Matt Watts

News Editor

UK

Homes set on fire as disorder erupts in Belfast after knife attack

Fires started in several locations as crowds gathered after calls for protests in Belfast following a shocking knife attack

9 Jun 2026
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Crime

Four Jewish volunteer ambulances set on fire in north London

CCTV shows three masked people approach an ambulance belonging to the Hatzola Northwest organisation and set it on fire

23 Mar 2026
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London

'Sporadic cases' warning as meningitis outbreak spreads to London

Health officials say it is ‘too early’ to know if the Kent meningitis outbreak has peaked

20 Mar 2026
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LIVE

Meningitis cases rise to 29 as dead teen's family demand more jabs

Juliette Kenny’s father wants his daughter’s legacy to be improved access to the menB vaccination for teenagers and young people

20 Mar 2026
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UK

'Legacy must be change': Family of girl killed by meningitis speak out

Family of Kent schoolgirl Juliette Kenny, 18, say their devastation is ‘immeasurable’ after ‘fit and healthy’ teenager died just hours after falling seriously ill

20 Mar 2026
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World

Iran’s national security chief killed in airstrike, Israel claims

If death of Larijani is confirmed, he would be most senior member of Iran regime to be killed since former supreme leader Ali Khamenei

17 Mar 2026
UK

Spy author Len Deighton dies aged 97

The writer’s career spanned almost half a century, with his first novel The Ipcress File being turned into a BAFTA-award winning film

17 Mar 2026
Crime

'Unconscious bias' led to failure in David Carrick investigation

Former police officer Carrick, 51, was one of the country's worst ever sex offenders but red flags about his offending were repeatedly missed

16 Mar 2026
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Politics

Britons who fled Gulf desperate to avoid tax bills after London return

The tax implications of a return to the UK are ‘troubling’ expats who have flown back to the UK from tax havens like Dubai

15 Mar 2026
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World

Vietnam War ghost rises over Trump as he sends US Marines to Iran zone

US military to deploy more forces to the region, as Iran continues to disrupt shipping and send oil prices soaring

15 Mar 2026
Crime

CCTV released after woman sexually assualted on Tube train

Woman was attacked on London Underground train as it approached central London station

13 Mar 2026
Transport

Station advert giving off chocolate scent sparks 'nausea' complaints

‘Multi-sensory’ advert for ice-cream brand Magnum leaves passengers at interchange to London Underground feeling sick

13 Mar 2026
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World

UK special forces shot down drones as Iraq base hit injuring US troops

A swarm of ‘unmanned aerial vehicles’ was launched at the camp in Erbil, northern Iraq

12 Mar 2026
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Politics

British ships in Gulf 'legitimate targets', warns Iran as war rages

Tehran’s warning comes as Donald Trump says the US ‘not finished yet’ in its war on Iran

11 Mar 2026
Showbiz

Kneecap rapper will not face new terror trial as CPS appeal rejected

Top judges rule court decision to throw out ‘unlawful’ prosecution was correct

11 Mar 2026
Crime

Teenage boy arrested after girl stabbed at school

Police said the boy was detained on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent after the school stabbing

11 Mar 2026
Showbiz

Joshua Jackson breaks silence on death of James Van Der Beek

Jackson speaks for the first time about death of ‘good man’ who could ‘face the impossible with grace’

10 Mar 2026
People attempt to block a bus transporting Iranian players following the AFC Women's Asian Cup Group A match between Iran and Philippines at Gold Coast Stadium
World

Iranian women's football team signal 'SOS' from bus amid safety fears

International authorities urged to step in to protect team ahead of their return to Iran after they were labelled ‘wartime traitors’ over gesture at Asian Cup

9 Mar 2026
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Politics

Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader?

Second oldest child of the assassinated Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been named as his successor

9 Mar 2026
LIVE

US-Israel strikes ‘fail to destroy’ Iran military command

Foreign Office insiders believe the regime’s command and control structure has been weakened but remains intact despite the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

9 Mar 2026
London

Van driver jailed for killing 'amazing' uni student in The Strand

Christopher Jackson, 27, jailed for killing Aalia Mahomed, 20, in crash as she sat on bench outside her university

6 Mar 2026