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BBC News
4 days ago
- General
- BBC News
Guernsey Harbours says big waves from ferries 'not uncommon
Guernsey's acting harbourmaster has said large waves caused by ferries approaching St Peter Port "aren't uncommon".James Way was speaking to BBC Guernsey after videos posted on social media showed large waves at La Valette Bathing Pools, said to be due to a ferry approaching St Peter Port at high speed from the direction of Way said there was no specific speed limit between the two islands, except in harbours and bays, but all boats must comply with the international rules for prevention of collisions at said: "Ultimately the waves are generated by passing ships, so it's not unusual that we see waves like that at the bathing pools." 'The full elements' Mr Way said there had been a "number of incidents over years" caused by waves from ferries, including a woman who was saved from drowning by two 12-year-old girls at Havelet Bay when she was knocked unconscious by a large Way said there were no plans to introduce a speed limit in the Little Russel - the channel between Guernsey and he said Guernsey Harbours was open to ways to improve safety, including better said the public should be "mindful that conditions can change quite quickly" when swimming at sea or in the bathing pools as people were "exposed to the full elements".Brittany Ferries said it had introduced new rules in 2017 for high-speed vessels using St Peter Port harbour, including reduced speeds and an adjusted course.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
Dolphin trail delay as vandals break statue
Vandals have broken a giant dolphin statue that was set to be part of a fundraising trail around Guernsey and Herm. Echo the dolphin is one of 62 statues which will be stationed around the island as part of a special trail to raise funds for Guernsey's largest animal welfare charity and Autism Guernsey. GSPCA manager Steve Byrne said the "deliberate vandalism" was discovered on Saturday morning and has been reported to the police. Andrew Sparks, director of Autism Guernsey, said: "We were just days away now in getting all the dolphins in place, but this sadly means a slight delay." The statue was decorated by pupils from St Martin's Primary School, and head teacher Clare Giles said the incident "was very sad news". Mr Byrne said once the statue had been repaired, pupils would be able to redecorate it. He added that the damage occurred either on Friday night or the early hours of Saturday morning. "In all the years these events have taken place, this is the first time such deliberate vandalism has occurred," he said. Anyone with relevant information about the vandalism has been urged to contact police. Sixty eight dolphin sculptures will eventually be placed around the island, which people will be able to track down via an app. More news stories for Guernsey Listen to the latest news for Guernsey Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Public invited to sponsor giant dolphin statues Autism Guernsey GSPCA
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Yahoo
Dolphin trail delay as vandals break statue
Vandals have broken a giant dolphin statue that was set to be part of a fundraising trail around Guernsey and Herm. Echo the dolphin is one of 62 statues which will be stationed around the island as part of a special trail to raise funds for Guernsey's largest animal welfare charity and Autism Guernsey. GSPCA manager Steve Byrne said the "deliberate vandalism" was discovered on Saturday morning and has been reported to the police. Andrew Sparks, director of Autism Guernsey, said: "We were just days away now in getting all the dolphins in place, but this sadly means a slight delay." The statue was decorated by pupils from St Martin's Primary School, and head teacher Clare Giles said the incident "was very sad news". Mr Byrne said once the statue had been repaired, pupils would be able to redecorate it. He added that the damage occurred either on Friday night or the early hours of Saturday morning. "In all the years these events have taken place, this is the first time such deliberate vandalism has occurred," he said. Anyone with relevant information about the vandalism has been urged to contact police. Sixty eight dolphin sculptures will eventually be placed around the island, which people will be able to track down via an app. More news stories for Guernsey Listen to the latest news for Guernsey Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook and Instagram. Send your story ideas to Public invited to sponsor giant dolphin statues Autism Guernsey GSPCA
BBC News
11-05-2025
- BBC News
Guernsey dolphin trail delay as vandals break statue
Vandals have broken a giant dolphin statue that was set to be part of a fundraising trail around Guernsey and the dolphin is one of 62 statues which will be stationed around the island as part of a special trail to raise funds for Guernsey's largest animal welfare charity and Autism manager Steve Byrne said the "deliberate vandalism" was discovered on Saturday morning and has been reported to the Sparks, director of Autism Guernsey, said: "We were just days away now in getting all the dolphins in place, but this sadly means a slight delay." The statue was decorated by pupils from St Martin's Primary School, and head teacher Clare Giles said the incident "was very sad news".Mr Byrne said once the statue had been repaired, pupils would be able to redecorate added that the damage occurred either on Friday night or the early hours of Saturday morning."In all the years these events have taken place, this is the first time such deliberate vandalism has occurred," he with relevant information about the vandalism has been urged to contact eight dolphin sculptures will eventually be placed around the island, which people will be able to track down via an app.
