The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel,off the French coast of Normandy. They are divided into two Crown Dependencies:the Bailiwick of Jersey,which is the largest of the islands;and the Bailiwick of Guernsey,consisting of Guernsey,Alderney,Sark,Herm and some smaller islands. Historically,they are the remnants of the Duchy of Normandy. Although they are not part of the United Kingdom,the UK is responsible for the defence and international relations of the islands as it is for the other Crown Dependency,the Isle of Man,and the British Overseas Territories. The Crown Dependencies are neither members of the Commonwealth of Nations,nor part of the European Union. They have a total population of about 171,916,and the bailiwicks' capitals,Saint Helier and Saint Peter Port,have populations of 33,500 and 18,207 respectively.
The Football Association or the FA is the governing body of association football in England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey,Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Formed in 1863,it is the oldest football association in the world and is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the amateur and professional game in its territory.
Sark is an island,part of the Channel Islands in the southwestern English Channel,off the coast of Normandy,France. It is a royal fief,which forms part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey,with its own set of laws based on Norman law and its own parliament. It has a population of about 500. Sark has an area of 2.10 square miles (5.44 km2). Little Sark is a peninsula joined by a natural but high and very narrow isthmus to the rest of Sark Island.
Sir James Wilson Vincent Savile was an English media personality and DJ. Savile was well known in the United Kingdom for his eccentric image,charitable work,and hosting the BBC shows Top of the Pops and Jim'll Fix It. After his death,hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse made against him were investigated,leading the police to conclude that he had been a predatory sex offender and possibly one of Britain's most prolific. There had been allegations during his lifetime,but they were dismissed and accusers were ignored or disbelieved.
John Vivian Drummond Nettles,OBE is an English actor and author. He is best known for his starring roles as detectives in the crime drama television series Bergerac (1981–1991) in the title role,and Midsomer Murders (1997–2011) as Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby. He has also narrated several television series.
Although the politics of Jersey has been largely based on independent parliamentary representatives,from time to time the island has had political parties. There are currently 3 active political parties in the island.
Sir Philip Martin Bailhache KC is a Jersey politician and lawyer who has served as a Deputy for St Clement since 2022 and the leader of the Jersey Liberal Conservatives party.
The Jersey Evening Post (JEP) is a local newspaper published six days a week in the Bailiwick of Jersey. It was printed in broadsheet format for 87 years,though it is now of compact (tabloid) size. Its strapline is:"At the heart of island life".
The Chief Minister of Jersey is the head of government of Jersey,leading the Council of Ministers,which makes up part of the Government of Jersey. The head of government is not directly elected by the people but rather by the legislature,the States Assembly.
The military occupation of the Channel Islands by Nazi Germany lasted for most of the Second World War,from 30 June 1940 until liberation on 9 May 1945. The Bailiwick of Jersey and Bailiwick of Guernsey are British Crown dependencies in the English Channel,near the coast of Normandy. The Channel Islands were the only de jure part of the British Empire in Europe to be occupied by Nazi Germany during the war. Germany's allies Italy and Japan also occupied British territories in Africa and Asia,respectively.
Condor Ferries is an operator of passenger and freight ferry services between the United Kingdom,Guernsey,Jersey and France.
Stuart Syvret is a former Jersey politician. He held elected office as a member of the States Assembly from 1990 to 2010. From 1999 to 2007,Svyret had executive responsibilities first as president of the Health and Social Services Committee and,after the 2005 constitutional reforms,as Minister for Health and Social Services in the Council of Ministers. He was dismissed from ministerial office in September 2007 and returned to the backbenches until he was disqualified from membership of the States in April 2010 due to his absence from the island. He has been involved in a series of legal proceedings,as a defendant in a criminal prosecution in Jersey and as a claimant in judicial review and civil claims in Jersey and London.
Philip Ozouf is a Jersey politician representing the Parish of St Saviour in the States Assembly. He was a member of the States of Jersey from 1999 until 2018,serving as Economic Development Minister,Treasury and Resources Minister,and Assistant Chief Minister in the Council of Ministers. More recently he was Minister for External Relations and Financial Services.
Richard Joseph "Dick" Shenton,born in St. Helier,was a politician in Jersey. He retired in 2005.
An investigation into historic child abuse in Jersey started in the spring of 2007. Before that,social worker Simon Bellwood had made a complaint about a "'Dickensian' system" where children as young as 11 were routinely locked up for 24 hours or more in solitary confinement in a secure unit where he worked. The wider investigation into child abuse over several decades became public in November that year. It received international attention when police moved in on Haut de la Garenne,then being used as a youth hostel.
The Guernsey Press and Star,more commonly known as the Guernsey Press,is the only daily newspaper published in Guernsey.
Meirion Jones is a Welsh journalist. He worked for the BBC from 1988 until 2015 and is now the editor of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism. Former Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman described Jones as "a dogged journalist with that obsessional,slightly nutty commitment that marks out all successful investigative reporters".
In late 2012 it emerged that Jimmy Savile,a British media personality who had died the previous year,had sexually abused hundreds of people throughout his life,mostly children but some as old as 75,and mostly female. He had been well known in the United Kingdom for his eccentric image and was generally respected for his charitable work,which associated him with the British monarchy and other individuals of personal power.
In 2012 and 2013,the British Broadcasting Corporation was involved in a series of investigations,accusations and scandals related to sexual abuse committed by employees,and the reporting of allegations of abuse by others. The issue of child sexual abuse by BBC employees was publicised nationally in October 2012 as part of the Jimmy Savile sexual abuse scandal. Savile was a radio DJ and TV personality who presented the programmes Top of the Pops,Jim'll Fix It and Clunk Click,and was a well known charity fundraiser. Allegations of sexual abuse by Savile and other BBC employees were reported to have taken place in a number of locations across the country,including BBC Television Centre.
