Ciaran Jenkins , Scotland Correspondent
Ciaran Jenkins is the Scotland Correspondent for Channel 4 News.
He covers a wide range of stories, from home and social affairs to sport and technology. He has reported exclusively for Channel 4 News on international phone hacking scams and police racism.
Ciaran joined Channel 4 News in 2012 from the BBC, where he had specialised in politics and then education. During his time at the BBC he broke a series of exclusives on bogus academics and visa fraud, for which he won a number of awards.
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Women accessing abortion care should not face harassment, says Scottish women’s health minister
We were joined from Edinburgh by Maree Todd, the minister for women’s health in the Scottish government.
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Junior barristers unable to make a living, says former criminal bar association chair
We were joined by Caroline Goodwin QC, who was the chair of the Criminal Bar Association in 2019 and 2020 and is head of criminal practice at Trinity Chambers.
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Biden could declare public health emergency to get around Roe v Wade decision, says professor
Women have been rushing to make appointments at abortion clinics in states across America before they shut their doors for good, after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion.
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Rwanda asylum policy: Is there an alternative to the UK’s plan?
In Kigali, Prince Charles and Boris Johnson met this week for a cup of tea and a catch up. It was their first meeting since reports claimed that the Prince had privately described plans to deport asylum seekers to the country as “appalling”.
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Sturgeon says she will ‘forge ahead’ with another referendum on Scottish independence
Nicola Sturgeon has said the Scottish Government will “forge ahead” with a referendum on independence next year – even if the UK government refuses to transfer the powers to hold one, as they did ahead of the vote in 2014.
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Government plan to abandon rewilding would be ‘incredibly foolish’, says ecology expert
We spoke to biology Professor Dave Goulson who is an expert in ecology and conservation. We began by asking him why he thinks rewilding farmland is so important.
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Environmentalists’ fury at PM’s plan to abandon rewilding
Environmentalists have reacted with fury to reports that the government is considering tearing up plans to restore vast areas of farmland to its natural state.
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England’s food strategy: boost fruit and veg production – but no tax on salt and sugar
Channel 4 News has seen a leaked draft of the government’s food strategy for England.
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Only two Scottish Conservative MPs backed Johnson
Boris Johnson’s rebuilding job is challenging in Scotland where his support is in free fall among his own MPs.
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Searching for a Scottish street party – after Glasgow councillor says use of public money for celebrations would be ‘sickeningly offensive’
There are scores of events planned this weekend across Scotland to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee, but not everyone is getting into the Royal spirit… like Glasgow, where some councillors slammed the idea of spending public money during a cost of living crisis.
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World Cup 2022: Scotland face Ukraine in play-off semi-final
It’s a huge evening for both Scotland and Ukraine as both look to qualify for the World Cup finals.
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Climate change: ‘It’s imperative world leaders step up’, says COP26 president
A new record has been set for the highest daily level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
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Energy price cap change a ‘distraction’ says Labour MP
We spoke to Labour MP Darren Jones who is Chair of the Commons Committee on Business and Energy.
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Eurovision 2022: UK has ‘great chance’ of winning, contest expert says
It’s the Eurovision grand final tonight in Turin and there’s a clear favourite to win – Ukraine’s entry by Kalush Orchestra.
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‘Absolutely no chance’ government will halve childhood obesity, campaigner says
We spoke to Caroline Cerny from campaign group the Obesity Health Alliance.
