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Pensioners will continue to have free bus journeys throughout the day but Environment & Infrastructure has decided to go ahead with other proposed fare increases.

Deputy Carl Meerveld has been replaced as chair of a P&R committee investigating wind energy. He claims it's because he's offering an alternative to GST.

Nearly 5,000 islanders have signed a petition against the Grande Mare Pylons, some of which are 90 feet high.

A group of Guernsey parents, who say they've had to go through 'traumatising' safeguarding procedures because they sought a second opinion about their children's care, want the system to change.

A UK private healthcare company will begin providing custody healthcare in Guernsey at the start of 2024 - with the intention of hiring locally.

A Guernsey baby charity has opened its third flat near Southampton Hospital.

Over the past 5 years, A&E patient numbers have risen from 15,000 to 23,000 - occasionally leading to longer wait times and out-of-hours GP referrals.

Condor has brought the Islander's entry into service forward, in time for October half-term.

Players, fans and the sporting community have been taking to social media to voice their feelings on the Jersey Reds ceasing trading.

Jersey Reds has ceased trading. The RFU Championship club has issued a statement saying liquidation 'appears inevitable'.

Registered and licensed islanders can continue to work multiple part-time jobs until the end of 2024.

Jersey politicians will vote once again on whether to bring back the island-wide mandate, just ten months after a similar move was defeated.

Plans to develop the St Helier Waterfront have been refused.

A moped rider has been taken to Accident & Emergency following a collision on the Inner Road by Bel Royal Motors this morning (27 September).

New rules targeting drunk and reckless seafarers are a step closer.

Customs have seized chocolates called 'Magic Dinosaurs' laced with hallucinogenic drugs.

Ofcom has launched a formal investigation into GB News after the regulator received thousands of complaints about Laurence Fox's comments on Dan Wootton's show on Tuesday.

The family of Elianne Andam has said "our hearts are broken" after she was stabbed to death near a bus stop on her way to school.

One of the most photographed trees in the country has been "deliberately felled", officials have said.

Actor Sir Michael Gambon has died peacefully in hospital aged 82, according to his family.

Rory McIlroy believes the Ryder Cup stalwarts who joined LIV Golf will miss representing Team Europe more than their absence is felt this week, although admits it's "strange" not having them in Rome.

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has no intention of backing down in his stand-off with Jadon Sancho.

When coaches are desperate they turn to those who they can trust to put in the work. Hannibal Mejbri's emergence has been timely for Manchester United. If illustrious colleagues follow his lead there is a way through this challenging period for Erik ten Hag.

Carlota Ciganda produced an unbeaten Solheim Cup on home soil and secured the point to ensure Team Europe retained the trophy with a dramatic 14-14 draw against Team USA.

The interest rate on the average five-year fixed mortgage has dropped below 6% for the first time in nearly three months.

A US private equity firm has taken a minority stake in Liverpool Football Club, its owners have announced.

Elon Musk has announced his social media company X, formally known as Twitter, has removed the team monitoring election misinformation.

The risk of the lights going out is down this winter, with power margins almost back to levels seen before the energy crisis, according to an eagerly awaited report.

Ofcom has launched a formal investigation into GB News after the regulator received thousands of complaints about Laurence Fox's comments on Dan Wootton's show on Tuesday.

Actor Sir Michael Gambon has died peacefully in hospital aged 82, according to his family.

Tributes are being paid to Sir Michael Gambon, following his death at the age of 82.

High-profile BBC presenters should be able to express their views on political issues as long as they stop short of campaigning, according to a new report for the broadcaster after a row over Gary Lineker's tweets.

Rishi Sunak dodged questions over the future of HS2 as he spoke to local radio stations across the country.

HS2 is the UK's biggest infrastructure project, supposed to transform public transport between London, the Midlands and the North.

The Labour Mayor of London has accused the Conservatives of using the stabbing of a teenager in Croydon as a "political football", telling Sky News: "I'm not willing to play."

Suspending rebel SNP MSP Fergus Ewing from the party's parliamentary group at Holyrood for a week is proportionate, a senior member of the Scottish government has said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Ramzan Kadyrov - after rumours about the Chechen leader's health.

NASA astronaut Frank Rubio has returned to Earth after inadvertently breaking the record for the longest amount of time spent in space by an American.

Switzerland has lost 10% of its glaciers in just two years, research shows, after high summer heat and low winter snowfall.

A teenager has stabbed three teachers and at least one student at a school in southern Spain, police have said.

Meta has ramped up the race for our faces as it revealed the next generation of its wearable immersive tech products.

Elon Musk has announced his social media company X, formally known as Twitter, has removed the team monitoring election misinformation.

A 90-minute procedure to help treat obesity has been deemed as "safe and effective" for the NHS to use in England.

Researchers have found tiny particles of plastic in clouds, where they may be contributing to climate change.

Oxford was one of the murder capitals of medieval England, with many attacks being committed by students living in a "deadly mix of conditions", research has found.

An expert has offered insight into why so many men, according to a highly popular TikTok trend, are obsessed with the Roman Empire.

A man who's walked more than 200 miles from Bangor to the Senedd in Cardiff will reach his destination on Wednesday.

Napoli striker Victor Osimhen has threatened to take his own club to court over a video on TikTok appearing to mock him for missing a penalty.