Michael Howie

Senior News Editor

Politics

Social media under-16s ban: Key points as PM announces major crackdown

Ban on social media will come into force in the early part of next year, Prime Minister says

15 Jun 2026
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London

Will it snow in London? Temperature to plunge to 1C in capital

A weather front moving south-eastwards is set to introduce colder air on Thursday ‘bringing the risk of snow’

11 Mar 2026
Emergency Crews Respond To Deadly Bus Fire In Switzerland
World

Six killed in Swiss bus blaze after person 'sets themselves on fire'

Investigators are examining reports ​that ⁠a person had poured petrol over himself

11 Mar 2026
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Politics

Supersonic US bombers take off from UK as Trump ramps up war on Iran

‘Today will be yet again, our most intense day of strikes inside ⁠Iran: the most fighters, the most bombers,’ said US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth

10 Mar 2026
World

US launches 'most intense day of strikes' on Iran yet

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the US ‘will not relent until the enemy is totally and decisively defeated’

10 Mar 2026
Crime

Ian Huntley lag 'killer' charged with murder after prison attack

Huntley, behind bars for the murder of 10-year-olds Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman, died on Saturday following the attack

10 Mar 2026
Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke grants five women from the Iranian women's soccer team humanitarian visas
World

Five Iranian women's football players granted visas in Australia

‘Australians have been moved by the plight of these brave women,’ Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told a news conference in Canberra

10 Mar 2026
Firefighters Tackle Blaze Threatening Central Station In Glasgow
UK

Firefighters tackle 'Blitz-like' inferno in Glasgow city centre

Glasgow Central station will remain closed on Monday and is likely to be closed on Tuesday following the fire

9 Mar 2026
Crime

Soham killer Ian Huntley's last letter from prison revealed

‘Sorry for not writing sooner but I’ve had a lot to deal with lately,’ Ian Huntley wrote to a female penpal

9 Mar 2026
LIVE

US-Israel strikes ‘fail to destroy’ Iran military command

Foreign Office insiders believe the regime’s command and control structure has been weakened but remains intact despite the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

9 Mar 2026
Crime

MI5 and police 'will act to protect London' after Iranian spy arrests

Police said the arrests relate to suspected surveillance of locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community in the London area

6 Mar 2026
FILE PHOTO: An Emirates plane with German tourists evacuated from the Middle East arrives from Dubai, at the airport in Frankfurt
London

Is your London flight cancelled due to war in the Middle East?

Etihad Airways announced on Friday it would be resuming a ‘limited commercial flight schedule’ until March 19, including flights to and from Abu Dhabi to Heathrow

6 Mar 2026
Crime

Crystal Palace boss banned from driving after breaking 20mph limit

Oliver Glasner is the latest high-profile figure to be convicted of a driving offence under the Single Justice Procedure

5 Mar 2026
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Israel and Iran fire missiles as UK rescue flight fails to leave Oman

Iran launches new wave of attacks at Israeli and American bases and says the US will ‘bitterly regret’ torpedoing an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean

5 Mar 2026
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Politics

Full-scale war explodes in Middle East after US and Israel attack Iran

Donald Trump suggests the conflict will escalate further as Britain questions its legality in a startling trans-Atlantic bust-up

4 Mar 2026
World

Local man threatens downed US F-15 pilot with metal pole in Kuwait

Video shared on social media shows the pilot being approached by a group of men - one of them brandishing a metal pole

3 Mar 2026
Crime

Met chief: I can understand why woman don't trust the police

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley: Sarah Everard’s senseless and devastating murder was a profound betrayal

3 Mar 2026
Crime

Two injured as man armed with blades 'attacks people' in Edinburgh

Locals says a number of people may have been stabbed, with an emergency response in place since before 9am on Monday

2 Mar 2026
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UK

RAF base in Cyprus hit by drone as local residents evacuated

Suspected strike on RAF Akrotiri comes just hours after Sir Keir Starmer said the UK had allowed the US to strike Iranian missile sites from British bases

2 Mar 2026
Politics

Starmer defies calls to quit after Labour by-election nightmare

The Prime Minister faced a growing Labour revolt as he was accused of leading his party into an electoral ‘Valley of Death’

27 Feb 2026
UK

UK snack giant axes beloved range of crisps

The brand’s owners, KP Snacks, said the plans come after a slump in demand for the crisps range

27 Feb 2026