Megan Howe

News Reporter

ABOUT

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.

ABOUT
VIEW

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.

UK

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

18 Mar 2026
Canterbury meningitis and septicaemia outbreak
LIVE

'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

18 Mar 2026
Canterbury meningitis and septicaemia outbreak
LIVE

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

17 Mar 2026
London

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

17 Mar 2026
London

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

17 Mar 2026
Politics

London's most expensive petrol! 253.9p-a-litre unleaded as costs soar

Motorists hit with steepest fuel price increases since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

17 Mar 2026
Crime

Mother appears in court charged with murder of baby in Westminster

Zahira Byjaouane, 43, of Horseferry Road, Westminster, was charged with murder on Sunday

16 Mar 2026
Canterbury meningitis and septicaemia outbreak
UK

Students queue for antibiotics amid deadly meningitis outbreak

Headteacher of Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Faversham pays tribute to year 13 student who died during the meningitis outbreak in Kent

16 Mar 2026
LIVE

Crowds gather for Al Quds protest under heavy police presence

Police have deployed more than 1,000 officers as thousands gather in central London for the annual pro-Iran Al Quds Day protest, with a counter-demonstration also planned

16 Mar 2026
Static protest to mark Al-Quds Day in support of the Palestinian people, in London
London

Police probe 'death to IDF' chants led by Bobby Vylan at Al Quds rally

Twelve people were arrested during the rally, which saw hundreds gather for a static protest

16 Mar 2026
Showbiz

Oscars 2026 best dressed: The most dazzling looks from the red carpet

As Hollywood’s biggest stars gather for the ceremony, the red carpet has once again become a showcase of dazzling fashion

16 Mar 2026
World

Pictured: Mum ‘fatally shot by son after row over stolen tablet’

Tributes have flooded in for Ms Mcintosh, who was a massage therapist and ‘dedicated mother’

15 Mar 2026
London

Woman sexually assaulted on London Underground in broad daylight

Officers say the attack happened on board a Southbound Victoria line train on Wednesday, February 21

14 Mar 2026
London

Take Back Power activists stage nationwide shoplifting spree

Activists loaded trolleys at Sainsbury’s in the Lewisham Centre with non-perishable goods to ‘redistribute’ to the community

14 Mar 2026
World

Donald Trump urges UK to send warships to help secure Strait of Hormuz

Tehran is blockading the narrow sea passage out of the Persian Gulf

14 Mar 2026
London

Woman arrested after 18-day-old baby dies 'falling from height'

The child, 18 days old, was rushed to hospital by paramedics where she was sadly pronounced dead

14 Mar 2026
UK

Tragedy as 11-month-old baby boy dies in UK seaside town

Emergency services were called to an address in the Deneside area of Seaham on Thursday

14 Mar 2026
UK

‘Masked men fight with knives’ outside Asda as two injured

A 17-year-old boy sustained a slash wound to his arm and a 24-year-old man suffered an injury to his elbow, police say

14 Mar 2026
London

Man who pestered Matt Lucas on London Underground loses his job

The clip prompted widespread criticism online, with some social media users suggesting Mr Bourne appeared to have approached Lucas because of the comedian’s Jewish heritage

14 Mar 2026
London

London achieving 'remarkable reduction' in killer air pollution

A report examined air quality across cities in the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

12 Mar 2026