I am standing in front of a wall of flowers. Attached to a metal barrier, this marks the edge of the exclusion zone in Oslo city centre.
Beyond, the broken windows and shattered lives caused by a huge car bomb. In front, a small collection of candles rest on the white line in the middle of the road. Fickering in the breeze, they spell out Oslo. The final 'O' is in the shape of a heart.
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Since Chris Mason's blog post nearly two weeks ago, giving his initial reactions to what was already a big scandal, the phone hacking story has become one of the biggest many of us can remember. Every day, something astonishing has happened, and there is no sign of it slowing down yet.
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I spent several hours at the weekend listening back to a programme we broadcast almost exactly two years ago to the day.
My editor and I had gone to Walsall to visit a kind of rehab centre for drug addicts and sex workers. I say 'kind of', because it wasn't what we expected: not sterile and formal, just homely and safe.
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On Sunday, 5 live launches a new programme,
Double Take, which will be on air every week from 09.30 to 11.00. Here's a bit more about the show, in the words of some of the main people behind it.
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The Open Golf Championship presents more challenges than any of the other sporting events we cover on an annual basis.
Firstly, it's technically very tricky to cover a piece of land as big as a golf course. Secondly, the weather plays such a big role in proceedings. Then there's simply the number of hours we're on air, and finally, there's the challenge of making sure everyone listening doesn't miss a single crucial moment as the action unfolds.
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Listeners' text messages to Your Call
As a reporter, I have what I call the 'Polly Test.' I love news and I love politics but most people have got better things to do. My girlfriend is a teacher and doesn't obsess about op ed pieces in the Telegraph or the tiniest little nuance in the latest gossip online. In other words, she's normal.
But some stories come along that fall into the category marked 'jawdropper.' They pass the 'Polly Test' and this is one, easily. It's being talked about in staffrooms, on the bus, down the pub. 5 live listeners' response has been huge - on our phone-ins, in text messages, emails and on social networks. You've certainly let us know what you think of the allegations, and of journalism in general.
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Occasionally, the blood and sweat drop onto our commentary position. We get that close to a harsh, brutal, often irresistible spectacle. And it doesn't get much bigger than this.
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|18:41 UK time, Tuesday, 26 July 2011
