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Jersey News from Channel 103
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Minister defends 'temporary' rise in private surgeries
Jersey's Health Minister says he had 'precious little alternative' but to encourage hospital consultants to take on more private work.
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Jersey Heritage has a December declutter
Jersey Heritage is having a clear-out of thousands of items in its museum collections.
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Survey reveals more islanders cutting back on fresh groceries
An annual survey that provides an insight into the lives of people in Jersey reveals more of us are cutting back on buying fresh fruit and vegetables to cope with the cost of living.
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Nude Dunes available to rent as a shop or commercial unit
The controversial former Nude Dunes restaurant in St Ouen's Bay is now available for rent as a commercial building.
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Alternative Christmas market encourages gifting art
A Winter Art Market has opened in St Helier, promoting gifting the work of local creatives this Christmas.
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Neil MacRae returns to Jersey Cricket as Director
Jersey Cricket has announced the return of Neil MacRae as Director of Cricket.
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Soups and Santas raise £32k for Jersey charities
Sales of soup and a sleigh of sprinting Santas have raised a total of £32,000 for two Jersey charities in annual fundraisers in St Helier this past week.
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Guernsey's former Chief Minister resigns as deputy after admitting making indecent images of children
Disgraced politician Jonathan Le Tocq has resigned from the States after pleading guilty in Guernsey's Royal Court to all 15 charges against him.
Guernsey News from Island FM
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Guernsey States 'in talks' with easyJet
Guernsey's Economic Development Committee has confirmed that it is in talks with 'a number of airlines' about island routes.
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Guernsey's airline Aurigny takes on six new First Officers
Recruits are the first to come from a partnership between a flying academy, Norse Atlantic and Aurigny.
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Call for more transparency over Guernsey Electricity's charges
Thousands complete a survey that calls for price and cost transparency at Guernsey Electricity.
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Guernsey Police investigate 'unexplained death' in St Peter Port
Specialist officers are examining a property in Mill Street following an 'unexplained death'.
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Senior Guernsey politician to stay on committee during police investigation
It has been confirmed that Deputy Gavin St Pier will continue as P&R committee Vice President and Treasury lead while a police investigation continues.
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Iconic Guernsey restaurant to close before Christmas
Da Nello in the Pollet has been in business for 47 years but the owners are now retiring.
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Protected status of Guernsey bunker changed by planners
The Planning Committee has reversed a decision made earlier this year is to give a bunker protected monument status.
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Guernsey's former Chief Minister resigns as deputy after admitting making indecent images of children
Disgraced politician Jonathan Le Tocq has resigned from the States after pleading guilty in Guernsey's Royal Court to all 15 charges against him.
National News
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NHS facing 'worst case scenario' December amid 'super flu' surge
NHS England has warned the health service is facing a "worst case scenario" December with a surge of "super flu".
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Moving in the shadows - Why tanker seized by US off Venezuela was 'spoofing' its location
An oil tanker seized by the US off the Venezuelan coast on Wednesday spent years trying to sail the seas unnoticed.
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Ex-commander of unit tasked with trialling Ajax armoured vehicle lost 20% of hearing
The former commander of a unit tasked with trialling the British Army's new Ajax armoured fighting vehicle has lost about 20% of his hearing and suspects his time on the £10m platform could be to blame.
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Nigel Farage's former school responds to claims he made racist comments as student
Dulwich College has said allegations that Nigel Farage made racist and antisemitic comments to fellow pupils at the school are "profoundly distressing" and "entirely at odds with the Dulwich College of today".
Showbiz News
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OpenAI bags Disney characters for Sora short video app
OpenAI has signed its first major licensing deal to bring well-known characters to life on its Sora video generation tool.
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Sophie Kinsella, author of Shopaholic series of novels, dies aged 55
Sophie Kinsella, author of the Shopaholic series of novels, has been hailed as a "graceful" inspiration who left her readers feeling better about themselves, following her death at the age of 55.
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Live music venues warn of 'devastating consequences' of budget tax changes in letter to Sir Keir Starmer
Tax changes announced in the budget could have "devastating, unintended consequences" on live music venues, including widespread closures and job losses, trade bodies have warned.
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Iceland to boycott Eurovision over Israel's participation
Iceland has announced it is boycotting next year's Eurovision over Israel's participation in the competition, saying taking part would "neither be a source of joy nor peace".
And finally...
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Stolen Fabergé pendant passed to police - quite literally
A Fabergé pendant has been recovered - after police spent six days closely monitoring the man accused of swallowing it.
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'Drop and cover' earthquake alert turns out to be false alarm
An earthquake alert preparing people to "drop, cover, hold on" buzzed on phones in the US on Thursday - but turned out to be completely false.
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Spirit animal: Raccoon gets drunk as a skunk in a booze store - and sleeps off hangover in the toilet
A raccoon has gotten as drunk as a skunk.
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Is Die Hard a Christmas film? The public have spoken - and you might not like the result
It's a debate that's torn families apart for years - with selection boxes thrown in rage, and stony silences around the dinner table.
