Sarah Elizabeth Smith (born 22 November 1968) is a Scottish radio and television news reporter with the BBC.
She holds the post of Scotland Editor, having joined the BBC in Spring 2014 for the run-up to the Scottish Independence Referendum on 18 September 2014.
She also presents the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.
Smith has covered stories ranging from the United States presidential elections and the Madrid train bombings (for which Channel 4 News won an International Emmy in 2004), to the resignation of Iain Duncan Smith and an exclusive interview with Saddam Hussein's defence lawyer.