Former Labour minister Ben Bradshaw says there is no legal reason to prevent publication of the names of those involved in a cover-up at the NHS regulator the CQC.
Tributes pour in for James Gandolfini, the American actor best known for his role as the mob boss in The Sopranos, who has died at the age of 51.
On World Refugee Day, Reem Alsalem from UNHCR writes for Channel 4 News on the refugees who came to Syria to start a new life - but find themselves trapped in a new crisis.
The health secretary describes an attempt by NHS regulators to cover up a failure to investigate the deaths of several babies at a Cumbria hospital, as "completely unacceptable".
Five years after the financial crisis, a parliamentary commission is recommending that bankers guilty of "reckless misconduct " could be jailed. What has happened across the world since then?
Read more on Faisal Islam's blog
Should RBS be able to use losses to not pay tax?
As Britain's banks "pad up" their capital ratios, Economics Editor explores if RBS, bailed out by the taxpayer, should be able to use its losses to not pay tax?
Read more from Alex Thomson on his blog
One nil to the Taliban: the flag and the farce
How the Taliban's flag has turned 'peace talks in Doha' from diplomatic triumph to an egg-on-your-face moment for Barack Obama.
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Protests continue in Brazil despite Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo reversing an increase in transport fares - the trigger for demonstrations. That was just 'the moment of awakening' says one protester.
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The chair of the Care Quality Commission has said that the culture in the organisation, which was criticised over its handling over the Morecambe Bay maternity failings, was "rotten at the top".
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Chancellor George Osborne gives his annual Mansion House speech in the City of London. Faisal Islam reports on what he has to say about the UK's banking sector.
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Tracey Crouch MP, who has amended the anti-social behaviour bill to make bullying a specific offence for the first time, says new laws will do more to encourage bullies to change their behaviour.
Much more pre-packaged food is to be labelled using a traffic light system, after companies agree to a standardised scheme that will allow shoppers to compare products more easily. Will it work?
Read more on Gary Gibbon's blog
G8 - was Obama really there?
David Cameron told the Commons what a success the G8 summit had been, but Team Cameron's debrief to colleagues back in No.10 struck a slightly different note.
Recent protests in Brazil saw 200,000 people take to the streets. British citizen Dominic Parry was in Rio and says he had a "responsibility to protest" against the government's waste of public funds.
Cricket whites: out of fashion for black Britons
Despite the heroic role models of yesteryear, fewer and fewer black Britons are taking up a cricket bat. Keme Nzerem meets a notable exception.
Barack Obama uses a speech in Berlin to call for further falls in global nuclear stockpiles, including pledging reduction in America's deployed arsenals and negotiating further cuts with Russia.
Two of the world's most famous fashion designers are given a suspended jail sentence of one year and eight months for hiding hundreds of millions of euros in tax evasion.
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Barack Obama calls on people to "tear down the walls in our hearts" in order to tackle global problems such as poverty and terrorism, during a speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
Read more from Tom Clarke on his blog
Reforming Europe's 'broken' fishing policy
Fisheries minister Richard Benyon talks tough - but will he act to boost jobs for fishermen or curb the influence of foreign owners?
Read more on Liam's blog
New Zealand braced for severe winter weather
New Zealand is bracing itself for some severe winter weather during the next 24 hours, as a strong southerly wind blasts very cold Antarctic air across the country.
by Victoria Macdonald
Ayden's law: 'Why I'm fighting to beat bullying'
Campaigner Shy Keenan tells Channel 4 News about her grief over her 14-year-old son's suicide - and her hopes that the law on bullying can be changed to save other young people.
Shy Keenan tells Channel 4 News why her 14-year-old son's suicide sparked her fight to change the law on bullying.
Five years on from the banking crisis, a report says 'reckless' British bankers should face jail. Has this happened in other countries?
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Interactive graphic: the vast and secret chemical weapons research, production and storage facilities across Syria's capital Damascus.
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#RIP: Table at #Holstens where James Gandolfini sat in finale of The Sopranos marked “reserved” in his honor tonight: pic.twitter.com/AZEpTyrZ0p
? Charles Thorp (@charlesthorp) June 20, 2013
A number of people have been injured, including children, after a car overturned near Rhoose Primary School in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales police confirm.
People were surprised James Gandolfini was so different from Tony Soprano. That’s because he was a great actor. Warm, gentle and funny.
? Armando Iannucci (@Aiannucci) June 20, 2013
The Taliban say they’re ready to hand over a captive US soldier in exchange for Guantanamo prisoners.
Actor James Gandolfini, star of The Sopranos, has died from a suspected heart attack in Rome, HBO says. #C4news
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) June 20, 2013
Watch Victoria Macdonald’s package about a mother’s fight for anti-bullying laws in memory of her son.
Tracey Crouch on Ayden Olson: tells #c4news amendment to anti-social behaviour bill wd introduce “Ayden’s law” - http://t.co/N2jMQk71FO
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) June 19, 2013
Mark Garnier tells #c4news if law allowed bankers to be jailed, “an awful lot of bankers would have ques to answer” - http://t.co/iqGnljfXZT
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) June 19, 2013
A Brit on the streets of Brazil tells #c4news “it’s my responsibility to protest to represent those who can’t” http://t.co/nR54lx8737
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) June 19, 2013
David Prior (CQC) on Furness Hospital: tells #c4news top executive team has “completely changed” since scandal - http://t.co/CQNUf2cvUh
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) June 19, 2013
Yesterday I went fishing for rays with @RichardBenyonMP only he caught a lobster. I don’t go into that here http://t.co/LdT5vQsAbF
? Tom Clarke (@TomClarkeC4) June 19, 2013
Morecambe Bay Hospital Trust passed safe by regulator despite concerns over baby deaths. A year later, Kelly Hine’s baby Amelia died.. 1/2
? Ciaran Jenkins (@C4Ciaran) June 19, 2013
Kelly Hine: “I can’t believe so many people knew so many things were wrong. Maybe if they’d done something, Amelia would not have died.” 2/2
? Ciaran Jenkins (@C4Ciaran) June 19, 2013
Fewer and fewer black Britons are taking up cricket. @nzerem_c4 meets a notable exception.http://t.co/l6y34ikjmn #c4news
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) June 19, 2013
On #c4news Beating bullying: a mother’s powerful story as she campaigns for Ayden’s law in memory of her teenage son. http://t.co/ewL1GF7czq
? Cathy Newman (@cathynewman) June 19, 2013
Yesterday I went fishing for rays with @RichardBenyonMP only he caught a lobster. I don’t go into that here http://t.co/LdT5vQsAbF
? Tom Clarke (@TomClarkeC4) June 19, 2013
Why did #Iran let @jonsnowC4 in to cover the elections? He’s telling @steve_hewlett right now on @BBCRadio4 - tune in #c4news
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) June 19, 2013
Fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana handed jail sentences in Italy for tax evasion, which they deny. Given the complexity and length of the appeals process, they are unlikely to spend any time in jail. A company spokesman could not be reached for immediate comment.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt tells the House of Commons that the attempted cover-up by NHS regulator the CQC of its own failings in relation to Morecambe Bay NHS trust was “completely unacceptable”.
Skating around the issue? Richard Benyon tags a thornback ray in the Thames Estuary on Tuesday.
Barack Obama says he is planning to reduce US deployed nuclear warheads by a third, and work with Russia to further reduce arsenals. #c4news
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) June 19, 2013
Obama the charmer: “People of Berlin, your welcome is so warm I’m going to take off my jacket.” #c4news #brandenburg
? Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) June 19, 2013
