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Children’s Zone planned for Guernsey's 80th Liberation Day
Guernsey families can celebrate the island's 80th Liberation Day with a vintage fun fair on the Crown Pier.
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100 days until Orkney Island Games begin
Athletes from Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark will be among 2,000 heading to Orkney this July for the 2025 Island Games.
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.
Islands share De Putron Challenge glory
There were winners from both Jersey and Guernsey in the finals of the 2025 de Putron Challenge.
Designers chosen for new Guernsey banknotes
The first redesigns of Guernsey banknotes since the early '90s are expected to enter circulation in early 2027.
Drone show for Liberation Day
150 drones will take to the skies over St Peter Port for the 80th anniversary of Liberation Day.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Downing Street communications chief to quit after nine months
Matthew Doyle said he it was ‘time to pass the baton on’.
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.
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.
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.
Putin suggests putting Ukraine under UN-sponsored administration
He said it would allow the country to ‘hold democratic elections’.
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.
Confidential military documents found dumped on residential street
The papers, marked ‘sensitive’, were found spilling out of a bin bag.
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’.