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ITV News
13 hours ago
- Politics
- ITV News
Government to ban children from using phones in all Jersey schools following ITV News investigation
Jersey's government will ban the use of mobile phones in all schools for students up to the end of Key Stage Four. A draft letter to parents and guardians, leaked to ITV Channel, reveals that from the start of the next academic year, all Government of Jersey schools and colleges will not allow pupils to use their phones at any time during the school day. The restriction covers break and lunchtimes and all students, up to and including Year 11. The new guidelines also say that schools "will not hesitate to contact police" if severe inappropriate content is accessed during school time. Parents are asked to "strongly consider your decision to buy a smartphone or give an old smartphone to your child". This follows an ITV Channel investigation into the impact of smartphones on young people, including an experiment where devices were taken from a group of students for two weeks. This new guidance sees Jersey go further than most countries around the world. Within the draft letter, parents and guardians are given the following advice: Not to send children to school with a smartphone. If you make the decision to give a smartphone to your child, ensure you have "control over its use" and that "you can access what your child is using it for". If you decide to send your child to school with a smartphone against government advice, regularly remind them that it should be left switched off and not carried around school. If a smartphone is found in use during the school day, the school is asked to take it from the student and keep it as per their policy. When a student evades policy to use a phone, they will be "dealt with according to school behaviour policy". If a student is seen with access to inappropriate sites and content, "We will not hesitate to involve the police, should it be of a severe nature". Emily Jennings from the campaign group Smartphone Free Childhood says: "So many parents have been sharing their concerns about seeing illegal and harmful content on peers' and other children's devices in school. "Having a smartphone-free school day just means kids will be free to learn without distraction and play and socialise in real life. Play is a fundamental part of child development. Without it, we just don't develop the skills of innovation, imagination and socialisation that we really need to see in adults in our society. "Many countries are looking into a social media ban for under-16-year-olds, and we are seeing more and more harmful and negative effects of the impact of social media on young people." Want the inside track on the key issues that will shape Guernsey's Election this June? Listen to Guernsey Votes, an ITV Channel podcast packed with expert guests, local insight and analysis you can trust...
ITV News
13-06-2025
- Business
- ITV News
Guernsey's core government spending was £44 million in deficit in 2024
The States of Guernsey spent £44 million more on core day-to-day activities such as running public services and benefits than it made through income last year. That overspend includes a £22 million deficit in non-infrastructure projects such as IT changes and a £13 million deficit in social security funds. In better news, States' investments were collectively £130 million more valuable at the end of 2024 than 2023. However, this is a valuation rather than a guaranteed return and the funds remain invested in a portfolio that regularly changes value. Overall, the States ongoing financial position is an underlying annual deficit of around £56 million. Want the inside track on the key issues that will shape Guernsey's Election this June? Listen to Guernsey Votes, an ITV Channel podcast packed with expert guests, local insight and analysis you can trust... Guernsey's Chief Minister, Deputy Lyndon Trott, who is not standing in this month's election, says: "The States cannot continue to rely on reserves built up in the past to fund the services of today and tomorrow. "The new Assembly will need to immediately focus its attention on the issue of improving public finances. I cannot stress enough how important that is to the long-term prosperity of the island." The outgoing Vice President of Policy and Resources, Deputy Heidi Soulsby, adds: "We are not raising enough through taxes to fund the services our community relies on. "The value of investments is of course important ... but they don't impact the amount of money we have available to deliver public services and invest in much-needed infrastructure. "The decision for the next States will not be whether something needs to be done, but what should be done to balance the books."
ITV News
13-06-2025
- Health
- ITV News
Ambulance crew's 'neglect' and 'gross failure in basic care' caused man's death, inquest finds
A 39-year-old man died from a cardiac arrest due to "gross failure" and "neglect" by the ambulance crew sent to help him, an inquest has concluded. Coroner Bridget Dolan says Frazer Irvine, who lived in Jersey, would have survived if basic care had been provided, such as putting him in the recovery position. She explains: "The crew did nothing to adjust his position to one in which his airway would be protected, despite Frazer beginning to vomit." The Coroner adds that the advanced life support given to Mr Irvine by the crew after his cardiac arrest was "inadequate in a number of respects" and could have contributed to his death. The two medics involved, ambulance technician Tom Le Sauteur and paramedic John Sutherland, were found guilty of failing to provide adequate care to Mr Irvine under Jersey's Health and Safety Law last June. They were sentenced to a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £500 each in court costs - both men ultimately resigned from the Ambulance Service at the start of this year. The Coroner states that on Friday 18 March 2022, Mr Irvine was "very drunk and had taken some prescription drugs when he called an ambulance asking for assistance". She says he met the two medics "with ambivalence and at times, verbal aggression". Mr Irvine then fell to the floor on the landing outside his flat but concerned that they could face further aggression, the Coroner explains the medics "conducted no physical observations of Frazer before police arrived". However, she adds: "Frazer's level of consciousness was deteriorating and there were clear signs that this was happening. "After the police crew arrived, there was no good reason that steps could not then have been taken to conduct observations ... Yet for at least 12 minutes he was still not placed in a recovery position and nothing was done by the ambulance crew to effectively assess and manage his airway." The Coroner concludes: "There was an unreasonable and protracted delay by the ambulance in providing basic care to him. "This was a gross failure on their part when the need of a patient in their care should have been obvious. "Had Frazer received the care that should have been provided to him ... he would not have suffered a cardiac arrest and he would not have died. His death was a result of neglect by the ambulance crew." Speaking earlier at the inquest, Mr Irvine's mother Linda said: "In those last moments ... I only hope he knew how much he was loved. "They say your legacy is what you leave in people. Frazer will never see his dreams come to fruition. "He was too big a personality to ever be forgotten. His passing has devastated our family, and he is missed every day." Want the inside track on the key issues that will shape Guernsey's Election this June? Listen to Guernsey Votes, an ITV Channel podcast packed with expert guests, local insight and analysis you can trust...
