I am very settled in the North East now. I'll have been here nearly six years by the end of read more

I am very settled in the North East now. I'll have been here nearly six years by the end of this season and I feel like the people of Sunderland have adopted me,

[it's strange to think of yourself as an only child and then suddenly find yourself with three siblings. Does Adie read more

[it's strange to think of yourself as an only child and then suddenly find yourself with three siblings. Does Adie ever feel like an outsider when the rest share a history that she doesn't?] Curiously, I went to a wedding quite near the start, and when we got to the church this charming man came up and said, 'Bride or groom?' ... Groom! You're with the groom!

Everybody agrees that we have to fix these levees. But declaring a state of emergency an hour before a political read more

Everybody agrees that we have to fix these levees. But declaring a state of emergency an hour before a political convention smacks much more of politics than it does of leadership. The governor has had many opportunities to fund and fix these levees before, and he hasn't done it.

They were identified as being a danger to Greenway users.

They were identified as being a danger to Greenway users.

I wanted to tell a 'Rocky'-type story about a girl from the inner city who had the ability, talent and read more

I wanted to tell a 'Rocky'-type story about a girl from the inner city who had the ability, talent and intelligence to do this but didn't have the support or the resources or the belief this was something that was for her.

Manny:'Thats wat you do in a herd, you look out for each other.'
Sid:'I dont know about you guys but read more

Manny:'Thats wat you do in a herd, you look out for each other.'
Sid:'I dont know about you guys but we are the weirdest herd I have ever seen.'

You can't get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you're doing. read more

You can't get there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite knowing what you're doing. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover will be yourself.

Without a doubt, there's greater scrutiny,

Without a doubt, there's greater scrutiny,

I've ... always thought he could be a big comedy star. The nice thing about 'Virgin' is that it shows read more

I've ... always thought he could be a big comedy star. The nice thing about 'Virgin' is that it shows the studios that if the premise is a strong one, you can take a chance on a new actor in the lead.