Meet the schoolboy news anchor who has produced his own bedroom show for two years - and will be heading into London to report on the coronation. Hugh Murphy became hooked on watching and reading the news during the pandemic, aged just 11.
Since then he has religiously watched Good Morning Britain, Sky News and ITV News bulletins and idolises iconic news anchor Kate Garraway. Alongside juggling his Year Eight schoolwork, Hugh, 13, spends all his free time producing daily news bulletins from his own bedroom.
He single-handedly writes, films and edits everything himself from his bedroom - filming in front of a Westminster skyline backdrop. He also gets out and about to file reports on the likes of shootings and protests near his home, with the help of mum Nicola Murphy, 60.
He shares his reports on his YouTube channel, Good Morning News - inspired by his favourite news programme, GMB - and hopes to one day present alongside his journalistic heroes. Hugh, from Enfield, north London, said: "It takes a lot of work - it takes me four hours to make a ten-minute broadcast.
"But it's the feedback that motivates me to keep doing it. I love it when people watch my videos and say, 'Thanks Hugh - I didn't know that before'.
"I look through the comments on my videos and they’re all really nice." Hugh's love of all things news and politics began during the pandemic when he was keeping up to date with the virus.
Using Good Morning Britain and ITV news as his main inspirations, he launched his news channel in 2021. He posts daily news bulletins which each take hours to create - filmed from his bedroom after he finishes his homework.
He saved up pocket money for all his kit - including a camera, camera stand and his own teleprompter. Hugh also gets out and about to cover news in his local area - or takes a trip with his parents to cover major events.
Mum Nicola accompanied Hugh to go and visit the Queen while her body was lying in state - spending over 12 hours in 'The Queue' in the name of journalism. He also plans to go into central London to report on the upcoming Coronation proceedings.
Hugh said: "When I get home after the Coronation, I want to watch it all back and be proud of my coverage. That's my main goal!"
While most of his viewers of his website and YouTube broadcasts are friends and family, some of his coverage following the Queen's death was watched by over 3,000 people. But regardless of how many people watch, it's all great practice for his future career as a news anchor.
His dream interviewee would be Prime Minister Rishi Sunak - and he would ask whether he believes the Conservatives can win the next general election. The next step on Hugh's journalistic journey is to set up a podcast with the help of a cousin this summer.
Nicola, a travel agent, said: “I’m super proud. He has come on leaps and bounds since he first started aged 11. He has learnt a lot, and it normally involves working it out for himself.
“Once he gets an idea in his head, he does pursue it. The GCSE subjects he is choosing are steered towards journalism, which would be a great career for him.
"It’s already like a job for him, it's his passion. He isn’t getting paid, but he's so driven to keep doing it.”
