Kathryn Samson , Scotland Correspondent
Kathryn Samson is Channel 4 News' Scotland Correspondent.
As an award-winning Scottish journalist, Kathryn has over 15 years of experience in television news, bringing a distinctive flair to some of the UK’s major stories of the past decade, from Brexit to the pandemic.
Based in Channel 4 News’ Glasgow bureau, she brings the latest in news, politics and social affairs from right across the country.
Before joining ITN, Kathryn served as STV's Westminster Editor. She has worked across multiple national newsrooms and has reported in both the Scottish Parliament and Westminster, including as Political Correspondent for both ITV News and ITV Border, and in broadcast journalism for BBC Scotland
Last year Kathryn was awarded Royal Television Society Nations and Regions Presenter of the Year and STV Journalist of the Year in 2020.
She has interviewed leading figures in UK politics including Boris Johnson, Nicola Sturgeon and Sir Keir Starmer, secured numerous exclusives and broken stories of political resignations on air.
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Rosebank: Legal challenge over Scottish oil field begins
The fight between environmental campaigners and fossil fuel moved to the Scottish courts today.
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County Lines Gangs: Children forced into drug crime in Scotland
Across the UK children are being stabbed, trafficked or even murdered by people they believe to be their friends.
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Mourners pay tribute to “giant of a man” Alex Salmond at private service
Scotland’s former First Minister Alex Salmond has been remembered as a “giant of a man” who “restored pride to the nation” – at his funeral in Aberdeenshire.
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Alex Salmond: Tributes to the politician’s ‘huge contribution’ to Scotland
Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney says Alex Salmond “left a fundamental footprint on Scottish politics”.
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Tributes paid to ‘monumental figure’ Alex Salmond
Friends and rivals alike were quick to pay tribute, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer saying: “Alex Salmond was a monumental figure of Scottish and UK politics. He leaves behind a lasting legacy.”
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Logistics firm threatens to pull £1bn UK investment after Transport Secretary criticism
Reports claim a billion-pound investment in the UK could be under threat because ministers have criticised P&O Ferries – whose parent company DP World is behind it.
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Inside Scotland’s pioneering women’s prison
“They speak to us like human beings,” says Lucy, when I ask about staff at the Bella Community Unit in Dundee. This isn’t like any prison she’s been in before.
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Ten years after Scottish independence referendum – has anything changed?
Exactly ten years ago today, people in Scotland were voting on whether to remain part of the UK – an era-defining referendum that would end in failure for the ‘Yes’ campaign, but kickstart a now-faltering period of SNP dominance.
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Glasgow to host 2026 Commonwealth Games
Glasgow will host the Commonwealth Games in 2026 after Scottish ministers signed off on a deal to rescue the event.
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400 jobs to be lost when Scotland’s only oil refinery closes
Scotland’s only oil refinery at Grangemouth will stop production next summer, putting hundreds of jobs at risk.
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SNP announces £500 million cuts to public services in Scotland
The Scottish Government has announced £500 million of cuts to public services this financial year as it tries to balance its budget.
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SNP ‘learning lessons’ after election defeat, says leader John Swinney
SNP leader John Swinney says his party is ”learning lessons” after it’s general election defeat.
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After general election disaster can SNP win back Scotland?
Party conference season is already upon us, with the SNP kicking off proceedings in Edinburgh.
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‘SNP has to re-earn to trust of Scottish people’, says party leader
The Scottish National Party meets in Edinburgh this weekend for some serious soul-searching as they try to regroup after a bruising general election defeat.
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Backlash over government plans to reopen two immigration detention centres
The Home Secretary is facing a backlash over plans to reopen two immigration detention centres in England.
