of mm canterbu . uestions mount canterbu uestions mount for of canterbu . uestions mount for the canterbury questions mount for the church of england about who knew about prolific child abuserjohn smyth. the end of the line for train companies who disproportionately chase customers over dodging fares — the government's expected to announce a review after a graduate faced prosecution over a£1.90 mistake. hundreds ofjobs could go at the post office as it's due to announce a radical shake up of the business. in sport. arsenal beatjuventus to continue a stellar run of form. arsenal beat juventus to continue a stellar run of form.— stellar run of form. some mist and fou and stellar run of form. some mist and fog and frost _ stellar run of form. some mist and fog and frost around _ stellar run of form. some mist and fog and frost around this _ stellar run of form. some mist and fog and frost around this morning. | fog and frost around this morning. more cloud in the northern yesterday and it will turn colder through the weekend, especially into next week. and the extraordinary story of a beluga whale caught up in a russian spying row. it's wednesday the 13th of november. there are calls for more senior members of the church

of england to face questions about what they knew about the prolific child abuserjohn smyth. yesterday, the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, resigned and expressed a "profound sense of shame", after he was criticised for failing to ensure allegations of physical, sexual and psychological abuse of boys and young men were reported. graham satchell reports. for more than a decade, justin welby has been the master of ceremonies at the centre of british life. i therefore proclaim that they are husband and wife. the wedding of prince harry and meghan. the funeral of queen elizabeth and the coronation that followed. now he's gone — his resignation a moment of history in itself. it's an unprecedented situation. this hasn't happened before in the long, long history of the church of england.

what will be in some ways the bigger challenge is the challenge of systemic safeguarding failings in the church. this is what the report highlights. i'm john smyth. it was the failure of the church to protect boys from this man, john smyth, that ultimately led tojustin welby�*s resignation. smyth has been described as the most prolific serial abuser ever associated with the church of england. in his resignation statement, mr welby says, "the makin review has exposed the long maintained conspiracy of silence about the heinous abuses ofjohn smyth. it's very clear that i must take personal and institutional responsibility for the long and retraumatising period between 2013 and 2024." it's incumbent upon senior leaders in any organisation, not just the church, to set the tone and model the good behaviour for others in their organisation to follow. and this is, of course, critically true in relation to safeguarding.

this may not be the end of the affair for the church of england. the makin review highlights four current serving bishops who also knew about smyth's behaviour — something many in the church say now needs to be addressed. where there have been failures in safeguarding practice, those should be investigated. appropriate and proportionate action should be taken with anyone who has failed in safeguarding terms. justin welby may have gone, but accusations of a cover—up remain. whoever is chosen as the next archbishop knows they will have work to do to regain trust, which is hard won and easily lost. graham satchell, bbc news. our political correspondent harry farleyjoins us now outside lambeth palace. where does this now leave the church of england? n where does this now leave the church of en . land? ~ where does this now leave the church

of encland? ~ ., , of england? i think it leaves them facin: of england? i think it leaves them facing calls _ of england? i think it leaves them facing calls for— of england? i think it leaves them facing calls for other _ of england? i think it leaves them facing calls for other senior - of england? i think it leaves them facing calls for other senior clergy to resign over what they knew about john smyth's abuse and when. particularly their failure to act on it and do enough to make sure allegations were followed up. survivors ofjohn smyth point out it was neverjust aboutjustin welby. was never just aboutjustin welby. there are many others who knew about the abuse, including several serving bishops. more broadly, it leaves the church of england beginning to think about who the next archbishop of canterbury might be. as well as the manner in which he has resigned, i thinkjustin welby will be remembered as a political archbishop. he was frequently on the front pages for talking about social issues such as the war on a payday lender and also criticism of the government on certain welfare policies and most memorably his

attacks on the previous government's rwanda policy which he described as cruel and against the nature of god. i think he will be remembered for social interventions. the process for choosing the new archbishop will be long and i do note expect the next archbishop of canterbury to be announced for several months. and now more of today's news including changes in the way people who make mistakes buying rail tickets. the government is set to announce an independent review into rail prosecutions, following a number of cases where train companies have taken disproportionate action against passengers. last month, a graduate from manchester was facing prosecution over a mistake that meant he'd paid £1.90 less for a ticket than he should have. our transport correspondent sean dilley reports. these ticket inspectors are looking for fare dodgers. show me the pass you used. they cost train companies

