内容摘要：He said: "There's obviously quite a resource implication for me if I have to have people going in the water testing and having those tests analysed all the year round.

He said: "There's obviously quite a resource implication for me if I have to have people going in the water testing and having those tests analysed all the year round.

Ian Cuming, vice-chairman of the Jersey Sports Council, said the delayed timetable was also affecting the sports industry.He said its sports teams needed weekend services with at least eight hours of time on shore to remain viable.

"I'm hoping that when the government does negotiate or discuss this with DFDS that that is taken in consideration because a short day won't work for sport," he said."At the moment, the only way to get across and play a game of sport and either island is by air, which I'm afraid for a lot of people is very, very expensive... we'd like to have a much more affordable way of getting between the islands to play our many different sports."The Government of Jersey said it had been working with the States of Guernsey "over the past few weeks" and it was "due to meet again shortly" to speak on the issue.

"Discussions have also taken place with DFDS who are very supportive of inter-island travel links and have themselves held meetings with Jersey Sport to discuss the potential requirements," it said.It said both governments were working with Manche Isles Express to "enhance inter-island connectivity".

Freya Capsey and Graham Smith completed a jump from 15,000ft (4,572m) at Dunkeswell Airfield in Devon.

after Ms Capsey joined Children’s Hospice South West's (CHSW) Young Ambassador Scheme at Haysfield School in Bath.over whether the money to pay Mauritius for leasing back the military base would come out of the increase in defence spending announced on Tuesday.

Pressed over the issue by Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch during Prime Minister's Questions, Sir Keir refused to say directly whether this would be the case.He told the Commons the hike in defence spending was "for our capability on defence and security in Europe".

The PM added that the Chagos deal was "extremely important for our security" and the details and cost would be put before MPs when finalised.The UK government has never confirmed the estimated cost of payments under the deal, but there have been reports of a figure ranging from £9bn to £18bn.