Matthew is a married man. He has been married to Jackie since June 1999. Jackie is a non-Persian. As a loving husband and wife, they have already welcomed four children together and they are named Milo, Louis, Mary, and Mabel. His nationality is British and has mixed ethnicity.
During his young age, Matthew was enrolled at King's School, Ely, Cambridgeshire. With the completion of high school, he joined St Chad's College, Durham University. There he majored in Law and Politics and he graduated from there in 1984. He began his professional career in the mid-1980s. During that time, he worked as a chartered accountant, and then he was hired by BBC. In 1990, he was named the BBC network television correspondent and he worked in this position for several years. In 1997, he was named the presenter of the BBC News Channel. During those days, he presented the channel's evening programs, and then in 2001, he presented the late afternoon news program. From the 27th of June 2016, he has been presenting the World News Today on the channel and BBC Four. His net worth is unknown.