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Jersey News
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Witness Appeal For St Brelade's Bin Fire
Jersey Police are appealing for information after a bin was set alight at a bus stop on Saturday night.
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JRFC's 'Fantastic' Win Rewarded With Promotion
Despite this season not starting too well for Jersey's rugby union scene, Jersey RFC's head coach says this weekend's win is 'absolutely fantastic'.
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Unpaid Leave Introduced For Bereaved Jersey Parents
Parents in Jersey who suffer the death of a child are now entitled to two weeks of unpaid leave.
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Consumer Council Asks Lenders To Justify Higher Mortgage Rates
The Jersey Consumer Council wants to know why mortgage rates are much higher here than in the UK.
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Jersey Swimarathon Raises £77k
After five days frantic front crawl, the Swimarathon has raised nearly £77,000 for Jersey charities.
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People From Jersey To Take Part In Archaeological Digs
Islanders are being given a rare opportunity to take part in local and international archaeology excavations.
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Trial Flights From The Channel Islands To Luxembourg
Blue Islands will fly from the Channel Islands to Luxembourg over four weeks to test demand.
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JK Rowling Visits Sark
The Harry Potter author has taken a trip to the fourth largest Channel Island via Guernsey.
Guernsey News
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More People Walking And Cycling To Work
More people are walking and cycling around St Peter Port while key routes into and out of Town are closed.
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Contraflow Along East Coast For Guernsey Water Project
The main road just north of the Forester's pub is divided by cones and is down to two lanes for the coming eight weeks.
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Preventative Care Car Given To St John Ambulance
The Peugeot E-Rifter - donated by Mavis Lesbirel - is the first electric car in the ambulance fleet.
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Trial Flights From The Channel Islands To Luxembourg
Blue Islands will fly from the Channel Islands to Luxembourg over four weeks to test demand.
UK News
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Princess of Wales: A 'happy and smiling' Kate filmed out shopping with Prince William
The Princess of Wales has been filmed smiling and looking happy while out shopping with Prince William.
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HMRC accused of 'airbrushing' Loan Charge scandal amid calls for inquiry
Campaigners and MPs are calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the Loan Charge scandal – accusing HMRC of "airbrushing" its approach to a harsh tax crackdown linked to several suicides.
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'Historic moment for fans': Legislation to create football regulator
The government has announced its plan for an Independent Football Regulator (IFR) for the professional men's game.
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Almost no dentist believes Tory 'recovery plan' will solve NHS patient crisis, poll finds
Just 3% of dentists believe the government's dental recovery plan will result in them seeing more NHS patients, a new poll has found.
Sport
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The Players: Scottie Scheffler fights off Xander Schauffele, Brian Harman and Wyndham Clark to defend title
Scottie Scheffler produced an incredible final-round comeback to pull clear of a star-studded leaderboard and successfully defend his title in a historic Sunday at The Players.
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Football's independent regulator will have power to settle ongoing row over financial distribution
Football’s independent regulator will have the power to settle the ongoing row over financial distribution between the Premier League and the EFL.
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Laura Kenny: Britain's most decorated female Olympian retires from cycling ahead of Paris 2024 Games
Laura Kenny, Britain's most decorated female Olympian, has announced her retirement from cycling just four months before the Paris 2024 Games.
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Nottingham Forest drop into Premier League relegation zone after four-point deduction for PSR breach
Nottingham Forest say they are "extremely disappointed and dismayed" at being handed a four-point deduction for breaching the Premier League's Profitability and Sustainability Rules (PSR).
Business & Finance
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National Grid: Nearly £60bn energy grid upgrade needed to hit green target
Nearly £60bn is needed to build the British energy grid of the future in order to meet climate change mitigation milestones in just over 10 years, according to the National Grid.
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Car industry insists 2,000% increase in sales to Azerbaijan has nothing to do with Russia
Britain's car industry has insisted that an unprecedented 2,000% increase in vehicle exports to Azerbaijan has nothing to with Russia and is explained by the fact that the former Soviet state is a "flourishing market in its own right".
