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Guernsey hospitality chain buys The Duke of Richmond Hotel

The Little Big Group has purchased The Duke of Richmond Hotel from the Red Carnation Group and says it will update it but pay 'great respect' to its history.

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European visitors now need permit for UK entry

European nationals now have to get an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) if they want to visit the UK or are travelling on to the Channel Islands via the UK.

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Islands share De Putron Challenge glory

There were winners from both Jersey and Guernsey in the finals of the 2025 de Putron Challenge.

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Designers chosen for new Guernsey banknotes

The first redesigns of Guernsey banknotes since the early '90s are expected to enter circulation in early 2027.

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Drone show for Liberation Day

150 drones will take to the skies over St Peter Port for the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day.

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Stagecoach takes over Guernsey's bus service

Mainly invisible transition expected for the first few weeks of Guernsey's new bus contract, but incoming operator Stagecoach promises electric buses to come.

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Jersey company keen to exploit CI wind potential

Dyna Energy is eyeing with interest the moves by Guernsey and Jersey to develop offshore wind farms.

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Guernsey grab a point at the new home of island football

Guernsey FC thrill the capacity crowd with a Ross Allen goal and a 1-1 draw at Victoria Park.

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Alderney school joins global ocean programme

Sky News took notice of St Anne's involvement in the Schools Across the Ocean project and sent a film crew to the island.

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Spanish court overturns footballer Dani Alves’ rape conviction on appeal

Alves was found guilty in February 2024 of raping a woman in a nightclub in December 2022 and sentenced to four and a half years in prison.

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Downing Street communications chief to quit after nine months

Matthew Doyle said he it was ‘time to pass the baton on’.

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McCann family stalking suspect denied bail by Crown Court judge

Polish national Julia Wandel, 23, will be kept in prison custody until a futher hearing next month.

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Hundreds of thousands of Newcastle United fans expected at bus parade

The local council leader said the Carabao Cup winners’ party will be one of the biggest events the city has seen.

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More journalists detained by Turkey after covering anti-government protests

The demonstrations began last week following the arrest of Istanbul’s opposition Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, a key rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

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Putin suggests putting Ukraine under UN-sponsored administration

He said it would allow the country to ‘hold democratic elections’.

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Farage distances himself from Trump approach to Ukraine ceasefire

The Reform UK leader has previously accused the West of provoking Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Confidential military documents found dumped on residential street

The papers, marked ‘sensitive’, were found spilling out of a bin bag.

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BBC scraps plans to put ads on corporation’s Spotify audio content in UK

The News Media Association has welcomed the BBC’s ‘change of heart’.

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UK should ‘re-examine’ NHS funding model, says Farage ahead of Reform rally

Reform UK was launching its local election campaign in Birmingham on Friday.

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Energy giant SSE names new chief executive from inside firm

Current boss Alistair Phillips-Davies said last year that he will retire after 11 years in charge.