My apologies for not having blogged for a while, I’ve been super busy freelancing at BBC Local Radio and been enjoying all those Easter eggs!

There have been some cracking news stories in the past few weeks. The fact that 9 year old Shannon Matthew’s Mum has been arrested for perverting the course of justice is quite a twist to that story. This is a very interesting news story as it just seems to be unravelling an extraordinary series of events. Definitely be keeping an eye on that one. It just shows you how important it is that we – as journalists - we don’t judge and form our own opinions on a news story, as if we’re wrong, we’re REALLY wrong.

Of course the other big story is the verdict on the Diana inquest. I hope all my first years have been following that as I suggested – so rare for such an inquest to have such a high profile, which gives us the chance to really understand how the process works. It’s an interesting verdict which I am sure Al Fayed will contest and still not be happy about!

Something else I have found interesting is that Five Newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky is pregnant. It turns out she knew she was pregnant when she made the move to Five, which must have the big bosses there tearing their hair out. This story has really got people talking in terms of maternity leave and the morality behind accepting a new job when pregnant etc. It just shows how a news story can really prompt interesting and relevant debate – the classic dinner party conversation. So we should always think about that before covering a news story – is it interesting; would you want to be able to talk about it on saturday night? If so, you know it’s got to be a good news item.

The summer term is just about to begin at Uni so I’m just finalising my lectures – we’re starting with the radio newsday which I’m really looking forward to, although nervous 3 hours just isn’t enough to get everything done!!

Anyway I’ll try and be more reliable at updating my blog – until then, enjoy the news!

Ally