As one of the most powerful storms ever recorded on this planet makes people homeless across the Caribbean and ploughs on through Cuba and towards Florida; another one – Hurricane Jose – i...

Not only a new month, but a new season. Welcome to September. Welcome to Autumn. In the blink of an eye the leaves will be falling, conkers will be played and the season of mists and mellow fruitfulne...

After 4 months of broadcasting globally for the World Service I’m heading back to local radio for a couple of months. From Monday I’ll be writing and reading the news for all of the BBC...

Happy birthday to this website and thanks to all who’ve ever joined in, passed by or commented. Let’s chill together to a stunning track and recall just how much water has flowed under the...

Most mornings this week my alarm has gone off at 0300 and I’ve headed to work at a time when the majority of people are still in the arms of Morpheus. It’s at times like this, when the mor...

Many thanks to everyone for your kind and supportive comments following my brother’s tragic death 2 weeks ago. I’ve been busy organising his funeral next week after his death was referred ...

The Summer Solstice came and went and so the weather changed direction too. Here we are in July! Who’d ever have thought. This last week I’ve been contacted by not only listeners who heard...

Some good news to share. I’m back on Sunday afternoons on Solent, Surrey, Sussex and in fact all other BBC local radio stations today. The only thing is, it won’t be the way we used to mee...

Summer has arrived as we head into flamin’ June! The thunderstorms have been making things fresher as the humidity built, so unlike other parts of the world we can enjoy the diversity that the B...

On my way to work each morning I meet a homeless man who sits with a large placard that shouts: ‘Smile – everything will be alright’. I’ve chatted with him a few times and he a...