Benjamin Mark Bland (), known professionally as Ben Boulos, is an English presenter and journalist for the

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, specialising in business for UK and global audiences on programmes including '' Business Live'', ''Talking Business'' and ''

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'', as well as being one of the main relief presenters for

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and

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which operates globally to an estimated weekly audience of over 75 million viewers. Since the beginning of April 2020, Boulos has presented ''Around the World By BBC News'' weekdays on

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. Boulos currently hosts a variety of programmes on

including the main bulletins, ''

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'', ''

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'' (shown domestically in the UK), ''

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'', ''

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'' and several domestic UK reports for

on a relief/need-by-need basis. He also hosts business news and weekend overnight broadcasts of

which are shown around the world on

, the

and on

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in the UK and public television in the US. He is a competitive cyclist in his spare time, and has represented Surrey at amateur level. In February 2021, Boulos announced he will be using the name Ben Boulos, his mother's surname, in his professional work due to another journalist having the same name causing confusion, and also because he wanted a surname that conveys "a more complete picture of who I am and the influences on my life".

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