Jon Snow
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Over a quarter of bird species in UK facing extinction
They are the symbol of summer - swifts soaring across our skies. → Read More
Exclusive: Convicted murderer Steve Gallant on tackling Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist on London Bridge
A convicted murderer, who used a narwhal tusk to tackle Fishmongers' Hall attacker Usman Khan, has spoken exclusively to Channel 4 News, saying his actions prove “people can change”. → Read More
Lubaina Himid: Black artists ‘enriching, not threatening’ British culture
"I've always been ambitious to change the way British art galleries are," says the artist Lubaina Himid, the first Black woman to win the Turner Prize four years ago. → Read More
‘R.Kelly’s predatory behaviour was an open secret’, author Koa Beck says
The R&B star R.Kelly has been found guilty of running a decades-long scheme to recruit and traffick women and children for sex, after a jury in New York convicted him on all nine of the counts he faced. → Read More
Kabul explosions are ‘president’s worst nightmare’, says former US secretary of defence
We are joined now by the former CIA chief Leon Panetta, who also served as US defence secretary under President Obama. → Read More
Kabul explosions: Former Afghan minister’s tearful plea for UN to intervene in ‘proxy war’
One of the many thousands of people who've fled the country is Nargis Nehan, a former minister with the Afghan government and a women's rights activist. → Read More
Musician Aryana Sayeed on her escape from Afghanistan
We spoke to musician Aryana Saeed and began by asking her about the journey she took to leave Afghanistan. → Read More
Emma Raducanu ‘has the potential to go all the way’, says Wimbledon star’s headteacher
At Wimbledon all eyes will soon be on court one where British hopeful Emma Raducanu will start her fight for a place in the quarter-finals. → Read More
Kenneth Kaunda: Zambia’s first president dies aged 97
One of the giants of African politics, Kenneth Kaunda has died at the age of 97. He was the first president of post-colonial Zambia and was taken to hospital in the capital Lusaka on Monday with pneumonia. → Read More
Footballer Marcus Rashford: ‘I want to give the next generation the opportunity to read’
In an interview with Channel 4 News, Marcus Rashford has revealed how his upbringing inspired his activism. → Read More
Actor Timothy Spall on emerging as an artist after J.M.W. Turner role
After learning how to paint for one of his roles, the celebrated actor Timothy Spall has turned artist himself. → Read More
‘We can’t say that it’s getting any calmer’ – Human rights campaigner Maha Hussaini in Gaza
We spoke with Maha Hussaini, a human rights campaigner in Gaza City and started by asking her what it was like living under fire. → Read More
What caused violence to escalate between Israel and Palestine?
We explain how Israel and Palestine got to this point. → Read More
David Hockney on blossoming of spring on an Apple iPad in artist’s new exhibition
David Hockney is about to open a new exhibition at London's Royal Academy where his pieces celebrate renewal and the arrival of spring. → Read More
‘Looks to me as if Super League is going to die’ – author Simon Kuper
Let's return to the big football story on the breakaway European Super League. → Read More
‘We have to ask how long recovery will last’ – economist Mariana Mazzucato
Julie Abraham is chief executive of Richer Sounds, the home entertainment retailer with shops across the country, and Mariana Mazzucato is an economist who's written about recovery from the pandemic. → Read More
Race is not on the Met Police’s agenda, says former National Black Police Association chair
We spoke to the former Metropolitan Police superintendent Leroy Logan. He was the first chair of the National Black Police Association and we began by asking him for his reaction to the conviction of PC Ben Hannam, and how his extreme views were missed. → Read More
Nobel peace prize of Ethiopian Prime Minister questioned amid conflict in Tigray Province of country
The Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Conservative MP, Tom Tugendhat and General Director for Medecins Sans Frontieres, Oliver Behn, in Amsterdam to discuss the disturbing reports of violent abuse of women by soldiers fighting in the Tigray region of Ethiopia. → Read More
Israel demolishes an entire Palestinian village
Israel has been demolishing a Palestinian Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, bulldozing tents on land where people have lived for a generation. Israel claims that residents were living there illegally, but human rights groups say it’s an attempt to drive an entire Palestinian community from the area. And the international community is speaking out too. → Read More
Supremes co-founder Mary Wilson dies at 76
Mary Wilson, a co-founding member of The Supremes has died, aged 76. The Supremes became one of the biggest selling groups of all time and had 12 number one singles in the United States. Her publicist said she died suddenly yesterday and her cause of death has not been confirmed. → Read More