channel4uk--2020-09-23--Desperate Grenfell victims mistakenly thought police helicopter could rescue them

They were desperate and completely trapped .
And , according to a report , this led some victims of the @ @ @ @ @ that they could be rescued by a police helicopter .
The police conduct watchdog has @ @ @ @ @ distress calls from the tower on the night of the fire , after complaints from @ @ @ @ @ that , in future , the public must be clearly told that police helicopters are @ @ @ @ @ .

They were desperate and completely trapped. And, according to a report, this led some victims of the Grenfell fire to mistakenly believe that they could be rescued by a police helicopter.
The police conduct watchdog has been detailing some of the distress calls from the tower on the night of the fire, after complaints from some relatives.
It says that, in future, the public must be clearly told that police helicopters are not able to rescue them.


channel4uk--2020-09-23--Former police officer charged with ‘wanton endangerment’ in Breonna Taylor case

A US Grand Jury has indicted one police officer over the killing of Breonna Taylor , a young black woman @ @ @ @ @ with the fight against police brutality and racism .
But no officers are facing direct @ @ @ @ @ just one , over shots fired into neighbouring apartments .

A US Grand Jury has indicted one police officer over the killing of Breonna Taylor, a young black woman whose name has become synonymous with the fight against police brutality and racism.
But no officers are facing direct charges over her shooting – just one, over shots fired into neighbouring apartments.


channel4uk--2020-09-23--‘Now is not the time to start raising taxes’ – former Treasury minister Mel Stride

We ’ re joined by the Conservative MP Mel Stride , who chairs the Commons Treasury Committee , and Frances @ @ @ @ @ is the general secretary of the TUC .

We’re joined by the Conservative MP Mel Stride, who chairs the Commons Treasury Committee, and Frances O’Grady, who is the general secretary of the TUC.


channel4uk--2020-09-23--Sunak to announce replacement for furlough scheme as he cancels budget

There will be no budget this year .
Instead , the Chancellor will focus on plans to protect millions of @ @ @ @ @ hit by the latest coronavirus restrictions .
Businesses across the UK have been demanding action @ @ @ @ @ to an end : tomorrow Rishi Sunak will announce what he can offer to ease @ @ @ @ @ especially in areas like hospitality and travel – who fear they will struggle to make @ @ @ @ @ Senior business figures have been revealing the sheer scale of the crisis they face .

There will be no budget this year.
Instead, the Chancellor will focus on plans to protect millions of jobs in the sectors worst hit by the latest coronavirus restrictions.
Businesses across the UK have been demanding action as the furlough scheme comes to an end: tomorrow Rishi Sunak will announce what he can offer to ease the pressure on firms – especially in areas like hospitality and travel – who fear they will struggle to make it through the winter. Senior business figures have been revealing the sheer scale of the crisis they face.


channel4uk--2020-09-24--Acclaimed newspaper editor, Sir Harold Evans, dies aged 92

He started on local newspapers as a 16-year-old and rose to become the editor of the Sunday Times .
Famous @ @ @ @ @ he would be voted the greatest editor of all time .
Sir Harold Evans has @ @ @ @ @ aged 92 .
We were joined by Maeve McClenaghan of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism @ @ @ @ @ Tip Off podcast ; and by Lionel Barber , who was editor of the Financial @ @ @ @ @ this year , and was mentored by Sir Harold Evans from the start of his @ @

He started on local newspapers as a 16-year-old and rose to become the editor of the Sunday Times.
Famous for his campaigning journalism, he would be voted the greatest editor of all time.
Sir Harold Evans has died in New York, aged 92.
We were joined by Maeve McClenaghan of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism Local and host of The Tip Off podcast; and by Lionel Barber, who was editor of the Financial Times from 2005 until earlier this year, and was mentored by Sir Harold Evans from the start of his career.


channel4uk--2020-09-24--Hollywood star Ryan Reynolds: the unlikely hero of Wrexham FC?

With numerous lower league football clubs warning that the Covid crisis is about to put them out of business , @ @ @ @ @ oldest clubs may just be about to get a lifeline from an unlikely source .
@ @ @ @ @ was founded more than 155 years ago .
The north Wales club now plays in @ @ @ @ @ football and like so many others are struggling to stay afloat .
But now , @ @ @ @ @ of Deadpool , Ryan Reynolds , is emerging as a possible saviour .

