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The Bailiff Mr Richard McMahon and the Chief Minister Deputy Peter Ferbrache have paid tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh in a special sitting of the States of Guernsey.

Guernsey-based private equity investor and financier, Guy Hands and his wife Julia are to become joint patrons of GROW's £2.5m workshop redevelopment.

Comprop has revealed its plans for the completion of works at Admiral Park in St Peter Port.

The States of Guernsey will meet on Tuesday 13th April to pay tribute to His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh.

A 41-gun salute will be held at Castle Cornet  from 12noon on Saturday 10 April in tribute to His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Local children will have the chance to get involved in a programme of events, from rock-pooling to making bug hotels, with La Société Guernesiaise.

A one-man play looking at men's health, grief and teenage anxiety will be staged next week by Music Theatre Guernsey.

Public Health has said anyone aged 18 to 29 in Guernsey will continue to be offered the Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccine 'as an extra cautionary measure' following reports of the jab resulting in blood clots.

Jersey Police have confirmed that the body of a man, thought to be that of missing 32-year old Mateusz Rusczyk, has been found on the south-west coast.

The list of Covid-19 symptoms where people should isolate and get tested if they suddenly and unexpectedly get any of them has been extended.

The Home Affairs Minister says the law officers department is working with the police to try and increase the number of sexual offence prosecutions in Jersey.

Two men and a dog have been rescued from the rocks off Jersey's coastline after being cut off by the rising tide.

Jersey's Cineworld is due to re-open on Monday 17th May.

Jersey Bulls' hopes of moving up a division have been given a real boost after the English FA Alliance and Leagues Committees agreed that the restructure of Steps 4-6 of the non-league system should proceed.

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Off The Rails and the Cabin in the Elephant Park have been the victims of what's been described as a 'horrific burglary' in the early hours of this morning.

Jersey Police want to speak to anyone who was near the prison at around 9:30am on Saturday 10 April, as the search for 32-year-old Mateusz Ruszczyk continues.

Boris Johnson has warned that the reduction in coronavirus infections, hospitalisations and deaths "has not been achieved" by the rollout of COVID vaccines.

A senior civil servant worked for Greensill Capital - the financial firm at the centre of the David Cameron lobbying row - while still employed in Whitehall, it has been revealed.

Coronavirus travel restrictions will be eased in Scotland from Friday and more people will be able to meet up outdoors, Nicola Sturgeon has said.

Shoppers have been flocking back to high streets and other retail destinations in some parts of the country more than others as lockdown rules were eased in England and Wales.

Ben Stokes will miss the rest of the 2021 Indian Premier League with a broken finger.

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool's history of Champions League comebacks is of no relevance for Wednesday's quarter-final second leg at home to Real Madrid.

Formula 1 has confirmed that Saturday's qualifying for the Emilia-Romagna GP will be brought forward an hour "as a mark of respect" for the funeral of Prince Philip.

Defending champions Mumbai Indians fought back to claim their first win of IPL 2021 after Kolkata Knight Riders threw away a winning position late in the chase.

Giving a £170m taxpayer bailout to steel tycoon Sanjeev Gupta would have been "completely irresponsible", the business secretary has told MPs.

Tesco will this week move to strengthen the level of retail expertise in its boardroom by naming Thierry Garnier, the chief executive of B&Q's parent company, as a non-executive director.

Egypt has filed a multi-million pound compensation claim against the owner of the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week.

Channel 4, the state-owned broadcaster, is to take a stake in Boomin, the new online property portal established by Purplebricks' founder, Michael Bruce.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian will share joint custody of their four children following their divorce, court documents show.

The Edinburgh International Festival has announced a return for this summer, with three specially designed pavilions enabling the event to take place with the majority of shows outdoors for the first time in its 74-year history.

Actor Hank Azaria has apologised for his role in upholding "structural racism" by voicing an Indian character on The Simpsons.

Home Alone star Macaulay Culkin and Disney Channel actress Brenda Song have welcomed the birth of their first child, Dakota.

A senior civil servant worked for Greensill Capital - the financial firm at the centre of the David Cameron lobbying row - while still employed in Whitehall, it has been revealed.

Boris Johnson has warned that the reduction in coronavirus infections, hospitalisations and deaths "has not been achieved" by the rollout of COVID vaccines.

Over-45s are now able to book their COVID jabs after the government reached its target of offering a first dose to the nine most vulnerable groups - including all over-50s.

Boris Johnson has promised a top lawyer will be given "carte blanche to ask anybody whatever he needs" as part of a review into the activities of a collapsed finance firm David Cameron lobbied for.

Prosecutors in Italy are urging the World Health Organisation to assist them in their investigations into Italy's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Japan will release more than one million tonnes of radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean.

Egypt has filed a multi-million pound compensation claim against the owner of the container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for nearly a week.

A fifth of the UK’s energy comes from nuclear but opposition to the power source persists.

Military cyber security specialists are preparing for the largest cyber war game in the world, which kicks off tomorrow as the fictional NATO member state of Berylia comes under attack.

The world's wealthiest 1% produce twice as much carbon emissions as the poorest 50%, according to a new report.

Specialist thermal heating machines which convert used PPE into reusable plastic blocks within one hour have been installed inside five NHS hospitals.

A biotech company comprised of scientists from the University of Bristol is launching a bid to start a clinical trial of a nasal spray treatment for the coronavirus.

Facebook has been criticised after taking down the official page for the French town of Bitche.

A £1,000 reward is being offered after a rabbit said to be the biggest in the world was stolen from its Worcestershire home.

Elon Musk's brain implant company Neuralink has released a video showing how it has taught a monkey - Pager, a nine-year-old macaque - to play the video game Pong with its mind.

A beauty pageant winner in Sri Lanka was told she had been disqualified and had her crown taken from her head on stage because she was believed to be divorced.