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"They're not using the tools that they've got. They must do."
Dame Vera Baird, victims' commissioner for England and Wales, says there is an "epidemic of violence against women and girls" and says there is an "urgent uplift" needed to help police protect victims.
California firefighters have been forced to wrap some of their most ancient trees in flame-resistant blankets - including General Sherman, the world’s largest tree - as wildfires rip through the state.
@RoachSN reports. channel4.com/news/general-s…
Sir Lindsey Hoyle is hosting G7 Speakers at a summit in his own constituency, Chorley.
It’s their first in-person meeting since the pandemic began and they’ll discuss how to keep politicians safe and parliaments open.
@clarefallon reports. channel4.com/news/g7-speake…
“Nothing in the world can stand in the way of unification of China... preferably by peaceful means, and if peaceful means cannot be achieved, any means will be possible”
@mattfrei asks Victor Gao about Taiwan. channel4.com/news/any-means…
Imagine a society without fuel, water, bread or a functioning government.
Not a dystopian fantasy, but a place once regarded as educated and prosperous, a few hours away by plane.
@Leila_MA has a special report from Lebanon. channel4.com/news/lebanon-s…
Since the port explosion which tore through Beirut, Lebanon has been plunged into one of the worst economic crises in modern history, with 90% wiped off the value of its currency.
@mattfrei reports. channel4.com/news/lebanon-p…
Children aged under 16 with gender dysphoria should be able to take puberty-blocking drugs, even without their parents’ consent, according to a new ruling by the court of appeal.
@wizbates reports. channel4.com/news/nhs-trust…
Russian elections “are manipulated public events designed to display the legitimacy of the regime”, author Anne Applebaum tells @mattfrei. channel4.com/news/russian-e…
Russia’s parliamentary elections are being called “the least free for 20 years” and an app promoting opponents of Vladimir Putin has been kicked off Apple and Google stores.
@paraicobrien reports. channel4.com/news/russia-el…
England’s international travel rules are to be relaxed.
From early October, PCR tests for fully-vaccinated travellers will be scrapped and the ‘traffic light’ system simplified - just in time for the half-term holidays.
@AyshahTull reports. channel4.com/news/holiday-h…
“The police have not been doing a good job.”
Victims’ Commissioner Dame Vera Baird tells @JackieLongc4 that adding a “counter-terrorism” requirement to policing violence against women and girls could be “transformative”. channel4.com/news/policing-…
Violence by men against women and girls should be treated with the same urgency as terrorism or county lines gangs, says a watchdog.
@MinnieStephC4 reports. channel4.com/news/police-sh…
"Whether or not we raise our voice and talk in front of a camera, the Taliban will kill us anyway."
A former Afghan police officer is "living hidden from the world" in Kabul after the Taliban takeover.
Now, she's speaking out because she says she has nothing left to lose.
"Nothing in the world can stand in the way of the unification of China"
If Chinese 'unification' with Taiwan cannot be achieved peacefully, then "any means will be possible" says Victor Gao, vice president of the Centre for China and globalisation.
You can also watch the full interview here: youtube.com/watch?v=tS8UJz…
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“Imagine seeing a woman of colour on that stage. I thought that was something that could never happen.”
Songwriter and artist @KamilleXX speaks to @krishgm about being a Black woman in the music industry and developing a “tough skin” against the downsides of fame.
Boris Johnson says nurses in England have had a 3 per cent pay rise - but that (and some of his other claims) need the @FactCheck treatment.
“Every time I think of my inability to return to the UK to spend time with my mother... when she was passing, I will never forgive those people."
Richard Black, a Windrush victim unable to return for nearly 40 years, tells @Zahra_ZW, how his battle affected his mental health.
"It has nearly brought me to tears worrying about how mum's going to cope with this."
81-year-old Janet is losing her carer because her provider says it does not have enough staff.
Care providers say poor pay, Covid and Brexit are affecting recruitment.
Scotland is introducing vaccine passports, proving people have been double vaccinated, for nightclub entry. England and Northern Ireland are not doing this.
"The last thing we want is further lockdowns."
Covid passes, showing double vaccination or a negative test, will be needed for entry to nightclubs and large events from October, says the First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford.
“Tennis has become more diverse, and we should celebrate that.”
On @C4TheFourcast, @AnnemarieBatson discusses why tennis stars are some of the biggest names in sport - and what's next for the game and Emma Raducanu.
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As four amateur astronauts make history orbiting the Earth, is space tourism the holiday of the future, or the playground for the uber-rich?
@AyshahTull finds out.
channel4.com/news/spacex-la…
Horse racing returns to Syria’s Idlib province after the wilderness of war stopped the sport.
For some, caring for the horses is a way to overcome the trauma of war.