With numerous lower league football clubs warning that the Covid crisis is about to put them out of business, one of Britain’s oldest clubs may just be about to get a lifeline from an unlikely source.
Wrexham’s football club was founded more than 155 years ago. The north Wales club now plays in the fifth tier of English football and like so many others are struggling to stay afloat.
But now, Hollywood actor and the star of Deadpool, Ryan Reynolds, is emerging as a possible saviour.


channel4uk--2020-09-24--Boris Johnson sought advice from Sweden over Covid strategy

Sweden ’ s Chief Epidemiologist has told Channel 4 News that the UK having a lockdown – and then ending @ @ @ @ @ biggest cause of a surge in British Covid cases , compared with much lower numbers @ @ @ @ @ also confirmed that Boris Johnson sought his advice in a Zoom call last weekend .
@ @ @ @ @ reported in Sweden today – the biggest daily rise since early July .
But the @ @ @ @ @ refusal to lock down was the right decision .

Sweden’s Chief Epidemiologist has told Channel 4 News that the UK having a lockdown – and then ending it – was probably the biggest cause of a surge in British Covid cases, compared with much lower numbers in Sweden.
Anders Tegnell also confirmed that Boris Johnson sought his advice in a Zoom call last weekend.
Over 500 Covid cases were reported in Sweden today – the biggest daily rise since early July.
But the Swedish government still believes its refusal to lock down was the right decision.


channel4uk--2020-09-24--NHS Covid app launched after months of delay

After months of delays , the new NHS Covid-19 app has been launched in England and Wales .
Originally hailed @ @ @ @ @ infection levels down , it is now just being described as the “ cherry on @ @ @ @ @ NHS Test and Trace system .
Latest figures from England ’ s Test and Trace @ @ @ @ @ cent of results from drive-in and walk-in tests are being returned within in 24 hours @ @ @ @ @ taking an average of 75 hours .

After months of delays, the new NHS Covid-19 app has been launched in England and Wales.
Originally hailed as the key to keeping infection levels down, it is now just being described as the “cherry on the cake” of the NHS Test and Trace system.
Latest figures from England’s Test and Trace show that only 28 per cent of results from drive-in and walk-in tests are being returned within in 24 hours and home testing kits are taking an average of 75 hours.


channel4uk--2020-09-24--‘We may not have a peaceful transition of power,’ says Democratic strategist

Donald Trump joined those paying their respects to Ruth Bader Ginsberg , the liberal Supreme Court Justice who died last week .
For two days now , people have been queuing to honour and say thank you to the iconic woman .
But when they saw the President , many were furious he ’ d come .
Democrats are enraged that he intends to appoint a new conservative Justice before the election – which may have profound consequences for America especially on women ’ s rights to abortion , and the outcome of any election dispute .
The protests seen @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as people marched chanting No Justice No Peace in more than a dozen major cities .
But what has really alarmed many people in Washington was Donald Trump ’ s refusal in a press conference to commit to a peaceful transition of power should he lose the election .
It follows his repeated claims that there will be massive fraud with postal voting .
To discuss these issues , we were joined by Cornell Belcher , a political strategist and pollster who served the Democratic Party and the polling teams for both @ @ @ @

Donald Trump joined those paying their respects to Ruth Bader Ginsberg, the liberal Supreme Court Justice who died last week.
For two days now, people have been queuing to honour and say thank you to the iconic woman. But when they saw the President, many were furious he’d come.
Democrats are enraged that he intends to appoint a new conservative Justice before the election – which may have profound consequences for America especially on women’s rights to abortion, and the outcome of any election dispute.
The protests seen in Kentucky were echoed around the country, as people marched chanting No Justice No Peace in more than a dozen major cities.
But what has really alarmed many people in Washington was Donald Trump’s refusal in a press conference to commit to a peaceful transition of power should he lose the election. It follows his repeated claims that there will be massive fraud with postal voting.
To discuss these issues, we were joined by Cornell Belcher, a political strategist and pollster who served the Democratic Party and the polling teams for both Obama Presidential campaigns.


channel4uk--2020-09-24--Donald Trump refuses to commit to peaceful transition of power

The prospect of serious conflict on the streets of America may have increased after Donald Trump refused to commit to @ @ @ @ @ if he loses the election in November .
At the Supreme Court , people are @ @ @ @ @ the iconic Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg .
But last night the cries of “ No @ @ @ @ @ out in Washington and across major cities .
Two police officers were shot in Louisville @ @ @ @ @ a decision by a grand jury not to charge police officers with the shooting dead @ @ @ @ @ own home .

