Dani Sinha (/ˈsɪnhɑː/) is a British broadcast journalist and presenter, best known for her work on BBC World News and South Today. Since 2015 she has worked as a presenter reporter for 5 News on Channel 5.

Sinha studied French and Latin at the University of Bristol before taking a postgraduate diploma in broadcast journalism at City University London.

Broadcasting career

Sinha worked as a producer at BBC Radio Berkshire before actually presenting herself.^[1] In 2006 Sinha began presenting on BBC South Today.^[2] and has covered several major stories for both South Today and BBC News.^[3]

Sinha briefly joined BBC London in 2008 as a BBC London News presenter, before returning to South Today as a regular presenter, as well as doing occasional presenting for BBC London News, the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. In 2015 she moved to ITN to work as a presenter and reporter for 5 News.

Personal life

Sinha was born in Liverpool, North West England to an Indian father and an Irish mother.^[4] She has spent most of her adult life in the South of England.^[5] She plays piano, and enjoys skiing, yoghurt making and yoga. Her father was a GP and her mother was a teacher for the deaf.

Dani has worked as a patron for the Hampshire-based Open Sight charity for those with blindness and impaired sight.^[1] She volunteers regularly helping sick people at Lourdes in France.