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Guernsey News
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A Guernsey Student's Holocaust Artwork Featured In A UK Exhibition
A 13-year-old from The Ladies' College Art Club has had her "powerful" artwork commemorating the horrors of the Holocaust recognised nationally.
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Soulsby’s ‘Fairer Alternative’ Rejected
Deputy Heidi Soulsby’s complete rewrite of the tax reform has been rejected by deputies, 24 votes to 16.
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Guernsey Joins CI Drones Project
Guernsey Ports has joined Ports of Jersey in a project that could see drones delivering medical supplies and assisting in search and rescue operations.
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'Unprecedented' Number Of Objections To Vauquiedor Plans
350 islanders have written to the Planning Authority, and almost all are against development on the field below the PEH.
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Cars At PEH To Be Removed
The taxpayer will foot the bill for towing and disposing of abandoned cars at the PEH if the owners don't come forward.
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Protestors Gather Ahead Of GST Debate
Protestors gathered outside the Royal Court ahead of the tax debate on GST, arguably the most important in Guernsey in decades.
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Police Considered 'Ineffective' At Dealing With Sexual Offences
A Guernsey Police survey has found 4 in 5 islanders are experiencing sexual abuse or violence on a night out, with the vast majority not reporting it.
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Inflation Rises To 8.5%
Inflation in Guernsey has crept up by half a percentage point to 8.5%.
Jersey News
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Jersey's COVID Helpline Is Closing Permanently
After nearly three years of providing general advice to islanders, Jersey's COVID helpline is closing down.
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Guernsey Joins CI Drones Project
Guernsey Ports has joined Ports of Jersey in a project that could see drones delivering medical supplies and assisting in search and rescue operations.
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Islander Wins National Health Award
An islander who was 'too big' to ride a rollercoaster has won a national award for weight loss.
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Cause Of Cow Deaths Still Unknown
Tests are still ongoing to determine what suddenly killed over 100 cows in mid-December.
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Boy Arrested For Pushing Woman Into Road
A 13 year old boy has been arrested for pushing a woman into a busy St Helier road.
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Police Leave Secondary Haut Du Mont Site
Investigation teams will no longer be at a secondary scene of the Haut Du Mont disaster.
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Electric Bus Trial 'Really Successful'
An electric bus has been tested on the island's bus routes this week. We've been finding out how it's gone...
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Inflation Hits 12.7 %
There is confirmation today of the rocketing cost of living in Jersey, with inflation now running at 12.7%.
UK News
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Man dies after being crushed by telescopic urinal in London's West End
A maintenance worker has died after being crushed by a telescopic urinal in central London.
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Daniel Harris: British teenager whose videos were linked to two mass murders in US is jailed
A British teenage extremist has been jailed after his far-right videos were linked to two mass murders in the US.
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS trust fined £800,000 over baby Wynter Andrews death 23 minutes after birth
An NHS trust has been fined £800,000 for a "catalogue of failings and errors" that led to the death of a baby 23 minutes after she was born.
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Firefighter Barry Martin dies after blaze at former Jenners department store in Edinburgh
A firefighter has died after a blaze at a former department store in Edinburgh, Scottish police have said.
Sport
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Everton: Sean Dyche expected to be appointed manager after winning race to succeed Frank Lampard
Sean Dyche is expected to be appointed Everton manager on Friday.
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Man City vs Arsenal: Mikel Arteta finally threatens to match mentor and 'idol' Pep Guardiola
Mikel Arteta and Pep Guardiola have been friends for more than two decades, colleagues at Barcelona and City and now, for the first time, title rivals.
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Anthony Gordon: Newcastle United agree £45m transfer fee with Everton for winger
Newcastle United have agreed a fee with Everton for Anthony Gordon.
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England U19s beat Australia by three runs to reach Women's T20 World Cup final
England U19s have reached the final of the Women's T20 World Cup after beating Australia by three runs in a thrilling contest in South Africa.
Business and Finance
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Jeremy Hunt dismisses economic 'gloom' as he dashes Tory hopes of tax cuts
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has dismissed economic "gloom" in a major speech today as he promised to use "Brexit freedoms" to increase growth and productivity in the UK.
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Chancellor's 'Britain needs you' plea to the retired may be a tall order
Jeremy Hunt became chancellor because he was the most sensible candidate left standing in the wake of Liz Truss's catastrophic mini-budget.