The prospect of serious conflict on the streets of America may have increased after Donald Trump refused to commit to a peaceful transition of power if he loses the election in November.
At the Supreme Court, people are queuing to pay respects to the iconic Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg. But last night the cries of “No Justice No peace” rang out in Washington and across major cities.
Two police officers were shot in Louisville Kentucky as protests erupted at a decision by a grand jury not to charge police officers with the shooting dead of Breonna Taylor in her own home.


channel4uk--2020-09-24--Students in Scotland banned from visiting parents

As university lectures begin in much of Scotland , students have been ordered not to go to pubs , clubs @ @ @ @ @ ve been told they must download the Scottish contact tracing app and also ordered not @ @ @ @ @ their parents .
The Scottish government imposed stricter rules after a major Covid outbreak at @ @ @ @ @ hundred students tested positive .
Two universities in Liverpool have moved most of their teaching @ @ @ @ @ tested positive .

As university lectures begin in much of Scotland, students have been ordered not to go to pubs, clubs or restaurants, they’ve been told they must download the Scottish contact tracing app and also ordered not to return home to visit their parents.
The Scottish government imposed stricter rules after a major Covid outbreak at Glasgow University where over a hundred students tested positive.
Two universities in Liverpool have moved most of their teaching online after students and staff tested positive.
Our Scotland correspondent Ciaran Jenkins reports.


channel4uk--2020-09-24--Businesses ‘breathing a sigh of relief’ over new job support scheme, says CBI economist

We were joined by Rain Newton-Smith who is Chief Economist at the Confederation of British Industry .

We were joined by Rain Newton-Smith who is Chief Economist at the Confederation of British Industry.


channel4uk--2020-09-24--Shadow Chancellor says new jobs scheme may not do enough to prevent layoffs

We spoke to Labour ’ s Anneliese Dodds , the Shadow Chancellor , and began by asking whether she appreciates @ @ @ @ @ in saying he can ’ t protect every job .

We spoke to Labour’s Anneliese Dodds, the Shadow Chancellor, and began by asking whether she appreciates the chancellor’s honesty in saying he can’t protect every job.


channel4uk--2020-09-24--Will jobs scheme prevent mass unemployment?

The Chancellor says his new plan will help to save jobs .
But will it really stave off mass unemployment @ @ @ @ @ Ebrahimi was outside number 11 Downing Street .

The Chancellor says his new plan will help to save jobs. But will it really stave off mass unemployment?
Our Economics Correspondent Helia Ebrahimi was outside number 11 Downing Street.


channel4uk--2020-09-24--Chancellor unveils new scheme to save jobs

Rishi Sunak has unveiled his plan to protect jobs through the winter .
He told MPs that the coronavirus was @ @ @ @ @ economy and it was “ fundamentally wrong ” to try to protect jobs that would @ @ @ @ @ furlough scheme ends in a month ’ s time .
Instead , his new scheme @ @ @ @ @ workers who are still working but have had their hours cut .
The costs will @ @ @ @ @ the Government .

Rishi Sunak has unveiled his plan to protect jobs through the winter.
He told MPs that the coronavirus was making permanent changes to the economy and it was “fundamentally wrong” to try to protect jobs that would not be viable when the furlough scheme ends in a month’s time.
Instead, his new scheme will boost the wages of workers who are still working but have had their hours cut.
The costs will be shared between employers and the Government.


channel4uk--2020-09-24--FactCheck: new figures contradict ministers on Covid test journeys

