The complex history of deciding who can compete in sports as a woman

Posted on May 5, 2019 | Leave a comment

High-profile sports events are invariably divided into female and male categories, but human beings do not always fit into one of those categories.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights estimates that between 0.05 and 1.7 per cent of the population is born with intersex traits, also known as differences of sex development (DSD).

So, what happens to athletes who fall somewhere between the male and female categories?

https://globalnews.ca/news/5228689/sports-competition-women-caster-semenya-cas/

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How the UK painted itself into a corner

Posted on April 14, 2019 | Leave a comment

Explaining why the UK is finding it so difficult to leave the EU.

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The enduring spirit of St. Bride’s Church

Posted on January 8, 2019 | Leave a comment

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A feature report for BBC Radio 4’s Sunday programme, about the remarkable St. Bride’s Church of Fleet Street, London. (Click here. Report begins at 29:30)

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Courtesy: Christopher Ward

 

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The timeline of Jamal Khashoggi’s disappearance

Posted on October 11, 2018 | Leave a comment

What really happened to missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi? As the mystery deepens, pressure is mounting on U.S. President Donald Trump to confront Saudi Arabia over the case. (click on image to view story)

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Amesbury couple “handled contaminated item”

Posted on July 6, 2018 | Leave a comment

A British government minister has accused Russia of using the United Kingdom as a “dumping ground for poison”. It comes as a team of British counter-terrorism investigators work on the second Novichok nerve agent poisoning in four months. (Click on picture to view the story).

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UK Radio Academy awards

Posted on October 27, 2017 | Leave a comment

The Radio Academy award (ARIAS) for Best News Coverage 2017 went to the Stephen Nolan Show on BBC Radio 5 live for its coverage of the London Bridge attacks, when eight people were killed and dozens more were injured. I was part of the BBC Radio 5 live team that night, reporting from the scene.

 

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Cycling the border

Posted on September 7, 2017 | Leave a comment

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In August 2017, I cycled the length of the Irish border to speak to local people about what a change to the frontier might mean after Brexit. I produced a three-part radio series on the trip; first for BBC Radio 5 live, and then for RTÉ Radio 1.

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Here is the series as it aired on RTÉ Radio 1’s Drivetime programme:

 

Carlingford Lough. Northern Ireland on the left, Ireland on the right.
The first crossing from Louth into Armagh.
Ronan Hughes, Newry.
Border fuel.
Richard Black, Bessbrook.
Co. Armagh.
RĂłisĂ­n Murtagh, Crossmaglen.
Crossmaglen Rangers GAC.
Dominic Meehan, Monaghan.
Monaghan bomb memorial.
Clones.
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Anne Morgan, Patricia Kilpatrick, Larry Murphy.
Castle Saunderson Scout Centre. County Cavan in the foreground and County Fermanagh on the other side of the Finn River.
Noel Synnott, Castle Saunderson International Scout Centre.
Blacklion
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The Fermanagh field on the left is the most westerly point in the UK. The field on the right is split between counties Donegal and Leitrim.
Cormac McCusker, Belleek.
The Straddle Service Station. Front door in the South, back door in the North.
Belleek and Magheraboy.
Kieran Kennedy, Strabane.
O’Neill’s sportswear factory, Strabane.
Adrian Kelly, Derry.
Marie Lindsay, Co. Donegal.
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Apprentice Boys parade, Derry/Londonderry.
The Bogside, Derry.
Lough Foyle. Ireland to the left, Northern Ireland to the right and in the foreground.
The last (blocked) border crossing in Muff.

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London Bridge attack

Posted on June 10, 2017 | Leave a comment

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Global National television (Click on image):

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Global National news report June 4, 2017 (Click on image):

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BBC Radio 5 Live. June 3, 2017

RTÉ Radio 1 (Ireland). This Week programme. June 4, 2017.

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Manchester Arena attack

Posted on May 25, 2017 | Leave a comment

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Three little words

Posted on February 5, 2017 | Leave a comment

gn1Millions of people across the world do not have a formal mailing address, but precise GPS coordinates are very difficult to remember. To solve that problem, an app, developed in London, has divided the world into 57-trillion three-metre squares; each assigned an easy-to-remember three-word code. Click below to play:

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