Skipping breakfast saved my hip: BBC reporter Jon Sopel on the day disaster struck
BBC political reporter Jon Sopel was about to cover the biggest story of his career when disaster struck. Here he tells why he considers himself lucky – even though he had to have major surgery.

Unspoiled Italy: The perfect family holiday in unrivalled Umbria (exam worries aside)
When the electronic gates opened and we went up the steep, dusty drive with cypress trees on either side, as though acting as an honour guard for our arrival, the Umbrian villa of our winter dreams was at last within touching distance, the pool feet away.

Tv's Thrilling Election Ride
WHAT happens on a rollercoaster ride? Well, you go soaring up, plummet down with your stomach in your mouth, you take corners that hurl vital organs against your ribcage, ­before you come down the last hideous descent and halt in the same place you started. So it is with Election 2010.

Sopel on Sunday: clips of the day
Here's my selection of the best bits of video from today's political broadcasting.

Sopel on Sunday: Afghanistan
Here's my selection of the best bits of video from today's political broadcasting.