and the taxpayer hundreds of millions of pounds each year. he's got a different pass on him. the lights went off. and that means higherfares. but the bbc has been told that the government is concerned about cases where disproportionate action is being taken against passengers who have made genuine mistakes. passengers like sam williamson, an engineering graduate who was caught out by complicated terms and conditions that meant he should not have used his 16 to 25 railcard for travel in the morning peak, despite being issued with a ticket that said it was valid at any time. i was pretty shocked, as you might expect. i did my best to try and resolve it on the spot. you know, offered to buy a new ticket, pay the difference, or even accept a penalty fare if absolutely necessary. but i was told this would have to be escalated straight to a travel incident report. and then about a month after that happened, i got the letter from northern telling me that if i didn't respond to them within two weeks, they would proceed with legal action. sam's experience led

to the department for transport ordering northern to review cases like his. eventually, his case was dropped and all live prosecutions in similar circumstances were withdrawn. the publicly owned company said it would review historical cases, too. now, the bbc understands the transport secretary, louise haigh, is poised to commission an independent review by the rail regulator the office for rail and road. it's understood there are no plans to strip train operators of their prosecution powers for violent and abusive passengers, or those who deliberately evade fares. key questions, though — how clear are the terms and conditions? how are they communicated to passengers? and most importantly of all, when is criminal prosecution the right step? sean dilley, bbc news. donald trump has confirmed that the tech billionaire elon musk will lead a new government efficiency department. mr musk will be tasked with cutting what mr trump's team describes as "wasteful expenditure".

musk became a key ally to trump during his campaign, reportedly spending well over $100 million to help the republican win. former labour prime minister gordon brown has said the government should reconsider the two—child benefit cap because it is "trapping families in poverty". he told the i paper there needed to be a complete review of the policy that was introduced by the conservative government in 2017. 0ur chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. reno keir starmer has been talking about reviewing this. it sounds like gordon brown wants more. that about reviewing this. it sounds like gordon brown wants more.- gordon brown wants more. that is riaht, gordon brown wants more. that is riuht, it gordon brown wants more. that is right. it has _ gordon brown wants more. that is right, it has been _ gordon brown wants more. that is right, it has been a _ gordon brown wants more. that is right, it has been a difficult - gordon brown wants more. that is right, it has been a difficult issue i right, it has been a difficult issue for the labour government since they got into office injuly. it was difficult for the labour party before then. the two child benefit cap prevents claiming means tested

benefits for any third child or any subsequent children they have. the concern of lots in the labour party is that fuels child poverty. within days of getting into government, this labour government suspended seven of their mps for voting to overhaul the cap. that has not staunch concerns in the labour movement more widely. gordon brown was speaking yesterday to bbc north—east. in was speaking yesterday to bbc north-east— was speaking yesterday to bbc north-east. �* , ., north-east. in the budget they made a chance in north-east. in the budget they made a change in the _ north-east. in the budget they made a change in the way _ north-east. in the budget they made a change in the way benefits - north-east. in the budget they made a change in the way benefits were. i a change in the way benefits were. they are _ a change in the way benefits were. they are looking at everything from the two _ they are looking at everything from the two child rule, to benefit caps and deductions but basically over the past — and deductions but basically over the past 14 years, i am afraid benefits _ the past 14 years, i am afraid benefits were frozen for many years. and new _ benefits were frozen for many years. and new insidious requirements were introduced _ and new insidious requirements were introduced and i think that will be looked _ introduced and i think that will be looked at — introduced and i think that will be looked at. it introduced and i think that will be looked at. ., introduced and i think that will be looked at. ._ , ' introduced and i think that will be looked at. , ' , . , introduced and i think that will be lookedat. , ' , ., ,, . looked at. it may be 14 years since gordon brown _ looked at. it may be 14 years since gordon brown was _ looked at. it may be 14 years since gordon brown was prime - looked at. it may be 14 years since gordon brown was prime ministerl looked at. it may be 14 years since i

