Andy Davies , Home Affairs Correspondent
Andy Davies is a Home Affairs Correspondent for Channel 4 News covering Wales & the West of England.
In 2019 he was named TV Journalist of the Year by the Royal Television Society. This followed his reporting on the programme’s award-winning Cambridge Analytica investigation and ‘Out in the Cold’ homelessness series. His feature ‘Her Name was Lindy’ about a 32 year old rough sleeper who died in Cardiff was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils.
Operating out of our Cardiff bureau, he has reported on some of the most high profile criminal cases in recent years (April Jones; Ian Watkins; Jo Yeates; Becky Watts) and previously broke several exclusives on the phone hacking scandal. He is the only journalist to have interviewed ex-police officer Bob Lambert about his hugely controversial double life in which he fathered a child while working undercover.
Before joining Channel 4 News, he was a reporter for BBC Panorama and BBC Northern Ireland.
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14-year-old girl and driver killed after school bus overturns on M53
A bus driver and a 14-year-old schoolgirl have died in a motorway crash involving a school coach near Hooton in Cheshire.
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RAAC crisis: Pembrokeshire hospital closes more than half its wards
The revelation – first reported by Channel 4 News in February – that schools up and down the country contain concrete that’s liable to collapse has, in the last two weeks, become a major crisis.
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Two schools in North Wales closed over concerns about concrete
Two schools in North Wales have been closed over concerns about concrete.
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Chris Lewis: The incredible six year journey of an ex-paratrooper and his dog
When Chris Lewis set off on a fundraising walk in 2017, he couldn’t have imagined it would take him six years to complete – nor just how much it would change his life.
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Huge boost to UK car industry as Jaguar Land Rover plans flagship ‘gigafactory’
India’s Tata Group has chosen the UK as the location for its flagship battery plant to supply Jaguar Land Rover.
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Asylum seeker barge docks in Dorset amidst rival protests
A barge critics have likened to a ‘quasi-prison’ has docked in the Dorset port where it will house 500 asylum seekers.
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Conservatives face public test in three by-elections
In just over a week, voters will go to the polls in three separate by-elections across the country and they’re likely to be a significant test of public opinion.
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Teenager arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after teacher stabbed at school in Tewkesbury
A teenager has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder – after a teacher was stabbed at a secondary school in Tewkesbury. Police said specialist armed officers had carried out a search and had detained the boy around five miles from the scene.
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Funeral held for Cardiff teenagers whose deaths sparked riot
More than a thousand people gathered today in Ely, on the edge of Cardiff for the funerals of two teenagers whose deaths sparked riots that led to 27 arrests.
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Covid inquiry: Mark Drakeford admits Welsh government not as prepared for pandemic as it could have been
First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford has admitted his government was not as prepared for the pandemic as it could have been – as he gave evidence to the UK’s Covid inquiry.
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Coming for your meal deal? Wales takes action to restrict unhealthy foods
Unhealthy meal deals are to be restricted in Wales to tackle its obesity crisis.
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25-year-old guilty of murdering Met Police sergeant
Metropolitan Police Sergeant Mat Rart-enna was doing his job at a custody centre in South London when he was shot dead with a smuggled gun nearly three years ago.
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New wave of nursing strikes in Wales amid bitter pay dispute
Nurses in Wales have begun a fresh wave of strikes amid a bitter dispute over pay.
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Living by a ‘dying river’ – how pollution has put the Wye into decline
Now, there’s a call for urgent action to improve the health of the River Wye after tests showed a drop in important species like Atlantic salmon and white-clawed crayfish.
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Hundreds attend vigil for teenagers killed in Ely crash
A vigil has been taking place in Cardiff for the two teenagers who died in a crash in Ely on Monday, sparking a riot.
