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Jersey News
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Still no date for Rouge Bouillon reopening
Islanders still have not been told when Rouge Bouillon will reopen, but they have been told it has been delayed.
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New-look Youth Assembly hopes to attract more teens
The Jersey Youth Assembly has been relaunched, hoping to draw more young people into influencing what happens in the island.
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Record year for Asian hornets in Jersey already
The number of Asian hornet queens found in Jersey so far this year is more than ten times the total recorded by this time last spring.
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Man accused of assaulting young girl twice on St Helier's high street
A man has been accused of assaulting a young girl twice on Jersey's high street.
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Tenant experiences needed to inform changes to renting laws
Input from islanders who rent their home is needed as politicians review proposed changes to Jersey's tenancy laws.
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Organ donors to be recognised with public memorial
Organ and blood donors will be recognised by a new public memorial in Jersey.
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Support for Lily McGarry grows with 'wear orange' gathering in Liberation Square
Islanders are being encouraged to dress in orange and gather in Liberation Square to show support for Lily McGarry, a sports-loving Jersey student who recently became a quadruple amputee.
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Robert MacRae to be Jersey's next Bailiff
Jersey's Deputy Bailiff Robert MacRae KC will become Bailiff in October.
Guernsey News
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Guernsey's early years settings face 'significant pressure'
A States report has found issues with the pre-school sector in Guernsey that damage both it, and the wider island economy.
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Blue Plaque to honour secret Guernsey Occupation news network
A Blue Plaque will remember the Guernsey Active Secret Press (GASP) who produced news leaflets based on BBC broadcasts.
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Guernsey under-10s win French football tournament
Young Guernsey footballers competed in the Bordeaux Ocean Cup over the Easter weekend.
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Guernsey Deportees' stories immortalised in a new podcast
Historians and members of Guernsey's wartime generation have collaborated on a new podcast, to mark the 80th anniversary of the Liberation of the internment camp known as Biberach.
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Co-Op not part of investment talks on Leale's Yard housing site
The landowner says it will update members in May after the States of Guernsey decided not to pursue an investment of up to £35M in the Bridge site.
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Guernsey's Catholic community saddened by Pope's death
The news of the pontiff's death came just half an hour before Easter Monday mass at St Joseph's in St Peter Port.
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Summer solstice date for this year's CI Pride
This year's Channel Islands Pride will take place in Jersey on 21 June.
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Occupation trail created in Alderney
A trail taking in 80 different points of interest has been mapped out by Visit Alderney with assistance from an island historian.
UK News
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Mansfield Town footballer Lucas Akins jailed for causing death of cyclist in car crash
A professional footballer has been jailed for causing the death of a cyclist in a car crash.
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UK weather: Large parts of country set to be warm and sunny early next week
Much of the UK will bask in warm, sunny conditions at the start of next week, with inland temperatures up to 10C higher than average, but it's a mixed picture before then.
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Rise in school suspensions and exclusion
England's schools are under fresh scrutiny after government data revealed a sizeable increase in both suspensions and permanent exclusions.
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Jamie Vardy to leave Leicester City at the end of the season
Jamie Vardy has said he will be leaving Leicester City this summer after 13 seasons with the club.
Sport
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Chris Eubank Jr silences Conor Benn press conference with emotional speech ahead of Saturday's stadium fight
Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn faced one another at the final press conference ahead of Saturday's clash live on Sky Sports Box Office.
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Jamie Vardy: Leicester City striker to leave club after 13 years following Premier League relegation
Jamie Vardy will leave already-relegated Leicester City this summer after 13 years at the club, but has no plans to retire from football.
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Chris Eubank vs Conor Benn press conference: Live stream as fighters trade words for final time ahead of fight
Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn finally take their fierce rivalry to the ring on Saturday as they headline a stacked card at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, live on Sky Sports Box Office.
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Marcus Rashford or Matheus Cunha? Man Utd's potential forward options analysed by Gary Neville and Roy Keane
Gary Neville says Manchester United have been desperate for a signing in the mould of Matheus Cunha since letting Marcus Rashford go.
