Krishnan Guru-Murthy , Presenter
Krishnan Guru-Murthy is one of the main anchors of Channel 4 News.
He also fronts Channel 4 News' podcast 'Ways to Change the World' which interviews one guest at length each week about the big ideas in their lives and the events that have helped shape their thinking.
Since joining the team in 1998 he has fronted big events from the Omagh bombing, 9/11, the Mumbai attacks, to special war reports from Syria, Yemen and Gaza. Having covered five British general elections he does special political shows for Channel 4 such as the "Ask the Chancellors" debate.
Krishnan reports for the foreign affairs series Unreported World and commentates on major live events for Channel 4 such as the Paralympics Ceremonies. He also anchors controversial programmes outside the news including the first live televised "Autopsy".
His TV career began at the age of eighteen presenting youth television for the BBC. He went on to present, report and produce a variety of programmes from Newsround to Newsnight.
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How activist Gina Martin fought for the Voyeurism Act
Gina Martin is best known as the driving force behind the Voyeurism Act, which made upskirting – the taking of pictures under a person’s clothing without permission – a criminal offence in England and Wales after an incident that happened to her.
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Impact of junior doctor’s strike ‘particularly significant’, says NHS confederation director for acute care trusts
We spoke to Rory Deighton, the director for acute care trusts at the NHS Confederation, which represents health service employers.
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‘Absurd’ that asylum seekers boarded barge before results of water tests were known, says charity chief
We spoke to Steve Smith, CEO of the charity Care4Calais who have successfully fought to keep some asylum seekers off the Bibby Stockholm, and have been in touch with those who have been sent to the vessel.
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Virgin Galactic successfully completes first space tourism flight
A mother and her teenage daughter and an eighty year old former Olympian made history by blasting up into space today – on board Virgin Galactic’s very first space tourism flight.
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‘We need more of us … we need a fair pay deal’, says a junior doctor going on strike
We spoke to Dr Mike Greenhalgh in Chorley. He’s deputy chair of the BMA Junior doctors committee and will be on strike from his job as a trauma and orthopaedic surgery registrar.
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Northern Ireland police service need to be held to account over data breach, says Information Commissioner
We spoke to the Information Commissioner John Edwards and discussed the data breach at the Northern Ireland police service and also on the Electoral Register. We asked him what his office was now investigating at the PSNI.
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Former Northern Ireland top officer says there is ‘fear for personal security’ of police after data breach
Stephen White, a former Assistant Chief Commissioner with the Northern Ireland police force, speaks to Krishnan.
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Metal boats ‘much more dangerous’ says Italian journalist covering Mediterranean migrant routes
Krishnan is joined by Annalisa Camilli, a Rome-based journalist on the Internazionale newspaper who covers issues surrounding migration.
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Andrew Malkinson: Vindicated man says police knew withheld evidence was crucial to case
A man who spent 17 years in prison for a rape he did not commit has won another stage of his bid to clear his name.
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‘Top ministers have been arrested by coup leaders’, says Africa security expert
We spoke to David Otto, Director of the Geneva Centre for Africa Security and Strategic Studies.
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6m
Dalal Mawad tells the stories of Lebanese women seeking justice after Beirut blast
Three years ago today, the Lebanese capital Beirut was devastated by a massive explosion.
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Building collapse: have Turkish authorities learned lessons after the earthquake?
Ramazan Yildirim is a civil engineer who built fifty buildings in the city – all of which remained standing.
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‘We ask our partners for two things: weapons and patience’, says Ukraine Ministry of Defence adviser
We spoke to Yuriy Sak, an adviser to Ukraine’s Ministry of Defence.
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‘A warming ocean puts weather on steroids’, climate scientist warns
We spoke to John Abraham, a climate scientist and Professor at the University of St. Thomas in the United States about the oceans’ unprecedented temperatures.
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‘I don’t see a single crime in any of these sham indictments’, says Trump’s spokesperson
We were joined from Washington DC by Donald Trump’s spokesperson Liz Harrington.
