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I’ve been away there for a couple of days in Omagh which is in the south of Northern Ireland. There was an election here this week, and I was drafted in to direct one of the outside broadcasts in for the BBC’s Election coverage.
This involved sitting in the back of a transit van (above) for [...]

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Scotland! I love it, but I guess that’s because I’m from there. Anyway, later this year, I’ll get to visit a part of Scotland I’ve never been to before - the Western Isles - when I head off to Islay, pictured above.
My mate Nick’s soon-to-be-wife is from there, and we’re heading [...]

Article (plus video) here. But what I like most is the last paragraph….
The videotape also shows a man in a Superman costume walking around the car, but he did not stop to help the driver or any of the victims. His identity is unknown.
Via BBC News Online

I’ve blogged before about full-cost carriers stripping out costs by getting rid of nice things like free food, so I was interested to see an e-mail from BMI today saying that from the beginning of April, all Diamond Club members holding blue plus, silver or gold cards and flying in Economy will get priority seating [...]

My wee sister Ailse called me last night all excited about a new purchase she had made - Jelly, a little rabbit! It looks really cute, doesn’t it?
She called me this morning to say Jelly was going back to the shop - her room smelled of rabbit and she didn’t know what she would do with [...]

I had a very quick trip to London this week! It was strange being back in Television Centre, but good at the same time! I managed to pack quite a bit in.
In the morning I had a Children In Need debrief where we talked about how last year’s show had gone, and plans for this [...]