Newsreader Mishal Husain will become the second woman to join the presenting team on BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today programme.

Husain will join in the autumn, when current presenter James Naughtie is due to taken on an expanded role, focusing on the 2014 referendum on Scottish independence.

Husain currently presents BBC News at Ten on Sundays and is also the host of Impact, a daily programme on BBC World News. She has also worked as a presenter on Newsnight, Breakfast and Radio 4.