Driving tests and dual citizenship: my conversation with rock legend Suzi Quatro
Today's podcast is rather different from usual. For the first time, I am talking about driving tests but not any driving test. This one involves the Queen of Rock 'n' Roll – Suzi Quatro – who has been...
15 Apr 5min
Dispatch from Kosovo, Europe’s youngest nation
Eighteen years ago, Kosovo declared independence from Serbia after years of turmoil following the break-up of Yugoslavia. Serbia still regards Kosovo as part of its territory, but more than 100 countr...
14 Apr 6min
British Airways’ pilot academy open for fresh applications tomorrow
In 2023 I covered the launch of the British Airways Speedbird Pilot Academy: recruiting young people to be the pilots of tomorrow. I am delighted to be back at Heathrow to meet newly qualified pilot J...
13 Apr 6min
All change at European frontiers? Not exactly ...
From today, the EU’s “entry-exit system” is expected to be running at all Schengen area frontiers – bringing to an end the stamping of passports. The digital borders scheme aims to keep a central data...
10 Apr 7min
Beond: The new business-class only airline flying from London Heathrow to the Maldives from December 2026
Could you be tempted by the prospect of an exclusive 44-seat aircraft?All-business-class carrier Beond is set to take passengers in some luxury to the Indian Ocean. Rhys Jones, aviation editor for Hea...
9 Apr 9min
Welcome to Derry/Londonderry, one of my favourite UK cities
My guest today is Charlene McCrossan of Martin McCrossan City Tours – which has been introducing tourists to this corner of the far northwest of Northern Ireland since the 1990s. She tells me that the...
8 Apr 7min
Tourism is coming slowly to Greenland, but that's part of the charm of it
Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, is currently enjoying over 14 hours of daylight, a figure that is climbing swiftly towards midsummer. But how much fun is the Arctic territory? My excellent colleague, ...
7 Apr 7min
Hotels are magnets for criminals’ – so what needs to be done to make them more secure?
You will probably have heard of the shocking case of a woman who was sexually assaulted in a Travelodge by an attacker who was handed a key to her room by a member of staff on the reception desk. Bob ...
6 Apr 8min
