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Dealing with festive burnout ➡️ Wicked banger. It’s all about balance on Radio 1 Life Hacks. Thanks for having me Shanequa Paris 🫶🏻

Throwback to when our neighbours addressed our Christmas card to the cat and not me and my boyfriend.

When you love work so much you come dressed as the office interiors 🤷🏻‍♀️

Merry Christmas from some of the gang working today 👋🏼🎁🎄

MAJOR NEWS 💥 Sam Fender is the first headliner announced for Radio 1's Big Weekend 2025, taking place in Liverpool from 23 May - 25 May. Other acts announced are: ✨ BLOSSOMS ✨ LOLA YOUNG ✨ M Y L E S S M I T H ✨ Wet Leg This is just the beginning 👀

And we’re back after a month off work exploring Australia and New Zealand. Winter in Birmingham doesn’t quite compare. But if you’ve got any stories you think we should be covering then get in touch; [email protected] and hopefully me and my microphone will see you soon 🎤

Have you had a nail bar experience that went horribly wrong? Maybe an infection, nail loss etc. If you’re in your teens or 20’s then I wanna hear from you for a story I’m working on. Drop me a DM - thanks!

If you have the chance to see Hamlet at the The RSC then you absolutely have to. Set on a ship, not a castle, and Luke Thallon plays the Danish Prince - I read it’s his Shakespearean debut and if so, a very valid show off. Absolutely loved it and absolutely love that place.

Nowhere in the BBC will you find an outlet that reports on a review of porn, and Pokémon in the same programme. Yep you heard right. That’s why Newsbeat is so great. Proud of the team and to have edited those progs today ⬇️ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

“There’s no doubt American weapons has given us a fighting chance. I don’t think this will be pretty.” Dmytro’s fighting on the front line for Ukraine in its war with Russia. He spoke to me for BBC Newsbeat about the US’s decision to pause all military aid to the country.

It’s grimly ironic that in the same week as International Women’s Day, I was followed home by a man after work yesterday. *sigh* #IWD2025

It was a joy to be invited back to Nottingham Trent University to be the Guest Editor for 3rd year broadcast journalism students on one of their last news days before graduating. Good luck to that talented bunch, I’ll hopefully see you in a newsroom very soon!

A bit of news from me…

‘Good at news and stuff’ as voted for by the public - wait, no - Jared Evitts.

From Season 2 of The Traitors to…Newsbeat…Had a chat with Harry Clark about being Catholic - how it saved him in the army, feeling like there’s a taboo around religion, and the death of the Pope.

I’ve got the joy of being back on Radio 1 Life Hacks this afternoon! Calum and I will see you from 4pm 🫡

Chatted to Henry Pollock about the huge year he’s had with Northampton Saints 😇, England Rugby, AND getting a call up to the British & Irish Lions squad this summer. On BBC Newsbeat Friday. Ran into Martin Bayfield as well.

I’ve got a job! It’s not that dramatic. I’m staying at Newsbeat but I’ve stepped into an 8 month contract as a Senior Journalist. The dream continues.

It’s been a whole year since we were asked to present BBC Radio 1’s Life hacks here and there. Back to the day job at Newsbeat tomorrow. The best of both worlds.

A real honour to be invited to talk at Reuters Institute this week discussing how Newsbeat delivers news for young audiences.