Mark Austin losing sleep in Afghanistan

An ITV news team including News at Ten presenter Mark Austin has been camped out in Afghanistan for the past week or so broadcasting a number of special reports. Despite the money ITV news producer ITN has spent on high tech equipment and satellite links, some things are a little more basic, with the team sleeping in one big tent. In a behind-the-scenes video blog, Austin bemoaned his lack of sleep because of the snorers in the team. When asked by ITV News correspondent Phil Reay how it had been, Austin replies: "Terrible. I am not used to sleeping with a bunch of comedians like you lot. It could have been a lot better frankly." Monkey hopes the fact that Austin found himself in Afghanistan when the news of Prince Harry's deployment leaked - while the BBC's correspondent in the country was on holiday - has been some consolation.