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Sima Kotecha
Sima Kotecha (born 1980, Basingstoke) is a British television and radio journalist working for the BBC in various roles since 2003, including within war zones. Kotecha has served as the UK editor and as occasional presenter of ''Newsnight''. Early years Sima Kotecha was born in Basingstoke and attended Richard Aldworth School Her parents are of Indian origin. She went to Surrey University in Guildford and Goldsmiths College, University of London to study for her master's degree in media and communications. Her first job was at BBC Radio Berkshire in 2003 and after that she took up an internship at the BBC's New York bureau. She worked for ''Talking Movies'' and BBC Radio 1's ''Newsbeat'' as their New York reporter from 2005 to 2010. She later worked for the '' PM'' programme on Radio 4 and as a multimedia reporter for the same network's ''Today'' programme. Career In January 2017, she became the Midlands Correspondent of BBC News appearing regularly on television bulletins. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basingstoke
Basingstoke ( ) is the largest town in the county of Hampshire. It is situated in south-central England and lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon, at the far western edge of The North Downs. It is located north-east of Southampton, south-west of London, 27 miles (43 km) west of Guildford, south of Reading and north-east of the county town and former capital Winchester. According to the 2016 population estimate, the town had a population of 113,776. It is part of the borough of Basingstoke and Deane and part of the parliamentary constituency of Basingstoke. Basingstoke is an old market town expanded in the mid-1960s, as a result of an agreement between London County Council and Hampshire County Council. It was developed rapidly after the Second World War, along with various other towns in the United Kingdom, in order to accommodate part of the London 'overspill' as perceived under the Greater London Plan in 1944. Basingstoke market was mentioned i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
