“When both my parents were unwell I was in that situation that will be very familiar to many women. I had young children in one part of the country, and elderly unwell parents in another. I was in a constant state of guilt. Was I there enough for my mother? Was I there enough for my children?”

British journalist and television presenter

Fiona Bruce is a British journalist, newsreader and television presenter. She joined the BBC in 1989 as a researcher on Panorama, and later became the first female newsreader on BBC News at Ten. She went on to present several major BBC programmes, including BBC News at Six, Crimewatch, Real Story, Antiques Roadshow and Fake or Fortune?. Since 10 January 2019, she has presented BBC One's Question Time.