:01:36. > :01:48.When you're next to it, is ht impressive?
:01:49. > :02:04.She is absolutely cold sore. Almost 1000 feet long. `` colossal. The new
:02:05. > :02:10.ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth, hs three times bigger than HMS illustrious.
:02:11. > :02:14.Building the ship has been ` gigantic task, involving people
:02:15. > :02:18.right around the country. That includes many on the south coast.
:02:19. > :02:32.Today's naming ceremony was a big event. It was a special cerdmony for
:02:33. > :02:39.a special ship. Prime Minister was among the guests. The country's
:02:40. > :02:47.largest ever worship was christened by the Queen. I name this ship Queen
:02:48. > :02:55.Elizabeth. May God bless her and all who sail in her. For the sahlors
:02:56. > :03:01.already serving on the carrher, it was a ceremony they will always
:03:02. > :03:07.remember. It is a privilege to be part of this. It is a
:03:08. > :03:13.once`in`a`lifetime chance. Ht is a massive project. To be part of it,
:03:14. > :03:20.I'm very proud. This is the first aircraft carrier we have had any
:03:21. > :03:27.long time so to be able to do this is a big thing. Already, thd ship's
:03:28. > :03:30.first captain has been appohnted. He says this ship will be the jewel in
:03:31. > :03:35.the crown of the UK's milit`ry assets. The Queen Elizabeth coming
:03:36. > :03:39.into service underlined the importance of maritime history and
:03:40. > :03:42.strategy and where we must go to ensure our security at home and to
:03:43. > :03:50.promote and protect our intdrests around the world. The new ahrcraft
:03:51. > :03:53.carrier is now structurally complete but on`board there is still much to
:03:54. > :03:59.do to get her ready for her first the trials.
:04:00. > :04:02.Portsmouth's future as a naval base is bound up with this first carrier
:04:03. > :04:05.` and parts of the second c`rrier are currently under construction
:04:06. > :04:07.there. So what was the reaction in what will become HMS Queen
:04:08. > :04:14.Elizabeth's home port? Frankie Peck is there now.
:04:15. > :04:21.In just over two and a half years' time, HMS Queen Elizabeth whll enter
:04:22. > :04:24.the Solent and come to Portsmouth harbour for the first time.
:04:25. > :04:32.Portsmouth is proud of its naval maritime history and tradithons But
:04:33. > :04:37.it has been tarnished by job losses in the city. Earlier today, I went
:04:38. > :04:43.with the people of Portsmouth to take a look. In pro today for
:04:44. > :04:46.Portsmouth. Hundreds of people turned out to watch the namhng
:04:47. > :04:52.ceremony, being shown live hn the historic dockyard. Next door, HMS
:04:53. > :04:57.victory, a reminder of how far the Navy's flagships have developed We
:04:58. > :05:02.have used our strengths to the best of our ability and I am protd that
:05:03. > :05:08.we can look at that ship today and think about what it will me`n for
:05:09. > :05:14.people from Portsmouth and Southampton. Large sections of the
:05:15. > :05:19.carrier were built in the chty. But with work in the shipyard coming to
:05:20. > :05:23.an end this summer, the pride of Portsmouth's involvement has been
:05:24. > :05:28.offset by the loss of 1100 jobs The announcement was made on a dreary
:05:29. > :05:31.day last November. It is a bittersweet moment. We are
:05:32. > :05:35.celebrating today but there is a lot of disappointment that people will
:05:36. > :05:41.be leaving shipbuilding in Portsmouth. That will be thd end of
:05:42. > :05:43.500 years of building ships. And all question has been brought forward,
:05:44. > :05:49.should shipbuilding leave Portsmouth? We would very mtch like
:05:50. > :05:54.to see it kept in Portsmouth. Our students remain in Portsmouth all of
:05:55. > :06:04.their lives so it is not good for us. A lot of people will lose their
:06:05. > :06:09.jobs. Hears ex`Navy, so when he was in Portsmouth it was a thriving
:06:10. > :06:15.naval time. Of course, now ht is nearly all gone. It is good that we
:06:16. > :06:20.keep up and help around the UK with ship holding. It was a diffdrent
:06:21. > :06:23.picture six years ago when the contracts were signed in Portsmouth
:06:24. > :06:30.for the Navy's new aircraft carriers. Portsmouth was getting big
:06:31. > :06:35.orders for the shipyard. Now, after a turbulent year, Portsmouth is
:06:36. > :06:45.looking to the future to secure as many jobs as possible looking after
:06:46. > :06:53.the new chips. `` ships. Wh`t happens next? The next step is for
:06:54. > :06:57.HMS Queen Elizabeth to get her bottom wet for the first tile when
:06:58. > :07:04.she is floated out of this dnormous drydock. Then they will completely
:07:05. > :07:10.fit out the inside and she should arrive in Portsmouth in the early
:07:11. > :07:14.part of 2017. What about thd second carrier? Large parts of the second
:07:15. > :07:19.carrier, HMS Prince of Wales, are already here. Those giant blocks
:07:20. > :07:25.will be moved into this drydock which is currently occupied by HMS
:07:26. > :07:32.Queen Elizabeth. HMS Prince of Wales will be identical to this ship
:07:33. > :07:40.behind me. What is the latest on the aircraft deal? There are hints that
:07:41. > :07:45.the Government is close to ordering the first jets. That may happen in
:07:46. > :07:51.the next few weeks. We may see that at the Fairford air show or at
:07:52. > :07:56.Farnborough. You have followed the story from the beginning. How would
:07:57. > :08:00.you assess the importance of today? It is hugely significant th`t this
:08:01. > :08:02.project went through a roller`coaster of decision`laking.
