philip norman, thank— them was irreplaceable. philip norman, thank you _ them was irreplaceable. stories i will feature very largely in the papers tomorrow. thank you very much for that. the commander of the uk strike group has told the bbc that the uk will base more ships in asia, as it wants to demonstrate a stronger military presence. having departed the uk in may, hms queen elizabeth is currently docked in port in singapore — where its commodore steve moorhouse spoke to our reporter katie silver. this is the hms queen elizabeth. she's an impressive vessel — 280 metres in length, and taller than the niagara falls. she left the uk in may and has been travelling through asia, where the british navy has conducted joint military exercises with british allies, including south korea and here in singapore. most recently, she's been travelling through the south china sea — and it's being seen as a real demonstration of british military might. this is a part of the world where, you know, the navy has probably retreated. the last 20 years. but the recent review has made it quite clear,