New York Times
26-02-2025
- Business
- New York Times
DAZN, Sky bosses warn that rampant piracy threatens broadcast industry with financial crisis
Bosses from two of the world's leading sports media businesses have warned the industry that it faces a financial crisis unless it gets to grips with rampant online piracy. Speaking at The Financial Times' Business of Football Summit on Wednesday, DAZN's head of global rights Tom Burrows said piracy was a 'huge problem' for the London-based sports streamer and, therefore, a problem for everyone involved in professional sport. Advertisement 'We're getting to the stage where it's almost a crisis for the sports rights industry,' said Burrows. 'Media-rights deals have been done on the basis of exclusivity but I think there's almost an argument to say you can't get exclusive rights anymore because piracy is so bad. 'In the past, the broadcasters have funded the financial gap (caused by piracy) but I don't think that's going to continue and, if we can't find a way to bridge that gap, it will be the sports themselves that suffer.' GO DEEPER 'These pirates are becoming smart': Football's fight against illegal streaming DAZN has become the world's biggest streamer of European football and owns domestic rights in four of Europe's 'Big Five' leagues: Germany's Bundesliga, La Liga in Spain, Ligue 1 in France and Italy's Serie A. DAZN is currently in dispute with Ligue 1 over the value of the five-year deal they struck last year, with the French league's response to the piracy crisis being one of the streaming platform's main complaints. The situation is not believed to be as bad in the UK but Sky's group chief operating officer Nick Herm also told the FT event that tackling piracy was a 'never-ending battle' for the pay-TV giant. GO DEEPER Eight million watching illegal streams in UK, study suggests When asked to estimate how much piracy was costing the business, Herm said it was difficult to quantify as very few people are willing to admit they are accessing pirated content but he suggested the total was 'hundreds of millions of dollars' of missing revenue. The main problem in the UK, Herm said, is not illegal streams but 'jailbroken Fire Sticks', which are smart TV devices that have been modified so they give users access to premium channels for free. 'The Amazon FireStick is a big problem here,' said Herm. 'We think it accounts for about half of the piracy in the UK. 'People think that because it's a legitimate brand, it must be OK. So they give their credit card details to criminal gangs. Amazon is not engaging with us as much as we'd like.' Advertisement Claire Enders, the co-founder of Enders Analysis, a leading British research firm, was even more apocalyptic in her assessment of the piracy epidemic. 'We've had Covid and a cost of living crisis in almost every market and that has led to incredible spikes in piracy,' she said. 'It's the number one problem in sport. It's worth about 50 per cent of most markets and in India it's more like 90 per cent.' Enders believes that one of the reasons the Premier League's media rights continue to grow in value is that the league, in partnership with its broadcast partners, police and Britain's leading internet service providers, has been much tougher on piracy than its counterparts elsewhere. She was particularly scathing about French football's decision to ditch its long-term broadcast partner Canal+ in 2020 and described Italy's efforts to fight piracy as 'slack'. 'Everyone would be much better off if all the rights-holders were much more vigilant in trying to stop what is basically industrial levels of piracy,' she said.
