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Jersey News
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Tinathon 2025: 'Can' Jersey beat last year's 12,000?
The annual Tinathon at West's Centre is collecting food for Shelter Trust's seven hostels and for food parcels for the island's homeless and vulnerable.
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Videos created to support carers of people with dementia
Dementia Jersey has created 12 short videos to support family carers of people living with dementia.
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No action required for CI travellers as new EES launches
We're being assured we don't have take any action before we travel to EU countries, despite a new Entry/Exit System (EES) taking effect from this Sunday (12 October)
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Philip's Footprints donates 500 memory boxes to bereaved parents
500 bereaved Jersey parents have received a memory box from Philip's Footprints since the charity was founded in 2008.
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Education Minister pushes back on Millennium Town Park extension
Education Minister Rob Ward is resisting calls for the Millennium Town Park to be extended instead of adjoining land being used for a new St Helier primary school.
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Islanders deem smoking and vaping outside unacceptable
More than half of the people in Jersey do not think smoking and vaping outside in public is socially acceptable.
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Jersey Cheshire Home opens new £90k garden
Donations and crowdfunding efforts have created an accessible outdoor space for Jersey Cheshire Home.
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Kevin Sinfield invites islanders to run with him in Jersey
Rugby star Kevin Sinfield will be in Jersey this month, and wants people to join him in a fun-run on the Waterfront.
Guernsey News
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Anti drone defence at Guernsey prison causing interest in the UK
Guernsey prison's early adoption of SkyFence could be copied by UK institutions as drops of contraband by drones increase.
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No action required for CI travellers as new EES launches
We're being assured we don't have take any action before we travel to EU countries, despite a new Entry/Exit System (EES) taking effect from this Sunday (12 October)
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Tougher penalties planned for benefit fraudsters in Guernsey
Social Security wants to toughen up the legal punishment for those abusing the benefits system.
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IB no longer offered at Guernsey Sixth Form
A Levels will be the only Level 3 qualification offered at Guernsey's Sixth Form Centre from September 2026.
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Survey to find out why people are attracted to Guernsey's wild places
The Nature Commission wants to know where people go to relax and what they get from the natural environment.
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No major shake ups in Guernsey's 2026 Budget
Smokers and vapers to be hit with big duty increases but the budget is deliberately 'unspectacular' following the recent election.
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Guernsey Ports to replace berth at St Peter Port harbour
£850,000 is to be spent repairing X berth which is used by the inter island ferries.
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Exhibition celebrates career of Guernsey photographer
A new exhibition at Candie features five decades of the work of Chris George.
UK News
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Prince William visibly moved during reunion with bereaved mother
Prince William has fought back tears as he was reunited with a woman who lost her husband to suicide after the death of her young son.
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Madeleine McCann's sister tells court 'stalker' sent edited images to 'prove' she was missing girl
Madeleine McCann's sister has said her family's alleged stalker sent "creepy" messages about "flashbacks" and edited images to try to show a family resemblance.
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Tim Westwood charged with four counts of rape
Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault.
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New 'AI you can trust' for when safety matters
A new generation of artificial intelligence that provides a "confidence rating" of its answers could make algorithms more trustworthy and speed their rollout in safety-critical situations.
Sport
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Ruben Amorim vs Mikel Arteta: Sir Jim Ratcliffe backs Man Utd boss but how does his record at 50 games compare?
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has cited Mikel Arteta's "miserable" start as Arsenal boss as a reason to have patience with Manchester United's under-fire head coach Ruben Amorim. But how do their first 50 games in charge really compare?
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World Grand Prix darts: Luke Humphries and Gary Anderson book quarter-final spots as Stephen Bunting crashes out in Leicester
Luke Humphries moved into the quarter finals of the Boyle Sports World Grand Prix with a 3-1 win over Krzysztof Ratajski, as Stephen Bunting crashed out in Leicester.
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Ruben Amorim: Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants to give under-pressure Manchester United head coach three years to prove himself
Manchester United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said he wants to give under-pressure head coach Ruben Amorim three years in the job to prove himself.
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Super League Grand Final : 'Repeat or revenge?' Welcome to Rugby League's heavyweight rematch as Hull KR and Wigan Warriors face off
Redemption. Revenge. Domination. In any rematch there is history, legacy and a storyline at stake.
