James Dagwell is a presenter/reporter for the BBC News Channel and BBC World News. He fronts the news summaries for BBC News Interactive and co-presents other programmes on the BBC News Channel such as Your News and Entertainment 24.

James studied English and Drama at the University of London.

He got his first break into television by making cups of tea for celebrities appearing on GMTV, and went on to become a researcher. In 1997, James moved to Channel One News – a London cable news station – as a video journalist.

James then did a stint at ITV1 Westcountry News in South West England as presenter and reporter before returning to London in 2000 and to the BBC as a producer on its award-winning news programme for children, Newsround.

He travelled widely filming special reports for the documentary strand Newsround Extra – covering subjects as diverse as asylum seekers, an Indian religious festival and fanatical pop fans.

In 2003, he moved to BBC Three News at its launch to work on its half-hour news programme at 7.00pm. He was a reporter for three years before becoming the main presenter of 60 Seconds – BBC Three's hourly news updates in 2006. He stayed with the channel until 2008.

James was born in 1974 and brought up in Crowborough, East Sussex. He now lives in London.