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Weak heat pump uptake harming efforts to cut emissions, government warned
Every household must be engaged by the government in the shift to clean heating as uptake of heat pumps to replace boilers is running at less than half of expected levels, the public spending watchdog has warned.
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'Economy turning a corner': Rishi Sunak seeks to turn around fortunes amid plot rumours
Rishi Sunak has insisted "the economy is turning a corner" and urged Tory MPs to "stick to the plan" amid reports of a plot to oust him before the election.
Entertainment & Showbiz
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Rust armourer calls for new trial after involuntary manslaughter conviction
A weapons armourer on the film set of Rust has asked for a new involuntary manslaughter trial and to be released from prison.
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Liz Hurley and son Damian on 'controversial' bikini shots and working together on new film
Liz Hurley's son has said there is nothing "controversial" about the bikini shots he takes for his mother's beachwear line, insisting it is all just part of being in showbusiness.
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Yungblud announces Bludfest - his own festival aimed at 'shaking up' the 'too expensive' industry
British star Yungblud has announced his own music festival - saying the industry is too expensive and needs to be "shaken up".
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R Kelly appeals to overturn 30-year sex crime sentence
R Kelly has appealed to a New York court to overturn a 30-year racketeering sentence, served to him in 2022.
UK Politics
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HMRC accused of 'airbrushing' Loan Charge scandal amid calls for inquiry
Campaigners and MPs are calling for a parliamentary inquiry into the Loan Charge scandal – accusing HMRC of "airbrushing" its approach to a harsh tax crackdown linked to several suicides.
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'Historic moment for fans': Legislation to create football regulator
The government has announced its plan for an Independent Football Regulator (IFR) for the professional men's game.
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Rishi Sunak 'not interested in Westminster politics' and insists party is 'united'
Rishi Sunak has said he is "not interested in Westminster politics" and insisted his party is "united" as he brushed off rumours of a plot to oust him.
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Rwanda bill amendments rejected by Commons as parliamentary ping pong begins
The House of Commons has rejected the House of Lords' first attempt to amend the Safety of Rwanda Bill - with the legislation sent back to the upper chamber.
Around the world
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'Treated like dogs': Russia recruiting thousands of Nepali men to fight in war on Ukraine
Around 2,000 Nepali men have been recruited by Russia to fight in its war against Ukraine, Sky News understands.
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Canada refuses to apologise over British children abuse scandal
The Canadian government has refused the latest request for an apology to British children abused in the country.
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Bear goes on rampage in Slovakia injuring five - just hours after woman died after chase
Five people have been injured after a bear went on a rampage through a town in Slovakia.
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Israel-Hamas war: Biden and Netanyahu hold first phone call in a month amid warnings of 'imminent famine' in Gaza
US President Joe Biden and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu have held their first phone call in a month, amid warnings of an "imminent famine" in northern Gaza.
Science and Technology
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Flying taxis could take off in two years under new drones plan
The first piloted flying taxi could take to the UK skies in two years.
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You can now get breaking news right there in your WhatsApp - plus all the latest updates on UK, foreign and entertainment stories and much more all in one place.
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Comet that passes by Earth once every 71 years visible in night sky
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No - it's a comet that has been spotted from Earth for the first time in 71 years.
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AI more likely to recommend death sentence when defendant writes in African American English
AI chatbots are more likely to recommend the death penalty when a person writes in African American English (AAE) compared to standardised American English, according to new research.
And finally...
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Indian YouTuber Elvish Yadav arrested for allegedly supplying snake venom as party drug
Indian YouTuber Elvish Yadav has been arrested for allegedly supplying snake venom to be used as a recreational drug at raves.
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Alligator twice the size of a man seized after being kept illegally in home
An alligator kept in a home "since the 1990s" has been seized by authorities in New York - but its owner vowed to fight for its return.
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Sock problem delays Chelsea v Arsenal WSL match by 30 minutes
A WSL match between Chelsea and Arsenal kicked off 30 minutes late due to clashing socks.
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Viral video of grandmother caught in shop shutters immortalised in spray-painted mural
A viral incident in which a grandmother was hoisted into air by a shop's security shutters has been immortalised in a spray-painted mural.