Larcombe, a politics graduate of Swansea University, joined the Sun in 2001 as a reporter, and has since covered the September 11 attacks, the Soham murders and the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.
Prior to joining the Sun he spent 18 months as a reporter for Ferrari Press Agency, and three years as a cub reporter on the Kent and Sussex Courier.
Larcombe told Journalism.co.uk that he believes his time with the press agency has proved to be invaluable experience:
"My advice to anyone wanting to get a job at a national paper like The Sun is to try and cut their teeth on a press agency. In my mind, I would never have managed to get to The Sun without my period at Ferrari. It is a perfect introduction to national stories, what news desks require and the pace of work on a daily."
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