Last week FactCheck reported that significant numbers of people are having to make a round trip of more than 100 miles to get a coronavirus test .
This was revealed in a brief statistical release from the Department of Health and Social Care .
The release also contained more positive news , which the Prime Minister and Health Secretary had already announced in the House of Commons : the average distance people were having to travel had fallen in recent weeks .
But new , more detailed figures released today suggest that this is wrong : the average journey hasn @ @ @ @ @ @ @ So what ’ s going on ?
As we noted last week , both Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock had told Parliament that the average distance people had to go for a test had gone down , despite media stories about the online booking system sending people to testing centres hundreds of miles from home .
Initially , there was no evidence to back this up .
Then the Department of Health and Social Care published these numbers , covering two weeks and showing a fall in the median distance – just as @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more detailed stats on average distance have been published today .
They cover swab tests for the general population in England .
The average distance people are having to travel to booked tests has been almost completely flat in the last three weeks covered .
The average journey was longer in September than in August and July .
There is no evidence of any recent downward trend : This is obviously a completely different story to the one suggested by the figures the government released last week .
As far as we know @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first release covered different days – counting from Tuesday to Tuesday , rather than Thursday to Thursday , as the rest of the official NHS Test and Trace statistics do .
There is no explanation given in last week ’ s release as to why the decision was taken to choose this unusual pattern of days .
The new data shows that journeys are getting longer and longer for the worst-affected people .
In the latest week we know about , 5 per cent of people who booked a test at a mobile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ miles , up from 23.7 miles four weeks ago .
At regional test sites the worst-affected 5 per cent saw their journey length more than double in the latest four weeks covered to 48.2 miles .
Because the journeys given are only one-way and are calculated “ as the crow flies ” , that means a significant number of people are having to make round trips that comfortably exceed 100 miles .
How many people exactly ?
There is no official number , but the figures clearly imply that overall almost 20,000 people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ day on average – must be having to make return journeys of more than 75 miles to get a coronavirus test .
The Department of Health and Social Care said today that 28 new local test sites were opening this week to help reduce average distances .

Last week FactCheck reported that significant numbers of people are having to make a round trip of more than 100 miles to get a coronavirus test.
This was revealed in a brief statistical release from the Department of Health and Social Care.
The release also contained more positive news, which the Prime Minister and Health Secretary had already announced in the House of Commons: the average distance people were having to travel had fallen in recent weeks.
But new, more detailed figures released today suggest that this is wrong: the average journey hasn’t got shorter at all. So what’s going on?
The analysis
As we noted last week, both Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock had told Parliament that the average distance people had to go for a test had gone down, despite media stories about the online booking system sending people to testing centres hundreds of miles from home.
Initially, there was no evidence to back this up. Then the Department of Health and Social Care published these numbers, covering two weeks and showing a fall in the median distance – just as ministers had said:
But new, more detailed stats on average distance have been published today. They cover swab tests for the general population in England.
The average distance people are having to travel to booked tests has been almost completely flat in the last three weeks covered. The average journey was longer in September than in August and July. There is no evidence of any recent downward trend:
This is obviously a completely different story to the one suggested by the figures the government released last week.
As far as we know, the only difference is that the first release covered different days – counting from Tuesday to Tuesday, rather than Thursday to Thursday, as the rest of the official NHS Test and Trace statistics do.
There is no explanation given in last week’s release as to why the decision was taken to choose this unusual pattern of days.
Longest journeys going up
The new data shows that journeys are getting longer and longer for the worst-affected people. In the latest week we know about, 5 per cent of people who booked a test at a mobile testing unit were asked to travel 54.6 miles, up from 23.7 miles four weeks ago.
At regional test sites the worst-affected 5 per cent saw their journey length more than double in the latest four weeks covered to 48.2 miles.
Because the journeys given are only one-way and are calculated “as the crow flies”, that means a significant number of people are having to make round trips that comfortably exceed 100 miles.
How many people exactly? There is no official number, but the figures clearly imply that overall almost 20,000 people a week – so nearly 3,000 every day on average – must be having to make return journeys of more than 75 miles to get a coronavirus test.
The Department of Health and Social Care said today that 28 new local test sites were opening this week to help reduce average distances.


channel4uk--2020-09-24--US wildfire heroes on climate front line

America ’ s West Coast is ablaze .
These are the stories of people fleeing , and those staying to @ @ @ @ @ ’ s West Coast is ablaze .
These are the stories of people fleeing , @ @ @ @ @ the fires .
In Molalla , a so-called ‘ Hillbilly Brigade ’ have taken it @ @ @ @ @ town from the flames by building fire lines and extinguishing fires .
They have saved @ @ @ @ @ local fire marshal Further south in the city of Talent , now reduced to ash @ @ @ @ @ destroyed , and two people have been killed .
President Trump blames poor forest management @ @ @ @ @ , but his political opponent Joe Biden says the climate crisis is fanning the flames @ @ @ @ @ those on the ground , it is a battle to simply survive .

