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TIME limits on how long suspects can be kept on bail before they are charged with an offence could be introduced in Jersey as part of a host of changes to a major law, the JEP has learned.

DIY store B&Q could be given permission to increase its opening hours this year if new plans are approved.

THE Royal Court has expressed concern over the high turnover of social workers in Children’s Services and has called for more consistency for Jersey’s vulnerable families.

A POLITICIAN has said that she will investigate bringing in a law to ban real fur from being sold in Jersey after discovering it on sale in Island stores with no obvious signage informing shoppers.

A REVIEW of which over-the-counter drugs can be prescribed by GPs is under way, it has emerged.

THE heartbroken parents of a young man who committed suicide after his daughters were taken from Jersey, by their mother, have spoken to the JEP following the States’ decision this week to approve a new law on parental responsibility.

A DEPUTY has spoken out about the lack of adult respite care in the Island after a woman struggled to find a care home that was able to look after her husband for a week.

JERSEY could become a target for migrants seeking refuge in the UK after the Island granted asylum to an Iranian illegal inmigrant, a politician has said.

A REVIEW into the Island’s benefits system will include an investigation into the number of people claiming long-term incapacity allowance who no longer live in Jersey, a Scrutiny panel has heard.