Emily Buchanan is a British

United Kingdom

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 television journalist. She is the BBC

BBC

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's World Affairs Correspondent, and was the presenter of Head to Head, BBC News 24’s debate programme.

Education

Buchanan was educated at St. Paul's Girls' School, an independent school

Independent school

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 in Hammersmith

Hammersmith

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 in west London

London

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, followed by the University of Sussex

University of Sussex

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, from which she graduated with BAs in History, French and Spanish.