Jackie Long , Social Affairs Editor and Presenter
Jackie Long is social affairs editor and presenter for Channel 4 News.
Jackie Long is Channel 4 News Social affairs editor and presenter. She joined the programme in 2011, following more than two decades at the BBC. Most recently she was Correspondent at Newsnight, and she previously worked on The World at One, PM and Five Live.
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Failures being made daily on tackling youth violence, says campaigner
We spoke to Alison Cope, whose son Joshua was killed by 18-year-old Armani Mitchell eight years ago. He was jailed for life. Also with us is Leroy Logan who’s a retired Metropolitan Police superintendent.
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Exclusive: Number of teenagers convicted of murder more than doubles in 5 years
The number of teenagers convicted of murder has more than doubled in five years in England and Wales, according to government data exclusively obtained by Channel 4 News.
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Arthur Labinjo-Hughes: How do we prevent child abuse deaths?
There have tragically been cases like Arthur Labinjo-Hughes before.
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Channel crossings: People who want to cross ‘will always try’, says Belgian MEP
We spoke to Belgian MEP Saskia Bricmont about Europe’s response to the latest migration crisis and what politicians need to do now.
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‘It’s about a discussion, not a tweet’, says La République En Marche spokesperson
We spoke to Prisca Thevenot, spokesperson for La République En Marche, the party of President Macron.
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Travel restrictions won’t stop importation of new Covid variant, says vaccinologist
We spoke to vaccinologist Professor Shabir Madhi in Johannesburg, who led the clinical study for the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in South Africa.
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Chelmsford Prison rife with violence and self-harm, say inspectors
The report has been released just months after inspectors issued a rare, urgent warning.
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‘ECB has habit of making grand statements that don’t mean a thing,’ says former Test match umpire
As the sport’s leaders promise “tangible” action to address the crisis in cricket, we spoke to former test match umpire John Holder.
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Albanian ambassador rejects proposals for processing centre for Channel migrants
We spoke to the Albanian ambassador to the UK, Qirjako Qirko, and we asked him if Albania is one of the countries the British government is hoping to partner with when it comes to processing asylum seekers.
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Rising Covid cases threaten Christmas plans in Europe
In Europe, a wave of Covid infections is spreading, and authorities are racing to curb the trend before the winter kicks in.
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COP26: Are we rethinking how we live?
After hours of speeches, intense negotiation and endless media coverage, it’s perhaps what happens outside of the conference hall after it all ends that matters most.
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Azeem Rafiq case: ‘No place for racism’, says Mayor of West Yorkshire
We were joined by Tracy Brabin, who’s the elected Mayor of West Yorkshire, and Mohammed Patel, a human rights lawyer who is a lifelong Yorkshire cricket fan.
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Racism ‘not just a Yorkshire problem’, Michael Holding says
Michael Holding played for the West Indies cricket team and is now a cricket commentator.
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‘Difficult day for me’, says former Yorkshire cricket chairman
We caught up with Roger Hutton, the now former chairman of Yorkshire County Cricket Club, who announced his resignation this morning after he released a statement.
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Menopause: Davina McCall ‘so happy’ HRT prescription charges in England will be cut
Campaigners broke into cheers today in Parliament Square as the government pledged to give more support to women experiencing the menopause. Among them, the TV presenter Davina McCall, who was behind a Channel 4 documentary highlighting the way menopausal women have been treated by society. We spoke to her and asked what today’s announcement meant…
