Alex Thomson , Chief Correspondent
Alex is the longest-serving on-screen journalist on C4 News since the channel began. In more than 25 years he's covered over 20 wars; led major investigations and continues to front the programme from around the world.
His journalism has won several BAFTA and EMMY awards; two New York Film and TV Awards and in 2011/12 he was named TV Journalist of the Year by the Royal Television Society.
He's written two books about the 1991 Gulf War and a travelogue about cycling across India.
He has been External Examiner at Cardiff and currently Bournemouth Schools of Journalism and is Honorary Fellow in Journalism at Falmouth School of Journalism.
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Government accused of an ‘attack on nature’ by conservation groups
One of the promises Keir Starmer made in his speech today was to make a greener Britain.
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How will Liz Truss tackle the climate crisis?
From droughts across Europe to devastating floods in Pakistan, the last few weeks alone have provided more evidence of the devastating impact of the climate emergency. Although Liz Truss has pledged to stick to the legally binding target of net zero emissions by 2050, it’s less clear how she plans to get there. She says…
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Does Rishi Sunak still have a chance?
The announcement of the new Conservative Party leader will be made at lunchtime tomorrow.
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Liz Truss’ plan to cut taxes ‘won’t help those on lowest incomes’, says anti-poverty organisation
Joseph Rowntree Foundation is an organisation which works to promote policies that will tackle poverty in the UK.
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Serena Williams is the ‘greatest of all time’ says leadership coach and author
I spoke to Michelle Moore who wrote about Serena Williams in her book ‘Real Wins’.
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How curlews could be saved from extinction
The atmospheric call of the curlew is a well-loved sound that echoes across our landscape.
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Nine-year-old girl killed in suspected stabbing named by police
A nine-year-old girl has died in an apparent stabbing in the Lincolnshire market town of Boston.
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Is England heading for a drought?
It’s official: the first half of the year has been the driest in England since 1976.
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Thousands evacuated as wildfire threatens Yosemite National Park
Thousands of people in California have been forced to leave their homes as a massive wildfire near Yosemite National Park spreads unpredictably.
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Why campaigners are calling for ban on artificial grass
The extreme temperatures and lack of rain have left this green and pleasant land looking distinctly arid and brown.
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How will the new PM deal with climate change?
Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson reports from the train station in Peterborough, as the country – and its new prime minister – faces a period of huge adaptation to cope with extreme weather events made more likely by the climate crisis.
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Fires burn around London as heatwave sees UK hit 40 degrees for first time
This is no ordinary weather – burning wildfires, melting runways, warped roads and overheated hospitals – this is the reality of the UK’s unprecedented heatwave.
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Soaring temperatures and wildfires – Europe battles a ‘heat apocalypse’
In parts of France forecasters are calling it a “heat apocalypse”, with thousands of people forced to flee spreading wildfires in the country’s southwest.
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How much will the Tory leadership candidates commit to climate policy?
Our Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson spoke to the COP26 president Alok Sharma – before the first Conservative leadership debate took place.
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Tory leadership race: Will new leader pledge to 2050 net zero goal
Four of the five candidates for the Conservative Party leadership committed to maintaining the government’s goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.
