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Guernsey News
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Retailers Call For More Childcare Funding
Guernsey's retail sector says more States funding for childcare would help ease staff shortages.
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Car Drives Through Wall At L'Islet Morrisons
Police are investigating after a car crashed through the wall at L'Islet Morrison.
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WATCH: Island Games Mascot Named
La Houguette Primary School students were treated to a special name-unveiling assembly.
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Free LFTs To End On 3 April
Lateral Flow Tests for Covid will no longer be supplied free to the community in Guernsey from next month.
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'School Street' Hopes To Improve Road Safety
St Martin's School will trial a road restriction, limiting access to cyclists and pedestrians only.
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Bird Strike Disrupts Aurigny Flights
Aurigny flights continue to be disrupted following a bird strike on Friday (17 March).
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Dyslexia Day Centre Loses £200,000 Of Government Funding
The States say the annual grant to Guernsey's Dyslexia Day Centre will stop in September and be diverted in-house.
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Condor Names New Ferry
The ferry company has confirmed the name of its new conventional ropax vessel.
Jersey News
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Haut Du Mont Handed Back To Government
The scene of December's fatal explosion has been given back to the government as the police have finished collecting evidence.
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Trio Jailed Over £75k Drugs Haul
Three men are starting seven and a half year jail terms for their part in dealing drugs in Jersey.
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Constable Drops Bid To Halt Waterfront Development
Constable Simon Crowcroft has withdrawn his proposition calling for a pause to the redevelopment of Jersey's Waterfront.
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£350,000 Of Drugs Seized At Ports
Two men from the UK have been charged with importing drugs with a combined street value of £350,000 following two separate, unconnected seizures at the island's ports.
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Appeal To Find Man Who Brandished Knife
Police are appealing for help to identify a man who got a knife out to construction workers when they asked him to leave a St Helier building site.
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Government Considers TikTok Ban
A ban on TikTok on government-owned devices is being considered in Jersey after the UK made the move last week.
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Man Jailed For 9.5 Years For Rape
David Sullivan has been jailed for nine and a half years after being convicted of three counts of rape.
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Teenager Guilty Of Attempted Murder
A 19 year old has been found guilty of attempted murder after a teenager was stabbed repeatedly in St Saviour last January.
UK News
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Boris Johnson accepts he misled parliament over partygate - but says his statements were 'in good faith'
Boris Johnson has said he accepts he misled parliament over partygate but insists his statements were "in good faith".
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Police investigation after man in Birmingham set alight on his way home from mosque
A police investigation is under way after a man was set alight while walking home from a mosque in Birmingham.
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Ruth Perry: School which 'refused entry' to Ofsted over headteacher's death facing inspection
An Ofsted inspection is set to go ahead at a school which planned to "refuse entry" to the watchdog following the death of headteacher Ruth Perry.
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Metropolitan Police is 'institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic' and may have more officers like Couzens and Carrick, review finds
The Metropolitan Police is institutionally racist, sexist and homophobic and may have more officers like killer Wayne Couzens and serial rapist David Carrick, a damning report has found.
Sport
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Crystal Palace reappoint Roy Hodgson as manager until end of season
Roy Hodgson has been reappointed Crystal Palace manager until the end of the season.
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Fulham, Marco Silva and Aleksandar Mitrovic charged after incidents during FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United
Aleksandar Mitrovic is facing a lengthy ban after the Football Association announced the standard punishment for his dismissal against Manchester United would be "clearly insufficient".
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Crystal Palace: Roy Hodgson close to finalising Selhurst Park return to replace Patrick Vieira until end of season
Roy Hodgson is to return to Crystal Palace as manager until the end of the season.
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Man Utd will receive more than five bids for the club on Wednesday as Sir Jim Ratcliffe vows not to pay 'stupid' price
More than five bids will be made for Manchester United before Wednesday evening’s deadline for second offers - and there could be as many as eight.
Business and Finance
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Just Eat to axe around 1,700 delivery worker jobs
Delivery giant Just Eat has announced it is to axe 1,700 jobs as it ceases to employ its delivery riders and drivers.
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Manchester United sale: Eight bids could be made as Wednesday deadline looms
As many as eight bids could be made for Manchester United before Wednesday's deadline for second offers, it is understood.
