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.
Channel 4 News understands that John Perumbalath, the bishop of Liverpool, was accused of sexually harassing a female bishop – and it wasn’t the first time that allegations had been made against him.
We spoke to Charlie Bell, a fellow at Girton College and a member of the General Synod of the Church of England.
We spoke to the Right Reverend Rose Hudson-Wilkin, bishop of Dover, who joined us from High Leigh in Hertfordshire, where she was attending a Bishops’ away day.
Our report tonight – detailing accusations of sexual assault and harassment – ratchets up the pressure, as we reveal Archbishop Stephen was informed of the allegations before the Bishop at the centre of the claims was enthroned in a more senior role.
We spoke to Laurence Tubiana who leads the European Climate Foundation. She was a key architect of the Paris Agreement which President Trump wants to withdraw from.
Even a virtual appearance from the newly re-minted American president drew the crowds.
President Trump’s threat to hit Russia with taxes, tariffs and sanctions if it doesn’t end the war in Ukraine, will be music to the ears of many people in Davos.
We spoke to Rachel Reeves, and began by asking if she agreed with some experts that a trade war with the US would be disastrous.
Among the many leaders braving the chill in Davos is the Chancellor Rachel Reeves. She’s had a bruising start to the year, not helped by today’s news that government borrowing surged to £17.8 billion last month – its highest level in four years.
We spoke to Dr Comfort Ero, President of the International Crisis Group, and began by asking whether after a ceasefire was agreed in Gaza – could Donald Trump bring peace to Ukraine.
European leaders have begun their meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos in the shadow of Mr Trump’s first full day in office – and they started with a robust defence of action on climate change.
We’re in Davos, the mountain top town in Switzerland where business and political leaders meet each year to – as they see it – try to improve the state of the world.
We spoke to Antoine Renard from the World Food Programme and began by asking him if celebrations at the news of the ceasefire were curtailed by the overnight violence.
We spoke to Nomi Bar-Yaacov, an international peace negotiator with decades of experience in conflict management.
Economics Professor, Mariana Mazzucato, from University College London, and Rain Newton-Smith, Chief Executive of the CBI discuss whether the Chancellor has now turned a corner with the economy.