Tim Beale News Today

Its tuesday 19th december. Im ben brown. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The royal navys new £3 billion Aircraft Carrier, hms Queen Elizabeth, is leaking. The navys future flagship, which was commissioned by the queen earlier this month, has a problem with one of its propeller shafts. Our defence correspondent Jonathan Beale reports. Earlier this month, amid much fanfare, the royal navys largest, most expensive warship was being commissioned into service by the queen. I name this ship Queen Eliza...

Profits dip in 2023 despite construction of record number of new homes

Keepmoat Homes boss says some confidence and stability has returned to the housing market

Partnership house-builders Keepmoat has posted financial results showing double-digit revenue growth but a similar fall in profits for its overseas owners.

<p>A newly published review of the CABI-led <a href="https://prise.org/about/#:~:text=PRISE%20models%20risk%20to%20crop,to%20growers%20in%20particular%20regions.">Pest Risk Information Service</a> (PRISE) project shows that smallholder farmers in four African countries who received pest alerts created using earth observation data benefitted from reduced crop losses and higher incomes compared to farmers who did not.</p> <p>This review is a keystone paper t...

Peter Barlow has taken on the role of regional managing director for the North West at the housebuilder.

Liverpool-based law firm Jackson Lees has expanded its family law team with the addition of a new solicitor. The team has welcomed Hollie Randles on

He brings over 20 years’ experience to the role

A bricklaying academy has been launched at a Yorkshire prison to help give ex-offenders the chance to build a more positive new life for themselves after release from jail.

Keepmoat and His Majesty’s Prison Service are tackling reoffending crime rates across Yorkshire with a new bricklaying academy, designed to enable prisoners to unlock employment opportunities on their release.