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Jersey News
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Extra DFDS sailings planned with bad weather forecast
DFDS is planning to put on more sailings, with forecast bad weather set to cause disruption over the October half-term holidays.
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£100,000 available in 2027 Performance Sport Programme
Applications are now open for Jersey's Sport's 2027 Performance Sport Programme.
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Public meeting to mark 75 years of Alcoholics Anonymous in Jersey
Alcoholics Anonymous in Jersey is marking its 75th anniversary by opening its doors to the island.
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Four jailed for drug trafficking and money laundering offences
A man who tried to supply £60,000 worth of cocaine in Jersey has been jailed for more than 11 years.
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Frank Bruno visits Victoria College
Frank Bruno has visited Victoria College to talk to sixth-form students about mental health.
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Public Health launches Diabetes prevention programme
A new programme has been launched to help up to 500 islanders reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes over the next two years.
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Dog hit by motorcycle near Portelet
A dog needed surgery after being hit by a motorbike near Portelet.
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Lifesaving skills on show for Restart a Heart Day
Demonstrations of how to give lifesaving CPR are happening in St Helier and St Brelade today (16 October).
Guernsey News
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Those living with Dementia in Guernsey can take a virtual walk down memory lane
Dementia Friendly Guernsey has made a video that includes prompts encouraging conversation and reminiscence
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Anglers warned after litter and minor damage at Guernsey's main harbour
Guernsey Ports say abandoned fishing tackle has got tangled in boats, harbour property and wildlife.
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Alderney airlinks "operating as usual" following disruption
Aurigny says Alderney flights should return to normal today (17 October), after more than a week of disruption.
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Guernsey's Wildlife Hospital nears completion
The roof of Guernsey's upcoming Wildlife Hospital is officially in place.
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Guernsey's 50th Swimarathon raises more than £70,000
The milestone community fundraiser has already exceeded last year’s total, with more donations to be counted.
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Scheme to help Guernsey residents cover rental deposits
A new scheme designed to remove the upfront costs of securing a home in Guernsey's private rental market.
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Guernsey Town scaffolding causes problems for visually impaired
Members of the Guernsey Blind Association have been sharing stories about the obstacles they face when navigating St Peter Port.
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Guernsey charity sees more 'in work' families requesting help
Help a Guernsey Child says - after 25 years - demand for its support and the cost of living are rising.
UK News
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Second man arrested on suspicion of murder after woman stabbed to death
A second man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a woman was killed in a stabbing in Manchester.
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Funeral of former gangster and author whose story was made into movie
Family and friends paid their respects at the funeral of former Glasgow gangster Paul Ferris.
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Two men and two women arrested after police officer shot in Nottingham
Two men and two women have been arrested after a police officer was shot and injured in Nottingham city centre at the weekend.
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Police investigating threatening 'hoax' emails sent to schools from outside the UK
Police in Northern Ireland and Scotland are investigating after threatening emails, deemed to be a hoax, were sent to hundreds of schools.
Sport
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UEFA writes letter to FIFA demanding answers over Gianni Infantino's presidency and his relationship with Donald Trump
UEFA is increasing the pressure on Gianni Infantino and has sent FIFA an urgent letter demanding answers to 42 detailed questions about his presidency.
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Cristiano Ronaldo: Portugal captain punished over walkout following explosive row with head coach Jorge Jesus
Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended for 30 days and fined £215 over his walkout from the Portugal national team following an explosive fallout with head coach Jorge Jesus.
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Jalen Hurts: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback set to miss rest of NFL season due to blood clots
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is set to miss the remainder of the 2026 NFL season after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli.
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Premier League fixtures on Sky Sports: Arsenal vs Man Utd, north London derby and Man City vs Chelsea live in December
Arsenal's home match against Manchester United, the north London derby and Chelsea's trip to Manchester City will all feature live on Sky Sports in December.
Business & Finance
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Apollo among suitors for €7bn spreads giant Flora
A pack of buyout firms will this week submit initial offers for Flora Food Group, the spreads giant behind brands including I Can't Believe It's Not Butter.
