Up until about 12 years ago we never, ever, wore flak jacket or helmets but now the nastiness has got worse.

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I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and...

I wrote in the book very specifically what I wanted to write about, period, and...

I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things...

I keep telling myself to calm down, to take less of an interest in things...

I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.

I have never been attracted to any kind of violence.

I will never retire.

I will never retire.

It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low...

It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low...

I don't sit there and speculate. I'm not that sort of person. It wastes time,...

I don't sit there and speculate. I'm not that sort of person. It wastes time,...

On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact...

On the Northern Ireland question, for instance, the British and Irish governments prohibit media contact...

Beslan, where the Russian authorities stopped live coverage of the school being stormed, was an...

Beslan, where the Russian authorities stopped live coverage of the school being stormed, was an...

I sailed through my childhood with a complete lack of any drama.

I sailed through my childhood with a complete lack of any drama.

I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time,...

I was sent to a nice Church of England girls' school and at that time,...

If I'm in danger then it's usually my fault and it's up to me to...

If I'm in danger then it's usually my fault and it's up to me to...

I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I...

I also read modern novels - I have just had to read 60 as I...

I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.

I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.

In Sierra Leone last year there was just the two of us hanging out of...

In Sierra Leone last year there was just the two of us hanging out of...

I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short.

I've never been one to sit around and eat my heart out. Life's too short.

The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never...

The better the information it has, the better democracy works. Silence and secrecy are never...

Now children as young as nine carry AK47s which can kill 30 people in seconds.

Now children as young as nine carry AK47s which can kill 30 people in seconds.

It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low...

It wasn't glamorous in my day. In the regions, reporters were seen as such low...

But in the first Gulf war the United Kingdom was not under any threat from...

But in the first Gulf war the United Kingdom was not under any threat from...

My job is to get to the heart of a story, to find out what's...

My job is to get to the heart of a story, to find out what's...