Fatima Manji , News Correspondent
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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France pension protests: King Charles’s state visit postponed amid unrest
It was common sense and friendship according to the French President Emmanuel Macron – after calling King Charles and postponing his French visit.
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France pension bill: Protesters clash with riot police in Paris
There’s been chaos on the streets of Paris as protestors clashed with riot police overnight.
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For the 100: Vigils held for students taking their own lives at university
Vigils are taking place across the UK this evening in remembrance of students who have taken their own lives at university.
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‘Nothing that can prevent a human mistake’ on Greek railways, says journalist
We speak to journalist Alex Litsardakis, of the Documento newspaper, who is in Thessaloniki – and begin by asking him more about the collision.
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Schoolgirls in Iran hospitalised after suspected poison gas attacks
Dozens more schoolgirls in Iran have been taken to hospital after suspected poison gas attacks.
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Humanitarian migrant rescue boat workers facing ‘criminalisation’ in Italy, says Italian journalist
We spoke to Annalisa Camilli – a Rome-based journalist on the Internazionale newspaper and began by asking what’s been the reaction in Italy to the tragedy.
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Could author Kevin Jared Hosein’s new book be in for the Booker Prize?
It’s been described as astonishing and deeply impressive by the late author Hilary Mantel.
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‘Initial signs’ of Sunak closing post-Brexit trade deal ‘not encouraging’, says professor
We spoke to Anand Menon, director of the ‘UK in a Changing Europe’ initiative who has accused Rishi Sunak of risky politics, saying he has put his credibility on the line.
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10 Palestinians dead and over a hundred injured after Israeli military raid on Nablus triggers battle
An Israeli military raid on the West Bank city of Nablus has triggered a battle that left at least ten Palestinians dead and over a hundred injured.
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Around 144,000 appointments and procedures postponed due to strikes, says NHS Confederation director of policy
We spoke to Dr Layla McCay – who’s director for policy at the NHS Confederation, and began by asking what sort of impact the latest wave of strikes may have.
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‘No friends in the world of intelligence’, says security expert
We spoke to Dr Dan Lomas, an expert on security and intelligence from Brunel University London.
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Cyclone Gabrielle: State of emergency declared in New Zealand
New Zealand has declared a national state of emergency after a cyclone hit the country, leaving thousands displaced and landslides destroying homes.
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All Quiet on the Western Front producer Malte Grunert on the story’s enduring relevance
It’s a story of a young German soldier during the First World War that’s familiar to many people in both Germany and Britain.
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Director and star of Oscar nominated ‘Aftersun’ discuss film’s success
It’s already won the hearts of audiences around the world, and landed an Oscar nomination for its lead actor, Paul Mescal. Charlotte Wells’ debut feature Aftersun is a gentle, poignant coming of age story, a glimpse into the lives of a father and his young daughter set during a package holiday in the late 1990s.…
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Engineer explains why Turkey earthquake was so destructive
In 1999 a quake in the north-west, around the city of Izmit, left some 17 thousand people dead. Stricter building safety standards were brought in, but experts say they have been poorly enforced.