Business & Finance
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Hundreds of jobs at risk as The Original Factory Shop launches survival plan
Nearly 1,000 jobs could be under threat at The Original Factory Shop (TOFS), one of Britain's largest discount retailers, as part of a survival plan which centres on plans for swingeing rent cuts.
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Nandy to sign off appointment of Kogan as top football referee
Lisa Nandy, the culture secretary, is to sign off the appointment of a chair of English football's new referee within days.
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Trade war: UK car exporter's shares slump to four-year low
A UK-based car distributor has seen its shares hit a four-year low after reporting a fall in sales and warning of hits ahead from Donald Trump's trade war.
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Pimco and KKR among suitors for £1.7bn John Lewis card provider NewDay
John Lewis's credit card partner has received expressions of interest in a takeover of parts or all of its business from some of the world's largest financial investors.
Entertainment & Showbiz
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Woman who faked being a man to get into Magic Circle finally allowed in
How did one woman fool the most famous magic society on the planet?
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Oasis fans lost more than £2m to ticket scams, major bank warns
Oasis fans collectively lost more than £2m to ticket scams for the band's long-awaited reunion tour, a major bank has warned.
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Counter terror police assessing Kneecap concert video
Counter terror police are assessing a video reported to be from a concert by Irish-language rappers Kneecap.
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Harvey Weinstein retrial: 'He had all the power,' prosecutor tells court as opening statements begin
The retrial of Harvey Weinstein has begun in New York - with a prosecutor telling the court the former Hollywood mogul used "dream opportunities as weapons" to prey on the three women accusing him of sexual abuse.
UK Politics
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Pepper spray to be used in young offender institutions as violence rises
Pepper spray will now be used in young offender institutions - where the rate of assaults on staff is 14 times higher than in adult prisons.
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Government to decide on 'postcode pricing' plan for electricity bills by summer
The government will decide by the summer on controversial proposals to charge some households more for their electricity than others, Sky News understands.
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Could the local elections reshape British politics?
Can Reform UK turn votes into seats - and from there into power? How far do the Tories have to fall? How unpopular is Labour now that it's in government? We find out on local election day on 1 May.
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Europe and Starmer double down on clean power as America ups the ante
Sir Keir Starmer was in his comfort zone on Thursday, waxing lyrical about one of his favourite "missions".
Around the world
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A 'barbaric' 24 hours in the 'horrendous' Russia-Ukraine war leaves Donald Trump's peace plan in tatters
Events in Ukraine over the last 24 hours have been utterly barbaric. Bad even by the standards of this horrendous war.
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India and Pakistan tensions ramp up after Kashmir killings
India and Pakistan have cancelled visas for their citizens to each other's countries as tensions ramp up between the nuclear-armed neighbours following an attack in Kashmir that killed 26 people.
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Pakistan warns Kashmir row could lead to 'all-out war' with India
Pakistan's defence minister has told Sky News that a row over a mass shooting in Kashmir could lead to an "all-out war" between his country and India.
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Student killed and three injured in stabbing at French school
A student has been killed and three others were injured in a stabbing at a French private school.
Science and Technology
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China's rocket launch is building on space programme with staggering ambition
Seeing a rocket launch to space is not just something you watch but something you feel.
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Europe and Starmer double down on clean power as America ups the ante
Sir Keir Starmer was in his comfort zone on Thursday, waxing lyrical about one of his favourite "missions".
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Government to decide on 'postcode pricing' plan for electricity bills by summer
The government will decide by the summer on controversial proposals to charge some households more for their electricity than others, Sky News understands.
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UK vision for clean energy to collide with Trump's fossil fuel frenzy
Two worlds will collide in London today as the UK and the US lobby other countries with very different visions for the future of energy security.
And finally...
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Woman who faked being a man to get into Magic Circle finally allowed in
How did one woman fool the most famous magic society on the planet?
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Letter sheds possible new light on Shakespeare's marriage
New analysis of a letter fragment has possibly shed light on William Shakespeare's marriage - suggesting it may have been less fractious than previously suggested.
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Back To The Future's DeLorean has almost vanished from UK roads
Forty years on from the film that made them immortal, there are just 303 DeLorean cars left on Britain's roads.
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China hosts world's first half-marathon race between humans and robots
Robots have raced against humans in a half-marathon for the first time.