gordon brown was prime minister but he has listened closely to at the top of the labour party by many and he has made forthright and similar comments to the i newspaper, looking at child poverty which he says is more of a problem than pensioner poverty. the government is conducting a review of child poverty policy and there will be a report in the spring. the government told the bbc they are developing an ambitious strategy to give all children the best start in life. and they referred to reducing the rate at which debt repayments have to be made by people on universal credit. the government has said failing hospitals will be named and shamed in league tables and managers replaced if nhs trusts do not improve. hospitals will be ranked on their finances, delivery of services, patient access to care and the competency of their

leadership. the health secretary wes streeting has said the new reforms will ensure that waiting times are cut and money is well spent, while nhs leaders say the scoring could demoralise staff and leave out contextual issues such as staff shortages. several parts of spain are bracing for more rain. it is two weeks after flash floods caused devastation in eastern spain, several areas of the country are on alert, with further torrential rain forecast. precautions are being taken in many areas of valencia, a radical shake up of the post office will be announced later, with hundreds of head office job losses expected and more than 100 branches at risk of closure. it's part of a wider transformation of the business with the aim of more money ending up in the pockets of sub—postmasters. business correspondent emma simpson reports.

the post office has barely been out of the headlines this year, dealing with the fallout of the horizon it scandal. but it's also having to think about the future. i swear by almighty god. big changes are afoot driven by this man, nigel railton, the new post office chairman. when he gave evidence here at the post office inquiry, he was asked about his strategic review of the business. we needed a new dealfor postmasters, notjust economically, but in terms of operationally. and secondly, we needed to reverse the polarity of the post office. and what i mean by that is to put the postmasters at the centre, not the current centre being at the centre, with the current centre actually becoming, if you like, a service function properly to the postmasters. that's likely to mean big cuts here at the post office head office. hundreds ofjobs could go. 115 crown offices are also at risk, with more than 1200 employees. these branches are owned and directly managed by the post office, but loss—making. it's understood the post office

is looking at running them as a franchise operation instead. the dvla are saying no. jerry brown is one of thousands of small self—employed subpostmasters. he welcomes the idea of a slimmed—down centre that will hopefully put more money in his pocket. well, the most important thing is an increase in our remuneration, in our pay. we've been starved of cash. 0ur income has been cut, services have been cut and it's made it impossible to run a post office and produce any kind of personal income, any kind of profit for our businesses. the new chair will outline his plans this morning in a call with all his employees, along with the thousands of subpostmasters around the country. emma simpson, bbc news. it has a wave pool three times the size of wembley football pitch and now europe's largest inland surfing

resort is open for business, in edinburgh. lost shore. it cost £60 million to build. 0perators say it will change the face of surfing in scotland forever by offering a space for experienced surfers and a safer place for people to learn surfing. an alternative to open ocean surfing, which can be challenging if you are just starting out. you can do it side by side. it is the reliability of the waves. it looks like great fun. i am telling you this, it looks cold. it does not mean we are more reliable surfing. it looks very cold indeed. good morning. if you think that is cold, wait until next week. it looks like it will turn colder next week but this

morning, it is a cold start for some with frost around. 0nce morning, it is a cold start for some with frost around. once again some fog. that will mostly lift but like yesterday, it could drag its heels in northern ireland. there will be sunshine but not necessarily everywhere. we have a weather front across scotland and northern ireland introducing cloud and light rain. most fog will lift, some of it into low cloud. we will see sunshine particularly as we push south. fewer showers in the far south—east and it will not be as breezy but still breezy across the english channel. temperatures 10—13. through the evening and overnight, we will see mist and fog patches form. light rain sink southwards into southern england overnight. breezy in the north sea coastline. and these are

