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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Trump signs new sanctions against Iran
He backed away from a military strike on Iran at the last minute over its attack on a US drone, but now President Trump has imposed new economic sanctions.
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Scottish government to examine if possible chemical contamination at school site led to illness
The Scottish government is to examine whether possible chemical contamination at a secondary school site has led to illness among staff and pupils.
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Labour Party in Scotland commits to backing second Brexit referendum after disastrous EU election result
The Labour Party in Scotland has committed itself to backing a second Brexit referendum.
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Thousands of EU citizens in UK ‘unable to vote’ in elections
Thousands of EU citizens who live in the UK say they were unable to vote in last week’s European elections, claiming when they arrived at polling stations they found their names had been crossed off the ballot.
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Are Europe’s traditional parties fighting back against populism?
The UK is not the only country in Europe with deeply divisive political problems.
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Lyra McKee’s friends feel ‘worthless’ after Northern Ireland Office spends just £318 on LGBT rights
Ruth Davidson says she will go back to Theresa May over PM’s promise to advance LGBT rights in Northern Ireland
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Climate change: UK communities may need to move away from coasts and rivers
Whole communities might need to be moved away from coasts and rivers to prepare for climate change, the Environment Agency has warned.
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Poll shows increased support for Scottish independence
Delegates at the SNP’s Spring Conference in Edinburgh have been discussing plans for currency in an independent Scotland.
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Nicola Sturgeon: Scots independence supporters have ‘work to do to make case and win case’
The Scottish National Party leader, Nicola Sturgeon, has set out, after a long delay, her preferred timescale for a second independence referendum.
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Sturgeon calls for indyref2 by 2021
The people of Scotland should be offered a choice between Brexit and independence before the next Scottish parliament elections in May 2021, according to the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon.
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Police helicopter crash inquiry begins
In November 2013, a Friday night out in Glasgow ended in the deaths of 10 people after a Police Scotland helicopter crashed through the roof of the Clutha pub, a popular music venue in the city.
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The pain of losing a loved one to drugs
There’s no denying it’s a crisis: the rate of drug-related deaths in Scotland is the highest in the European Union.
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Scotland to transform the way it tackles domestic abuse
Police dealing with domestic abuse have traditionally focused on evidence of physical violence. But Scotland’s new Domestic Abuse Act, which comes into force on Monday, will transform the way cases are handled. It includes a new offence of coercive and controlling behaviour – abusive relationships where one partner dominates and controls the other. But how…
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The young people who want a career in politics
If the chaos and confusion about Brexit has given us anything, it is proof that people care very deeply about politics.
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Challenging the alternative media outlet pumping out anti-immigration stories
Today, New Zealand’s Prime Minister called for a global fight to “weed” out extremism.
