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Thai murder: torture fears over accused

Friday 10 October 2014

Thailand’s Human Rights Commissioner is due to meet the suspects arrested over the brutal murders of a Jerseyman and a young woman from the UK over fears they were tortured into a confession.A petition on change.org has amassed nearly 50,000 signatures requesting an independent investigatio...

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Focus on your mental health

Friday 10 October 2014

"Mental health is everybody's business" - that's the message behind a special drop-in event at Liberty Wharf today.You can find out how you can improve your mental health, get ideas on how to help support sufferers ...

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Jersey spawns new species

Friday 10 October 2014

Conservationists have discovered that the famous "Crapaud" is not such a common toad after all – they are a species unique to Jersey and will need special protection to make sure they are still hopping around the Island for years to come.None of the other Channel Islands have them and conservationists from Jersey and the UK have been wo...

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Spending question foxes future leaders

Friday 10 October 2014

Most of the 18 candidates for Senator asked to estimate annual government spending at a hustings this week got the figure wrong – but only by about £400 million.The 18 hopefuls looking for your vote on Wednesday – who include financial experts such as Chi...

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Unemployment hits three-year low

Friday 10 October 2014

Figures this morning show that the number of people out of work has fallen to a three-year low point, with 1,450 unemployed at the end of September.The figures – likely to be welcomed by ministers with just days to go until the election on We...

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Ebola warning goes out to GPs but Health say “risk is very low”

Thursday 09 October 2014

Jersey doctors have been told to treat any ill people who have been to Ebola-affected areas with “a high level of suspicion” in a warning note that went out yesterday.The Health and Social Services department say that “stringent infection control procedures&rdq...

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