Weekly round-up: Stories you may have missed

From a mother stranded in Egypt as war broke out in the Middle East to a surge in inter-island flights and early sightings of hornets, there's been a wealth of news that the BBC has reported in the Channel Islands this week. Here's our round-up of some of the those stories.

A dog has made a "remarkable recovery" after a 140-mile journey to have spinal surgery.

Seven-year-old Eevee, a miniature schnauzer had been in such pain from a mystery neck ailment she had no quality of life and her owners Sarah Whitehead and partner Neil couldn't even touch her.

Eevee travelled from Jersey to be treated by Southern Counties Veterinary Specialists, (SCVS) in Ringwood, Hampshire by using 3D-printed guides for life-changing surgery.

Sarah said: "She is much happier, hasn't squealed once since we got her back, her tail's up, her eyes are brighter and she's barking and running around again like her old self".

A mother who was stranded in Egypt while her baby remained in Dubai has spoken of her relief at being reunited with her daughter.

Jersey-born Robyn Baker moved to the United Arab Emirates in 2022 but had travelled to Egypt for a three-day work trip before conflict engulfed the region.

When the airspace around Dubai closed, she was trapped in Egypt with no idea when she would be able to return home.

"The hardest part is I sleep with the baby monitor on when I'm travelling... I expect to be woken up to the sound of her crying and needing her nappy changed... but I'm being woken up by the sound of missiles... and I'm not there."

More people are flying between Guernsey and Jersey after a sharp jump in demand last month, the Guernsey States-owned airline Aurigny said.

The airline reported a 32% rise in passengers on the inter‑island route, carrying 5,574 people in February, compared with 4,235 a year earlier.

It was the strongest performance on the route in three years and came after Aurigny became the sole operator at the start of 2026, bosses said.

The airline has pushed cheaper fares, with one‑way tickets starting at £49.99, and most return trips costing under £100. Before Aurigny took over, many passengers were paying close to £200 for a return journey.

Islanders are being urged to keep an eye out for Asian hornet queens earlier than usual after a nest was discovered near a reservoir.

The nest was spotted high in a tree on 2 January beside St Saviour's Reservoir, and experts believe it had already produced new queens now likely to be hibernating across the island, said the States of Guernsey.

With temperatures rising, these queens may be emerging to search for food and places to build new nests.

People are being encouraged to watch for hornets on flowering camellias, or checking bird boxes and sheds where queens may try to settle.

A group of guinea pigs has been spotted roaming Jersey's north coast with no reason known as to how they got there.

The JSCPA said it received a call on Tuesday morning after a walker spotted six of the non-native creatures among brambles and gorse near the cliff path's at Devil's Hole in St Mary.

Head of service delivery Katie Kay said the team responded immediately and it was a sight staff described as "highly unusual". She added three out of six had been found so far.

"We definitely don't normally get calls for six guinea pigs out in the wild. We have no idea at the moment why they are here and we can't speculate."

It was the wettest February since records began in 1894, Jersey Met has confirmed.

Data shows 182.7mm of rain was recorded throughout the month at the Maison St Louis Observatory in St Saviour - more than double the 30-year average of 78.2mm.

A third (33.8%) of the month's total rainfall was recorded on just two days - Tuesday 17 and Wednesday, 18 February - when 61.8mm of rain was collected, Jersey Met said.

There were just three days without any measurable rainfall, it said.

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