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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Public sector workers ‘desperate’ and worried about feeding their families, Union boss says
We spoke to Mark Serwotka, the General Secretary of the Public and Commercial Services Union which represents Border Force staff among others and asked him if he was concerned the British public would tire of strike action, not least over Christmas?
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Christmas travel chaos expected as border force strikes announced
Passport control staff at Britain’s main airports are to go on strike for eight days over Christmas and New Year.
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‘Seemingly lessons haven’t been learned’ after Awaab Ishak died following mould exposure, Rochdale Labour MP says
We spoke to the MP for Rochdale, Tony Lloyd, and asked him what he thought of the shocking images in our report from Rochdale.
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Scotland ‘will find another way to independence’, says Sturgeon after Supreme Court defeat
No establishment, Westminster or otherwise, will ever silence the voice of the Scottish people – Nicola Sturgeon has told crowds here outside Holyrood.
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US ambassador to Nato calls for patience while Polish missile incident investigated
We spoke to Julianne Smith, the US Ambassador to Nato.
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‘Racism had role to play’ in death of toddler who died from exposure to mould, says social housing campaigner
We spoke to housing campaigner Kwajo Tweneboa.
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‘Crisis will only be solved with cooperation with the French’, says former immigration minister
We spoke to Conservative MP and former immigration minister Caroline Nokes.
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Family demand answers for child’s care in Scotland’s scandal-hit ‘super hospital’
Caring for a child with a serious illness is one of the most difficult pressures for a family.
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‘Classical music will prosper when it lives within other genres’ – Cellist Abel Selaocoe
The musician works towards combining African and classical music on a world stage – often improvising, often using his own voice as an instrument.
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Chelsea Manning on being a whistleblower, the UK trans debate and JK Rowling
It was the largest data leak in US military history, sending shockwaves across the world and propelling Chelsea Manning and Julian Assange to global prominence.
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SNP conference: We are the independence generation, Nicola Sturgeon says
Political turbulence south of the border provided the SNP with an ideal backdrop for their conference in Aberdeen over the weekend.
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Fractured Conservatives united by Sturgeon’s ‘detest the Tories’ jibe
Senior Conservative ministers have called on colleagues to stop their infighting and get behind Liz Truss as prime minister.
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SNP’s Aberdeen conference opens amid turmoil in Westminster
The Scottish National Party conference opens in Aberdeen today with the SNP looking to capitalise on recent Conservative Party turmoil – but also turning its attention to Labour, who are rising in the polls albeit still trailing the SNP in Scotland.
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Nicola Sturgeon defends plans to scrap Trident
Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon speaks about her party’s position on the UK’s nuclear programme Trident, how Scotland will use the pound if it went independent and defends her record on green jobs.
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‘Increased pressure on young people leading to rise in mental health issues,’ says University of Bradford counsellor
We’re joined by Gill Barlow, who is the Counselling and Mental Health Service Manager for the University of Bradford.