America’s West Coast is ablaze. These are the stories of people fleeing, and those staying to fight the fires.
America’s West Coast is ablaze. These are the stories of people fleeing, and those staying to fight the fires.
In Molalla, a so-called ‘Hillbilly Brigade’ have taken it upon themselves to save their town from the flames by building fire lines and extinguishing fires. They have saved the town, says the local fire marshal
Further south in the city of Talent, now reduced to ash, 600 homes have been destroyed, and two people have been killed.
President Trump blames poor forest management in the largely Democrat-controlled states, but his political opponent Joe Biden says the climate crisis is fanning the flames of this disaster.
For those on the ground, it is a battle to simply survive.
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channel4uk--2020-09-24--FactCheck: government won’t show evidence for number of people tested daily

It ’ s a simple question : how many people are getting tested for Covid-19 each day ?
At a time when multiple media reports suggest the coronavirus testing system is under strain , this is a key statistic .
Government ministers have tended to focus on figures for testing “ capacity ” .
But this only tells us how many tests laboratories say they are able to process each day .
The surprising truth is that no official body publishes figures on the number of people who are tested each day in the UK .
Matt Hancock said this @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coronavirus on Saturday .
But the Department of Health hasn ’ t provided FactCheck with any evidence to back this up .
And Baroness Dido Harding , who ’ s in charge of the Test and Trace system , told a Parliamentary committee last week that “ today 207,000 people were tested ” and “ yesterday 213,000 people were tested ” ( referring in the latter case to 14 September ) .
The Department of Health confirmed to us that they don ’ t publish data on people tested daily .
Nor does @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for National Statistics .
It may be that Mr Hancock and Baroness Harding have access to information behind the scenes that would shed some light .
But we can ’ t verify their claims without seeing those stats , if they exist , for ourselves .
Can we get close to a figure ?
The coronavirus daily testing dashboard shows how many tests were processed on the latest day for which figures are available ( usually the previous day ) .
But the dashboard makes clear that : “ This is a count @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tests for an individual person ” .
This is important because we know that , especially in hospitals , individual patients with suspected Covid-19 may be tested more than once by doctors if the first result comes back negative .
( As FactCheck reported earlier in the pandemic , the current “ PCR ” lab tests sometimes say that a patient doesn ’ t have coronavirus when in fact they do ) .
In short : this data only tells us about the number of tests processed , not the number of people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and Trace figures tell us about people who have been tested for the first time .
The latest release shows that an average of around 84,000 people were tested each day in England between September 10 and 16 .
But that ’ s only part of the story because the data omits those who have had tests in the past .
It doesn ’ t look like any of the four nations publishes information on the number of people tested each day .
In Scotland , the data “ refers to the total @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for COVID-19 in Scotland to date .
Each person is only counted once regardless of repeat tests.
” Meanwhile in Wales , “ individuals who are tested multiple times during a six-week period are only counted once during that period ” .
When asked by FactCheck how many people are tested for Covid-19 each day , a spokesperson for the Northern Irish Public Health Agency pointed us to data on the number of tests .
The Scottish government was contacted for comment , as was Public Health Wales .