The Sun
05-06-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Loose Women ‘axing huge part of show' amid ITV budget cuts
LOOSE Women bosses are reportedly axing a huge part of the show amid ITV budget cuts. Producers have decided to drop the live studio audience next year as part of a series of cost-cutting changes to its daytime programming. 3 The show will return in 2026 with a reduced run of just 30 episodes - and without the 100-capacity crowd. It follows broader budget reductions across the channel, which also include halving Lorraine's airtime to 30 minutes and airing it only during school term times. Producers' decision to drop the audience is understood to be a cost-saving measure, as it is managed by an external company that provides security and a warm-up act. However, the change has prompted concern among production staff and presenters, including Ruth Langsford, Kaye Adams, Nadia Sawalha and Charlene White, who rely on audience reactions to shape the tone of the live discussions. A source told MailOnline: "The panelists are really upset over the decision to axe the live studio audience from the show. "It's what sets the series apart from the rest of ITV daytime and now there are massive fears that viewers will switch off completely. "The only concern now is to cut costs and having a live studio audience can be expensive, with the added need for security and a warmup artist. "Presenters already know how it feels to broadcast the show without an audience because that's what happened during the pandemic, and they all know it creates low mood and lack of atmosphere." The Sun has contacted ITV for comment. Just this week, Kaye Adams broke her silence on the chaos at Loose Women, admitting she's had sleepless nights over the cuts. Nadia Sawalha in tears as she breaks silence on chaos at Loose Women offices after 'hundreds' of shock redundancies Speaking on her podcast, How To Be 60, Kaye said she felt as though 'the rug had been pulled' from underneath her. The 62-year-old confessed: 'It did come out of the blue. "I didn't anticipate it, which is probably stupid in retrospect. You get into a sort of rhythm of life. "I had a couple of sleepless nights I have to say, because it's just like the rug's been pulled from under your feet – what has been familiar.' Kaye, who is one of Loose Women's main anchors, said: 'It's going to have an impact. Lots of people will lose their jobs completely which is terrible. It's a huge change. 'But I gave myself a talking to and I listened to my own advice for once – change is hard, but it can be good. 'The past is a trap, don't fear the future – I'm telling myself all these things. And maybe this is the nudge that I needed to make some changes in my life and I'll just have to go with it.' It has been rumoured that the pool of Loose Women panellists will be reduced as part of the cutbacks, which will be introduced from January. So far none of the hosts know if their livelihoods are at stake. It is not yet known whether younger panellists, such as former Love Island contestant Olivia Attwood, 34, and influencer GK Barry, 25, will be favoured over veteran stars including Janet Street-Porter, 78, and Jane Moore, 63. ITV's daytime TV schedule changes in full Good Morning Britain will be extended by 30 minutes to run from 6am to 9.30am daily. Lorraine will run from 9.30am-10am, on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year. During the weeks Lorraine is not on air, Good Morning Britain will run from 6am to 10am. This Morning will remain in its 10am-12.30pm slot on weekdays throughout the year. Loose Women will be in the 12.30-1.30pm slot, again on a seasonal basis for 30 weeks of the year. The changes will take effect from January 2026. Kaye who joined the Loose Women panel from its first series in 1999, said: 'It's well documented of course. They're having to make cuts and it will affect Loose Women and to be perfectly honest we have no idea at this point what is going to happen.' The popular presenter revealed that she has been planning to downsize from the family home she shares in Glasgow with her husband, tennis coach Ian Campbell, since their two daughters Charly, 22 and Bonnie, 18, moved out. She said the Loose Women changes might give her the opportunity to concentrate on the move. Kaye told co-host Karen McKenzie: 'I've been going on and on I'm going to downsize and make changes to my house. 'Maybe it's going to give me a bit of time to focus on that and really spend some time on it. 'Funnily enough, I agreed ages ago to do this programme where they get people like me who are ready to get rid of big bits of furniture and downsize and they take them to an auction house and they sell them off and they film it. 'They asked me to earmark bits of furniture and different things that I was prepared to get rid of and so I agreed at the time, because I thought this is going to give me the impetus to really get going on the down-sizing.' Kaye joked that she hadn't yet told her husband. 'They're coming with a truck and I haven't told Ian. For the last week I keep going to start the conversation with him – 'by the way, there's a film crew coming and I've told them that they can have that sideboard, that chair, that desk.' I haven't told him yet! 'But if I didn't tell him and he came back tomorrow night, he wouldn't notice. He might if the sofa was gone or the television, but that's about it!' 3 3
