Michael Holden

Senior correspondent for Reuters covering general news, security issues, royals Michael Holden has over 251 followers on Twitter.

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Vladimir Putin ‘probably’ approved murder of ex-KGB agent

Article Michael Holden - 21 Jan 2016

A British inquiry has concluded that the Russian president probably approved an intelligence operation to murder Alexander Litvinenko.

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France accuses Spanghero heads for passing horsemeat as beef

Article Michael Holden - 17 Feb 2013

France says managers at French firm Spanghero were responsible for passing off horsemeat as beef.

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Security company apologises for security failure ahead of Olympics

Article Michael Holden - 14 Jul 2012

The head of private security firm G4S said on Saturday his firm only realised just over a week ago it would not be able to supply enough venue guards.

More pomp and pageantry mark finale of Jubilee celebrations

Article Michael Holden - 5 Jun 2012

Cheering crowds have thronged the streets of London for the grand finale to four days of festivities marking Queen Elizabeth's diamond Jubilee.

UK court rules Assange can be extradited over alleged sex crimes

Article Michael Holden - 30 May 2012

Britain's Supreme Court has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over alleged sex crimes.

London police target street gangs six months after riots

Article Michael Holden - 8 Feb 2012

London's police have begun a crackdown on street gangs which UK politicians blamed for the August riots, the worst disorder Britain saw in decades.

Desperate British women turn to prostitution

Article Michael Holden - 14 Dec 2011

British students, faced with government austerity measures, are turning to prostitution, gambling and other dangerous pursuits to fund their studies.

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange to learn extradition fate

Article Michael Holden - 2 Nov 2011

A UK court will rule today on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden for questioning over alleged sexual crimes.

Occupy London protesters set up camp

Article Michael Holden - 16 Oct 2011

About 250 protesters set up camp outside St Paul's Cathedral in the heart of London on Sunday, promising to occupy the site indefinitely.

UK police arrest 100 after London riots

Article Michael Holden - 8 Aug 2011

More shops were looted on a second night of clashes in London and nine more police hurt as disorder spread after police killed a man during an arrest.

No fanfare for second British royal wedding

Article Michael Holden - 30 Jul 2011

Britain's second royal wedding will be far removed from the lavish pomp that surrounded the nuptials of her Prince William and Catherine.

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UK cops: Terror was bigger priority than phone hacking

Article Michael Holden - 12 Jul 2011

At a hearing on Britain's phone hacking scandal, top cops told lawmakers they had been too busy preventing terrorism to probe the abuse properly.

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