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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Scotland beavers saved from culling and get new homes
There has been some good news for Scottish beavers, who have been culled in record numbers in recent years.
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Covid: Sturgeon urges Scots to take tests before socialising and shopping
Scotland’s First Minister has urged people to make an “extra effort” to take lateral flow tests before they socialise or even go shopping in crowded places during the festive period.
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COP26: Protests continue as activists demand more
Whether or not delegates at COP26 secure a final climate deal in the coming hours, many activists have already proclaimed the two-week event a failure.
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COP26: How indigenous people have struggled to find accommodation
Glasgow might have thrown open its doors to the rest of the world here at COP26, but in reality the sheer struggle with visas, vaccinations and intercontinental travel have stopped some people getting here at all.
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‘A lot of people sidelined’ at COP26, Kenyan activist Elizabeth Wathuti says
We were joined by Elizabeth Wathuti, who’s the founder of the Green Generation Initiative and a climate activist from Kenya.
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Criminalisation approach just isn’t delivering for people’, global drug policy commission chair says
We were joined by the former New Zealand Prime Minister and chair of the global commission on drug policy, Helen Clark.
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Thousands march in Glasgow for climate action
In Glasgow, organisers say over 100,000 people took to the streets.
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COP26: Climate activists out in force as Glasgow summit begins
Greta Thunberg has accused the summit delegates of failing to take the crisis seriously enough.
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COP26 climate summit begins in Glasgow
As the conference formally began here on the banks of the Clyde, hundreds of passengers hoping to travel to the climate summit by train were stranded after a tree fell on the tracks halting services from London.
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‘It doesn’t need to be the end of life as we know it, there is a way forward for us’ – Climate Assembly UK member
As Glasgow prepares to greet the biggest number of world leaders the UK has ever hosted, we spoke to Scottish supermodel and climate activist Eunice Olumide and Nadine Mulgrew, one of 120 people who took part in this year’s Climate Assemblies.
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‘If we fail we will not be able to look the next generation in the eye’ – Nicola Sturgeon on climate crisis
We spoke to Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, and asked her whether the problems faced by President Biden would make global progress on the climate more difficult
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COP26: Glasgow makes final preparations to host crucial climate conference
About 100,000 protesters, 30,000 delegates and 120 world leaders will soon descend on Glasgow for the climate summit.
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Queen will not attend COP26 climate summit
Buckingham Palace has said that the Queen will not be attending the COP26 reception in Glasgow next week.
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Former Chief Secretary to the Treasury says raising national insurance tax ‘not the fairest’ way to pay for social care
Earlier we spoke to David Gauke who was Chief Secretary to the Treasury and Work and Pensions Secretary under Theresa May.
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Brexit: Fishing industry warns labour shortages could affect food supplies
The fishing industry is sounding the alarm over food and labour shortages due to Brexit.
