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Guernsey News
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Drone show for Liberation Day
150 drones will take to the skies over St Peter Port for the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day.
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Stagecoach takes over Guernsey's bus service
Mainly invisible transition expected for the first few weeks of Guernsey's new bus contract, but incoming operator Stagecoach promises electric buses to come.
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Jersey company keen to exploit CI wind potential
Dyna Energy is eyeing with interest the moves by Guernsey and Jersey to develop offshore wind farms.
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Guernsey grab a point at the new home of island football
Guernsey FC thrill the capacity crowd with a Ross Allen goal and a 1-1 draw at Victoria Park.
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Alderney school joins global ocean programme
Sky News took notice of St Anne's involvement in the Schools Across the Ocean project and sent a film crew to the island.
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Brittany Ferries takes control of Guernsey's sea links
A new ferry company has begun operating Guernsey's main sea routes into the UK and France.
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DFDS cancels first sailing to Jersey
Jersey’s new ferry operator has cancelled its first sailing to Saint Malo.
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Figure behind new evidence on slave labour deaths in Alderney to step down
Lord Eric Pickles has been the UK's Special Envoy on Post-Holocaust issues for the past decade and commissioned the Alderney Expert Review.
Jersey News
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More schedule changes for Jersey to St Malo route
The easter sailings are being altered due to further vessel changes.
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Indefinite treatment order for man who stabbed shop manager
A shop worker in Jersey who repeatedly stabbed his manager in a ‘shocking and unprovoked’ attack will be detained indefinitely under a mental health treatment order.
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55 week wait for child autism and ADHD assessments
An increase in demand for ADHD and autism assessments pushed the average waiting time to over a year in 2024.
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Workers in Jersey must be paid at least £13 an hour
Jersey's minimum wage has risen to £13 an hour from today (1 April).
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Pubs and nightclubs open later for Liberation 80
The Bailiff is allowing pubs, bars and nightclubs to stay open longer on 9 May to celebrate Liberation 80.
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Jersey teen with autism and epilepsy to tackle 150 miles for charity
Ocean Brown, who lives with autism and epilepsy, is challenging herself to run and walk 150 miles in April to raise £500 for charity.
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Jersey company keen to exploit CI wind potential
Dyna Energy is eyeing with interest the moves by Guernsey and Jersey to develop offshore wind farms.
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Immersive story trail for young readers to open at Millbrook Park
A new story trail based on 'The Tale of Peter Rabbit' is launching on Mother's Day, with interactive readings from local authors and hands-on creative activities.
National
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Zhenhao Zou: More than 20 new potential victims come forward after 'prolific' rapist jailed for assaulting 10 women
Another 23 female potential victims have reported that they may have been raped by Zhenhao Zou - the Chinese PhD student detectives believe may be one of the country's most prolific sex offenders.
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What are Donald Trump's tariffs, what is 'liberation day' and how does it all affect the UK?
If there is a word that has dominated Donald Trump's second term, it's tariffs.
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National Living Wage lift helps but not without cost as bills rise
The first of April marks the turn of the financial year as well as Fool's Day, but the cost of living increases arriving this month are no joke.
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Luigi Mangione: US prosecutors directed to seek death penalty for man accused of killing healthcare boss
Prosecutors are being urged to seek the death penalty for Luigi Mangione, the man accused of fatally shooting the chief executive of a major healthcare company last year.
Sport
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Premier League: Semi-automated offside to be introduced in top flight on April 12 following FA Cup tests earlier in season
The Premier League will introduce semi-automated offside technology for the first time on Saturday April 12.
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Erling Haaland: Man City forward ruled out for up to seven weeks with ankle injury
Manchester City forward Erling Haaland could be out for up to seven weeks with an ankle injury, manager Pep Guardiola has confirmed.
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The Masters 2025: Who needs Valero Texas Open win to earn last-minute major invite to Augusta National?
The field is almost set for the opening major of the year, but who needs a victory at the Valero Texas Open to secure the last invite on offer for The Masters?
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Liverpool's treatment of Mohamed Salah, Virgil Van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold's contracts is criminal, says Paul Merson
In his latest column, Sky Sports' Paul Merson believes Liverpool's treatment of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah's contract situations are "criminal" - as all three are on course to leave for free.
Business & Finance
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What are Donald Trump's tariffs, what is 'liberation day' and how does it all affect the UK?
If there is a word that has dominated Donald Trump's second term, it's tariffs.
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Car manufacturers fined £461m for collusion
Major car manufacturers and two trade bodies are to pay a total of £461m for "colluding to restrict competition" over vehicle recycling, UK and European regulators have announced.
