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Channelcast

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  • Want to find out more about the stories making the headlines? Don't miss Channelcast, the Channel Islands current affairs podcast brought to you by ITV News.
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  • Why do people in Jersey drink more than nearly anywhere else on earth?

    Why do people in Jersey drink more than nearly anywhere else on earth?
    Sep 25 2023
    People in Jersey are the second-biggest drinkers in the world according to OECD data. Latvia is the only country that has a bigger booze problem.

    On average, people in Jersey consume 12 litres of pure alcohol a year - just over two and a half bottles of wine or eight pints of beer a week.

    However, experts fear that those statistics are just the tip of the iceberg as people are often reluctant to admit the true scale of their alcohol consumption.

    So why is drinking more of a problem here than elsewhere in the world?

    Addiction expert Jason Wyse from the charity Silkworth Lodge and recovering alcoholic Yvonne sat down for an in-depth discussion with ITV News, hoping to shed some light on the issue.
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    33 mins
  • Paediatrician who gave evidence in Letby trial joins calls for inquiry

    Paediatrician who gave evidence in Letby trial joins calls for inquiry
    Aug 22 2023
    As Lucy Letby - the nurse who murdered seven babies and tried to kill six others - faces the rest of her life in prison, a Guernsey paediatrician who was called as an expert witness during her trial has spoken to ITV News about her involvement with the case.

    Following the ten-month trial at Manchester Crown Court, neonatal specialist Dr Sandie Bohin has returned to Guernsey where she shared her experience of the proceedings.
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    12 mins
  • Inside Mykolaiv: The Ukrainian city twinned with St Helier

    Inside Mykolaiv: The Ukrainian city twinned with St Helier
    Jul 20 2023
    Clare Burton spoke to the mayor of the Ukrainian city of Mykolaiv - which is twinned with St Helier earlier this year - during his first visit to Jersey.

    Oleksandr Sienkevych spoke to us about the ongoing conflict in his country, Jersey's part in relief efforts, and his city's ties with St Helier.
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    14 mins
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