our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, has more.on. the queen's already named her. today she made her first visit onboard to commission hms queen elizabeth into service. almost lost in the cavernous hangar, still waiting for aircraft. as the daughter, wife and mother of naval officers, i recognise the unique demands our nation asks of you, and i will always value my special link with hms queen elizabeth, her ship's company and their families. the raising of the white ensign means she's now legally recognised as a royal navy warship. over the past few months, hms queen elizabeth and her 700 crew have been testing her at sea. she's the first of two new carriers. russia's already described her as a large convenient target, but the government insists she will be a potent weapon and symbol of british military power. this isn't just the largest warship ever built for the royal navy, it's also the most expensive, costing more than £3 billion. the f—35 jets that will eventually fly off her will cost billions more and this at a time when the

jonathan beale, bbc news, portsmouth.ay, which has been handed down for generations and has joined a prestigious list of cultural treasures. the custom, which includes hurling the dough into the air, has secured coveted world heritage status from unesco. james reynolds has a taste of the excitement. you might not think that pizza here in naples needs unesco protection, there are plenty of people queueing up, but it's now part of the world's intangible heritage. and if i can get back here, i want to show you how it's done. eugenio is the pizza maker, and unesco's decided that what he's doing here, have a look at how he's kneeding the dough, what he's doing here is unique to naples. it may be copied across the world, but it started here first. se felice, no? molto felice, molto felice. he's very happy. obviously a leading question. and then just have a look here at what happens to the world's intangible heritage. it goes into the oven for just about two minutes. it may be intangible, but in the end you can eat it. that's it

jonathan beale, bbc news.nsate a woman who said she'd been sexually abused by a bishop — that's according to a lawyer who reviewed the case. the former bishop of chichester, george bell, who died in 1958, was alleged to have repeatedly abused a young girl. the woman made a formal complaint in 1995 and, ten years later, won an apology and compensation from the church of england. our religious affairs correspondent, martin bashir, reports. scholar, priest and champion of the oppressed — george bell served as bishop of chichester for 30 years, until his death in 1958. but his reputation was suddenly challenged two years ago, when it emerged that this woman had made allegations that he'd abused her when she was a child. i want people to know that he might have been a hero, but heroes don't always do good things. the church apologised and paid her more than £16,000 for what it called a "devastating betrayal of trust". but supporters of bishop bell found the claims impossible to believe and demanded a review of the

jonathan beale, bbc news, portsmouth.stoke—on—trent, sunderland and swansea to the title. the people leading coventry‘s bid say winning will have a huge economic impact notjust on the city but also on the west midlands. colleen harris reports. this is a huge moment for coventry tonight. the city's rich heritage will be under the spotlight for a year. it's the birthplace of philip larkin the poet. and of the two tone ska movement. this is its chance to show the world everything it has to offer in culture. and the winner is... cove ntry. its rise from ghost town to host town has been sealed. it was youth at the heart of its bid and that clinched it for coventry, named tonight the uk city of culture 2021. that's fantastic news for the city. such a huge opportunity to make such a massive difference. it's amazing. i'm so excited. all that work we put in has really paid off. it's amazing. i'm so happy. i'm a product of coventry. i love the city and i'm so happy we did it. once the celebrations die down then the hard work will s

jonathan beale, bbc news. regulator is warning that the nhs workforce is at "crunch point" and it's calling on the government to act. in its annual report, the general medical council says the supply of new doctors is failing to keep pace with demand, and warns the service could suffer increasing pressure over the next 20 years. 0ur health correspondent, adina campbell, reports. another stark warning about the state of our nhs. this time, the gmc says it's concerned about the pressures and unease on doctors as they grapple with their growing workloads. in its latest report, it found that the supply of new doctors into the uk has not kept up with demand. with then dependence on non—uk qualified doctors some specialist areas. there was also a risk that some overseas doctors were being put off working in the uk. and an ongoing strain on doctors training. at the moment, we see our doctors day in, day out, doing a fantastic job, but we shouldn't take that for granted, and that's why things like the training environ

