John Ray

This is the incredible story for Reporting History of how @johnrayitv and his team were under fire, then held hostage in Libya. It's absolutely riveting. Please do watch. You won't regret it. youtu.be/Xq2SvOM7LXw

What being held hostage in Libya taught me about war | ITV News itv.com/news/2026-03-2…

I recoil from most reporters’ war stories - it’s never about us. But here’s a tale of near disaster to show how far we go to get the facts - and how easily it can all go wrong. #reportinghistory with @tombradby @itvnews youtu.be/Xq2SvOM7LXw

First world problems, I know, but important none the less as anyone with kids armed with smart phones and the internet will know. thetimes.com/life-style/par…

Is Dubai safe? The view from the ground itv.com/news/2026-03-1…

Very loud bang from apparent intercept over Dubai just now while civilian planes pass high over head. President of UAE has told local media; ‘ we are not an easy target’.

Reports that the US consulate in Dubai has been targeted. Social media pictures show fire and smoke rising. Follows Iranian strike on US Embassy in Saudi overnight.

Just watched an UAE warplane and air defences active over Dubai again just now. Big thump and at least two interceptors streaking into the sky. Seem to have been successful.

We can hear - mostly distant - thuds and bangs in the sky over Dubai again tonight. UAE defences said to be working hard to intercept another Iran barrage. At some stage Gulf states will have to decide whether to hit back.

Two loud ‘thumps’ heard in the skies over Dubai just now - quite possibly missile or drone intercept not too far from our hotel on the sea front .

At the UAE border. Some idea of the scale of the Iranian attack from the Ministry of Defence here which has dealt with 165 ballistic missiles, 2 Cruise missiles and 541 drones since yesterday. Most have been intercepted. Three people have died and 58 have been wounded.

Anxious Gulf capitals fear being dragged deeper into a conflict not of their choosing, as anger at Iran’s strikes grows. @johnrayitv reports from Riyadh in Saudi Arabia itv.com/news/2026-03-0…

Prince Harry said to be ‘confident and calm’ ahead of his case against publishers of the Mail at High Court - the third act in his self styled mission to hold UK’s media to account. Mail denies his claims - and those of fellow claimants incl Elton John and Doreen Lawrence

Welcome 2026 . Let’s hope you’re an improvement ….

Sneak peak at what’s in store in London a little later. I’m off to cover the best firework display this side of Edinburgh - and you can watch them both on ⁦@itvnews⁩ ⁦as the clock strikes #2026

As an AI exercise , I asked ChatGPT to check the accuracy of my blog about Syria….it’s found a startling ‘flaw’…. Bashar Al Assad is apparently still in power. Have I missed something or is this crazy?

One year since Assad's fall: Syria celebrates freedom, but uncertainty remains  | ITV News itv.com/news/2025-12-0…

One year since Assad's fall: Syria celebrates freedom, but uncertainty remains ITV News Correspondent @johnrayitv reports itv.com/news/2025-12-0…

I've been watching the wall to wall @Trump visit. Very odd. Total exclusion of the public makes it feel like those weird Covid era football matches played in empty stadia. Still, it'll look good in the presidential photo album, I expect.

ITV News Correspondent @johnrayitv speaks to award-winning Ukranian filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov about his new documentary itv.com/news/2025-07-3…