Clare Fallon , North of England Correspondent
Clare Fallon is the North of England Correspondent for Channel 4 News.
Clare joined Channel 4 News in 2018 having spent almost two decades covering some of the biggest stories in the North of England for both television and radio news.
Most recently she was Social Affairs Correspondent for the BBC in the North West, where she covered the bomb attack at Manchester Arena in which 22 people were killed.
Clare was also responsible for a series of exclusive reports exposing the failings in the response to the death of Cumbria toddler, Poppi Worthington. Her work on the story was mentioned in the House of Commons.
Having previously worked for Sky News and ITV Granada, she covered the riots in Manchester and Liverpool in 2011 and worked extensively on the Rochdale grooming case, for which she won a Royal Television Society award.
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Labor party wins Australian election – conservative Scott Morrison loses
Australia has a new Prime Minister after Scott Morrison conceded defeat to his rival, the Labour party leader Anthony Albanese.
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Rotherham child sexual exploitation report faces more delays
It’s one of the biggest investigations into allegations of police corruption, looking into the way officers responded to child sexual exploitation in Rotherham.
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Fishermen protest the response to unexplained deaths of crabs and lobsters on North East coast
They warn if nothing is done there won’t be a future for the fishing industry in the area.
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Linton-on-Ouse council considers legal action against Home Office
A council in North Yorkshire is considering taking legal action against the Home Office over plans to house an asylum seeker processing centre at a former RAF base in the village of Linton-on-Ouse.
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Queen’s Speech: By-election voters give verdict on Government’s policy pledges
The Government hopes the proposals in the Queen’s Speech will help it win the next election – and hold on to seats like Wakefield, which turned Conservative at the last General Election for the first time since the 1930s.
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Starmer says no rules were broken, as he faces police probe over alleged lockdown breach
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he is “confident no rules were broken” as Durham police said they’d be investigating allegations that he broke lockdown rules in April last year while campaigning in the run up to the Hartlepool by-election.
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Prince Andrew: Duke of York stripped of Freedom of the City honour by councillors
Prince Andrew has lost a string of titles and roles since he was accused of sexual assault by a woman who brought a civil case against him in the US.
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Government to introduce independent football regulator in England
The government has promised to introduce an independent regulator for English football, as it backed a series of recommendations by a fan-led review of the game.
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Will train ticket price cuts help the cost of living crisis?
Train ticket prices are set to be cut by up to a half as the Government tries to address cost-of-living pressures with cheaper travel for the next month.
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Yorkshire village to house asylum seekers in new reception centre
The Home Office have announced an end to using hotels as asylum seeker accommodation, which we have been told cost almost £5 million a day.
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What do voters think of Boris Johnson’s police fine?
How are voters reacting to the news that Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak have been fined for breaking lockdown rules?
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Pakistani Prime Minister removed from office
Pakistan’s parliament will meet to choose a new prime minister tomorrow after Imran Khan was ousted from power by losing a no-confidence vote late last night.
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What more can be done to call out misogyny?
The murders of women by men they do not know tend to generate headlines.
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Manchester airport boss steps down after weeks of chaos
The boss of Manchester airport is stepping down after weeks of chaos for passengers – with long queues at check-in and security.
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Raw sewage released into English rivers at a rate of a thousand times a day
Raw sewage is being released into rivers in England at a rate of more than a thousand times a day by water firms, according to new figures published today.
