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Jersey News
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Jersey homes “more affordable” but working families still stuck in small flats
Most Jersey property prices have fallen by 1% in 2025, with sales rising by more than a third, despite the typical working family still only affording a mid-range one-bedroom flat.
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Move to allow a retrial in Jersey after a hung jury
A single retrial will be possible where a jury has failed to reach a verdict, under plans put forward by Jersey's Justice Minister.
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Jersey midwife wins national award
Midwife Josephine Lane has won a national award for her 'outstanding' contribution to perinatal mental health care.
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£3M new Jersey Electricity 'Green Skills' apprentice academy
Jersey Electricity is setting up a 'Green Skills Academy' with Highlands College, to train future electricians as Low Carbon Heating Technicians.
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Updating Jersey's Royal Court should be a government priority
Jersey's Royal Court needs updating to prevent more issues and delays to the trials of cases involving violence against women and girls.
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Policy drawn up for States Members charged with violent or sexual offence
Suggested guidelines have been drawn up for if a Jersey States Member is charged with a serious violent or sexual offence, after questions on how to regulate members' conduct.
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Knife incident prompts school security review
Security has been reviewed at Jersey's Haute Vallee school following Monday's knife incident.
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Boy (14) arrested for attempted robbery with knife linked to Haute Vallee incident
A 14-year-old boy, who has been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery with a blade in St Brelade, has been linked to a knife incident at Haute Vallee School.
Guernsey News
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Guernsey homelessness charity supports more than 125 people in first year
At Home in Guernsey has called 2025 "a powerful first full year".
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Guernsey Pancake Day fundraiser cancelled
There will be no pancakes served from Town Church on Pancake Day.
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American descendants encouraged to visit Guernsey
Residents of Guernsey County, Ohio, are being encouraged to reconnect with their Channel Island roots.
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Boat fare waived for entertainers travelling to Guernsey
St James has teamed up with Brittany Ferries to make bringing over acts from the UK and France more affordable.
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More than 250,000 visitors to Guernsey in 2025
Tourism contributed £151 million to Guernsey's economy last year, up £10 million on 2024.
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First Michelin star awarded in Guernsey in more than a decade
Vraic at Chouet has been awarded a Michelin star, just seven months after opening.
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Guernsey Fire & Rescue Service needs "investment and modernisation"
An independent report is calling for major investment and modernisation in Guernsey's Fire and Rescue Service.
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Engine room fire onboard DFDS freight ship
A fire has broken out in the engine room of the Caesarea Trader freight ship en route from Jersey to Portsmouth.
UK News
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Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey charged with two more counts of rape
A former Arsenal footballer has been charged with two further counts of rape.
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Nearly one-fifth of improvement to hospital waiting list under Labour down to non-clinical activity
"This government has cut waiting lists by more than 330,000, with hundreds of thousands more people treated within 18 weeks. That's not happening by chance – it's because we delivered record levels of care in 2025."
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Sir Jim Ratcliffe's comments go beyond reputational damage for Man Utd
It took 23 hours but Manchester United did distance themselves from Sir Jim Ratcliffe's rhetoric on immigration.
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European nations are now being judged not just on how much they spend, but on military credibility - and the UK is falling short
The UK and its European allies are scrambling to get serious about their own defences as Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin shape a new world order.
Sport
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Brentford 1-1 Arsenal: Mikel Arteta's Gunners drop more points in Premier League title race as Igor Thiago and Gabriel Martinelli miss big chances
Arsenal missed the chance to re-establish their six-point lead at the top of the Premier League as an impressive Brentford side held them to a 1-1 draw.
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York Knights 19-18 Hull KR: Super League newcomers claim shock victory over reigning champions in season opener
York Knights pulled off the most magical of victories as they got their first season in the Betfred Super League up and running with a 19-18 victory over defending champions Hull KR in the opening match of the campaign.
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Arsenal's Premier League title hopes hit at Brentford as familiar pattern of struggling after Man City play continues
Some weeks, Arsenal look unstoppable. Some of them, they look vulnerable. But after another unconvincing display at Brentford, there has been a common theme about Arsenal recently
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Nottingham Forest: Vitor Pereira agrees to replace Sean Dyche as new head coach at the City Ground
Vitor Pereira has agreed to become the next Nottingham Forest head coach.
