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Government failing to protect vulnerable young people, new report says
It’s estimated that more than 200,000 children in England between the ages of 11 and 17 are vulnerable to serious violence. Today a report from the Commission on Young Lives says a combination of Covid, the rising cost of living, and a possible...


Surviving knife crime: The lives ruined by violence
Two men have been sentenced to life in jail for conspiracy to murder, after repeatedly stabbing a teenager and leaving him to die in the street. James Bascoe-Smith was just 17 years old when he was assaulted in south London, an entirely innocent vict...


Manchester Arena inquiry: Emergency services issue apologies
In response to today’s report, a press conference was held by the emergency services, a chance to recognise and apologise for the huge failures at Manchester Arena.


Manchester Arena bombing: Inquiry criticises emergency response failings
In Manchester, people are trying to make sense of a devasating report into how the emergency services responded on the night of the Manchester Arena bombing . Twenty two people died, hundreds of others were left injured. The report found the emergenc...


Channel 4 turns 40: Four decades of news in four minutes
It's exactly 40 years since the very first edition of Channel 4 News. Our top stories? Rather familiar: spending cuts, strikes, and British involvement in an overseas war.


Man lawfully killed by police during motorway stop, inquest finds
An organised crime suspect was lawfully killed by police during an enforced stop on a motorway slip road in West Yorkshire at the start of 2017, an inquest has found.


Cost of living: schools struggle to keep children fed
A survey due out next week from a teaching union will reveal the impossible financial choices headteachers are facing.


Cost of living crisis caused by volatile price of fossil fuels, says climate expert
We’re joined by one of the UK's lead negotiators at last year's COP summit, Nigel Topping.


Sunak U-turn: PM will attend COP27 in Egypt
Rishi Sunak has said he will be going to the COP27 environment summit in Egypt next week - after originally saying he wouldn’t.


Officers ‘labelled troublemakers’ for raising issues, says former Met police chief superintendent
We’re joined from Westminster by Parm Sandhu who served as an officer in the Met for 30 years and rose to the rank of chief superintendent. She retired from policing two years ago. 


Police leadership responsible for ‘too many bad apples’, Police Federation chair says
We were joined by Steve Hartshorn national chair of the Police Federation of England and Wales, which represents rank and file officers.


Thousands of ‘predatory’ officers allowed to join police, report says
A highly critical report by the police inspectorate has condemned the poor standard of vetting among forces across England and Wales, saying it has allowed officers with criminal convictions to remain in the ranks.


Urgent need to act on domestic abuse and suicide link
The government must act on the link between domestic abuse and suicide by urgently establishing a national database of every woman who takes their own life after suffering abuse, bereaved relatives and campaigners have demanded.


Woman killed by ex-husband feared authorities would take her child away, inquest hears
A young woman who was stabbed to death by her abusive ex-husband was afraid that her baby would be taken away by social services if she complained about his violent behaviour, an inquest has heard. Raneem Oudeh, 22, and her mother  Khaola Saleem, we...


Greta Thunberg interview: world on climate precipice but activism offers hope
In an extended interview with Channel 4 News, as she launches The Climate Book, Greta Thunberg speaks about how she deals with online trolls and why she feels hopeful about the fight against climate change even as the world approaches a “precipiceâ...



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