Sarah Hooper

Sarah Hooper | News Reporter

Sarah joined Metro in 2023 after working as a foreign news reporter and receiving her masters degree in International Journalism at City University London. She covers subjects including foreign affairs, the royal family, American politics and crime.

sarah.hooper@metro.co.uk

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Young man having COVID-19 symptoms and coughing into elbow while talking to doctor at medical clinic.

Mystery over 'unknown' virus causing people to cough up blood in Russia

World 11 hours ago By Sarah Hooper

Salt and Pepper Crinkle Potato Chips

Urgent recall of popular holiday crisps found in UK supermarkets over allergy fears

UK 13 hours ago By Sarah Hooper

Police at the scene. Hartfield Avenue, Brighton (Picture: Supplied)

Man killed and woman and boy seriously hurt in 'knife rampage'

UK 14 hours ago By Sarah Hooper

U.S. President Donald Trump's adviser Elon Musk wears a cheese hat as he holds a rally in support of a conservative state Supreme Court candidate of an April 1 election in Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S. March 30, 2025. REUTERS/Vincent Alban TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Why did Elon Musk wear a cheese hat and hand out $1,000,000 cheques on stage?

US 15 hours ago By Sarah Hooper

MONTGOMERY, AL - MAY 19: Protestors participate in a rally against one of the nation's most restrictive bans on abortions on May 19, 2019 in Montgomery, Alabama. Demonstrators gathered to protest HB 314, a bill passed by the Alabama Legislature last week making almost all abortion procedures illegal. (Photo by Julie Bennett/Getty Images)

Major win for abortion rights in US after new ruling

US 11 hours ago By Sarah Hooper

Prince Andrew sex accuser Virginia Giuffre ‘has days to live' after 'car crash'

Virginia Giuffre 'made a mistake' when she said she had four days left to live

World 8 hours ago By Jen Mills

Row of several white clocks with black hands, against a floral patterned, yellow and blue backdrop

Did the clocks go forward or back last night and do other countries change theirs?

UK 3 days ago By Sarah Hooper

Cropped shot of woman's hand filling a glass of filtered water right from the tap in the kitchen sink at home

Utah becomes first US state to ban fluoride in drinking water

US 3 days ago By Sarah Hooper

Peter Simpson has been jailed at Teesside Crown Court

Pensioner stabbed son in neck with kitchen knife after argument over bank card

UK 4 days ago By Sarah Hooper

epa11851397 A customer at a WHSmith store in London, Britain, 25 January 2025. British retailer WHSmith said it is exploring options to sell its entire high street business. WHSmith has more than five hundred stores across the UK and employs some five thousand people. EPA/ANDY RAIN

Full list of WH Smith store closures in 2025 after brand announces major update

UK 4 days ago By Sarah Hooper

Warning over potential 'attack' from Russia on Nato

World 3 days ago By Sarah Hooper

Dad has four toes amputated after GP dismissed infection as athlete's foot

UK 4 days ago By Sarah Hooper

A ravenous crocodile killed a beachgoer and swam near the shore, clutching his body in its jaws. The deadly reptile was lurking below the surface as Sadarwinata, 51, paddled in the turquoise waters of Talise Beach in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, on March 27. Locals said they screamed upon seeing the croc's silhouette darting toward the unsuspecting man. However, their warnings were drowned out by his paddling. Horrified onlookers watched as the fearsome predator caught up to the swimmer before clamping down on him and thrashing him in a brutal death roll. The local rescue team said they received a report of the fatal attack at 7:15 am. Gruesome aerial footage shows the crocodile holding Sadarwinata's corpse in its mouth as it drifted near the coast. PACKAGE: Video, pictures, text

Crocodile kills beachgoer and swims through sea carrying victim in its jaws

World 4 days ago By Sarah Hooper

Den San, 33, a Cambodian migrant worker in Thailand for 18 years, reacts as she waits for an update on her brother, Soeurn Saan, 38, and his wife, who were working at the building at the time it collapsed following a strong earthquake, in Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Myanmar earthquake death toll over 1,640 with dozens missing in Bangkok

World 2 days ago By Sarah Hooper

TOPSHOT - US Vice President JD Vance tours the US military's Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on March 28, 2025. The visit is viewed by Copenhagen and Nuuk as a provocation amid President Donald Trump's bid to annex the strategically-placed, resource-rich Danish territory. (Photo by Jim WATSON / POOL / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump pushes for Greenland takeover despite JD Vance moaning 'it's cold as s**t'

US 4 days ago By Sarah Hooper

Dated 17/07/2023 Hilary French Newcastle High School for Girls former headteacher File pic dated 04/09/2014 outside of the Newcastle Shool for Girls. See story of Hilary French a former private school headmistress who fraudulently claimed expenses for luxury shopping vouchers worth almost ??3,000 has kept her freedom. Hilary French was the boss at Newcastle High School for Girls when she abused her position by making the false claims for department store John Lewis as well as claiming for meals out with former students. Newcastle Crown Court heard she also fraudulently claimed the theft of an expensive coat which was later found in her car. The 67-year-old's deceit, which took place between 2016 and 2019, eventually caught up with her and an investigation was launched following her arrest. French, who worked at the ??14K a year private school in the Jesmond area of Newcastle between 2006 and 2018, lost her job following her arrest. See copy by North News

Private school head teacher claimed £3,000 of gift cards on expenses

UK 4 days ago By Sarah Hooper

Binbag stuffed with sensitive military documents including soldiers' phone numbers and weapons records found on Newcastle street by football fan

Sensitive army papers found scattered in street could have been 'stolen'

UK 4 days ago By Sarah Hooper

Is X down? Users report issues with app and website

Tech 4 days ago By Sarah Hooper

Pill press stamp found at Jeremy Road - The multimillion-pound drug manufacturing network that was uncovered by police. Release date ? March 27, 2025. A couple who were ringleaders of a drugs gang selling millions of fake Xanax pills around the world have been jailed for a total of ten years. Brian Pitts, 30, and Katie Harlow, 27, ran an international criminal empire from a luxury villa in Thailand between 2018 and 2019. Up to 11 million counterfeit pills were produced in sheds and garages across the West Midlands before being sold on the dark web via cryptocurrency payments. The gang included family members and friends who sold more ?4 million worth of fake pills across the UK and USA and laundered the profits through bitcoin. The pair were finally caught after a five-year international investigation led by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Ltd. They were arrested when they returned from Thailand in August 2019 with designer clothes and Rolex watches in their luggage. A court heard while the gang made at least ?4 million they could have made more than ?11 million from their illegal operation.

British couple who ran £4,000,000 fake Xanax empire are jailed

UK 4 days ago By Sarah Hooper

A resident looks on next to a collapsed building in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, after an earthquake in central Myanmar. A powerful earthquake rocked central Myanmar on March 28, buckling roads in capital Naypyidaw, damaging buildings and forcing people to flee into the streets in neighbouring Thailand. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)

153 dead and hundreds injured after earthquake rocks Myanmar and Thailand

World 4 days ago By Luke Alsford