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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How Greenland is polluting itself
The government of Greenland says it is planning to build two new incinerators to cope with the country’s waste, after an investigation by this programme.
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Greenland ice melt: Cold War camp and its hazardous remains could be exposed within decades
The melting of Greenland’s ice cap is set to expose Camp Century, a US military base that hid a top-secret project along with its nuclear and other toxic waste.It was meant to be buried forever – entombed in ice.
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Greenland melting four times faster than predicted
Remember that heatwave back in August? Well, the Arctic remembers it too. Record rates of ice melt have been recorded on the great ice-shelf of Greenland. It’s critical for all of us because of its potential effect on global sea levels. In the first of a series of special reports from Greenland, we examine the…
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Hurricane Dorian causes widespread destruction in Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian continues to batter the Bahamas
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Jeremy Corbyn says he can stop parliament suspension
Speaking on a visit to Scotland, Mr Corbyn said he intended to launch a challenge on Tuesday, aimed at stopping Boris Johnson from suspending Parliament.
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Exclusive: Jack Letts’ parents say citizenship revoking is like “you’re being kicked in the gut”
The parents of Jack Letts, John and Sally, today spoke exclusively to Channel 4 News about the government’s decision to revoke their son’s citizenship.
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63 killed in Kabul hotel blast
In Afghanistan, another bomb attack and yet again scores killed. This time the venue was a wedding in the western suburbs of Kabul.
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Donald Trump asks to buy Greenland from Denmark
Now Greenland has one thing to say to Donald Trump: we’re not for sale. Following reports that the US President had shown an interest in buying the territory, almost a quarter of the size of the USA itself, Greenland’s government said they were flattered by the interest, but weren’t on the market.
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Climate change hitting remote Greenland communities hard
July was the hottest month on Earth since records began, according to meteorologists. All this week we’ve been reporting from Greenland on the dramatic impact global warming is having on the ice shelf. Scientists say Greenland’s ice is melting at a rate they were not expecting to see until 50 years time. Our Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson…
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How climate change is melting Greenland
In northern Greenland, glacial thaw means it’s now a gamble for a villagers to hunt for seals – because no on knows when the sea ice will form.
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Glacier melt rate is six-times that of the 1980s
Our chief correspondent Alex Thomson is in the Arctic, where he’s making a special report to be broadcast soon.
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Alarming rate of glacier melt in Greenland threatens every major coastal city
Greenland’s ice is melting at an alarming rate, and that means sea levels are rising.
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Heatwave hits Greenland ice sheet
A heatwave is gripping the arctic, and Greenland’s ice sheet is melting away on a scale not seen for years, threatening a rise in sea levels.
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How climate crisis is threatening the world’s food supply
The changes in our climate are affecting the ability of the land we live on to sustain human life.
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Northern Ireland’s environment threatened to meet China’s demand for pork
A major trade deal with China to sell meat and dairy products may seem like a great thing.