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Customers 'protected' as household energy supplier exits market
A household energy supplier has failed, weeks after it attracted attention from regulators.
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Harrods challenges survivors' law firm's compensation cut
Harrods is urging lawyers acting for the largest group of survivors of abuse perpetrated by its former owner to reconsider plans to swallow a significant chunk of claimants' compensation payouts in fees.
Entertainment & Showbiz
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Stalker who believed Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas was his aunt avoids jail
A man who stalked Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas for six years has avoided jail.
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Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan revealed in line-up for Sam Mendes' four Beatles films
Paul Mescal and Barry Keoghan will play Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr in the upcoming Beatles films - with a Stranger Things star also portraying one of the Fab Four.
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Gary Glitter made bankrupt after failing to pay £500k compensation to victim
Gary Glitter has been made bankrupt after failing to pay more than £500,000 in damages to a woman he abused when she was 12 years old.
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'They have to come up with another model': For many the BBC licence fee increase is a bad joke
For those who're on modest means, the cost of the licence fee going up by £5 on 1 April of all days is a bit of a bad joke.
UK Politics
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Sir Keir Starmer says US-UK trade talks 'well advanced' and rejects 'knee-jerk' response to Donald Trump tariffs
Sir Keir Starmer has said US-UK trade talks are "well advanced" ahead of tariffs expected to be imposed by Donald Trump on the UK this week - but rejected a "knee-jerk" response.
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Payouts for departing civil servants capped at £95,000 under voluntary exit scheme
The most senior and long-serving civil servants could be offered a maximum of £95,000 to quit their jobs as part of a government efficiency drive.
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Number 10's downplaying of its Chagos win is a sign of Donald Trump's unpredictability
Getting Donald Trump to sign off the Chagos Islands deal is a big win for Number 10 and a vindication of Sir Keir Starmer's softly, softly approach to the unpredictable president.
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Step to legally prevent new 'two-tier' sentencing guidelines begins today, justice secretary says
A bill to legally prevent new sentencing guidelines on how ethnic minority criminals should be punished will be introduced today, the justice secretary said.
Around the world
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Bodies still remain among the 'collapsed and inclining' buildings in quake-hit Mandalay
A man inside Mandalay has told Sky News bodies remain under "collapsed and inclining" buildings after the Myanmar earthquake - as a woman was freed from rubble after 91 hours.
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Devastation in Myanmar: how the earthquake has left some areas almost completely destroyed
Even with thousands dead and entire neighbourhoods levelled, the ruling military junta in Myanmar maintains its long-term ban on international journalists entering the country.
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Father demands protection after Gaza aid workers' deaths
The father of a paramedic killed by Israel in Gaza has told Sky News he would have been on the mission to rescue wounded colleagues, but was ill that day and so his son went instead.
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China calls Taiwan president 'parasite' and launches large-scale military drills around island
China's military has said it's begun joint army, navy and rocket force exercises around Taiwan.
Science and Technology
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Bitcoin tycoon Chun Wang blasts off on polar SpaceX flight to achieve world first
A Bitcoin tycoon has blasted off on a SpaceX rocket in what is the first manned spacecraft to circle Earth over the North and South poles.
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Campaigners say analysis shows illegal sewage spills in Lake Windermere reach record levels
Sewage was illegally poured into the Lake District's famous Lake Windermere for a record number of days last year, campaigners say, citing new analysis.
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'You can start with me': Commander of NASA flight that was stranded in space for more than nine months says he is partly to blame
One of the astronauts who was stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) has said some of the blame for what went wrong lies with him.
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Ex-GCHQ employee pleads guilty to causing risk to national security
A university student accused of removing top secret information worth millions of pounds while on a work placement with GCHQ has pleaded guilty to causing a serious risk to national security.
And finally...
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'Once-in-a-lifetime' Iron Age hoard found in Yorkshire
A "once-in-a-lifetime" hoard of Iron Age artefacts has been uncovered by archaeologists.
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Diamond Tiffany earrings swallowed by suspected thief are recovered by Florida police
Detectives have recovered four diamond earrings from a suspected thief two weeks after he swallowed the jewellery worth nearly £600,000 during his arrest, US police have said.
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The blobfish: 'World's ugliest animal' named fish of the year in New Zealand
The blobfish, described as the world's ugliest animal, has been voted fish of the year in New Zealand.
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Bulgarian football club Arda Kardzhali apologise after holding minute's silence for former player who is still alive
A Bulgarian football club have apologised for holding a minute's silence for a former player who is still alive.