20 engraved cobble stones, called 'stolpersteines', are being laid in Jersey today, to commemorate islanders who were persecuted, imprisoned or deported by the Nazis during the occupation.

A fundraiser is taking place in St Helier today to raise money for Jersey Rescue Dogs and Our Shelter Halkida in Greece.

Three residents at Jersey Cheshire Home are looking for volunteers to help them decorate their wheelchairs.

Colleagues from an international travel company have completed an epic sea swimming challenge, circling Guernsey.

The daughter of Joseph Gillingham. Who died in a Nazi prison in March 1945, witnessed a memorial stone to her brave father laid outside their old family home.

15 stumbling stones, known as Stolpersteine, will be laid in Guernsey today, 26 July, to commemorate those killed or brutalised during the Occupation.

Celine Dion brought the curtain down on a rain-soaked but spectacular opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics - which also featured a performance from Lady Gaga on the banks of the River Seine.

The Paris Olympics is officially under way after a spectacular opening ceremony featuring the likes of Lady Gaga, Celine Dion and Zinedine Zidane.

Athletes floating by were immersed in a journey through French culture and values.

Celine Dion stunned viewers all over the world with a performance from the Eiffel Tower in Paris during the Olympics opening ceremony - the first since revealing she suffers from stiff person syndrome (SPS).

Justin Timberlake was not intoxicated when he was arrested for drink-driving, his lawyer has said as he seeks to have the charge dismissed.

Sometimes nothing compares to the real thing - as Dublin's wax museum discovered after it unveiled a figure of Irish singer Sinead O'Connor.

A hockey player chose to have part of his finger amputated so he could compete at the Paris Olympics.

A pitch invasion caused chaos at an Olympic football match between Argentina and Morocco - with a video review ruling out an equalising goal two hours after the game was suspended.

A six-acre island off the Devon coast - complete with private beach, fortifications and planning permission for a luxury hotel - has been put up for sale.