Robin is one of The Sun’s longest-serving reporters having joined the paper in 1995. He is based in the north where he has covered major news events over nearly three decades including the hunt for Raoul Moat, the downfall of disgraced footballer Adam Johnson and the trials and tribulations of Canoe Man John Darwin. When the Yorkshire Ripper died in 2020 Robin authored a supplement about his life which won Special Supplement of the Year in the Society of Editors Press Awards and he later wrote a biography of Peter Sutcliffe called ‘I’m The Yorkshire Ripper’. As well as reporting on UK stories he has covered major world events abroad including the Japanese Tsunami, the Ukraine war and the Paris terror attacks in 2015.