-Editing breaking news from Europe and Africa-Checking, editing and voicing scripts -Coordinating coverage with correspondents, bureau chiefs -Providing on the job training for reporters in the field-Reporting from Greece, Turkey, Ukraine, and the UK

-Ensuring tight, accurate and engaging copy-Liaising with correspondents for accuracy and depth of reporting-Multitasking rapid workflow on breaking news -Reporting from Afghanistan, covering for the Kabul bureau chief, and also on an embed with US forces in Logar province-Writing features on Hong Kong's underbelly, including police abuse of prostitutes and the city's ketamine problem -Taking charge of coverage of the local Hong Kong bureau

-Frontline newsgathering from death-knocks to high-profile court cases, politics to red carpet premieres-Honing news judgment, writing speedy and concise copy under pressure, picking top news lines and phoning in ‘snaps’ or ‘alerts’ -Coordinating coverage of major events, including the Pope’s UK visit, and at the World Cup in South Africa-Four trips to Helmand province in Afghanistan to embed with UK forces, with my stories frequently appearing in the national newspapers, and exclusive footage of British casualties shot down by a rogue Afghan policeman broadcast on news channels around the world