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Discount retailer B&M plots offer to cherry-pick shops from rival Poundland
B&M European Value Retail, the London-listed discounter, is looking to cherry-pick sites from troubled rival Poundland as it teeters on the brink of administration.
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Uber sees off £340m claim by London cabbies
Uber has claimed victory in a long-running legal battle brought by taxi rivals, including thousands of London black cab drivers.
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Digital wallet provider Hyperlayer lands £20m funding injection
A British-based fintech run by a former top executive at Morgan Stanley, the Wall Street giant, has landed almost £20m in funding from a syndicate of blue-chip investors.
Entertainment & Showbiz
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'What are you doing? I've literally just met you'- jury hears about alleged Soho bar rape | Episode 5
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Ex-Brookside star Philip Foster jailed after fleeing UK over £13m fraud on would-be models
A former soap opera star has been jailed for nine years after fleeing the UK for Spain to avoid facing trial for allegedly conning would-be models out of more than £13m.
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Sky-ITV deal: Culture secretary 'minded to intervene'
The culture secretary has warned she is "minded" to intervene in Sky's £1.6bn deal to buy ITV's broadcast and streaming operations.
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Raye says Royal Albert Hall gig sign-up was 'overwhelmed' by ticket touts using AI bots
Singer Raye has said the sign-up list for her one-off gig at the Royal Albert Hall later this month will be checked "manually" after ticket touts using artificial intelligence bots "overwhelmed" the process.
UK Politics
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NHS faces 'more challenging' winter after summer of heatwaves, Yvette Cooper warns
The NHS faces a "more challenging" winter than normal after this summer's record-breaking heat, the health secretary has warned.
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No police action against wife of PM's adviser over Palestine Action post
Police have said no further action will be taken against Sarah Helm, author and wife of Andy Burnham's national security adviser, after she was accused of supporting the banned protest group Palestine Action.
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Heathrow expansion would boost growth, chancellor says
Chancellor John Healey has shown support for expanding Heathrow Airport after Prime Minister Andy Burnham refused to back plans for a third runway.
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UK to ban three types of extreme pornography from next month
A ban on pornography depicting strangulation and incestuous relationships - as well as someone pretending to be a child under 16 - will come into effect next month.
Around the world
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Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from one of its moons
Japan launched a spacecraft towards Mars in a ground-breaking mission to bring back samples from the largest of the planet's two moons.
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Kenyan cult leader guilty of ordering followers to starve their children to death
Doomsday cult leader Paul Mackenzie, his wife Rhoda Maweu, and 29 other co-accused have been found guilty of the murder of 190 children and one adult.
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UEFA writes to FIFA demanding answers on Trump-Infantino dealings
European football chiefs have sent a list of 42 questions to FIFA, demanding answers about Gianni Infantino's alleged "conflicts of interest" over business dealings with the Trump family and the World Cup sell-off attempt.
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Object thought to be Amelia Earhart’s missing plane likely a 'collection of large trees', researchers find
An expedition to investigate if an anomaly seen on a satellite image of a remote island in the South Pacific was Amelia Earhart’s missing plane has ended without recovering the wreckage.
Science and Technology
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Japan launches mission to Mars to bring back samples from one of its moons
Japan launched a spacecraft towards Mars in a ground-breaking mission to bring back samples from the largest of the planet's two moons.
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Ex-OpenAI worker accused of bugging offices planned to 'flee' to Saudi Arabia, prosecutors say
A former OpenAI engineer charged with secretly installing a recording device at its offices was "mere days" away from fleeing to Saudi Arabia before his arrest, prosecutors allege.
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Object thought to be Amelia Earhart’s missing plane likely a 'collection of large trees', researchers find
An expedition to investigate if an anomaly seen on a satellite image of a remote island in the South Pacific was Amelia Earhart’s missing plane has ended without recovering the wreckage.
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Neanderthals capable of both violence and care, bones from Iraqi cave suggest
Neanderthals were not the unintelligent cave dwellers of popular imagination, but may have been capable of showing both violence and care, researchers who have discovered bones dating back 75,000 years have said.

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