Ed Southgate

Ed is a general news reporter for The Sun. He has covered a series of high profile court cases including the trial of Constance Marten and Mark Gordon; family court proceedings deciding how much footballer Kyle Walker should pay in maintenance for his two love children with Lauryn Goodman; and Huw Edwards' first magistrates court appearance when he pleaded guilty to child sex crimes, as well as his later sentencing. He also spent several days in Greece during the search for missing TV doctor Michael Mosley, and wrote about being among those who found him. He has covered royal news, including revealing Prince Harry's tearful and lonely vigil on the first anniversary of the late Queen's death, and traced down an OnlyFans model who targeted the Princess of Wales' parents in a poster campaign. He has also exposed a Love Island contestant dumping her ex days before going on the show, found the mum who returned Sir Paul McCartney's long lost guitar, and revealed a university's controversial decision to axe the national anthem from its graduation ceremonies. Ed joined The Sun in February 2020, having achieved a first-class English degree from the University of Bristol.