David Cameron's plans to legalise same-sex marriage could be derailed after one Conservative MP tabled an amendment to proposed legislation.
Former British helicopter pilot Major Timothy Peake becomes the UK's first home-grown astronaut after being selected as one of six candidates to join the International Space Station.
It is young, hip and has more than 100 million users around the world. Now Yahoo! has agreed a $1bn dollar deal to buy Tumblr - will it recapture its long lost cool?
Households are facing a continued squeeze on their spending power after a leading forecaster warned that high inflation is here to stay.
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As Rod Stewart celebrates a number one album, the 68-year-old tells Cathy Newman he hasn't joined the "pipe and slippers club yet" and jokes that there is "nothing wrong with a bit of sleaze".
Bonnie Tyler is eclipsed by bookies' favourite Denmark at the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden but the Welsh singer says she had "a night to remember".
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The Tories, the EU, and the Stockton connection
It's strangely appropriate that James Wharton will be the MP who introduces the Conservatives' bill which would legislate for an In-Out referendum on Britain's membership of the EU, writes Michael Cri
Imran Khan, the leader of Pakistan's PTI party, blames one of his political rivals for the murder of PTI vice-president Zahra Shahid Hussain.
French police are questioning a 48-year-old divorced Briton arrested on suspicion of slitting the throats of his two young children, according to officials.
A former Google executive turned whistleblower claims the internet giant has cheated UK taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of pounds.
by Jonathan Miller
Chemical threat hanging over Syria's republic of fear
With diplomatic moves to end Syria's conflict locked in paralysis, there is a very real danger the country's huge chemical weapons stockpile could either be used or fall into the hands of jihadists.
A single winning ticket for a record US Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5m was sold in Florida, according to officials.
Former foreign secretary Lord Howe claims David Cameron is losing control of his party as the Conservatives' "long, nervous breakdown" over Europe continues.
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American playwright Ayad Akhtar, who was awarded the Pulitzer drama prize for his production Disgraced, speaks to Krishnan Guru-Murthy about tribal identity, 9/11 and the Boston bombings.
Michael Gove faces the wrath of headteachers over the state of the education system, just hours after they passed a vote of no confidence in the government's school reforms.
Lord Feldman, the co-chairman of the Conservative party, denies being responsible for comments describing grassroots activists as "swivel-eyed loons".
More than 60 people are injured, five critically, after two commuter trains collide head-on near New York during the rush hour, authorities confirm.
Headteachers pass a vote of no confidence in the government's education policies and say many of Michael Gove's reforms are "not in the best interests of children".
The 2012-13 Premier League season ends on Sunday, but there is still plenty to play for, with north London rivals Arsenal and Tottenham battling it out for a Champions League place.
Russia will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 on Saturday - that is if statistical analysis from Channel 4 News is correct.
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Steve Lomas has made paper masks for his sons for years - now electro-pop duo Daft Punk are using them to promote their new album.
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Science Reporter Asha Tanna meets astronaut Tim Peake, who is heading to the International Space Station in 2015.
Dan Brown was serious but more vulnerable than I expected. I feel bad the UK critics have been so harsh on him. He writes great thrillers!
? Matthew Cain (@MatthewCainC4) May 20, 2013
Had great fun interviewing Dan Brown - and looking at the brilliant Dante collection in @thejohnrylands library in Manchester!
? Matthew Cain (@MatthewCainC4) May 20, 2013
Culture Editor Matthew Cain interviews author Dan Brown in Manchester.
Had great fun interviewing Dan Brown - and looking at the brilliant Dante collection in @thejohnrylands library in Manchester!
? Matthew Cain (@MatthewCainC4) May 20, 2013
PM: Congratulations @astro_timpeake on becoming Britain?s next astronaut; 2015 mission will be momentous for @spacegovuk & GB #AstroTim
? No. 10 Press Office(@Number10press) May 20, 2013
The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised Greater Manchester Police to charge Neville Neville, aged 63, from Bury, Greater Manchester with sexual assault.
Very very sad to learn that Richard Beeston of the Times has died after a long heroic struggle with cancer:A Great journalist and lovely man
? Jon Snow (@jonsnowC4) May 19, 2013
Mairead Philpott - who was jailed for killing her six children in a house fire - is planning to appeal her 17-year sentence.
The 32-year-old was sentenced alongside her husband Mick last month for the manslaughter of Jade Philpott and her brothers John, Jack, Jesse, Jayden and Duwayne.
Police say there are reports of a gas explosion at a house in Newark. Locals are being asked to stay inside and keep windows closed.
Also on #C4News at 7.30: the chair of the PAC on Google whistleblower’s new claims on the company’s tax avoidance and…Rod Stewart
? Cathy Newman (@cathynewman) May 19, 2013
A man has died and two other people have been injured after a light aircraft crashed at Caernarfon Airport in Gwynedd, police have confirmed.
A man in his 60s suffered “serious multiple lower limb injuries” and a boy had head and abdomen injuries following the incident shortly before 11:30am on Sunday, the ambulance service said.
Channel 4 News Cathy Newman with Rod Stewart
The Foreign Office is “urgently” investigating reports that a British man has been arrested on suspicion of slitting the throats of his two children in France.
The bodies of the youngsters, said to be aged five and 10, were discovered in a flat near Lyon yesterday afternoon, according to local reports.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We are aware of the reports and we are urgently looking into them.”
Top of Ditchling Beacon. It is as horrid as they say twitter.com/krishgm/status?
? Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) May 19, 2013
One winning ticket for a record US Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5m was sold in Florida, organisers say.
If you missed tonight’s #c4news, catch up here: channel4.com/news/catch-up/
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) May 18, 2013
Read the Pulitzer prize winning play Disgraced this morning - and interviewed the writer Ayad Akhtar. Both were sparkling.
? Krishnan Guru-Murthy (@krishgm) May 18, 2013
Fighting has broken out in northern Mali between Tuareg separatists and local Arab-led gunmen, only days after the African country won a $4.2bn aid pledge to help it recover from a conflict with Islamists affiliated to al-Qaeda.
NAHT president attacks Michael Gove
#NAHT2013 carries a motion of no confidence in many of the government’s education policies, in particular forced academies, curriculum, SEN.
? NAHT (@NAHTnews) May 18, 2013
