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.

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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.

Crime

Police seek man who 'fled' London street where woman, 19, killed

Police urgently trying to trace James Duncan after 19-year-old woman died after gunshots heard in Dale Grove, Finchley

9 Jun 2026
London

Appeal to find 'Stanksy' behind 'I farted in yoga' graffiti

Council officers have issued an appeal to anyone who might know the tagger to come forward.

22 May 2026
Politics

Makerfield by-election: Is Andy Burnham going to win?

Manchester mayor and Labour candidate Andy Burnham faces a difficult contest in the upcoming by-election as he bids to return to Parliament

21 May 2026
Romeo Beckham celebrating Arsenal’s Premier League title win
London

Romeo Beckham among celebrity Arsenal fans hailing club's title win

‘The moment Arsenal became champions and my son calls to remind me,’ ex-Man-U star David Beckham wrote on Instagram

20 May 2026
London

Met release video of officers being racially abused at London protests

‘Nobody should have to put up with abuse at work and that includes police officers,’ Met Police said

19 May 2026
London

Man charged with death by dangerous driving after north London crash

Hasan Hussain was charged with one count of causing death by dangerous driving and two counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving on Monday, May 18

19 May 2026
UK

Epstein child abuse claims Surrey Police investigating - what we know

The investigation is the first by British police relating to Epstein examining alleged harm against females

19 May 2026
Crime

Police hunt phone robber who attacked disabled man on London train

A disabled man was attacked and robbed onboard a train coming into Bromley station on May 6

19 May 2026
Crime

Man charged as bus driver fights for life following Battersea attack

The 64-year-old TfL bus driver remains in critical condition in hospital

19 May 2026
London

Jewish man, 22, 'kicked like an animal' by gang in Golders Green

Metropolitan Police is treating the attack as an antisemitic hate crime

19 May 2026
Knife brawl breaks out in south London park
Crime

Moment hero stops thugs fighting with machetes in south London park

A brave bystander who attempted to stop the violence in Burgess Park has been hailed a hero

19 May 2026
Iranian journalist sends update from his hospital bed after stabbing
Crime

London journalist was stabbed by men working for Iran, court hears

Romanian nationals Nandito Badea, 21, and George Stana, 25, have both pleaded not guilty to charges of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and wounding

18 May 2026
London

Man admits shouting abusive remarks at PC at Unite the Kingdom protest

There were 43 arrests at Saturday’s protests, including 11 for hate crime offences

18 May 2026
UK

Halifax axed as banking giant set to disappear from UK high streets

A phased closure of Halifax branches could begin as early as this summer, according to reports

18 May 2026
London

How to beat Tube strikes as RMT walkouts planned in London

RMT union members were set to walk out on Tuesday and Thursday this week

17 May 2026
UK

Brighton beach horror: Three women killed were 'relatives from London'

Sussex Police have said officers believe they have identified all three women and their next of kin have been informed

17 May 2026
Politics

Pressure on Starmer as Labour clears path for Burnham comeback as MP

No date has yet been confirmed for the by-election itself, but a likely date for the content is June 18

16 May 2026
UK

Architecture firm to go on trial after man killed by window glass

Mick Ferris, 53, was crushed when a window fell from the penthouse of The Corniche in 2018

15 May 2026
World

Israel and Lebanon agree to extend Iran war ceasefire, US says

President Trump announced a truce on April 16 but Israel and Lebanon have continued to trade blows since then

15 May 2026
LIVE

Labour clears path for Burnham's Westminster comeback

Reform UK leader says party will ‘throw absolutely everything at’ the Makerfield by-election

15 May 2026