Behind The Headlines

A fire spanning 20,000 square metres, that needed 400,000 litres of water to extinguish scorched Little Sark on Friday 10 July 2026.

Sark Fire and Rescue Service Chief Officer, Kevin Adams, showed Laura Clayton around the fire site just days later, and she also met some of the people who were first on the scene to tackle the fire - Community First Responder Glen Williams, and his stepson, Ollie Rapkin. 

A report into the MyGov project has found it was an "absolute disaster".

Boley Smillie - the States' Chief Executive and Head of the Public Service - told Laura Clayton what went wrong and what he is now doing to ensure the same mistakes can't happen again. 

April 21, 2026

On Friday night, Jersey's air links were thrown into chaos, as Blue Islands announced it was suspending operations with immediate effect, suspending all flights, and leaving passengers scrambling for answers.

Since then, our team have been piecing together what happened, what it means for Island connectivity, and what your rights are if you're one of the many passengers affected.

Julien Morel caught up with Consumer Council Chair Carl Walker...

November 15, 2025

When Leon Ogier suffered a cardiac arrest he was lucky that Simon Welch was driving past as his quick response helped to save Mr Ogier's life.

Mr Ogier and Mr Welch later met the emergency service personnel and Community First Responders who all arrived after the 999 call was made.

April 3, 2025

A recent article published by Bailiwick Express previewed a visit to Guernsey by a children’s author who addresses LGBTQ+ themes in her writing.

Concerns were raised on social media that the visiting author would be discussing themes unsuitable for young children, with hundreds of other comments taking the conversation in different directions.

In light of the interest in this article we invited a number of guests into our studio to discuss some of the topics that came out of it.

One of the women commenting on the article opposing the visit of the author was asked to come in but declined.

Ellie Jones from Liberate accepted the invitation and brought Tiny Bury and Joni Nettleship with her for a roundtable discussion, behind the headlines…

September 27, 2024

This week the Express team dust themselves off after Storm Ciaran battered the Channel Islands. 

Matthew Leach, Kit Hannah, Nick Mann and Laura Clayton talk about the damage wrought upon the island, the action plan in place to protect us and how the community pulled together during a particularly difficult night…

November 3, 2023

It’s been a very busy week with a notable team member missing, but the team were still able to work on some of the most pressing stories of the last seven days.

This included further work on the electricity strategy and the deteriorating power station, interviews with inspirational young sportspeople and a story about a robot line marker.

Join Matthew Leach, Nick Mann and Laura Clayton for this week's 'Behind the Headlines'.

June 9, 2023

Join Matthew Leach, Kit Hannah, Nick Mann and Laura Clayton, as the Bailiwick Express team goes 'Behind the Headlines' to talk about the stories they worked on this week.

June 2, 2023

Join the team at the Bailiwick Express for a look back on this week's biggest stories.