Anna Jones was born on 17 April 1966 in England. She has kept details of her upbringing, including her parents and family background, strictly private throughout her career, and no verified information is available in the public domain.

After four years as the editor of China Economic Review, Jones joined the BBC in 1992, where she spent three years as a senior producer in the BBC’s business department, both producing and presenting the Business Breakfast programme from 06:00–07:00. She then moved to BBC World as an anchor.

In 1997 she joined BBC News 24 at its launch as a business presenter, before becoming a news presenter in 1999. She anchored the 09:00–13:00 strand alongside Philip Hayton. She was on air as Allied forces began the bombing of Afghanistan, at the announcement of the death of the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret, and anchored coverage of the 2004 tsunami aftermath.

Jones joined Sky News in 2005, and from 2016 to 2021 was the main weekend evening anchor, hosting Sky News at Ten. From April 2021, she hosted The Daily Climate Show on Sky News — described as the UK’s only daily climate news show tracking environmental changes and reporting on solutions.

She now co-presents Mornings With Jones & Melbourne on Sky News, Friday to Sunday. In 2015 she made a cameo appearance in Sky One/NBC’s You, Me and the Apocalypse, and in 2022 appeared briefly as herself in the film All the Old Knives.