Business & Finance
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NatWest hands out £500m bonus pot after shedding shackles of state ownership
NatWest Group will disclose on Friday that it awarded bonuses of nearly £500m last year, as it returned to full private ownership 17 years after it was rescued by taxpayers.
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Economy grows by worse-than-expected 0.1% in final quarter of 2025
Early official figures are doing nothing to dispel concerns the economy remains stuck in the doldrums.
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Instagram use can be 'problematic' but not addictive, says app's chief
The head of Instagram has told a court he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media.
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Daily Mail takeover of Telegraph faces competition probe
The planned £500m sale of the Telegraph titles to the owner of the Daily Mail is facing an inquiry over competition concerns, the government has announced.
Entertainment & Showbiz
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Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni appear in court together for first time in legal showdown
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have attended court together for the first time since their acrimonious It Ends With Us legal battle began more than a year ago.
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Katie Holmes pays tribute to Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek
Katie Holmes has paid tribute to her Dawson's Creek co-star James Van Der Beek, remembering his "bravery" and "selflessness", and their "adventures of a unique youth".
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Former Strictly star who took his own life, Robin Windsor, was 'vulnerable to rejection'
A former Strictly Come Dancing star who took his own life in 2024 was "vulnerable to rejection both emotionally and professionally", an inquest jury has concluded.
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Sky to bring Disney+, Netflix, Hayu and HBO Max together under one subscription
Sky has announced "world first" plans to bring together several streaming platforms as part a single TV subscription.
UK Politics
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Sir Chris Wormald ousted as UK's most senior civil servant
Cabinet secretary Sir Chris Wormald - the UK's most senior civil servant - is leaving No 10 in the wake of the recent Downing Street crisis.
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European nations are now being judged not just on how much they spend, but on military credibility - and the UK is falling short
The UK and its European allies are scrambling to get serious about their own defences as Donald Trump, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin shape a new world order.
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Manchester United call themselves an 'inclusive and welcoming' club day after co-owner says UK 'colonised' by immigrants
Manchester United have said they "pride" themselves "on being an inclusive and welcoming club" hours after their co-owner described the UK as being "colonised" by immigrants.
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Beth Rigby: The constant challenges I face keeping my kids safe in the new Wild West
You know me best as Sky News's political editor, but I am also a mum to two teenagers aged 13 and 16.
Around the world
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Bangladesh's Nationalist Party claims victory in historic election
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has claimed victory in the country's first election since the Gen Z-driven uprising of 2024.
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Defend yourselves and don't rely on the US, senior Washington official tells Europe
Europe must take the lead in defending itself as the world becomes more militarised, but the US is not abandoning its NATO allies, a top American official has said.
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Kim Jong Un set to name daughter as next leader of North Korea, spy agency says
A teenage girl will become the next leader of North Korea, with Kim Jong Un set to confirm his daughter as successor, spy chiefs believe.
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Call to make NATO 'more European' - as key figure misses alliance summit
Pete Hegseth, the US Secretary of War, is "missing a good party" by choosing to skip a meeting of his fellow NATO defence ministers in Brussels, one ally has said.
Science and Technology
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Trump 'guts climate laws' by abandoning acceptance that greenhouse gases endanger health
Donald Trump has just gone for the jugular of climate legislation.
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Do the latest AI resignations actually mean the world is in 'peril'?
When most people leave their jobs, they send out an email to their colleagues, arrange some drinks at a nearby pub, and that's about it.
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'Tipping point' reached in creation of brain chips to help 'unlock' minds of people with paralysis
Decades after the first demonstration of brain computer interfaces, we have reached a "tipping point" in creating the first reliable devices that can read our thoughts, according to the man who pioneered the technology.
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Instagram use can be 'problematic' but not addictive, says app's chief
The head of Instagram has told a court he does not believe people can get clinically addicted to social media.
And finally...
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'Britain's loneliest sheep', Fiona, gives birth for first time
"Britain's loneliest sheep" has given birth for the first time.
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Fire-juggling unicyclist caught performing on crossing
Police have caught a man juggling fire while riding a unicycle on a pedestrian crossing.
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Crotch enhancements: The latest controversy at the Winter Olympics
Crotch enhancements. Banned helmets. Qualifying manipulation claims. And Russian hacking.
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Boxer loses hairpiece in the ring and blames mother's shampoo
American boxer Jarrell Miller won his heavyweight bout in New York by a hair's breadth on Saturday - but lost his wig when the toupee started to came away.
