Laura Jones (born 1975) is a British television journalist who is best known for her work on the popular children's television programme Newsround. She was born in

Aberystwyth Aberystwyth () is a university and seaside town as well as a community in Ceredigion, Wales. Located in the historic county of Cardiganshire, means "the mouth of the Ystwyth". Aberystwyth University has been a major educational location in ...

, Wales, but spent most of her childhood in

Lampeter Lampeter (; cy, Llanbedr Pont Steffan (formal); ''Llambed'' ( colloquial)) is a town, community and electoral ward in Ceredigion, Wales, at the confluence of the Afon Dulas with the River Teifi. It is the third largest urban area in Ceredigion ...

, also in Wales. Laura worked as a journalist for

BBC News BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadca ...

in Wales before joining Newsround in 2002. During her career to date Jones has reported from locations across the world, including a visit to

New Orleans New Orleans ( , ,New Orleans
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in 2005 to report on the aftermath of

Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina was a destructive Category 5 Atlantic hurricane that caused over 1,800 fatalities and $125 billion in damage in late August 2005, especially in the city of New Orleans and the surrounding areas. It was at the time the cost ...

. She was also a presenter on ''

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'' on

until the programme ended in December 2008. Since January 2009, Jones can be seen presenting the sports bulletins on the

. Jones studied Modern Languages at

Aston University Aston University (abbreviated as ''Aston''. for post-nominals) is a public research university situated in the city centre of Birmingham, England. Aston began as the Birmingham Municipal Technical School in 1895, evolving into the UK's first c ...

, Birmingham.

External links

''All about Laura''
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