Andy Bell (journalist)
British journalist
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Andy Bell (born 1963) is a British journalist covering politics.
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Early life
Bell is a History graduate from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and won a Thouron scholarship to study International Relations at the University of Pennsylvania.[1]
Career
Bell worked for the BBC as their Foreign Affairs editor of Today and was their Paris correspondent. He joined ITN's 5 News in April 1999.[2][3] A 2012 study showed that in his role as political editor, Bell had featured in a fifth of all Channel 5 news coverage and more than 40% of all their live coverage.[4]
In December 2023, his debut novel Sovereign Territory was announced through Biteback Publishing.[5]
Personal life
Bell has documented the diaries of his grandfather Edwin Campion Vaughan, who fought with the British Army in World War One.[6] He is married to Angela Bell. They have three children. His daughter Georgia Hunter Bell is a British champion middle distance-runner.[7] She won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2025 World Athletics Championships.
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