I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time, after university, a woman was expected to become a teacher, a nurse or a missi….

Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse..

I have no time for the endless nostalgia: 'Oh gosh I used to . . . ' Life is too short; I don't have any time for sitting and saying I miss things. W….

War zones are dangerous, protests can be violent, also, natural disasters are difficult to cover, so there are going to be risks..

Having had loving people who brought me up, and then I find another set of people. That really is a double blessing..

If I'm in danger then it's usually my fault and it's up to me to get myself out of it. I am not in it just to get an adrenalin rush. No way!.

In any war, there is a concealment of certain kinds of setbacks because it's propaganda for the enemy..

It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low life that they didn't merit their name in the Radio Times. Now people ….