:08:03. > :08:09.Eventually, they decided to go ahead. This ship will be in service
:08:10. > :08:11.for 50 years. At the Navy s`ys, the last captain of this ship h`s not
:08:12. > :08:15.yet been born. Thank you very much. He survived the 9/11 terror attacks
:08:16. > :08:20.in New York. But Courtenay @llan, from Hampshire, was to die `lmost
:08:21. > :08:23.two years later while at work off the French coast. Today, his family
:08:24. > :08:26.have spoken of their relief after the Chinese company he was working
:08:27. > :08:28.for, was convicted of corporate manslaughter. It marks the dnd of
:08:29. > :08:44.their eleven year fight for justice. We made a pact we would leave no
:08:45. > :08:50.stone unturned and we could not rest our heads until we got to the truth.
:08:51. > :08:57.And your fight for their father Courtenay Allan on board thhs cargo
:08:58. > :09:02.ship in July 2003. He fell 60 feet down a lift shaft after circuits
:09:03. > :09:09.were rewired to overwrite the safety mechanism. The company who owned the
:09:10. > :09:14.ship has been motto "we takd it personally". That is somethhng Mr
:09:15. > :09:19.Alan's sons can identify with. It has taken more than a decadd to
:09:20. > :09:22.uncover who was responsible. It was an English person in French water on
:09:23. > :09:28.the Chinese owned ship soap was always going to be compensated. We
:09:29. > :09:32.had to push as hard as we c`n. The company have unfortunately put
:09:33. > :09:37.roadblocks in our way. They tried to wear us down. A French court has
:09:38. > :09:39.ruled that Courtenay Allan's death was corporate manslaughter `nd the
:09:40. > :09:46.company have been fined 50,000 euros. Getting this judgement has
:09:47. > :09:51.cost the family much more. We spent the last 11 years learning lift
:09:52. > :09:56.mechanics and electronics. So we could actually understand what
:09:57. > :10:02.happened and pinpoint what happened. Courtenay Allan worked for the
:10:03. > :10:07.company for 37 years, mainlx from here in Southampton. Tragic`lly his
:10:08. > :10:14.death happened just two years after he was a survivor of the 910 terror
:10:15. > :10:19.attacks in New York. In a statement, the company said the
:10:20. > :10:25.closure of this long`running matter would be in the best interests of
:10:26. > :10:28.all concerned. Very bittersweet but we can hold our heads up high
:10:29. > :10:36.because we have done things in a dignified manner, as our father
:10:37. > :10:42.would expect us to. Ben is now bringing up his own family. This
:10:43. > :10:46.grandson that Courtenay All`n never met. There is a chance this case
:10:47. > :10:49.will go to appeal but because of the pact they made, the brothers will
:10:50. > :10:52.continue to fight in their father's memory.
:10:53. > :10:55.The inquest into a former Royal Navy sailor who died after drinkhng a
:10:56. > :10:58.bottle of fruit juice he did not know had been laced with cocaine,
:10:59. > :11:01.has been adjourned. His famhly wants the coroner to call a jury to
:11:02. > :11:04.consider the case. Lawyers for relatives of Jerome Lewis s`y
:11:05. > :11:07.because he was working to hdlp shift a consignment of the importdd drink,
:11:08. > :11:10.the law says his death should be examined by a jury. They also want
:11:11. > :11:14.the woman who had asked Mr Lewis for his help moving the bottles at a
:11:15. > :11:16.Southampton shipping firm to be called to give her evidence in
:11:17. > :11:20.A woman was rescued from a burning car by a passing motorist after she
:11:21. > :11:22.crashed in West Sussex. The collision happened shortly before
:11:23. > :11:24.midnight in Common Hill, West Chiltington. It's been reported that
:11:25. > :11:28.the driver of the car was dragged to safety by a member of the ptblic,
:11:29. > :11:31.before the emergency servicds arrived. She sustained a cut to her
:11:32. > :11:38.Still to come in this evening's South Today: the family fight for a
:11:39. > :11:46.medal ` sibling rivalry at the Commonwealth Games.
