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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Olympic diver Tom Daley says it is ‘very scary’ to compete in countries with anti-gay laws
Tom Daley, the Olympic-gold winning diver, has made a documentary series about being gay in Commonwealth countries.
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Salman Rushdie: ‘He felt after nine years of living in hiding… it was wonderful to be normal again’
We spoke to Indian MP and author Shashi Tharoor about the attack of Salman Rushdie.
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Salman Rushdie: Eyewitness describes ‘horrific’ attack on author
We spoke to Richard Kahlenberg who was at the book event and witnessed Salman Rushdie being attacked.
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Would I be alive in a country where being gay is illegal? – Tom Daley
Krishnan talks to Tom about why he is fighting for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports, his views on trans athlete participation and what it’s been like for him being a gay parent in the UK.
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Cost of living crisis: Government action by September might be too late, says Citizens Advice policy manager
We were joined by Policy Manager for Energy Retail at Citizens Advice, Abby Jitendra.
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‘Permanent, unfunded tax cuts’ would make life worse for people, says Tory MP
We spoke to Conservative MP Mark Harper, a supporter of Rishi Sunak.
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Limiting police search powers could leave children more vulnerable, says former police chief constable
We spoke to the former chief constable of Greater Manchester Police, Sir Peter Fahy, and began by asking him how shocked he was by the figures.
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Child strip-searches ‘widespread, not a one-off’, children’s commissioner says
We spoke to the children’s commissioner for England Rachel de Souza, about the data she published – I started by asking what alarmed her most about the figures?
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‘No prospect of a conflict’ between China and Taiwan, says former CIA director
We spoke to former CIA Director, General David Petraeus and started with a hypothetical: what the US could and should do if China were to invade Taiwan?
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Nobody believes new PM should go on a borrowing binge, Tory MP says
Sir John Redwood is among 21 current and former cabinet ministers who have signed a letter backing Liz Truss.
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Kansas abortion vote shows ‘majority of Americans want abortion mostly legal’, historian says
We were joined from California by Professor Mary Ziegler, law professor and historian of abortion rights in America.
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‘Chinese military’s mission is to liberate Taiwan,’ says Chinese lawyer
We were joined by Victor Gao, who previously worked closely with former Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping and is a lawyer and academic in China.
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Taiwan being ‘suffocated’ by China, says Taiwanese MP
We spoke to a member of Taiwan’s parliament, Wang Ting-yu, and began by asking him whether the antagonism of Nancy Pelosi’s visit was worth it.
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Tories and Keir Starmer ‘out of touch’, says RMT’s Mick Lynch
The head of the RMT, Mick Lynch, joined us.
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Rishi Sunak will ban strikes for essential public services, says former chief whip
We spoke to one of Rishi Sunak’s supporters in the Tory leadership race, former chief whip Mark Harper.
