Our own front door….
Just over two years ago this month I returned to news presenting after a very long absence. I began my career in broadcasting at Sky News as one of the founding anchors after leaving the…
Read moreJust over two years ago this month I returned to news presenting after a very long absence. I began my career in broadcasting at Sky News as one of the founding anchors after leaving the…
Read moreLast night I was out at the V & A for the opening of its new underwear exhibition. It was a happy co-incidence of needs and wants. I need to network and lovely lingerie is…
Read moreA couple of weeks ago I spent a day in the kitchen at the Petersham Nurseries just outside Richmond on the banks of the Thames. This was a Mothers’ Day gift from my three children…
Read moreLast October I took part in the London Fields aquathlon; a swim of 400m and a 5k run. It was the first time I had ever swum or run in a competition. Yet completing it,…
Read moreSometimes I think my generation may have drawn the short straw on a number of levels. Not for us the trail-blazing glory of the early Baby Boomers. No such luck. We don’t have a cool…
Read moreLast summer when my eldest boy graduated from University of Essex with a BSc Economics it was an emotional day. There were many times over the previous four years that I thought he would never…
Read moreSometimes when I look at this picture I laugh. It was taken not long before I joined Sky News as a presenter. Of course, once you were sat in front of the camera in your mid-tone…
Read moreWhen I moved into my new house it was a very fraught time. My oldest boy had beaten back the black dog of depression and was waiting to hear if he could get to university…
Read moreIn the seven years I spent working as a current affairs reporter I worked on many stories involving the latest plastic surgery techniques. Some were for treatment purposes and others – which were of far…
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