Josh Sandiford has joined BBC News as a journalist. Recently, he was at Reach plc, where he served as a senior reporter for Birmingham Mail and Birmingham Live.

Before that, Sandiford served as a patch reporter for both titles. He freelanced for The Big Issue, The Guardian and The Observer.

Sandiford has a B.A. from the University of Manchester.

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