:11:47. > :11:50.Concerns have been raised about safety standards on a level crossing
:11:51. > :11:52.in Poole. Network Rail says the pedestrianised High Street has by
:11:53. > :11:57.far the highest risk crossing in the region. But despite the inchdent
:11:58. > :12:01.rate, there are no plans to change it. Nor is it on the list of level
:12:02. > :12:13.crossings to be closed. Paul Clifton reports.
:12:14. > :12:19.25,000 April a day walk across the railway here. You do not have to
:12:20. > :12:26.watch for a long to spot people racing the following barriers. ``
:12:27. > :12:30.people. This is the highest risk crossing in the region. Warning
:12:31. > :12:34.signs are clear and, for people in a hurry, there is a bridge. The
:12:35. > :12:39.crossing is controlled by CCTV cameras. There is plenty of footage
:12:40. > :12:43.like this. It is monitored by a signalman 60 miles away in
:12:44. > :12:47.Basingstoke. Not an easy task. Network Rail would be happy to close
:12:48. > :12:51.it given the high risk of the crossing, however, it would not be
:12:52. > :12:55.feasible without an access for all the rich and would involve
:12:56. > :13:01.compulsory purchase and a htge time redevelopment. This woman works in
:13:02. > :13:06.the High Street and was caught last month between closed barriers. The
:13:07. > :13:12.metal piece of the Gateshead to be on the neck. I carried on and looked
:13:13. > :13:21.back and a lady with a pushchair was stuck on the white part of the date.
:13:22. > :13:24.Some zero dragged her out. Recent incidents include people
:13:25. > :13:27.deliberately lifting the barriers, drunks playing chicken with the
:13:28. > :13:34.trains and a motorised wheelchair which got stuck on the tracks. It is
:13:35. > :13:38.our highest area of risk on the railway. We do not have unddr
:13:39. > :13:42.percent control of it. We rdly on members of the public to listen to
:13:43. > :13:46.warnings and understand risks and take them seriously. Network Rail
:13:47. > :13:50.has closed 800 crossings in five years. It plans to close 500 more.
:13:51. > :13:56.But here, Network Rail says there is little more it can do. People will
:13:57. > :14:05.be red traffic lights, it s`ys, so why do they not obey the red lights
:14:06. > :14:10.at level crossings? Now let's get the sport.
:14:11. > :14:12.The Fletcher family have bedn part of the furniture at Pinewood judo
:14:13. > :14:15.club in Berkshire for gener`tions. In Glasgow, two siblings will be
:14:16. > :14:18.going for gold, in the latest of our Commonwealth Games profiles I've
:14:19. > :14:40.been to meet Ben and Megan Fletcher` on the judo mat.
:14:41. > :14:48.Judo returns to the Commonwdalth Games in Glasgow and these two
:14:49. > :14:54.siblings are ready to go for glory. Then and Megan Fletcher havd judo in
:14:55. > :15:05.their blood. In the latest of a long line of stars to emerge frol the
:15:06. > :15:10.Pinewood judo club in Berkshire Then is 22 and a recent gold
:15:11. > :15:17.medallist. His sister, Megan, funds are training by working part`time.
:15:18. > :15:22.Then competes in the under 000 kilo class and Megan in the under 70s.
:15:23. > :15:26.The pair bounce off each other while on the roads during competitions.
:15:27. > :15:31.Being family helps. It is great Especially more recently as we are
:15:32. > :15:37.going away together it is good to have someone, obviously all your
:15:38. > :15:43.team`mates are with you, but I never get as nervous with anybody else. If
:15:44. > :15:49.somebody is also a good judo player and goes away with you and watches
:15:50. > :15:56.how you fight, it is like lhving with your coach, almost. Thhs club
:15:57. > :16:02.has produced champions like this one in 1992. Overseeing them was the
:16:03. > :16:15.club sends a until his death earlier this year. `` teacher. He w`s a man
:16:16. > :16:19.of not many words. There was a lot of stuff we did at the club that is
:16:20. > :16:22.ingrained in you as a Pinewood player. He always expected xou to do
:16:23. > :16:26.your best and train hard. Those are the things ingrained in you. He
:16:27. > :16:31.didn't need to say anything. He would be proud of us. They light not
:16:32. > :16:37.say it, but he would be protd and want us to do well and reprdsent the
:16:38. > :16:43.club. The siblings are aiming high in Glasgow. I want to be on the top
:16:44. > :16:53.the podium and it will not be easy. But I believe I can do it. We both
:16:54. > :16:59.could. We could both get medals Very good luck to them.
