Sarah Smith (news reporter)

Sarah Elizabeth Smith is a Scottish radio and television journalist with the BBC. She is BBC News's North America Editor, with responsibilities for reporting on all major news stories across the United States and Canada. She previously held the post of Scotland Editor, having joined the BBC in spring 2014 for the run-up to the Scottish independence referendum on 18 September 2014. She has presented the BBC Radio 4 Today programme. Smith has covered stories ranging from the United States presidential elections and the Madrid train bombings, to the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith and an exclusive interview with Saddam Hussein's defence lawyer.