@MinnieStephC4 reports.
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Grenfell: Further deadly cladding fires ‘a possibility’, says London Fire Brigade Commissioner.
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“At the time of the fire I couldn't get to him. But at least the same place he died, I can sit there and I can give my respect to my dad.”
The son of a Grenfell victim tells @fatimamanji why he wants a memorial to lost loved ones.
channel4.com/news/grenfell-…
“It’s the manifestation of global Britain.”
Former UK national security adviser Sir Mark Lyall Grant tells @mattfrei the new submarine security pact signed by Britain, the US and Australia is a “demonstration” of the UK’s “tilt to Indo-Pacific”.
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China and France clash with the UK, Australia and the US over Aukus submarine pact.
@siobhankennedy4 reports.
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China and France clash with the UK, Australia and the US over Aukus submarine pact.
@siobhankennedy4 reports.
channel4.com/news/china-and…
The vaccine booster rollout begins in England and Wales, with people in care homes, over 50s, frontline health and social care staff and vulnerable people being offered a third jab.
@vsmacdonald reports.
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The recruitment crisis in the care sector is “worse than it’s ever been”, the chief executive of the UK Homecare Association tells @mattfrei.
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Elderly and vulnerable people “will die” due to the staffing crisis gripping the care sector, a provider warns.
Care providers say the pandemic and Brexit are contributing to a crisis in recruitment.
@JaneDodgeC4 reports.
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Watch the full report by @JaneDodgeC4 and @Freddie_G7 tonight on Channel 4 News at 7pm.
A Norfolk County Council spokesperson said they're trying to get Janet a new care package "without a break if possible", and their in-house team will support her "in the near future".
A Department of Health and Social Care spokesperson said more than 90% of care home staff have received their first dose of a Covid-19 jab adding that “vaccines save lives” and it is their duty to “reduce the risk for vulnerable people in care homes”.
The government announced this month they would increase National Insurance to better fund social care, but the money won’t arrive until next year and council leaders say it’s not enough.
There’s about 300,000 people in England still waiting to get assessed for care.
Another 40,000 workers could leave the sector because of the mandatory vaccination policy, the government estimates. The deadline for care staff to receive their first dose passes today.
Care providers are handing back contracts, unable to recruit staff because of low wages, the pandemic and Brexit, they say. There’s an estimated 100,000 unfilled job vacancies.
Norfolk resident Janet Holmes, 81, who is disabled, said she could be left without care on Monday as her provider says they don’t have enough staff to support her.
She added: “I am (worried). So come Monday, I’m on my own.”
Elderly and vulnerable people “will die” due to the staffing crisis gripping the care sector, a provider told Channel 4 News.
Michael Millage, of PCT Care Services, said: “I think it’s so serious, that people will die.”
“The future of each of our nations, and indeed the world, depends on a free and open Indo-Pacific.”
President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, and Prime Minister Scott Morrison announce a new security pact AUKUS - as China’s influence grows in the region.
"To be clear, I blame Larry Nassar and I also blame an entire system that enabled and perpetrated his abuse."
Simone Biles and fellow Olympic gymnasts call on the Senate to hold the FBI accountable for the abuse they suffered at the hands of team coach Larry Nassar.
Last year’s Australian wildfires emitted more carbon dioxide than Germany does in a year.
That’s double the CO2 previously feared, according to Dutch scientists.
@RoachSN reports.
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MPs have voted to back a Labour motion to cancel the £20 a week cut in universal credit, but it was something of a hollow victory, as the motion is non-binding. @wizbates reports.
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The current inflation rise is “not as serious as the headline figures” suggest, Mark Rhodes, Professor of Financial Economics at Leeds Beckett University, tells @JackieLongc4 “but there are some underlying pressures” from wages.
channel4.com/news/inflation…
More expensive food and drink on the high street has contributed to the highest inflation rise since records began in 1997.
@PGMcNamara reports on what “inflated inflation” could mean for your wallet.
channel4.com/news/uk-inflat…
US gold medallist Simone Biles and other leading gymnasts have begun giving evidence to the Senate Judiciary Committee as part of an investigation into Larry Nassar, the former USA Gymnastics doctor. @siobhankennedy4 reports.
channel4.com/news/simone-bi…
Shamima Begum, who left east London as a schoolgirl to join the Islamic State, has appealed to be allowed back into Britain to appear in court, insisting she wants to refute claims she'd been involved in terrorism. @paraicobrien reports.
channel4.com/news/shamima-b…
Entire communities in Afghanistan are living in fear, like the Hazara minority, who are reluctant to believe Taliban promises that they won't be persecuted. @lindseyhilsum went to the largely Hazara province of Bamiyan to find out more.
channel4.com/news/afghanist…
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