By Sunita Nahar, BBC News
Writing in the style of a famous BBC journalist, this article introduces some of the key words and phrases commonly used by BBC reporters when covering breaking news stories around the world.
**Background**
Sherlock Holmes is one of the most famous detective characters in literature. Created by Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle, the character first appeared in four novels and more than 50 short stories. After Conan Doyle's death, his son Adrian wrote several stories featuring the Victorian detective, but critics say he was never as popular as Sherlock. Now, for the first time, the Arthur Conan Doyle estate has officially asked an author to write a new novel about the detective. He has been named as Anthony Horowitz, who is best known for writing the Alex Rider children's series. But did he feel intimidated by the challenge?
Anthony Horowitz: "Well obviously, it was daunting to a certain extent and you are dealing with probably the most iconic detective in the whole history of literature. And the one thing I didn't want to do was disappoint those really devoted fans."
The sort of Sherlock Holmes Society and people who love these books. But to be honest with you, I actually found it fairly easy to write because I have loved those books since I was 16 years old. I've read them two or three times during the course of my lifetime – in fact, my whole life as a writer of crime fiction has been to a certain extent inspired by Doyle. And I find the book not so scary as I thought it might be. "Anthony Horowitz says he's a devoted fan and aims to produce a first-rate mystery for a modern audience
