BBC North West Tonight has a new co-presenter sitting alongside Gordon Burns from this month as part of a major re-launch of the programme. Ranvir Singh, who is already a familiar face on breakfast and late night bulletins, will join Gordon in a new look studio for the nightly news programme on BBC One.

Born in Preston and educated at Lancaster University, where she studied English and philosophy, Ranvir has spent all of her professional career with the BBC. After her degree she returned to Preston to complete a postgraduate qualification in journalism before beginning her broadcasting career at BBC Radio Lancashire, after being offered a six-month contract while still on work experience.

She subsequently moved on to BBC GMR (now Radio Manchester) in time for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Ranvir then moved on to television and played a key role in presenting the nationally broadcast Manchester Passion on Good Friday, 2006. She also reported on the Election Night Special with David Dimbleby last year in Blackburn for BBC One. She is currently North West Tonight’s education reporter.