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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8m
Why global targets to save the natural world will be missed
Environmental catastrophe is not just someone else’s problem, it is happening right here in Britain too.
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6m
‘There is consensus about some of the steps that need to be taken’ on tackling climate change – CEO of Committee on Climate Change
We’re joined by Marc Robson, one of the 110 members of the UK Climate Assembly. And from Glasgow, Chris Stark, the CEO of the Committee on Climate Change.
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11m
Members of the public give climate change solutions to MPs following ‘citizens’ assembly’
With devastating wildfires raging once again on America’s west coast, there’s no doubt that climate change remains an urgent question.
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4m
HS2: Construction starts on rail project as protests continue over environmental cost
Construction on the HS2 high-speed rail project officially started today, as the company said it would create 22,000 jobs.
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5m
Dozens arrested during Extinction Rebellion protests in London
Extinction Rebellion protesters have descended on Parliament Square in central London to kick off 10 days of civil disobedience, demanding government action on the climate crisis.
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6m
‘Economy could be at a standstill if we don’t get people back into work’ – businesswoman Linda Plant
Channel 4 News spoke to Linda Plant, an entrepreneur and one of the regulars on the reality TV show The Apprentice. We also spoke to Cate Huston from the company DuckDuckGo.
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5m
Exclusive: the disabled young people locked out of their own savings
Our most vulnerable young people are finding themselves locked out from their own money.
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6m
Ship’s wreck containing thousands of tons of explosives in the Thames Estuary could cause Beirut-style explosion
The massive explosion which devastated a large swathe of the Lebanese capital Beirut sent shock waves through the world. But could such a tragedy ever happen here?
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3m
Fears that Greece and Croatia could be added to UK’s quarantine list
More than three quarters of a million coronavirus deaths have now been recorded around the world.
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5m
What’s really happening in the English Channel?
Our Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson is in Dover.
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3m
Belarus: Opposition rejects Sunday’s election win for ‘Europe’s last dictator’
As landslides go, winning 80 percent of the vote may seem modest for the man dubbed Europe’s last dictator.
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4m
John Hume serves as an inspiration ‘that public service does matter’ – Irish PM Micheál Martin
This morning we spoke exclusively to the newly appointed Irish Prime Minister, Taoiseach, Micheál Martin.
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5m
Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume laid to rest in Derry
Today in Londonderry, the people of his home city laid John Hume to rest.
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1m
Derry prepares for John Hume’s funeral
The body of the Northern Ireland peacemaker John Hume is being taken to St Eugene’s Cathedral in Londonderry tonight.
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4m
Nobel Peace Prize winner John Hume dies
The Nobel peace laureate John Hume, who was instrumental in bringing about the Northern Ireland peace process, has died at the age of 83.