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Asda faces prospect of strikes over plans that risk thousands of job losses
Asda is facing the prospect of strike action unless it makes significant concessions on its self-styled "efficiency" plans that have placed thousands of jobs at risk, a union source has told Sky News.
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Shapps demands decade-long steel jobs guarantee as part of £600m aid plan
Britain's two biggest steelmakers would be required to guarantee thousands of jobs for a decade in return for £600m of government support to help decarbonise the industry.
Entertainment & Showbiz
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Alan Cumming gives back OBE over links to 'toxic' British Empire
Alan Cumming has given back his OBE, expressing concern over its links to what he describes as the "toxicity" of the British Empire.
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Sylvia Syms: Ice Cold In Alex star dies at the age of 89
Actress Sylvia Syms, best known for the films Ice Cold In Alex and Victim, has died at the age of 89.
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Sandi Toksvig says archbishop told her progress on same-sex marriage in Church of England will be 'glacial'
The Archbishop of Canterbury has conceded progress on same-sex marriage in the Church of England would be "glacial", Sandi Toksvig has said.
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Jeremy Renner snow plough accident explained as police report says Marvel actor was trying to help nephew
Jeremy Renner was trying to stop a six-tonne snow plough from crashing into his nephew when he was run over, a police report says.
UK Politics
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Jeremy Hunt confirms HS2 will reach central London after reports it might stop in suburbs
HS2 will end at Euston after reports the high-speed line could stop before reaching central London, the chancellor has confirmed.
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Jeremy Hunt dismisses economic 'gloom' as he dashes Tory hopes of tax cuts
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has dismissed economic "gloom" in a major speech today as he promised to use "Brexit freedoms" to increase growth and productivity in the UK.
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Nicola Sturgeon accuses gender reform opponents of using women's rights as 'cloak of acceptability' for transphobia
Nicola Sturgeon has accused some opponents of Scotland's gender recognition reform of using women's rights as a "cloak of acceptability".
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Sir Rod Stewart 'reflected the country's mood' when he called for a Labour government to take over, Sir Keir Starmer says
Sir Keir Starmer has said Sir Rod Stewart "reflected the mood across the country" when he told Sky News live on air the current government needs to go and Labour should step in.
Around the World
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Holocaust Memorial Day: Survivor describes horror of watching Nazi death squad kill her mother
Hannah Lewis was seven when she watched a Nazi death squad execute her mother.
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Daniel Harris: British teenager whose videos were linked to two mass murders in US is jailed
A British teenage extremist has been jailed after his far-right videos were linked to two mass murders in the US.
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Poland to send 60 more tanks to Ukraine in addition to the 14 it previously announced
Poland will send 60 more tanks to Ukraine, on top of the 14 it has already pledged to the war effort, the Polish prime minister has said.
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Israel shoots down rockets fired from Gaza after deadly commando raid on flashpoint West Bank town of Jenin
A number of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip have been intercepted by Israel's missile defences.
Technology
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Mystery of 17th-century warship wreck off UK coast is solved by scientists
Scientists have solved the mystery of the identity of a 17th-century Dutch warship wrecked off the coast of England while carrying slabs of fine Italian marble.
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Asteroid the size of an elephant passes Earth in one of closest encounters ever
An asteroid the size of an elephant has passed by Earth in one of the closest encounters ever recorded.
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Baby deaths mystery from 1930s solved by researchers finding 'abnormal' gene shape link to vitamin D side-effects
An 80-year-old mystery linked to a wave of baby deaths in the 1930s and 1940s has finally been solved by researchers.
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Earth's inner core may have stopped spinning as part of seven-decade cycle, say scientists
The spinning core at the centre of Earth may have recently stopped rotating, relative to the surface, as part of a seven-decade cycle, scientists have said.
And finally...
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World's oldest person, Maria Branyas Morera, advises staying away from 'toxic people'
The world's oldest person - a Spanish woman born in California - has recommended "staying away from toxic people".
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Kansas man dies after being shot by dog in truck, police say
A man has died after a dog stepped on a rifle and shot him from the rear of a truck in the US state of Kansas.
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White card issued for first time in Portuguese football match
A white card has been issued for the first time in a football match in Portugal.
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Pet fish spend cash and expose Nintendo Switch owner's credit card during Pokemon live stream
Pet fish have spent money and revealed their owner's credit card details to thousands of people during a live stream.