BBC uses my News 24/7 idea?

At the beginning of last year I wrote a blog about how the BBC News website should have a map of the world displaying the latest news on its homepage. All the new stories coming into the BBC from its journalists around the world would be displayed around the map with arrows showing where the story's taking place. I'd call it 'BBC News 24/7'. Now scroll down and have a look at what I've found on the BBC News website. I still think it needs arrows, video and a bigger map but it's a step in the right direction:

More News from Around the World

• US & Canada
• Latin America
• Africa
• Europe
• Middle East
• South Asia
• Asia Pacific

US & Canada

• Desert crash driver 'devastated'
• Space station crew to finish fix

Latin America

• France urged to repay Haiti debt
• Mexico TV station hit by blasts

Africa

• Diamond dealer in Zimbabwe threat
• Deadly blaze on Nigeria motorway

Asia-Pacific

• Book critical of China PM on sale
• US visits man jailed in N Korea

Europe

• Euro inflation hits 20-month high
• Romanian 'spy' arrested in Russia

Middle East

• Israel demolishes barrier at Gilo
• Iran sets date for nuclear plant

South Asia

• Three killed in Kashmir gun fight
• Cairn plans India sale to Vedanta

UK

• Talks continuing over BAA strike
• Blair gives book cash to charity

The Pothole Diaries

This story on BBC Radio Derby kept me busy for half an hour a day for 7 days!:

Ferrets. On air and in print.

For the first time ever, a story of mine has been pinched by a newspaper! I've been working for BBC Radio Derby recently and came across an engaging story about three ferrets.

The day after it was broadcast, I found it in the Derby Telegraph, here's the start of the article...

"Postman finds missing ferrets during rounds

A POSTMAN left devastated after losing his pet ferrets has been reunited with them – when he found them on one of his rounds."

And you must have come across Paul the World Cup predicting octopus, well I decided to create Derby's own version! I came across the ferrets story (above) at the pet shop. I always try to bring a story back with me.