Archives

4 News


Sports bodies boycott social media over online abuse
Sports fans love social media. But this weekend many of the places they might usually be getting the latest clips and news from will be silent.


Will West Midlands Tory Mayor hold on to power in elections?
After a week dominated by allegations of sleaze surrounding Boris Johnson, how much is it cutting through with voters?


Covid: Liverpool nightclub hosts trial event
We are all waiting to know what the new normal is going to be, but for a few thousand ravers in a Liverpool warehouse who are taking part in a Covid-safe pilot event, the answer might be that the new normal is very familiar indeed.


Noel Clarke apologises, but denies sexual misconduct
ITV has decided not to run the concluding episode of its drama Viewpoint this evening following allegations made against the actor Noel Clarke.


PCSO Julia James died from head injuries
A police community support officer, who was found dead in woods in Kent earlier this week, died from “significant head injuries”, according to police.


‘Major contradictions’ in climate policy, says government climate policy advisor
For the second half of our debate on climate change and COP26, we were joined by Keith Anderson, CEO of ScottishPower and the chair of the business organisation CBI Scotland, Prof Kirsty Park, who is a conservation scientist from the University of St...


Judge orders Matt Hancock to release information over PPE contract links
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been told by a judge that he must release more information about the way Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) contracts were awarded during the pandemic.


Jon Snow to step down as Channel 4 News presenter at end of 2021
Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow has decided to step down from his role from the end of the year after 32-years at the helm of the flagship news programme.


‘India has some of the finest doctors, but there is a palpable lack of leadership’, says Glasgow doctor
Jaspreet Kaur is assistant general secretary at the Glasgow Gurdwara Guru Granth Sahib, and Dr Babu Mukhopadhyay is an NHS consultant who was clinician in charge of a Covid ward last year and is a health adviser to the Scottish government.


UK Indians rush to send help amid India’s Covid crisis
The Disasters Emergency Committee has just extended its appeal to help India get urgently needed life saving humanitarian relief.


Arlene Foster’s leadership ‘should not have survived for this long’, says Belfast journalist
The political editor of the Belfast News Letter, Sam McBride, wrote a book about the so-called “cash for ash” scandal, which brought calls for Arlene Foster's resignation back in 2016.


Arlene Foster to step down as DUP leader and NI First Minister
Northern Ireland First Minister Arlene Foster says she'll be stepping down from the job, and as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, after a revolt from within her own party ranks, especially over her handling of Brexit. 


Labour accuses Johnson of lying over who paid for Downing Street flat refurb
Downing Street today declined to deny suggestions that the Prime Minister received a loan from the Conservative Party that he later repaid.


Scotland elections: a battle for the whole of the UK?
Are Scotland’s elections a battle not just for Scotland, but for the whole United Kingdom?


#NextLeaderofScotland debate: Scotland’s 5 main party leaders
The leaders of the five main parties in Scotland debate ahead of next week's crucial election.



home