jonathan beale, bbc news.eremonial head of the royal marines. he's to replace his grandfather as captain general. the duke of edinburgh has held the position since 1953 when he was appointed following the death of king george vi. prince harry served in the army for ten years, including two tours in afghanistan. we will have a look at the headlines and this board an imminent. here is the weather. frosty and chilly this morning but things are warming up and that is how it will stay until christmas. the weather has been mild across scotland. it stays mild through tonight, notjust across scotland but right across the country. mild south—westerly winds. norfrost tonight. chilly if the skies clear in east anglia. what we have in store tomorrow, cloud across and wales. scotla nd tomorrow, cloud across and wales. scotland and northern ireland will be clearer. temperatures will get up to around 10 degrees in glasgow and 11 degrees in london. a relatively mild day. this is bbc news — the headlines. police believe they m

our defence correspondent, jonathan beale, sent this report.forget about defence cuts and fears of more. this is the day the nation‘s largest ever warship is commissioned into service. —— a day of pride. largest ever warship is commissioned into service. -- a day of pride. we have been on a long but committed journey to get to this point. this ship isa journey to get to this point. this ship is a key milestone on the journey. it has been one of the biggest engineering projects ever undertaken, a national endeavour involving more than 10,000 people across the uk, helping build this, the first of two massive new carriers, all assembled in rosyth. over the past two months, it has been tested at sea. russia has already described her as a large convenient tyrant. the government says it is a symbol of british military power. two years ago, the queen named her. today she made her first visit on board. in front of nearly 4000 guests in the cavernous hangar of the ship that will eventually hold aircraft. may your joint endeavours to uphold the high trad

jonathan beale, bbc news, portsmouth.for terror—related offences in the year to the end of september, a jump of 5a percent compared with the previous year. the increase was partly due to arrests made following terrorist attacks in london and manchester. police say a man, found strangled along with his daughter at his south london home, was a convicted sex offender. the bodies of noel and marie brown were found on monday. detectives are investigating a link with the sex offence, which happened in 1999, but say they had no evidence revenge was a motive for the murders. a fast—moving wildfire in southern california has hit the us state's main coastal highway and reached the pacific ocean, according to firefighters tackling the blaze. tens of thousands of homes — including some mansions belonging to celebrities — have been evacuated in an area north of los angeles. james cook reports. the american west was never really tamed. the weather here was always wild and dangerous, and after years of drought it now seems worse than ev

our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports.ier this month, amid much fanfare, the royal navy's largest, most expensive warship was being commissioned into service by the queen. i name this ship queen elizabeth. hailed as the most powerful capable warship ever to raise the white ensign. but what the navy did not say at the time was that she was leaking. according to the sun newspaper, a fault with a seal around one of the ship's propeller shafts has left her taking on up to 200 litres of water every hour. the problem was first identified during her sea trials earlier this year. a royal navy spokesman insisted the fault was now scheduled for repair and that it would not prevent the 65,000—tonne warship from sailing again early in the new year. it's not clear how easy or how much the repair will cost, but it's believed to be one of a number of snags that will have to be rectified by the contractors. the first f35 international delivery. meanwhile, mps have issued a warning about the cost of the new aircraft that will eventually fl

our defence correspondent jonathan beale reports.rgoing what looks like repairs around her stern. a diving suit hanging up suggesting they have already been investigating the problem. they found a leak around the seal of one of the massive propeller shafts. with hms elizabeth taking on around 200 litres of sea water every hour. this morning, the defence secretary was insistent it is not as serious or expensive. she‘s in portsmouth having repairs that are needed. this is the aim of the sea trials is to make sure that we look at the problems that occur. it will not cost the british taxpayer any money. she will be out in the new year continuing her sea trials. a true flagship for the 215t century... this is still embarrassing for the royal navy, less than two weeks ago, amid fanfare, the queen commissioned her into service. at the time, there was no mention of any fault as the £3 billion ship was handed over to the navy. the leak was discovered earlier this year while she was undergoing sea trials. it is now on a list of repairs that st

