Son of an Royal Air Force officer, he was educated at St Chad's College, Durham University. He graduated in 1984 having read Law and Politics. The Royal Air Force (often abbreviated to RAF) is the air force branch of the UK Armed Forces. ... St Chads College is a college of the University of Durham in England. ... Durham University is a university in England. ...

After an initial career as a chartered accountant he joined the BBC and in 1990 he became a BBC network television correspondent. In 1997 he joined BBC News 24 as a presenter of the evening programmes, and from the beginning of 2001 he has presented the late afternoon news programme. Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Corporate logo of the British Broadcasting Corporation The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... BBC News 24 is BBC News 24-hour news television channel in the UK, its international counterpart being BBC World. ...