Channel 4 News - War on Terror

Four held over US missile plot

Thu, 21 May 2009 07:40:00 +0100

Four men arrested over a terrorist plot to blow up a Jewish temple and fire missiles at US military planes.

Three 7/7 'friends' not guilty

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:20:00 +0100

Waheed Ali, Sadeer Saleem and Mohammed Shakil are found not guilty of carrying out a reconnaissance mission to establish targets for the 7/7 attacks. Andy Davies reports.

Interview: Tim Coulson

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:29:00 +0100

Andy Davies speaks to Tim Coulson who survived one of the July 7 tube bombings in London four years ago.

Rice, Cheney approved waterboarding

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:35:00 +0100

It is emerging that practices like waterboarding were sanctioned at the highest level of the Bush administration. Sarah Smith reports.

Clinton fears Taliban 'threat'

Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:10:00 +0100

As the Taliban takes command of a region just 70 miles from Islamabad, Hillary Clinton calls it a "mortal threat to the world". Lindsey Hilsum has this exclusive report.

Tributes to dead as troops return

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:06:00 +0100

Plymouth comes to a standstill as thousands line the streets to welcome British soldiers home from Afghanistan. Carl Dinnen reports.

'Reflection not retribution'

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:48:00 +0100

Civil rights campaigners are disappointed with Barack Obama's decision not to prosecute any CIA operatives over the tactics used under George Bush. Sarah Smith reports.

Obama under fire for torture pardon

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:00:00 +0100

US President Barack Obama comes under fire from human rights campaigners for deciding not to prosecute CIA agents who used techniques now considered to be torture. Andrew Thomas reports.

Anti-terror hunt widens amid visa row

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:00:00 +0100

Anti-terror police search a tenth property amid questions over how so many of the Pakistanis involved in Wednesday's raids got to Britain on student visas. Carl Dinnen reports.

Anti-terror drive intensifies

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 18:00:00 +0100

Police are stepping up their massive operation in the north west of England. Nick Martin reports.

7/7 surveillance report clears MI5

Tue, 19 May 2009 09:45:00 +0100

A parliamentary intelligence report refrains from criticising MI5's decisions before the 7/7 attacks, but says it is "astounding" that MI5 could only adequately monitor one in 20 terror suspects. Jenny Wivell reports.

The events of 9/11

Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:58:00 +0100

How the events of 9/11 unfolded with the four hijacked planes.

9/11: five years on

Mon, 11 Sep 2006 17:35:00 +0100

Sixty months later, as America remembers, the grief is as powerful as ever.

Obama, McCain agree 9/11 truce

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 18:00:00 +0100

Presidential hopefuls in New York to mark seventh anniversary of Twin Towers attack, reports Sarah Smith.

Darling postpones fuel tax rise

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:30:00 +0100

After heavy hints from Gordon Brown, Alistair Darling postpones the proposed 2p rise in fuel duty, reports Emily Reuben

Israel pulls troops out of Gaza

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 12:00:00 +0000

After five days of hostilities in Gaza in which more than 100 people died, Hamas and Israel are both claiming victory.

Spymaster comes in from the cold

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:00:00 +0000

New MI5 chief Jonathan Evans gives an upbeat message about the terrorist threat. Simon Israel reports.

De Menezes mother 'reborn'

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:54:00 +0000

The mother of Jean Charles de Menezes said she felt "reborn" after today's open verdict. The dead man's family expected a verdict of an unlawful killing and vowed to "carry on the struggle."

'Inquest not cover-up'

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0100

Relatives of Jean Charles de Menezes demand justice as the inquiry into his death opens, reports John Sparks.

Channel 4 News wins home and away

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:39:00 +0000

Channel 4 News picks up two of the big awards at the prestigious Royal Television Society Awards.

Fertiliser plot jurors tell of trial

Thu, 03 May 2007 17:17:00 +0100

Two of the jurors in the fertiliser plot have told Channel 4 News of the ordeal of the 14 month trial and how it impacted on their lives.

Call for independent 7/7 inquiry

Tue, 01 May 2007 18:15:00 +0100

7/7 survivors want an independent inquiry after MI5 confirmed two of the attackers had links to the fertiliser bomb plotters.

MI5 transcript of bomber's conversation

Tue, 01 May 2007 09:00:00 +0100

This is a transcript of conversations bugged by MI5 between the ringleader of the fertiliser plot, Omar Khyam, and London suicide bomber Mohammed Siddique Khan.

7/7 an intelligence failure?

Tue, 01 May 2007 06:41:00 +0100

The man behind 7/7 had appeared on MI5's radar several times. So were the bombings the result of an intelligence failure?