It’s a simple question: how many people are getting tested for Covid-19 each day?
At a time when multiple media reports suggest the coronavirus testing system is under strain, this is a key statistic.
Government ministers have tended to focus on figures for testing “capacity”. But this only tells us how many tests laboratories say they are able to process each day.
The surprising truth is that no official body publishes figures on the number of people who are tested each day in the UK.
Un-checkable claims
Matt Hancock said this weekend that 226,000 people were tested for coronavirus on Saturday. But the Department of Health hasn’t provided FactCheck with any evidence to back this up.
And Baroness Dido Harding, who’s in charge of the Test and Trace system, told a Parliamentary committee last week that “today 207,000 people were tested” and “yesterday 213,000 people were tested” (referring in the latter case to 14 September).
The Department of Health confirmed to us that they don’t publish data on people tested daily. Nor does Public Health England, or the Office for National Statistics.
It may be that Mr Hancock and Baroness Harding have access to information behind the scenes that would shed some light. But we can’t verify their claims without seeing those stats, if they exist, for ourselves.
Can we get close to a figure?
The coronavirus daily testing dashboard shows how many tests were processed on the latest day for which figures are available (usually the previous day). But the dashboard makes clear that: “This is a count of test results and may include multiple tests for an individual person”.
This is important because we know that, especially in hospitals, individual patients with suspected Covid-19 may be tested more than once by doctors if the first result comes back negative. (As FactCheck reported earlier in the pandemic, the current “PCR” lab tests sometimes say that a patient doesn’t have coronavirus when in fact they do).
In short: this data only tells us about the number of tests processed, not the number of people tested.
Separately, the weekly Test and Trace figures tell us about people who have been tested for the first time. The latest release shows that an average of around 84,000 people were tested each day in England between September 10 and 16.
But that’s only part of the story because the data omits those who have had tests in the past.
It doesn’t look like any of the four nations publishes information on the number of people tested each day.
In Scotland, the data “refers to the total number of people who have been tested for COVID-19 in Scotland to date. Each person is only counted once regardless of repeat tests.”
Meanwhile in Wales, “individuals who are tested multiple times during a six-week period are only counted once during that period”.
When asked by FactCheck how many people are tested for Covid-19 each day, a spokesperson for the Northern Irish Public Health Agency pointed us to data on the number of tests.
The Scottish government was contacted for comment, as was Public Health Wales.


channel4uk--2020-09-25--The businesses that feel left behind by Sunak’s jobs support scheme

A day after the Chancellor unveiled his latest Job Support Scheme , the economic cost of the coronavirus crisis was @ @ @ @ @ debt hit a record high of more than two trillion pounds .
The new jobs @ @ @ @ @ the furlough scheme with something cheaper , whilst still stemming mass unemployment by supporting so-called @ @ @ @ @ but some industries feel they ’ ve been left behind .

A day after the Chancellor unveiled his latest Job Support Scheme, the economic cost of the coronavirus crisis was laid bare again as government debt hit a record high of more than two trillion pounds.
The new jobs plan is designed to replace the furlough scheme with something cheaper, whilst still stemming mass unemployment by supporting so-called “viable” jobs, but some industries feel they’ve been left behind.


channel4uk--2020-09-25--“He was a very happy, extroverted, normal boy.” Parents of gambling addict who took his own life say

“He was a very happy, extroverted, normal boy.” Parents of gambling addict who took his own life say state failed him.

Jack Ritchie was just 24 when he took his own life after years of battling a gambling addiction .
Now @ @ @ @ @ into his death to examine the extent to which the Government failed in their duty @ @ @ @ @ s right to life – something which their lawyers say is guaranteed under the European @ @ @ @ @ The government is soon expected to announce a review of gambling legislation .

Jack Ritchie was just 24 when he took his own life after years of battling a gambling addiction.
Now his parents want the inquest into his death to examine the extent to which the Government failed in their duty to adequately safeguard Jack’s right to life – something which their lawyers say is guaranteed under the European Convention on Human Rights.
The government is soon expected to announce a review of gambling legislation.


channel4uk--2020-09-25--‘Unfortunately it took these fires to highlight the need to address the conditions of asylum seekers

‘Unfortunately it took these fires to highlight the need to address the conditions of asylum seekers’ – Shabia Mantoo, UN Refugee Agency

Shabia Mantoo from the United Nations Refugee Agency is asked about plans to improve the situation at the Moria Camp @

Shabia Mantoo from the United Nations Refugee Agency is asked about plans to improve the situation at the Moria Camp.


channel4uk--2020-09-25--Fire at Lesbos refugee camp – the families left homeless again

Earlier this month the largest refugee camp in Europe on the island of Lesbos burnt to the ground – leaving @ @ @ @ @ .
The notoriously overcrowded Moria camp was known for its unsanitary conditions with some asylum @ @ @ @ @ for months .
Now a new temporary camp has been built on the Greek island @ @ @ @ @ pledged to make the plight of refugees easier .