jonathan beale, bbc news, portsmouth. everyone, i'm at hull marina this morning and as carol was talking about, it is quite windy today! this of course was the city that was crowned city of culture last year and tonight we will find out who will be the next one. a lot of talk at the moment about what difference it can make to a city by getting this status. we'll be talking to people through the morning about that and we can chat with the council leader stephen about the difference it has made. good morning. tell us about what it has meant for hull. there's been a huge surge in confidence and a real pride that we've given a real good show this year. 90% of the residents in this city have taken part in cultural events, 350,000 in the first week alone in the cold days of january in the city centre. records have been broken in the museums and art galleries in the first quarter, over1 million people visited the city to have a look at what we've gotan city to have a look at what we've got an offer. there's been a new... there's

jonathan beale reports.he royal navy's largest, most expensive warship was being commissioned into service by the queen. i name this ship queen elizabeth. hailed as the most powerful capable warship ever to raise the white. what the navy did not say at the time was that she was leaking. according to the sun newspaper a fault with a seal around one of the propeller shaft has left are taking on up to 200 litres of water every hour. the problem was first identified during her sea trials earlier this year. a royal navy spokesman insisted the fault was now scheduled for repair and that it would not prevent the 65,000 ton warship from sailing again early in the new year. it is not clear how easy or how much the repair will cost, but it is believed to be one ofa number of cost, but it is believed to be one of a number of snags that will have to be rectified by the contractors. the first f35 international delivery. meanwhile mps have issued a warning about the cost of the new aircraft that will eventually fly off he

jonathan beale, bbc news.es to tackle "race bias" in the criminaljustice system in england and wales. it follows a report from the labour mp david lammy which found the system discriminated against people from ethnic minority backgrounds. thejustice secretary david lidington says work will be done on each of mr lammy‘s 35 recommendations, but it's understood a proposal aimed at boosting ethnic diversity among the judiciary has not been accepted. the grandparents a four girl who has been missing since may have appealed for help in finding her. eliana shand, who celebrates her birthday today, went missing from home in the summer. today, went missing from home in the summer. her grandparents appeal comes summer. her grandparents appeal co m es after summer. her grandparents appeal comes after evidence suggest is travelling with her mother, who has schizophrenia. we will have more on that story at around 10:30am when we will be hearing from eliana's rob ehrens when they explain why they have gone public with their

here's our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. they're the arteries of the information age.ights — russia. russia, in addition to new ships and submarines, continues to perfect both unconventional capabilities. can you imagine a scenario where those cables are cut or disrupted, which would immediately and potentially catastrophically affect both our economy and other ways of living? there's been a recent increase in russian submarine activity, with us intelligence officials also warning they've been aggressively operating in those areas where the cables are laid. the defence chief said britain and nato needed to match russia's fleet modernisation. but the royal navy's been shrinking. and with fears of yet more defence cuts, this was also a plea — for more resources. this kind of problem, and the protection of these assets, does require more naval effort. and, of course, the number of ships and submarines that we've got has been reducing over decades, actually. so it is a call for modernisation. so, just how real is this threat of cutting cables or tapping lines of communicat

with me is our defence correspondent jonathan beale. good morning.ere's so —— but as intelligence that somebody is trying to do this. us intelligence has spoken about russian submarines aggressively brittle in the area where some of these undersea cables are, so there are hundreds of thousands of miles of cable under the atlantic. between europe and america. the financial transactions that take place using these fibre—optic cables, as much as ten truly in dollars, £7 trillion. every day. it's her to say it would be catastrophic. —— it's fair to say. thinking about russia's wish and behaviour over crimea, secondly that russian as —— that russia is modernising its navy. a tenfold increase of submarine activity in the north atlantic. he is also worried about the way that russia is behaving in premier, it used information warfare. —— behaving in crimea. is is information warfare. —— behaving in crimea. isis partly information warfare. —— behaving in crimea. is is partly a information warfare. —— behaving in crimea. isis partly a page information warfare.