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Credit Suisse bondholders may take legal action over £14bn wipe out in UBS takeover
A Swiss regulator's decision to prioritise shareholder value over certain bondholders in the forced takeover of Credit Suisse could result in legal action, a law firm has warned.
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JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank to face lawsuits accusing them of enabling Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking
JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank must face lawsuits accusing them of enabling Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking, a US judge has said.
Entertainment & Showbiz
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Gwyneth Paltrow ski crash court case due to start in US after man accused her of seriously injuring him in 'hit-and-run'
Gwyneth Paltrow is expected in court in the US over claims she seriously injured a man in a "hit-and-run" skiing crash in 2016.
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Sarah Snook: Succession star reveals pregnancy at final season premiere
Succession star Sarah Snook has revealed she is pregnant with her first child during the red-carpet premiere of the final season of the show.
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Bruce Willis sings and blows out candles as he celebrates 68th birthday following dementia diagnosis
Bruce Willis has celebrated his 68th birthday with a song and a cake, surrounded by his family, after it was announced he had been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) earlier this year.
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Star Wars and Harry Potter actor Paul Grant dies aged 56 after collapsing outside King's Cross station
An actor who appeared in the Star Wars and Harry Potter films has died.
UK Politics
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Sturgeon says leadership contest has been 'less than edifying' and urges candidates to 'protect ingredients of success'
Nicola Sturgeon has urged the SNP candidates vying to succeed her as first minister to "protect the ingredients of success" - telling Sky News the leadership contest so far has been "a less than edifying process".
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Boris Johnson accepts he misled parliament over partygate - but says his statements were 'in good faith'
Boris Johnson has said he accepts he misled parliament over partygate but insists his statements were "in good faith".
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Suella Braverman 'encouraged' by talks with European Court of Human Rights in push to have migrants sent to Rwanda
Home Secretary Suella Braverman has said she is "encouraged" by "constructive" discussions with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) about the injunction that halted migrant flights to Rwanda.
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MPs describe Stormont brake aspect of Windsor Framework as 'practically useless'
A group of Eurosceptic MPs has described the Stormont brake - a key part of Rishi Sunak's renegotiated Brexit deal - "practically useless".
Around the World
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'Worrisome' deadly fungus spreading through US at alarming rate
A drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus is spreading rapidly through US health facilities, according to a government study.
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Russia says it scrambled fighter jet to intercept two US bombers over Baltic Sea
A Russian Su-35 fighter jet was scrambled to intercept two US strategic bombers over the Baltic Sea, Russia's defence ministry has said.
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Chinese COVID data from animal market gives clues on origins of virus, scientists say
Data from the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic has provided crucial information on the outbreak's origins, according to researchers.
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Sri Lanka to receive $3bn bailout but government faces corruption probe
Sri Lanka is to receive $3bn (£2.44bn) as part of a bailout plan to help the bankrupt nation which is also facing a humanitarian crisis.
Technology
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'Worrisome' deadly fungus spreading through US at alarming rate
A drug-resistant and potentially deadly fungus is spreading rapidly through US health facilities, according to a government study.
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Virgin Orbit plans for insolvency amid rescue talks with investors
Virgin Orbit has begun drawing up detailed contingency plans for its insolvency days after halting its operations and furloughing its workforce.
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Rich polluting countries like UK must 'fast forward' net zero target by a decade, demands UN chief
In a controversial move, the United Nations chief is today calling on polluting developed countries like the UK to "fast forward" net zero targets by a decade to 2040, warning the "climate time bomb is ticking".
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Nuclear waste: Public to have a say on plans to bury radioactive material
Scientists hoping to bury nuclear waste deep underground have vowed that plans will not go ahead without local support.
And finally...
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£4m worth of gold seized after discovery at Heathrow Airport in 2019
Around £4m worth of gold has been seized after being discovered in the cargo section of a plane at London's Heathrow Airport in 2019.
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Woman sells home she's lived in for 102 years - which her family bought for £200
A 104-year-old woman is selling the house she has lived in since she was two years old - when her family bought it for £200.
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Search under way for mountain lion who clawed man in hot tub
A search is under way for a mountain lion who clawed a man's head while he bathed in a hot tub with his wife in Colorado.
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Detection of vaping among children 'may be more difficult' than parents realise
A new study has been released showing how little some parents may be aware of their child's vaping habits.