In 1998 she joined ITN as the Media and Arts Editor for ITV News and, at the age of 27, became the youngest newscaster on British national television since ITN’s creation in 1955.
For five years she covered showbiz events around the world and hosted the Classical Brit Awards four times. She then presented ITV Lunchtime News for six years and took a leading role as an anchor in the coverage of elections, royal weddings and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
This piece by Michael Hayman originally appeared in City A.M, see here “The world is not interested in the storms you encountered, but did you bring in the ship?” So wrote the twentieth-century writer of sea stories, William McFee. While the quote has some of......
Elliptic, the leading provider of crypto-asset risk management solutions, announced this week that it has raised $23 million to spearhead its expansion into Asia. New offices opening in Japan and Singapore will encourage Elliptic to expand their offerings into new markets, with revenue from clients......
“Globally we throw away a third of all the food we produce, worth over a trillion US dollars, meanwhile 800 million people go to bed hungry each night.” On Capital Conversation last Sunday, Tessa Clarke powerfully frames the issue of food waste, and explains her......
This piece by Michael Hayman originally appeared in City A.M, see here Shrimp salad and a gin and tonic for lunch, then back to bed for a snooze. The relaxed recipe for creative genius, as told by Liccy Dahl at a literary event last week,......
Piers Linney was seemingly destined to be an entrepreneur. Starting his first business aged just 13, he has gone on to be one of the UK’s most successful business leaders investors, and speaking to Michael Hayman on Capital Conversation, Piers discussed the importance of that......
Innovate Finance announced this week that British fintech is set for its best year yet, with record investment of $2.9 billion (£2.3 billion) already put into the sector in the first half of 2019. The amount represents the highest intake of investment in a half-year......
Cephas Williams is fed up with poorly-told narratives about black people. Wearing his hoodie – the iconic symbol of his movement, 56 Black Men – the campaigner and entrepreneur told Michael Hayman on Capital Conversation that now is the time to stand up and ensure black people can......
Coutts wrapped up the fifth and final of its summer regional roadshow events last week, taking its entrepreneur proposition to Manchester following visits to Bristol, Birmingham, Leeds and Newcastle throughout June and July. Each event brought together up to 100 guests made up of business......
This piece by Michael Hayman originally appeared in City A.M, see here The year is 1989. Ronald Reagan on his last day at the White House makes his farewell address. His message is one of the recovery of morale and national pride during his presidency.......