. ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁she ▁joined ▁Sky ▁News ▁as ▁a ▁rep orter , ▁working ▁on ▁both ▁domestic ▁and ▁international ▁assign ments . ▁Ser ra ▁covered ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁stories , ▁from ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Pope ▁John ▁Paul ▁II ▁in ▁Rome , ▁to ▁the ▁Michael ▁Jackson ▁trial ▁in ▁California . ▁ ▁Ser ra ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Five ▁News ▁team ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁following ▁a ▁deal ▁between ▁Sky ▁News ▁and ▁Five ▁to ▁deliver ▁Five ' s ▁news ▁programming . ▁She ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁news ▁present er ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁prime ▁time ▁news ▁programme ▁in ▁her ▁second ▁language ▁on ▁terrest rial ▁television , ▁with ▁her ▁first ▁language ▁as ▁Italian . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁newly ▁formed ▁news ▁network ▁was ▁launched ▁which ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁network . ▁Ser ra ▁subsequently ▁joined ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁English ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁launch - team . ▁The ▁role ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁news ▁correspond ents ▁for ▁the ▁network ▁were ▁based ▁in ▁London . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Al ▁J aze era ▁English ▁team , ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁correspond ent ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁European ▁countries ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁and ▁Gaz a ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Since ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁she ▁has ▁co - present ed ▁a ▁week ly ▁programme ▁called