Megan Howe
News Reporter
Megan Howe is an award-winning journalist with experience across both print and digital media. She has worked primarily on Home and Foreign news desks, covering major stories spanning politics, crime, transport, health, arts and culture. In 2023, she was named NCTJ Trainee of the Year after achieving the highest marks in the country for the NQJ exam.
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Megan Howe is an award-winning journalist with experience across both print and digital media. She has worked primarily on Home and Foreign news desks, covering major stories spanning politics, crime, transport, health, arts and culture. In 2023, she was named NCTJ Trainee of the Year after achieving the highest marks in the country for the NQJ exam.
TV comic Richard Ayoade involved in serious car crash in south London
A Renault reportedly hit two pedestrians before crashing into a Mercedes SUV that Ayoade was driving
Homes hit by Holland Park flooding to get flood protection measures
Kensington and Chelsea Council says all 27 homes in Lorne Gardens will receive flood defence measures
Hackney boozer bans children after unruly behaviour persists
Children have been running around The Kenton, very nearly colliding with waiting staff, screaming and climbing on furniture
What is Hatzola? The Jewish ambulance service targeted in arson attack
Metropolitan Police has confirmed it is investigating the arson attack on four Hatzola ambulances as an ‘antisemitic hate crime’
Wembley business owners 'stressed and scared' after attacks on shops
Met Police investigating multiple attacks on businesses in Wembley in recent weeks
Talented footballer dies and friend fighting for life after flat fire
Tommy Ballay-Dean, 16, has been described as the ‘heart and soul of Southwark’, while his friend Shauny Halsey is in hospital in an induced coma
Whole Foods Market to open six new stores in central London in 2026
The stores will offer a range of organic and fresh produce, alongside prepared foods such as salads, sandwiches and hot meals
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
Rogue landlords in London avoid paying millions in penalties
Nearly £8.7million in civil penalties to private landlords was handed out between 2023 and 2025, but just under £3million was recovered
Natural History Museum named UK's most visited tourist attraction
The attraction, home to everything from dinosaur skeletons to gemstones, has overtaken the British Museum to claim the top spot
Meningitis outbreak spreads to London as cases rise to 27
A student at a higher education institution in London is confirmed to be directly linked to the outbreak
Teenager, 16, dies in Southwark flat blaze next to empty fire station
Firefighters from Old Kent Road station were initially unable to battle the blaze as they were called out on another incident
Meningitis outbreak hits second uni as student vaccine rollout begins
Health chiefs battle to contain 'super-spreader' outbreak as private supplies of MenB vaccine run out and cases rise to 20
London basks in hottest day of the year as temperature tops 20C
The Met Office says the higher temperatures are because of warm air being dragged up from further south in Europe
How can I get a Meningitis B vaccine?
Two people have died and at least 15 are seriously ill following an outbreak of Meningitis B in Kent
London trials new radar speed cameras that don't flash
Cameras are set to be installed over the coming weeks at 10 locations, including Tower Hamlets, Croydon, Hammersmith and Fulham, Ealing and Sutton
Trump launches scathing attack on ‘corrupt BBC over Iran war coverage
US President in fresh attack on BBC as broadcaster filed a motion to a US judge to throw out his $10 billion defamation lawsuit
'Explosive' meningitis spread now national incident as jabs rolled out
Around 5,000 students in university halls in Kent are to be offered the meningitis B vaccine
Streeting: ‘Unprecedented’ meningitis outbreak is 'rapidly developing'
Race to halt deadly spread of MenB strain with vaccination programme announced for students living in University of Kent halls of residence
Singer dies in London bus crash days before 'life-changing' meeting
The R&B singer was rushed to hospital after the crash with a double-decker but tragically died from her injuries
Woman, 30, dies three days after incident on tracks at Euston
Police appeal after incident on southbound platform on Victoria line at busy central London station