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West Midlands Police officers under investigation over alleged offensive messages and sexual misconduct
Paid to protect us, but how far can we trust the police to police themselves? This programme has uncovered allegations of toxic masculinity in the most elite levels of the police in the West Midlands. There are active investigations into serving members of the West Midlands firearms unit. Produced by Simon Stanleigh & Sally Chesworth Filmed and edited by Leon Troth. → Read More
Solihull: Four boys who died after falling into icy lake named
Four boys who died after being pulled from a frozen lake have been named by police. → Read More
YouTuber Mohammed Hijab exclusively speaks to Channel 4 News after being accused of stirring up trouble in Leicester
He’s a British influencer with hundreds of thousands of subscribers on YouTube. Mohammed Hijab teaches a conservative version of Islam and is popular with Muslim millenials. But he’s been facing criticism since violence broke out on the streets of Leicester at the end of last month – accused of stirring up trouble there. → Read More
Homes for Ukraine: Kharkiv to south London thanks to online video game friendship
Nearly 30,000 visas have been granted allowing Ukranians to join family members already in the UK. → Read More
Meet the Polish woman who’s taken in eight Ukrainian refugees
More than 150,000 people in the UK have expressed an interest in offering homes to people who have fled Ukraine - but critics say the government's scheme will be unworkable unless it scraps a lot of the excessive red tape. → Read More
Ukraine refugee crisis pushes Poland’s cities to ‘bursting point’
“Big cities in Poland are overcrowded and we will soon no longer be able to accommodate them", is the warning from the mayors of the country's two largest cities about the pressure being put on them by the numbers of refugees arriving. → Read More
Exclusive: Dyson faces legal action over ‘forced labour’ and exploitation
More than a dozen workers making products and components for Dyson are taking legal action against the company, alleging a string of labour abuses at a supplier in Malaysia, a Channel 4 News investigation can reveal. → Read More
Thousands of Afghan evacuees stuck in hotels after fleeing to UK
When the Taliban seized control of their homeland, thousands of Afghan evacuees, who once worked for the British, were promised sanctuary here in the UK. → Read More
National Action: Neo-Nazi group co-founder convicted of terror offences
A man has been convicted of membership of a banned neo-Nazi terror group set up to wage a race war in Britain. → Read More
Nottingham household now in isolation with new Omicron Covid variant
Our Home Affairs Correspondent Darshna Soni is in Nottingham where one of the two Omicron cases was discovered. → Read More
Army called on to deliver fuel supplies as shortage continues across the UK
In some parts of the country the petrol crisis seems to be getting worse, with some forecourts in London and the south east out of fuel altogether. → Read More
Young Muslims speak out about mental health impact of lockdown
Young Muslims have spoken out about the impact lockdowns have had on their mental health in a bid to break social taboos surrounding the issue which they say exists in their community. → Read More
National disability strategy a missed opportunity, say campaigners
The government has unveiled its £1.6 billion national disability strategy to a somewhat muted response. → Read More
Euro 2020: People around the country show their support for England
Pubs around the country have been doing a roaring trade today, as fans get into the spirit of things. → Read More
Dalian Atkinson: Police officer jailed for 8 years for unlawful killing of ex-footballer
A police officer has been jailed for 8 years for the unlawful killing of ex footballer Dalian Atkinson in 2016. → Read More
Partner of ex-footballer Dalian Atkinson heartbroken by ‘brutal’ police actions
The partner of ex-football star Dalian Atkinson, who died after being Tasered and kicked by a police officer, has said she is heartbroken by the “brutal” way he was treated. → Read More
Coventry City of Culture: life on the frontline of Two-Tone Britain
Darshna Soni has been talking to The Selecter lead singer Pauline Black, about life on the frontline of Two Tone Britain. → Read More
Government under pressure to cut vaccine gap amid concern over new variants
Ministers will meet this coming week to decide if border controls should be tightened further. → Read More
What it’s like inside lockdown classrooms
There are reports of crammed classrooms and head teachers 'rationing places' because too many parents in England are sending their children to school. → Read More
Families turning to charity for help with computers
Many families will be desperate for any help now, as parents and children are having to share devices and are testing the limits of their broadband services. → Read More