Minnie Stephenson , News Correspondent
Minnie Stephenson is an award-winning reporter for Channel 4 News covering domestic and international stories.
Minnie joined the programme in 2018 having previously worked for 5 News & ITV News, her interests include identity politics, social affairs and culture.
In 2019, Minnie and her team won the News & Currents Affairs Mind Award - for demonstrating a commitment to mental health reporting across the year.
Minnie regularly reports on Channel 4 News’ Uncovered series on Facebook, telling untold stories from around the world.
The broadcaster has written for the Guardian, Huffington Post & Stylist. Minnie presents Pride in London and co-founded ITN’s first ever LGBTQ+ network. In 2020, Minnie was named as one of the Guardian’s "100 visible lesbians".
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Sabina Nessa: Police investigate if she was killed by a stranger
Detectives are investigating whether primary school teacher Sabina Nessa was killed by a stranger who is still at large.
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Police should give violence against women same priority as terrorism, says watchdog
The report by Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabulary, Fire and Rescue Services says there is an epidemic of violence against women and girls, yet a “staggering” variation in how cases are handled by police forces across the country.
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Syrians seek solace in ancient tradition of horse racing
In the past 10 years Idlib in North East Syria has become synonymous with war and resistance to the Assad regime.
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Covid vaccine: Why Nicki Minaj is calling out Boris Johnson on Twitter
A bizarre war of words has broken out between the prime minister and his chief medical adviser on the one hand and Nicki Minaj on the other.
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After Emma Raducanu’s success, what are the barriers to playing tennis?
Emma Raducanu’s American dream continued today with appearances on two prime time US breakfast TV shows.
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What will Taliban rule mean for Afghan women?
The first iteration of the Taliban saw a brutally repressive regime for all people, but for women especially.
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Mother dies after calling police seven times about abusive boyfriend
Daniela Espirito Santo died after her boyfriend assaulted her hours after he was released on bail for attacking her earlier in the day.
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Countries look for ‘common ground’ on Climate Crisis ahead of COP26
Wildfires are blazing from Sardinia to Siberia – floodwaters are surging through China, India, the Philippines.
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Torrential rains in China lead to mass evacuations
Rescuers in central China have been using bulldozers and dinghies to help evacuate people from areas submerged by floodwaters after days of torrential rain.
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Latitude Festival: tens of thousands attend Covid test event
Tens of thousands of people are gathering for a four-day music festival in Suffolk and that’s something that hasn’t been able to happen for a very long time. Latitude Festival is going ahead as part of the government’s events research programme and thanks to all the rigorous Covid testing, the organisers are claiming it’s “close…
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Josie Proto’s viral TikTok song about women’s safety leads to record deal
Plenty of 20-year-olds have spent months in their bedrooms recently, but singer Josie Proto has had a more productive lockdown than most.
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Cuba protests: Thousands take part in biggest anti-government demonstrations in decades
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in Cuba to protest against the desperate economic crisis, in the country’s biggest demonstrations for decades.
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Sarah Everard murder: Met Commissioner says she’s ‘sickened’, after Met PC pleads guilty to murder
“Everyone in policing feels betrayed”: the Met Commissioner said today, after police officer Wayne Couzens pleaded guilty to the murder of Sarah Everard – snatched from the street in South London as she walked home from a friend’s house in March.
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Atomic Kittens number one hit ‘Whole Again’ reworked paying tribute to England manager Gareth Southgate
It is perhaps an unlikely song to accompany Englands’ run to the Euro 2020 final on Sunday.
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‘We can produce deeply sensitive songs too’, says Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie
Bobby Gillespie is back with a new album, alongside the French singer songwriter Jehnny Beth.