:17:00. > :17:02.Southampton have turned down an offer from Liverpool for defender
:17:03. > :17:05.Dejan Lovren. The offer falls well short of the 20 million pounds which
:17:06. > :17:08.has been reported. Meanwhild Saints fans were handed a small boost today
:17:09. > :17:10.amid unsettling times the tdam unveiled its new first team shirt
:17:11. > :17:13.today, which revealed a rettrn to the traditional red and white
:17:14. > :17:15.striped shirt design. Jay Rodriguez, James Ward`Prowse and Jose Fonte
:17:16. > :17:19.were chosen to model the shhrts which go on sale on the 19th July.
:17:20. > :17:26.They respect elation that C`llum Wilson might move a step closer
:17:27. > :17:29.Three T20 games are in play now including Sussex, Surrey and
:17:30. > :17:32.Hampshire. Follow them on local radio. Meanwhile Michael Carberry
:17:33. > :17:35.has signed a new three year contract extension at Hampshire. The 33 year
:17:36. > :17:38.old has committed his futurd at the Ageas Bowl until 2017 and s`id he
:17:39. > :17:41.hopes to add more silverward to his collection of achievements `t the
:17:42. > :17:43.county. Hampshire said they were delighted Carberry would be around
:17:44. > :17:53.Mention the artist Vincent Van Gogh and you'll probably think of
:17:54. > :17:55.sunflowers and the French countryside, but probably not
:17:56. > :17:58.Reading. In a roundabout wax, though, the town may have granted
:17:59. > :18:00.one of the artist's last wishes With his talents largely
:18:01. > :18:03.unrecognised, just before hhs death in 1890, Van Gogh said he w`nted to
:18:04. > :18:06.see his work hung in a cafe. Fast forward 124 years and that's what
:18:07. > :18:10.happened to a painting thought to be by Van Gogh. Nikki Mitchell has the
:18:11. > :18:31.With little pomp and ceremony, what we are told is Bangkok's hotses is
:18:32. > :18:38.hung on the wall of a humbld cafe. `` Vincent van Gogh. It is `n
:18:39. > :18:48.incredible thing to happen here It is great to see these great works of
:18:49. > :18:53.art. This display is alreadx proving controversial as the painting is
:18:54. > :18:59.part of a huge private colldction and has yet to be authentic`ted The
:19:00. > :19:03.owner says it was bought by his great`grandfather in the 1920s and
:19:04. > :19:09.is adamant it is genuine. Hd hopes it will hang in a permanent gallery
:19:10. > :19:15.when premises can be found. We have been trying to enhance what the town
:19:16. > :19:20.can offer in terms of art. Ht is bringing my family collection to the
:19:21. > :19:28.time. Even with the painting close enough to touch, no one day. It is
:19:29. > :19:33.an unusual situation to sit with the copy next to the painting. Such a
:19:34. > :19:38.big artist and four to be jtst across the road from my own artwork
:19:39. > :19:46.is amazing. This morning's breakfast with a van Gogh mark the beginning
:19:47. > :19:54.of the Festival opener at. We are filling open space with arthsts
:19:55. > :19:59.People don't often see at. Sadly, this painting has had to be locked
:20:00. > :20:13.away again to keep it safe. Amazing. Good to a cafe and see a
:20:14. > :20:16.van Gogh. Onto the weather. Goodbye warmth, hello rain. Good for
:20:17. > :20:19.farmers. Seagulls in the sunshine at Milford
:20:20. > :20:31.on Sea, by Suzanne O'Connell. We're already seeing rain in some
:20:32. > :20:46.western parts. That will spread its weak Easter. It could be he`vy at
:20:47. > :21:21.times. `` eastwards. We will see some
:21:22. > :21:23.the showers but there will be some heavy showers. Tomorrow night, it
:21:24. > :21:37.turns quiet and the showers will die away. It will be a lot cooldr
:21:38. > :23:14.MUSIC PLAYS sleeping. Sunday is
:23:15. > :23:20.MUSIC PLAYS It is our 40th year. We are proud we
:23:21. > :23:33.can claim the title of the longest`running speed arts festival
:23:34. > :23:37.in the UK. `` Street. We have people from all over the world comhng to
:23:38. > :23:46.perform here this weekend in Winchester. You do not have to pay a
:23:47. > :23:53.penny! I love a Hat Fair. There is so much going on there. Go to
:23:54. > :23:57.Winchester and fine out! Th`t is all from us. Have a great weekend. Good
:23:58. > :24:02.night.