the overnight low temperatures. 6—9. under clear skies across the south before the weather front arrives, temperatures could fall down to about three degrees. we start tomorrow on a cloudy note. fog tending to lift with rain in the south. moving away. here it will brighten up. we could see brighter skies develop in parts of north—east scotland. temperatures 11—14. still a bad average this time of year. but it will change next week when it will be quite cold. it already feels cold this morning. you are in for a shock. it's the latest example of how the nhs can use technology — drones delivering medical supplies and blood test samples to dramatically cut down delivery time and help patients avoid long waits. following successful trials, the initiative is now being launched at a trust in london,

allowing drones to fly from one hospital site to another. 0ur health editor hugh pym has more. and that's the drone in the air. a drone with a difference — high above london and carrying a blood sample for the nhs. day one of a new service to get test results a lot quicker for patients. so how did we get here? transplant patient rosalind is one who will benefit. i'm going to do your blood today. and it's her blood sample that instead of travelling by road, will go by air to a specialist lab at st thomas' hospital. it means she can be off home with her test results faster. i think it's a brilliant idea. last week when i was here, i had to wait about three hours for my bloods to come back. so if the bloods can come back before i leave the clinic, i think that's a win—win, it's really good.

from arm to vial, then into a thermos and a flying envelope. this is seen as the future for the nhs. for the doctor whose brainchild this was, his childhood was the inspiration. so i'm originally from afghanistan. my parents fled the war. and as i was growing up, i was always thinking about drones. they were on my mind for the very wrong reason. it became very apparent to me that we were using this technology to deliver death and destruction, and ijust wondered why we couldn't use the same quite sophisticated tech to deliver blood and vital medical equipment for our nhs instead. and that's where the inspiration comes from. whilst the blood sample is in flight for less than two minutes, it takes the camera crew nearly half an hour to get to the lab. as well as being quicker, the drone is a greener and cheaper way to transport samples. we can fly unmanned drones rather than having to put couriers in vans to drive to and fro across london, so it should enable us to provide better care at a lower unit cost. the blood'sjourney ends here.

the specialist lab will now test and report back at speed. and this isjust the beginning. a network of drones connecting all of the hospitals in london would be hugely beneficial to enable each individual trust to enjoy some of the specialist pathological laboratories elsewhere. drones certainly won't solve all the problems in the nhs, but they could help create a higher level of performance. hugh pym, bbc news. incredible story. let's take a look at today's papers. many of today's papers leading with the news of the archbishop of ca nterbury�*s resignation. the mirror says justin welby spoke of his "sorrow" for smyth's victims and expressed a "profound sense of shame" over how he handled the incident. and the times report on government plans to introduce a system of performance league tables for all nhs services.

wes streeting says he wants to see a policy of "zero tolerance for failure". we will ask him how that means and how he will work that when he is here at 7.30. while the i paper leads on the "rare invervention" by the former prime minister gordon brown, who is challenging the government's decision to keep the two—child cap on benefits. he tells the paper there needs to be a complete review of the child poverty policy. and the sun reports on the speculation around who could replace gary lineker as the host of match of the day. the paper claims the bbc wants mark chapman and kelly somers to alternate as hosts. it says that is not necessarily going to plan. no statement on that from the bbc yet. inside the times newspaper a great story about how you tell which is the best type of dog to get if you want a clever, intelligent dog. we have a lot of clever dogs on the programme.

apparently one to get is one with a small brain. in tests, doberman and rottweiler dogs scored highest for short—term memory features even though their brain is small compared to their body. big brained dogs like yorkshire terriers may be not so clever. does it mean a clever dog is a dog that obeys? can be trained. 0r that obeys? can be trained. or is clever enough to argue and do its own thing? i have never met a dog that can argue. actually i have, i have met some cheeky dogs. yesterday we were talking about bike safety and police warned people not to go out tracking their own bikes. double lock your bike. 0ur colleague, the bbc�*s economics editor was on the today programme and he revealed his own bike had been stolen and he was able to watch it and track it on his phone going

around acton and park royal and shepherd's bush in london. he put out a warning and said whoever took my bike from shepherd's bush, the brakes are rubbish. i wonder what is the likelihood of him getting the bike back. the daily star reports that the loch ness monster will be found. proof that it will be found. awarded for their dedication to the cause — the 3 dads — mike, andy and tim, who became friends and campaigners