Blood clots and broken promises: the AstraZeneca sagaIs the AstraZeneca jab safe? Spoiler alert: yes, probably. So why has it been dominating the headlines for weeks? And do broken promises and missed targets mean that the supply of the AstraZeneca vaccination is under threat?
Revisited: Football, dementia, and the legacy of brain injury in sportIn recent years, we’ve lost many of the heroes of England’s World Cup winning team of ‘66 – and many of them suffered from dementia. Clare Fallon has been looking at sport and the long-term effects of head injuries.
Revisited: Should BAME groups be fast-tracked for the vaccine?Our Home Affairs Correspondent Darshna Soni has spent the year telling the stories of Black and brown families affected by the virus and reflects on whether enough is being done to protect people of colour during the pandemic.
Are we taking flashing seriously enough?Our North of England Correspondent, Clare Fallon, has been looking into the sexual offence of indecent exposure for over a year and questions whether we are taking this offence as seriously as we should.
Why did we forget the Spanish Flu?What have we learned and what have we forgotten from one hundred years ago – and will we make the same mistakes again?
Horror and unspeakable crimes in the war in TigrayOur Africa Correspondent Jamal Osman gained rare access to Tigray and spoke to women who told him their accounts of soldiers using rape as a weapon of war.
Covid and conspiracies: Disinformation that killsAs the Covid vaccine is offering new hope around the world to end the pandemic, the biggest growing threat for people’s health is the surge in disinformation, conspiracy theories and fake news.
Gay conversion therapy: when will the UK ban the practice?Minnie Stephenson talks about the distressing and painful practices LGBT people are being put through, and how, at its heart, this so-called “therapy” exploits the emotions of many LGBT people.
Supply and reprimand: vaccine trouble in EuropeThe UK has already given a first dose of the coronavirus vaccine to a third of its population. The EU however has only given the jab to one in ten.
We need to talk about ClubhouseSerena Barker Singh takes us through the corridors of Clubhouse – and asks whether this is an app that really is like no other – or whether it’s got all the baggage of its social media ancestors.
10 years of hell: Is the dream of a different Syria still alive?In today’s Fourcast, Waad and Hamza Al-Kateab describe the defining moments of the revolution through their eyes and discuss whether the dream of a different Syria is still alive after ten years of war.
Sick for a year: my life with long CovidAs most of us look ahead to a life without Covid, we’ve been speaking to some of the people who feel like normality is still a long way off.
Homeschooling: an inequality timebombThe pandemic has exposed growing inequalities in society, not least when it comes to our childrens’ education. Our Home Affairs Correspondent Darshna Soni asks whether those gaps can ever be closed again.
A drugs trip: the United States of CannabisKiran Moodley visits Montana to find out more about the political and social factors behind cannabis legalisation. And asks whether what’s allowed in Montana – could soon be the law across all 50 states?
Hero to zero: the NHS staff abused onlineOur Home Affairs Correspondent, Andy Davies, has met the brave NHS staff speaking out about the online abuse and why they want big tech to do more to stop it.
Racism in football, is anyone really owning up to it?There has always been a problem of racism in football. But the most recent incidents of online abuse show that despite the efforts the beautiful game is far from having defeated racism.
What’s the point of impeaching Donald Trump?With the latest trial beginning tomorrow, Donald Trump stands accused of something completely unique and unimaginable: that he incited an attack on the US Capitol, an impeachable offense of historic proportions.
The Redditors of Wall StreetOur Business and Global Trade Correspondent Paul McNamara explains for the financially illiterate how the keyboard warriors shook Wall Street.
What will President Biden do to heal America?The inauguration of the 46th US President marks the end of America’s four-year experiment with carnage and chaos – with a new Commander in chief being sworn in today.
Getting the jab: vaccine scepticism and CoronavirusOur reporter, Ayshah Tull, has been speaking to those who are convinced the vaccine is too risky – as well as those trying to fight this disinformation so that normality can return sooner rather than later.
Can the UK vaccinate its way out of the Covid crisis?Throughout the pandemic, Paddy Worrall and his award-winning Channel 4 News FactCheck team have crunched the data and the challenged government soundbites, and he joins us today to discuss how to vaccinate a nation.
Will Trump survive his last few days in office?Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to move towards impeaching Donald Trump claiming he incited an insurrection on the Capitol last week.
Essex lorry deaths: the journey of 39 Vietnamese migrantsWhen the bodies of 39 Vietnamese migrants were discovered in a lorry container in Essex in 2019, it shocked the nation. We look into the story of one woman found in that container – who risked it all to come to the UK.
What might 2021 have in store?We ask three Channel 4 News reporters, with very different areas of expertise, what the future might hold.
What next for the Iran nuclear deal?Our International Editor, Lindsey Hilsum, has been reporting on Iran for over 20 years, and explains the recent tensions in the region.
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