Minnie Stephenson is an award-winning correspondent for Channel 4 News covering culture stories in the UK and around the world.
Minnie joined the programme in 2018 having previously worked for 5 News & ITV News, her interests include the arts, women’s rights & identity politics.
Minnie has reported for Channel 4’s critically acclaimed current affairs programme Unreported World and on Channel 4 News’ Uncovered series on Facebook.
In 2019, Minnie and her team won the News & Currents Affairs Mind Award - for demonstrating a commitment to mental health reporting across the year.
The broadcaster has written for the Guardian, Huffington Post & Stylist. Minnie has hosted Pride in London and co-founded ITN’s first ever LGBTQ+ network.
In some developing news tonight, Scotland Yard say they’ve received a number of sex offence allegations, following claims in news reports about Russell Brand – although no arrests have been made.
The video sharing platform Youtube has suspended Russell Brand’s ability to make money from adverts on his channels – saying he had violated their “creator responsibility policy” after serious allegations made against him.
The promotors of Russell Brand’s tour of UK theatres have postponed the remaining three shows scheduled for this month – after the Met Police said they had received a report of an alleged sexual assault in central London in 2003.
The image of a young woman being pinned to the floor by police during a candlelit vigil for Sarah Everard came – for many – to symbolise a Met Police completely out of touch with the people it’s supposed to protect.
Throughout the three decade long history of the Mercury Prize, there had been numerous albums shortlisted by jazz acts.
Morocco is reeling after a powerful 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the centre of the country killing at least 1,037 people and injuring more than 1,200 others.
Competitors from twenty countries have descended on Manchester for a much anticipated World Cup championship – with a fifteen thousand pound top prize up for grabs. But don’t expect an international sporting event to be taking place – this contest is all about flowers.
They’ve been a band for more than 60 years and their lead singer is still a wildly charismatic and sprightly stage presence, despite turning 80 a few weeks ago.
Almost 25 years after they first formed,the original Sugababes are back, with a one night comeback show at London’s O2. The band had to fight to win back the rights to their name – but they’ve never been shy of speaking their minds. Our culture correspondent Minnie Stephenson has been speaking exclusively to the Sugababes…
More than 2 million people are expected to fill the streets of West London this weekend for the Notting Hill Carnival. Among the superstar performers – Linett Kamala, dubbed the Sound System Queen, who was one of the first female DJs ever to play at carnival. Decades later she’s inspiring the next generation in a…
It’s been an action-packed summer at the box office.
The world’s biggest stars have paid tribute to the broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson who’s died at the age of 88.
Decades of vigilance have been undone by what the Police Service of Northern Ireland is calling simply ‘human error’.
The public flocked to the Irish town of Bray, where she lived for many years, to pay their own respects.
One of the joys of growing old is being able to unashamedly be yourself – but sadly that isn’t proving to be the case for many older LGBTQ+ people living in care.