hiː ðˈɛn mˈuːvd tə ɹˈɔɪɾɚz, wˈɜːkɪŋ ɪn lˈʌndən ænd mədɹˈɪd bᵻfˌoːɹ dʒˈɔɪnɪŋ ðə tˈaɪmz æz ɐ ɹᵻpˈoːɹɾɚɹ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi.
He then moved to Reuters, working in London and Madrid before joining The Times as a reporter in 1980.