Business & Finance
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Discord hack shows dangers of online age checks as internet policing hopes put to the test
Messaging platform Discord has said the official ID photos of around 70,000 users have been stolen by hackers.
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Customers of five water firms are facing higher than expected hikes to bills
Customers of five water firms are facing higher than expected rises to their inflation-busting bills after the companies disputed limits imposed by the industry regulator.
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Steel tycoon Gupta fires new legal salvo in battle to save crumbling empire
The metals tycoon Sanjeev Gupta has opened a new front in the battle to save his crumbling business empire with a legal claim asserting his ownership of a $3bn Australian steel producer.
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Post Office scandal compensation shake-up and new redress body revealed
Post Office IT scandal compensation schemes are to be improved and victims' legal advice to be funded , according to the government which may create an independent body to handle similar miscarriages of justice in future.
Entertainment & Showbiz
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I Swear: The film fighting back against abuse and 'cheap laughs' at Tourette's expense
When John Davidson was 10 years old, he experienced his first symptoms of Tourette syndrome - small facial tics and eye blinking.
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Tim Westwood charged with four counts of rape
Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has been charged with four counts of rape, nine counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual assault.
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Dolly Parton says 'I ain't dead yet' after health fears triggered by singer's sister
Dolly Parton has declared she "ain't dead yet" after her sister raised concerns about the singer's health by asking people to pray for her.
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Robin Williams's daughter begs people to stop sending her AI videos of her father
The daughter of late actor Robin Williams has begged people to stop sending her AI-generated "slop" of her father.
UK Politics
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Palestine Action ban must be explained, Labour peer tells Starmer
Ministers must do "much more" to explain why Palestine Action is a proscribed terrorist group, Harriet Harman has said.
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Starmer's found new enthusiasm for his digital ID project - but will he be able to sell it?
One metric for the rise and fall of this government might end up being the progress of the rollout of digital ID.
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'The time is now to stop Reform' - Plaid Cymru calls on Labour voters to unite behind Welsh nationalists
One party has held court over Welsh politics for more than a century.
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Is it too late for Kemi Badenoch?
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Around the world
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How two years of war have shattered the Gaza Strip
As a possible ceasefire takes shape, Palestinians face the prospect of rebuilding their shattered enclave.
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Israeli cabinet ratifies first phase of Trump's peace plan - as US to deploy 200 troops for Gaza task force
Israel's government has approved an agreement brokered by the US that paves the way for a ceasefire in the Gaza war and the return of all remaining hostages held by Hamas.
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Tsunami warning issued following powerful earthquake in Philippines
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has struck off the coast of southern Philippines, prompting warnings of a potentially dangerous tsunami in nearby areas.
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All the hostages believed to be alive and who are due for release
As Israel and Hamas finally strike a deal aimed at bringing an end to the war in Gaza, we take a look at the hostages still believed to be alive and who are set to return home any day now.
Science and Technology
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Discord hack shows dangers of online age checks as internet policing hopes put to the test
Messaging platform Discord has said the official ID photos of around 70,000 users have been stolen by hackers.
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New 'AI you can trust' for when safety matters
A new generation of artificial intelligence that provides a "confidence rating" of its answers could make algorithms more trustworthy and speed their rollout in safety-critical situations.
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China tightens control of global rare-earth supply chain ahead of Trump talks
China has toughened its rules on the export of rare earths, crucial materials for many modern technologies from smartphones to fighter jets.
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How AI is driving a 'distortion of reality' when it comes to how women are presented online
Women in work are consistently portrayed as younger and less experienced than men online and by artificial intelligence, a sweeping new study has found.
And finally...
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Long-lost Spanish treasure worth $1m discovered off Florida coast
Long-lost Spanish treasure worth an estimated $1m (£740,000) has been discovered off the coast of Florida.
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Ashraf Mahrous: Egypt's 'strongman' wrestler pulls ship using his teeth
An Egyptian wrestler is hoping he has set a world record after pulling a 700-ton (635,000kg) ship with his teeth.
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Pokemon pushes back against ICE deportation video - joining list riled by Trump administration
Pokemon has said it did not give permission for the show's popular theme song to be used in a video showing deportations posted by the US government.
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Teenagers Wu and Tang who urinated in Shanghai restaurant's hotpot fined more than £230,000
Two teenagers who filmed themselves urinating into a restaurant's hotpot broth have been ordered, along with their parents, to apologise and pay a fine of £227,000, Chinese state media has said.