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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Tenants still ill from conditions in Rochdale estate where mould caused two year old’s death
They say they’re sorry, they’ve sacked their Chief Executive and after accusations of racism, they’ve acknowledged they made assumptions about the lifestyle of two-year-old Awaab Ishak’s parents that were wrong.
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Toddler’s death caused by mould in rented flat that was ‘unfit for humans’
Two-year-old Awaab Ishak died in Rochdale of breathing problems.
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Lucy Letby trial: Mother tells court she found baby with blood on face
Lucy Letby has denied accusations of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder another ten infants at the neonatal unit where she worked.
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Benjamin Mendy: Footballer says women accusing him of rape consented to sex, trial told
Footballer Benjamin Mendy has insisted the women he’s accused of raping all consented to having sex with him.
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Manchester Arena bombing: Inquiry criticises emergency response failings
In Manchester, people are trying to make sense of a devasating report into how the emergency services responded on the night of the Manchester Arena bombing . Twenty two people died, hundreds of others were left injured. The report found the emergency services made mistake after mistake and that one of the victims, John Atkinson,…
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Labour MP Christian Matheson resigns after report upheld sexual misconduct allegations
Labour MP Christian Matheson has resigned after a parliamentary report found he made “unwanted and unwelcome sexual advances” towards a junior member of staff.
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Lucy Letby trial: police found note in nurse’s home saying ‘I am evil, I did this’
A nurse accused of murdering seven babies at a neonatal unit wrote notes reading, ‘I am evil’ and ‘I killed them on purpose,’ Manchester Crown court has heard.
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How some farmers are breaking the rules on river pollution – but escaping prosecution
The pollution of our rivers has come under heavy scrutiny in recent months, with much of the focus on how water companies discharge sewage.
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Lucy Letby trial: Parent told ‘trust me, I’m a nurse’ during attack
The trial of a nurse accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill 10 others has heard how she told one parent “trust me, I’m a nurse”, when she was interrupted during an attack.
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Nurse Lucy Letby accused of poisoning babies with insulin, milk or air, court hears
A hospital nurse accused of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder 10 others was a “constant malevolent presence” in their care, a jury has heard.
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Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Man in court accused of nine-year-old’s murder
A man has been remanded in custody at Liverpool Crown Court after being charged on Saturday with the murder of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
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Discovery of ‘potential human remains’ in relation to Moors murders
Greater Manchester Police have confirmed that an investigation is being carried out following the discovery of “potential human remains” in relation to the Moors Murders case from the early sixties.
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Queen Elizabeth II: from pubs to cathedrals the UK public gather to watch monarch’s funeral
Of course this was not just an event confined to central London and Windsor – people across the UK have gathered together to watch the day’s events from cathedrals to big screens set up in town and city centres.
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Public watch Queen’s funeral on big screens across UK
Live coverage of the Queen’s funeral has been shown on big screens around the country for those who couldn’t make the journey down to London.
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Olivia Pratt-Korbel: Funeral of nine-year-old shot dead in Liverpool takes place
In Liverpool, mourners turned out wearing a “splash of pink” for the funeral of nine-year-old Olivia Pratt-Korbel, who was fatally shot in her home in Dovecot last month.
