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.

UK

Belfast in flames: Homes and cars torched amid knife attack uproar

Homes set ablaze and bus torched in a night of mayhem in Northern Ireland

10 Jun 2026
MV Hondius cruise ship stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde
World

Three dead in suspected hantavirus outbreak on Atlantic cruise ship

The MV Hondius cruise ship is currently under investigation by health authorities

4 May 2026
Crime

Brixton shooting: Four in hospital after drive-by attack at BBQ

Four people were rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds and one remains in a life-threatening condition after the attack in south London

3 May 2026
Showbiz

Casualty's Amanda Mealing breaks silence on cocaine-fuelled car crash

Speaking publicly for the first time since the crash, Mealing told the Daily Mail it was the turmoil in her private life and a split from her husband that led to the incident

2 May 2026
London

Rob Rinder 'confronted by youth shouting 'Heil Hitler' in Soho'

The TV presenter said he was approached by a ‘kid on a bike’ in Carnaby Street who shouted the phrase at him

2 May 2026
Royals

King's viral bodyguard retires after years of service

The unnamed security chief completed his final duty during the King and Queen’s state visit to the United States this week

2 May 2026
London

Father who abducted son mistakenly released from prison

Mr Justice Hayden condemned the “alarming lack of urgency” among prison staff involved in the blunder

2 May 2026
Royals

William and Kate share 11th birthday portrait of Princess Charlotte

A picture of the princess smiling while walking in a field of daisies has been shared by Kensington Palace

2 May 2026
Transport

Rail services across London face disruption over Bank Holiday

Services at Charing Cross, Waterloo East, London Bridge and Cannon Street will be affected

2 May 2026
London

London easyJet flight diverted after drunk woman 'spits at passenger'

A man and a woman were arrested for drunk and disorderly behaviour onboard an easyJet flight from Gatwick to Turkey

2 May 2026
World

Spirit Airlines goes bust and cancels all flights after talks fail

All upcoming Spirit flights have been cancelled and internal bookings will be refunded automatically

2 May 2026
London

'London potholes are so deep you can use them to play golf!'

Lib Dem local election candidate in Brent practices her putting to show how bad scale of the problem on roads has become

2 May 2026
Health

How does life expectancy vary across London? Check our interactive map

Twenty-five of London’s 32 boroughs now have life expectancy below the state pension age of 66

2 May 2026
World

Bayesian superyacht sinking 'was not caused by storm'

Seven people died, including British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter Hannah, in the disaster

1 May 2026
London

Mystery surrounds death of fraudster who plunged from Chelsea home

Police are still investigating the mysterious circumstances around Karl Cronin’s death

1 May 2026
Crime

Pictured: 'Amazing' mum killed in Chelsea as man charged with murder

Sophinia Bertrand, 45, was killed in a street of £2million homes near Stamford Bridge

1 May 2026
London

Starmer slams Polanksi after he has to apologise on Golders Green row

The Green Party leader has said sorry for reposting the comment in ‘haste’ following a backlash

1 May 2026
Politics

Rowley slams 'misinformed' Polanksi over stabbings arrest criticism

Polanski reposted a tweet which criticised Met Police officers use of force in detaining the suspect in the Golders Green stabbing

1 May 2026
LIVE

Terror threat raised to 'severe' meaning attack 'highly likely'

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood urges people to be ‘vigilant’ as she announces that UK terrorism threat level has been raised

1 May 2026
UK

Two UK pub chains axed along with 3,500 jobs amid rising taxes

Whitbread, which owns both Beefeater and Brewers Fayre, is planning to close all 197 of its standalone restaurant sites

1 May 2026
London

Firefighters tackle huge blaze in Stamford Hill as synagogue evacuated

London Fire Brigade says it does not believe the blaze on Cazenove Road was started deliberately

1 May 2026