Some news: I'm going on secondment for the rest of the year to present Today in Focus, the Guardian's award-winning daily news podcast, alongside michael safi and Hannah Moore and working with a sterling team of producers. Can't wait to get cracking.

We are now looking for a North of England reporter to join the The Guardian northern team, alongside the excellent Josh Halliday Robyn Vinter and Mark Brown. You can be based in Manchester with me and Josh & others or anywhere else in England's best half. workforus.theguardian.com/jobs/337/