Fatima Manji , Reporter
Fatima Manji is a News Correspondent and regularly reports on a range of national and international stories.
Her broadcasting has included telling the story of the migration crisis from the borders of Europe, interviewing victims of ISIS atrocities in Iraq and challenging politicians here in the UK during the referendum campaign. She also occasionally presents the programme from the studio. Fatima has won a number of awards for her journalism and in 2015 she was a finalist for the Royal Television Society's Young Journalist of the Year.
During the last General Election she presented Britain's first ever Alternative Election Debate featuring young party leaders facing a live audience on Channel 4. Fatima joined Channel 4 News in 2012 and previously worked as a reporter and video journalist at the BBC.
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Far-right MEP resigns after attending an alleged sex party
An MEP from Hungary’s far-right Fidesz party has resigned after being caught when police raided an alleged sex party in Brussels.
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Grenfell Tower: Manager apologises over fire safety email
A manager of a firm whose product was used on Grenfell Tower has apologised to the public inquiry into the disaster, after some of his emails were read out.
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Hundreds of young activists hold ‘Mock COP’ to fight for climate change action
The UN’s global summit in Glasgow has been postponed till next year because of the pandemic.
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Saudi women’s rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul faces trial in terrorism court
A women’s rights activist, who has been held by authorities in Saudi Arabia, has been put on trial – just days after the kingdom hosted the G20 summit.
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US election: Judge dismisses Trump Pennsylvania lawsuit as “without merit”
There’s been yet another legal rebuff to the attempts by the Trump campaign to challenge the election of Joe Biden in court. In a scathing ruling, a Pennsylvania district Judge threw out what he said was an attempt to disenfranchise seven million voters without any factual proof of rampant corruption. Meanwhile, as Fatima Manji reports,…
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Calls mount for Home Secretary to be held accountable over bullying allegations
“You shouldn’t have bullies in government”, according to the former top civil servant at the Home Office. Sir David Normington says Boris Johnson is the first prime minister he can recall who won’t stand up for standards in public life. The former home secretary Ken Clarke and former party chair Baroness Warsi joined a host…
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BBC complained about Martin Bashir to ITV, 16 years before re-hiring him
He was once lauded for his spectacular scoops, now the BBC’s Martin Bashir is subject of an independent inquiry into how he secured his exclusive interview with Princess Diana in 1995. There are further questions for the BBC, and new questions for Mr Bashir about his journalistic methods – as we can reveal that the…
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Rise in use of force by police, new figures show
Two brothers wrongly suspected of drug dealing, after officers saw them greet each other in the street, are now suing the Metropolitan Police.
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Revealed: British spy’s activities in Northern Ireland
Channel 4 News has been investigating the role of the prosecution’s star witness MI5 agent: Dennis McFadden.
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Northern Ireland schools to close as new Covid restrictions imposed
The health minister has announced that the Belfast Nightingale Hospital will reopen amid fears about intensive care capacity.
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Northern Ireland executive expected to announce new Covid restrictions
The Northern Ireland executive is expected to announce a series of new measures shortly.
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Covid took the lives of many frontline workers and their families are still questioning why more was not done to protect them
As many of us prepare for increasing restrictions on our daily lives, thousands are also still grieving.
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‘As a society we should appreciate the value of what the arts can offer’ amid coronavirus, says musician Jess Gillam
Jess Gillam is a successful young musician with a number one album and awards stacking up on the shelf at home.
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‘There’s a danger if you come from a working class background… that the establishment will absorb you’ – Diane Abbott on getting into politics
A new authorised biography details Diane Abbott’s rise from working-class roots to Labour front bencher.
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‘Unfortunately it took these fires to highlight the need to address the conditions of asylum seekers’ – Shabia Mantoo, UN Refugee Agency
Shabia Mantoo from the United Nations Refugee Agency is asked about plans to improve the situation at the Moria Camp.