ITV News
15-05-2025
- Climate
- ITV News
Warmer temperatures and the chance to spot shooting stars: ITV Channel's May Weather Watch
The sun is getting stronger, our nights shorter and our days warmer - May has arrived! Although we are still in spring, in many of our minds May has come to be associated with the start of summer. But will the weather reflect this sunny outlook? Read on for the answer to all of your meteorological musings. Did you know May tends to be drier and sunnier than August? Across Britain, 'May Day' celebrations take place on the first of the month. The festival dates back hundreds of years and is celebrated halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice. It is true that May can deliver us the first few days of 'beach weather' - southerly or easterly winds can carry warmer air our way and see the mercury climb up to mid-20s, which is exactly what happened at the beginning of this month. However, our average maximum daily temperature in May is more moderate, hovering around 17°C. While our sea temperature is still on the chilly side, at around 12°C, it is rapidly warming - increasing by about 0.5°C a week. We tend to experience more periods of high pressure in May than any other month, which brings us long spells of fine and settled weather. May is therefore one of our drier months, seeing less rain on average (53.6mm) than August (62.0mm). Sunshine is also in strong supply. On average, we experience 8.3 sunshine hours a day in May, again higher than August which sits at 8.0 hours - although this is partly due to the longer days we experience in May. By the end of the month we will have the sun will rise just after 5am and not set until after 9pm - giving us 16 hours of daylight. It is important to be mindful of high UV levels in May, with the power of the sun increasing as we approach the longest day of the year. May Factfile Average daily temperatures 13.7°C in Jersey 12.3°C in Guernsey Average daily sunshine hours 8.3 in Jersey 7.7 in Guernsey Average monthly rainfall 53.6mm in Jersey 49.0mm in Guernsey Liberation Day This Liberation Day marks 80 years since the Channel Islands were freed from German Occupation during World War Two - but what was our weather doing on that historic day, 9 May 1945? Well, it was cloudy in the morning with the sun coming out later in the day - rather fittingly, the weather brightened to match the mood. Temperatures were above average, reaching a maximum of 17.3°C with light winds. Watch ITV Channel's special Liberation 80 programme, broadcast on 9 May 2025 Wildlife Watch It is a good month to look out for rare birds like bee-eaters and turtle doves. In terms of breeding birds, chicks are often hatched by now and are just starting to leave their nests. If you have a nestbox, keep an eye out for great tits. These birds usually lay seven to nine eggs in April or May, with the baby birds hatching around two weeks later. Meanwhile, our islands' puffins will have laid their eggs by now and be incubating them. The birds lay only a single egg, usually in late April or early May. The chick will hatch about six weeks later and the parents share feeding duties until their baby is ready to fledge and leave the nest. In terms of plant life, thrift is common around our islands' coastlines. This plant produces carpets of distinctive pink flowers in late May. Gorse is another distinctive sight along our shores. It flowers all year round but peaks from April to May. May night skies The Eta Aquarid meteor shower is set to light up our night skies this month. It peaks on 5 May but is visible until the end of the month. Up to 40 meteors per hour can be visible at the height of activity. You will have the best chance of spotting shooting stars if you head outside on a clear night, between midnight and dawn, and avoid light pollution. Towards the end of the month, you may be able to catch a glimpse of rare noctilucent clouds very high up that appear as wisps with a blue or silvery glow. You can see them in the sky on clear nights from the end of May through to August. This is because during these months, the sun only just sets below the horizon at night time - meaning the very high noctilucent clouds are illuminated by the sun from below while the sky is in darkness. This year's May full moon fell on the 12th of the month. It is known as a flower moon, originating from the fact that wildflowers are blooming and in splendour at this time of year. It was also a micromoon, appearing a little smaller and dimmer than usual. This occurs because the moon is at its furthest point from Earth, so it looks about 14% smaller and 30% less bright than a supermoon. Dates for the diary May 9 - Liberation Day for Jersey and Guernsey 10 May - Liberation Day for Sark 12 May - Candidate nominations open for Guernsey's election 12 May - May's full flower moon 16 May - Liberation Day for Alderney
