Cathy Newman , Presenter
Cathy Newman is the first female main presenter of Channel 4 News.
She joined the programme in 2006 and has broadcast a string of scoops, including allegations of violent abuse against the British barrister John Smyth, sexual harassment allegations against the Liberal Democrat peer Lord Rennard, and an investigation into a British sex offender, Simon Harris, which saw him jailed for 17 years.
Previously Cathy spent over a decade working in Fleet Street, latterly with the Financial Times.
Her book - Bloody Brilliant Women: Pioneers, Revolutionaries & Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention - about female pioneers in 20th century Britain, was published in autumn 2018.
Her second book, It Takes Two: A History of the Couples Who Dared To Be Different, is published on October 15, 2020.
In her spare time, Cathy is a keen amateur violinist, and plays in The Statutory Instruments quartet with members of parliament and Westminster staff.
In 2000, Cathy won the prestigious Laurence Stern Fellowship, spending four months at the Washington Post.
She is married with two children.
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LA fires root cause is fossil fuels says climate expert
We spoke to Dr Varun Sivaram, a senior fellow for energy and climate at the Council on Foreign Relations and Dr Peter Kalmus, a climate scientist and the author of “Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution’.
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Essential that Chancellor engages with Chinese, says Labour MP
We spoke to the Labour MP Liam Byrne, who’s chair of the Business and Trade committee and author of a book called Turning to Face the East: How Britain can Prosper in the Asian Century.
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Army veteran becomes first disabled person to ski solo to South Pole
An army veteran has become the first disabled person to ski solo to the South Pole.
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‘Reeves has made UK more vulnerable’ says economist
We spoke to the economist Rupert Harrison, who was chief of staff to former chancellor George Osborne.
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‘Victims deserve to find out the truth’, says Shadow Home Secretary
We spoke to the Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp, who joins us from Parliament.
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‘Extreme heat caused by climate change’ worsening fires, California firefighter says
We spoke to David Acuna, battalion chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
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Exclusive: Serving senior officer speaks out about misogyny in policing
Lizzie Jones, a serving officer, has spoken exclusively to Channel 4 News about misogyny in policing.
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‘Victims and survivors have been failed for far too long’, says Tory MP
The Conservative MP Robbie Moore said his district in Bradford has been “haunted” by “the grooming of children for decades” and accused local leaders of “refusing” to launch an inquiry.
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Jess Phillips: ‘I’ve had to make changes to my life’ after Musk posts
One MP who has been accused of not engaging with the grooming gang issue is the Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips.
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Debate: Should UK government be stronger on Musk?
We spoke to Sunder Katwala, director of the British Future thinktank, and Tim Montgomerie, a political activist who founded the ConservativeHome website, but quit the Tories last month to join Reform UK.
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Labour has ‘hit the ground running’ on NHS reform says Streeting
We spoke to the Health Secretary Wes Streeting about the plans announced today to bring down waiting lists and the comments by Elon Musk.
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UK ‘can’t afford more delays’ on child abuse reform, says Survivor’s Trust
We spoke to Lucy Duckworth from the Survivor’s Trust, who is herself a survivor of child abuse.
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Recent geopolitical events will ‘open up more space for IS to resurge’ says counter terrorism expert
We spoke earlier to Colin Clarke, a counter-terrorism expert and director of research at security consulting firm The Soufan Group.
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NHS under strain as multiple services declare critical incidents
We’re joined by Matthew Taylor, who was the No. 10 policy director under Tony Blair, as is now chief executive of the NHS Confederation.
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Jimmy Carter went ‘from barefoot boy to global icon’, says biographer
The journalist and author Jonathan Alter has written a biography of Jimmy Carter.
