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A successful fundraising campaign means that work to put up St Peter Port's Christmas lights can begin this weekend.

An independent safeguarding review examined more than 300 past files across Guernsey and Jersey's Anglican churches.

The former HR manager at Intersurgical says she's been overwhelmed by the response from Guernsey firms, since the factory's closure.

Employment & Social Security is proposing increasing several benefits to support vulnerable households with the soaring cost of living.

Hospital visitors are being asked to take LFTs and wear face coverings, as Covid cases within the hospital increase.

Before the end of the year, Guernsey's States will debate whether to approve plans to future-proof Alderney's air links.

All staff at Intersurgical's Pitronnerie Road site have been made redundant with immediate effect.

Sure and Airtel Vodafone are set to merge, if the competition regulators in Guernsey and Jersey give the move the green light.

An independent safeguarding review examined more than 300 past files across Guernsey and Jersey's Anglican churches.

The honesty box outside Acorn Reuse Store in Trinity has been stolen overnight.

Grants of £10,000 have been given to three Jersey charities to feed a growing number of islanders who can't afford to shop.

It's time to pick up those peelers and prepare to start stirring the pot. It's black butter-making time!

Islanders are being invited to get both their Covid autumn booster and the annual flu vaccine.

A piece of equipment that helps aircraft land safely at Jersey airport is being replaced next spring, with potential for some flight disruption.

Jersey's June election was more competitive than past polls, but more needs to be done to improve the diversity of candidates and voters.

An extra £61 million will be pumped into Jersey's public services, under proposals to be debated in December.

The country has been put on notice that the chances of gas shortages this winter have risen markedly, prompting a contingency plan to prioritise heating.

The latest information on the risks facing gas and electricity supplies suggests there is an increased risk of blackouts this winter - but they can be prevented.

When farmer Ed Lovejoy rounded up his sheep last month, he was left "stunned" and feeling "pretty sick".

Thirteen days before the man accused of raping her was due to stand trial, Jade McCrossen-Nethercott was told her case was being dropped.

Conor Benn's scheduled fight with Chris Eubank Jr at The O2 on Saturday has been called off due to a failed drug test.

England and United States players will wear teal armbands at Wembley on Friday night to "stand in solidarity with sexual abuse victims".

Claressa Shields owes something to Savannah Marshall, in a sense.

Pep Guardiola insists there is no release clause in Erling Haaland's contract, saying the Norwegian striker is "settled" and "happy" at Manchester City.

September saw the slowest retail sales growth since shops reopened post-COVID restrictions due to a combination of inflation, economic crisis and an uexpected bank holiday, figures show.

The country has been put on notice that the chances of gas shortages this winter have risen markedly, prompting a contingency plan to prioritise heating.

The latest information on the risks facing gas and electricity supplies suggests there is an increased risk of blackouts this winter - but they can be prevented.

Another Bank of England official has weighed in to criticise the government's mini-budget announcement - rebuking the absence of Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) input, detailing how the UK bond market reaction was unique, and reiterating the Bank's resolve to return inflation to 2%.

Prince Harry and Sir Elton John are among a group of celebrities suing the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and Mail Online.

Jeremy Clarkson has been ordered to shut the restaurant and cafe at his farm in Oxfordshire over what the local council says is a breach of planning laws.

JK Rowling has tweeted a picture of herself in a T-shirt that calls Scotland's first minister a "destroyer of women's rights".

French writer Annie Ernaux has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in literature for "the courage and clinical acuity" in her largely autobiographical books.

Labour has called for an investigation into the appointment of Liz Truss's chief of staff, after it was revealed he was questioned as a witness in an FBI bribery inquiry and was initially being paid by Number 10 via his lobbying company.

The plane flying Liz Truss to meet the Queen at Balmoral for her appointment as prime minister a month ago was hit by turbulence in bad weather and struggled to land at Aberdeen airport.

The Bank of England has confirmed it intervened to stabilise the pensions market following the chancellor's mini-budget as multiple firms which schemes were reliant on faced the prospect of being wound up within hours.

Liz Truss has finally returned her verdict on French President Emmanuel Macron, weeks after saying "the jury is out" when asked if he was a friend or foe. 

US President Joe Biden has said the world is facing the biggest threat of nuclear "Armageddon" since the days of President Kennedy and the Cuban Missile Crisis.

At least 36 people have been killed in a mass shooting by a sacked policeman at a children's day care centre in Thailand.

At Udon Thani hospital, we witness an unbearable procession of grief. 

A suspected Russian torture chamber has been discovered in a newly-liberated town, Ukrainian officials have claimed.

Butterfly numbers are still "worryingly low" despite a warm and sunny spell leading to increased sightings of certain butterfly species over the summer.

Air pollution particles can get into the organs of foetuses as they develop in the womb, potentially damaging development, a study has suggested.

Elon Musk is planning to buy Twitter for his original offer price - and he's hinted at his plans for social media.

A worm could be the answer to solving the problem of what to do about one of the commonest forms of plastic pollution.

Two fishermen appear to have been caught hook, line and sinker after allegedly putting weights in their catch to try and cheat in a fishing tournament.

At a small independent record store tucked away in a neat courtyard of shops next to St Albans' famous cathedral, a vinyl record that one band is hoping could become the most expensive ever sold in the UK is about to be released.

Rush hour trains were delayed for about an hour on Monday morning after a swan was spotted on the railway line.

Lidl has been ordered to destroy its chocolate bunnies after it lost a court battle with Lindt.