Sarah Ping | Freelance News Reporter

Sarah is a freelance news reporter covering everything from crime, technology and foreign news, with the odd, weird and wonderful tales in between. She was previously a social media journalist at the Press Association and regularly writes for ITV News and BBC South. She has covered a variety of topics over her career, including politics, business, health and entertainment.

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A person drinks water whilst sunbathing at London Fields Lido outdoor swimming pool during a warm day in London, Britain, 12 August 2025.

What is ‘super El Niño’ and could it hit the UK this summer?

Channel: UK UK April 15, 2026
Two men clinging onto the back of a London bus

Bus surfers cling onto London number 114 to avoid paying £1.75

Channel: UK UK April 11, 2026
A group of people wearing rain coats battling strong winds and heavy rain.

What is the El Niño weather phenomenon and is a ‘super’ one coming in 2026?

Channel: UK UK April 15, 2026
Aerial shot of police forensics on a motorway with a bridge across the carriageway above, which has been closed off after a fatal collision

Two teens killed after car crashes off bridge and hits minibus on motorway

Channel: UK UK April 11, 2026
A wide shot showing a group of people standing on the road surrounding by red emergency service vehicles

'Killer bee' attack leaves 150 people injured with 50 taken to hospital

Channel: World World April 4, 2026
An injured alpaca with blood on its nose and fur missing from part of its face

Four alpacas mauled to death on farm in Rottweiler attack

Channel: UK UK April 4, 2026
File photo dated 16/9/25 of Prince Andrew arriving for the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral, central London. Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office and is in police custody. Issue date: Thursday February 19, 2026. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor gets first royal visitor since exile for 'quiet word'

Channel: UK UK April 4, 2026
Play Video UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pictured next to US President Donald Trump

Trump mocks and impersonates Starmer amid UK-US tensions over Iran

Channel: Politics Politics April 4, 2026
Man in high vis tends to a burnt and blackened ambulance

Three charged after volunteer Jewish ambulances 'torched in arson attack' in London

Channel: UK UK April 4, 2026
Play Video Wide shot of a man sat on a reclining seat playing games

There's now a creepy desk which means you never have to stop working

Channel: Tech Tech March 14, 2026
Medium wide shot of a stone wall above a river

Woman dies after falling 30ft through gap in British landmark

Channel: UK UK March 14, 2026
A view of a mural, depicting a judge raising his gavel to a man cowering on the ground, by anonymous artist Banksy on the Royal Courts of Justice in London

Has Banksy been revealed? New investigation claims to have unmasked artist

Channel: UK UK March 17, 2026
An elderly person holding her phone to her mouth while sat in a public area

Russians use walkie-talkies and paper maps after Putin turns off internet

Channel: World World March 14, 2026
Composite image of a house with yellow police tape (left) and a mother carrying her child whose face has been blurred (right)

Mum kills her children, 11 and 14, while husband was away on business trip

Channel: US US March 2, 2026