" energy.
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Primatologist Jane Goodall, famous for her study of chimpanzees, has died
British conservationist and primatologist Dame Jane Goodall, known for her pioneering studies of chimpanzees, has died aged 91.
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Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes found in UK
Two species of disease-carrying mosquitoes have been found in the UK - and are spreading as the climate warms, scientists have warned.
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All GP surgeries in England must offer online booking from today
All GP surgeries in England are required to offer online appointment bookings from today.
And finally...
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Long-lost Spanish treasure worth $1m discovered off Florida coast
Long-lost Spanish treasure worth an estimated $1m (£740,000) has been discovered off the coast of Florida.
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Ashraf Mahrous: Egypt's 'strongman' wrestler pulls ship using his teeth
An Egyptian wrestler is hoping he has set a world record after pulling a 700-ton (635,000kg) ship with his teeth.
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Pokemon pushes back against ICE deportation video - joining list riled by Trump administration
Pokemon has said it did not give permission for the show's popular theme song to be used in a video showing deportations posted by the US government.
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Teenagers Wu and Tang who urinated in Shanghai restaurant's hotpot fined more than £230,000
Two teenagers who filmed themselves urinating into a restaurant's hotpot broth have been ordered, along with their parents, to apologise and pay a fine of £227,000, Chinese state media has said.