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While Big Brother UK struggles to attract viewers, its African equivalent grows ever more popular. Now in its eighth season, it is the continent’s biggest reality show.
The prime minister wants ISPs and internet search engines to do more in the fight against online pornography. But do they see policing the internet as part of their job?
President Hu Jintao today kicks off the Chinese Communist Party’s 18th congress with a speech on his 10 years at the top. But Channel 4 News China producer Bessie Du has a different take on events.
Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival has introduced the world to a huge range of acting and comic talent in its 64-year history. But is its size now preventing new performers from breaking through?
With pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca announcing it is axing 7,300 jobs globally, Channel 4 News asks if we are are witnessing the demise of the “big pharma” age.
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russia has seen a vibrant civil society emerge, writes Human Rights Watch’s Caroll Bogert, former Newsweek Moscow bureau chief. But what does the future hold?
Jon Snow
Will a report aiming to shake-up the UK banking sector really change anything? Or will banking remain a so-called Inside Job?
It’s the business end of the political season for Chancellor George Osborne and his delivery of the Budget had echoes of Britain’s top football manager, says Peter McHugh.
The Government unveils its Welfare Bill, hailing it as the biggest reform of the benefits system since its inception. But Channel 4 News hears from people who remain worried by the changes.
The Government unveils its Welfare Bill, hailing it as the biggest reform of the benefits system since its inception. But Channel 4 News hears from people who remain worried by the changes.
As thousands struggle with the winter weather ahead of the Christmas holiday Channel 4 News tweeters have been sending in top tips and advice to beat the big freeze.
Two years after the flagship Big Society idea was born, where do the Conservatives’ new ideas come from – and can they boost the party’s popularity? Channel 4 News investigates.
Thousands of charities and voluntary groups across England are facing cuts worth more than £100m, according to new figures, casting doubt on David Cameron’s vision for a Big Society.
Gary Gibbon
Mr Cameron has talked to friends about the need to avoid the bad publicity Mr Blair has had from jetting around the world and picking up massive cheques from various individuals and regimes.
A last-minute change to tax relief is the final straw for community involvement in a flagship project in the Sussex village of Balcombe, and it’s not the only community energy scheme under threat.