Michael Howie

Senior News Editor

Politics

Royal Marines storm Russian 'shadow fleet' vessel in English Channel

Royal Marine commandos boarded a sanctioned oil tanker during a six-hour operation in the early hours of Sunday

14 Jun 2026
World Cup

'No Scotland no party!': Tartan Army fans go wild after Haiti win

The Tartan Army erupted as Steve Clarke’s side beat Haiti 1-0 in their opening game

14 Jun 2026
World Cup

Australia open World Cup 2026 campaign with clinical win over Turkey

Goals from Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe secure huge win for Australia

14 Jun 2026
RAF Red Arrows flypast
London

Royals on Buckingham Palace balcony for King's birthday celebrations

Royal family joins thousands of spectators for Trooping the Colour display of pomp and pageantry

13 Jun 2026
London

Pictured: Pomp and pageantry as huge crowds watch Trooping the Colour

All the best pictures during Trooping the Colour celebrations to mark the King’s official birthday

13 Jun 2026
London

King and Queen booed by protesters during Trooping the Colour

Demonstrators could be seen holding placards while one person was shouting ‘not my King’ in footage shared by Republic

13 Jun 2026
Showbiz

Alexi Lalas insults James Corden in jaw-dropping World Cup TV moment

The USA World Cup legend’s jaw-dropping comment stunned presenter Rebecca Lowe and panelists Thierry Henry and Zlatan Ibrahimovic

13 Jun 2026
Crime

Protesters block prison van as Palestine Action raiders are jailed

Demonstrators lay on the road to block the van carrying four people sentenced for destroying equipment at the Elbit Systems plant

13 Jun 2026
Harry Styles at Wembley Stadium
London

Harry Styles electrifies Wembley on first night of record London run

Harry Styles paid a poignant tribute to David Hockney hours after the British artist’s death was announced

13 Jun 2026
Sebastian Berhalter #14 and Brenden Aaronson #11 of the United States celebrate after the 4-1 win during the FIFA World Cup 2026 Group D match between USA and Paraguay
World Cup

USA thrash Paraguay as Beckham and Hollywood stars watch on

Former England Under-21 international Folarin Balogun scored two goals in a convincing win

13 Jun 2026
Swope Soccer Village
World Cup

England World Cup boots stolen from side's Kansas City base

Police investigate theft of boots and balls from England’s Swope Soccer Village base in Kansas City

13 Jun 2026
Parents and child fell to death from flat in south London
London

‘Severely-ill' boy and parents died in London luxury tower block fall

Nine-year-old boy and his parents died in the tragedy at the tower block in Elephant and Castle

11 Jun 2026
Politics

Defence Secretary John Healey quits in huge blow to Keir Starmer

John Healey posted his resignation letter social media, telling the PM is was something he ‘never expected to write’

11 Jun 2026
Crime

Phone thefts halve in central London as Apple joins police crackdown

Drones are being used to pursue phone thieves on e-bikes through the capital’s streets

11 Jun 2026
London

Visitor found wandering Parliament at night in security scare

Parliamentary officials have begun a probe into the security lapse while a police investigation is also under way

11 Jun 2026
Crime

Small boat pilots jailed for endangering desperate migrants

Tajik Mohammad, from Afghanistan, and Sudanese national Alnour Ali were sentenced over two separate perilous journeys

10 Jun 2026
Crime

Belfast knife attack suspect named as court hears victim lost eye

Hadi Alodid was remanded in custody for four weeks amid fears his release would lead to ‘significant public disorder’

10 Jun 2026
Temitope Segun
Crime

Prisoner escapes from jail van in south-east London sparking hunt

Temitope Segun, 25, was last seen on Woolwich High Street at around 6.40pm on Monday

10 Jun 2026
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
Chelmsford
Crime

Two arrests after explosives search in London commuter town

Essex Police said a 34-year-old man from Chelmsford was in custody on suspicion of an offence under the Explosive Substances Act 1883

10 Jun 2026
London

Huge recycling centre fire brought under control after rail chaos

100 firefighters battled huge blaze at recycling centre that caused major travel disruption

9 Jun 2026