Vatican to reveal new rules for the supernatural bbc.in/4aq9hsg

Well I can tick filming with buffaloes off the bucket list... what beautiful creatures!

EU elections are in under a month. So what are some of Italy's issues? We went to Latina, where there's much to chew over. Our latest, with camera
Francesco Tosto & producer Gillian Hazell

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Since 7 October attack, Israelis have been claiming asylum in Portugal, applying for refugee visas for the first time. I’ve spoken to some who have left their country, and their government’s offensive in Gaza, behind.

Listen to my piece for From our own Correspondent BBC Radio 4

It was an honor to be a part of the conversation alongside Will Vernon and share my story on this episode. This is my 15th year as a speaker for Minding Your Mind and I’m always grateful for the opportunity to share and reflect on my journey of talking to students.

A 'suicide epidemic': last year a record 50,000 Americans took their lives. On today's The Global Story, I spoke to Will Vernon, who investigated this story & Jordan Burnham, who attempted suicide and is now an inspirational mental health advocate. Listen: bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3c…

I'll tell you what's not fun: waking up a week ago with a muscle contraction/spasm in my lower back that meant I could barely move (particularly not fun with a 16-month-old wanting to be picked up). A week on, the pain is still quite deep. Hoping it wears off soon...

Stopped at a random, tiny restaurant in the Italian countryside for dinner. “Would you like to see our cellar?” asked the owner as we were leaving. Not sure what to expect, we went down…
Italy, I do love you.

'I'm here for 1 day - and there are 1200 people in my group...'

Day-trippers: Same sites, same times, same problems. Venice has become the world's first city to charge them. Will it work? My radio piece for BBC Radio 4 PM and BBC World Service

Can Venice be saved from the tide of mass tourism? And will a 5€ entry fee discourage the Instagramming day-trippers? Our piece for the BBC News at 6 & 10, with camera Francesco Tosto and producer Davide Ghiglione

From today, Venice becomes the first city in the world to introduce an entry ticket for day-trippers (around 20million per year) to try to manage over-tourism. 5€ to enter the city. A useful way to relieve the strain or a useless gimmick? Join us BBC News (UK) BBC News (World) today

From the poppy to the carnation: buon 25 aprile! 25 de abril sempre! Happy revolution day to my 2 beautiful homes 🇮🇹🇵🇹 (e parabéns Portugal pelos 50 anos!)

It was great to head back to BBC News (World) to talk about the West African Ebola outbreak of 2014 on The Global Story. Together with Mark Lowen and Anne Soy we look at the big lessons from an epidemic which killed 11,000 people. Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
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Remember the gloves and PPE, the treatment tents and rules not to shake hands? Not from Covid but from Ebola back a decade ago, which killed 11,000 in West Africa. On today’s The Global Story, I spoke to naomi grimley⁩ & ⁦Anne Soy⁩. Please listen! bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Too liberal, or not progressive enough? How woke is the Pope? On today’s episode of The Global Story, I was joined by ⁦Aleem Maqbool⁩ and ⁦Delia Gallagher⁩ to try to understand a pontiff who’s hard to categorise bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

No country for young men (or women).
The age of Italian regional presidents when elected

Ready for the premiere of Pedro Penim’s latest masterpiece. Muita merda, meu amor

I’m back in the (broadcasting) house. Great to be recording a podcast on global health with my old colleague ⁦Mark Lowen⁩ this time as a guest from ⁦Tony Blair Institute for Global Change⁩ - out next week…

As we hold our breath on Israel-Iran confrontation, the focus has shifted from Gaza. But increasing aid on the ground is key to Israel shoring up its allies. On today's The Global Story I speak to James Landale in Jerusalem & journalist Ghada Ouda in Rafah: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…

Happy to be back hosting The Global Story, our podcast exploring one story. Today: how did disinformation spread after the Sydney stabbing, falsely claiming an Islamist terror attack & implicating an innocent student? Thanks to Katy Watson Marianna Spring bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3…