GB News has hired two more regional reporters as the channel inches closer to launch.

The new station is assembling an army of regional reporters around the UK and has already appointed correspondents for areas including London, Wales, Northern Ireland, Yorkshire and Humberside, the North West and the North East.

The latest two to join the team are Ellie Costello, who is leaving the BBC to become South-East reporter, and veteran Scottish journalist David Donaldson.

An exact launch date for GB News has yet to be confirmed, although the channel is now testing on Freeview and Sky and is expected to be up and running by the end of next month.