Earlier this month the largest refugee camp in Europe on the island of Lesbos burnt to the ground – leaving more than 12,000 people homeless.
The notoriously overcrowded Moria camp was known for its unsanitary conditions with some asylum seekers and refugees stuck there for months.
Now a new temporary camp has been built on the Greek island and the European Union has pledged to make the plight of refugees easier.


channel4uk--2020-09-25--‘The ground is shifting and it is shifting rather fast’ – Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price on support f

‘The ground is shifting and it is shifting rather fast’ – Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price on support for Welsh independence

The Welsh public think their government has handled the pandemic “ much better ” , than the UK government in @ @ @ @ @ latest research by the Welsh Political Barometer poll for Cardiff University .
But could the @ @ @ @ @ from England ever become mainstream in Welsh politics ?

The Welsh public think their government has handled the pandemic “much better”, than the UK government in London, according to the latest research by the Welsh Political Barometer poll for Cardiff University.
But could the thought of a permanent separation from England ever become mainstream in Welsh politics?
Adam Price, leader of Plaid Cymru speaks to Channel 4 News.


channel4uk--2020-09-25--Welsh hospital faces new Covid challenge as Cardiff and Swansea face local lockdowns

Cardiff and Swansea will be under local lockdown restrictions from 6pm on Sunday .
The Welsh Government ’ s decision @ @ @ @ @ or leave the areas without reasonable excuse and can ’ t meet other households indoors @ @ @ @ @ Llanelli faces the same rules from 6pm tomorrow .
With around half the population of @ @ @ @ @ staff at a hospital in Merthyr Tydfil are nervously preparing to deal with Covid admissions @ @ @ @ @ .

Cardiff and Swansea will be under local lockdown restrictions from 6pm on Sunday.
The Welsh Government’s decision means people cannot enter or leave the areas without reasonable excuse and can’t meet other households indoors.
The Carmarthenshire town of Llanelli faces the same rules from 6pm tomorrow.
With around half the population of Wales entering local lockdowns, staff at a hospital in Merthyr Tydfil are nervously preparing to deal with Covid admissions amid the winter flu season.


channel4uk--2020-09-25--Covid cases rising at universities across Britain

The number of coronavirus cases has jumped at universities across the country .
The University of Liverpool has 87 confirmed @ @ @ @ @ and staff .
Whilst Manchester Metropolitan University has already confirmed 32 students and two staff @ @ @ @ @ University of Exeter told us around 30 regional coronavirus cases have been attributed to their @ @ @ @ @ Swansea University has confirmed 21 individuals have tested positive .
And in Scotland – 120 @ @ @ @ @ at Edinburgh Napier University .
In Dundee – four cases have been confirmed at Abertay @ @ @ @ @ been asked to self-isolate as a result .
At the University of Glasgow , 172 @ @ @ @ @ the start of term and more than 600 are self-isolating .

The number of coronavirus cases has jumped at universities across the country.
The University of Liverpool has 87 confirmed cases of Covid-19 among students and staff.
Whilst Manchester Metropolitan University has already confirmed 32 students and two staff have tested positive.
The University of Exeter told us around 30 regional coronavirus cases have been attributed to their University.
In Wales – Swansea University has confirmed 21 individuals have tested positive.
And in Scotland – 120 coronavirus cases have been confirmed at Edinburgh Napier University.
In Dundee – four cases have been confirmed at Abertay University but 500 students have been asked to self-isolate as a result.
At the University of Glasgow, 172 students have tested positive since the start of term and more than 600 are self-isolating.


channel4uk--2020-09-25--Students at Scottish universities told to stay away from pubs and restaurants at weekend

In Scotland , 120 coronavirus cases have been confirmed at Edinburgh Napier University .
In Dundee , four cases have @ @ @ @ @ , but 500 students have been asked to self-isolate as a result .
And at @ @ @ @ @ 172 students have tested positive since the start of term and more than 600 are @ @

In Scotland, 120 coronavirus cases have been confirmed at Edinburgh Napier University.
In Dundee, four cases have been confirmed at Abertay University, but 500 students have been asked to self-isolate as a result.
And at the University of Glasgow, 172 students have tested positive since the start of term and more than 600 are self-isolating.


channel4uk--2020-09-25--Britain could be heading for second lockdown as covid cases keep rising

University students in Nottingham on a Freshers night out as the England-wide 10pm pub curfew took effect .
The latest @ @ @ @ @ show that there have been 34 Covid-19 related deaths There has been another record daily @ @ @ @ @ of 6,874 .
The UK ’ s “ R ” or reproduction number has risen @ @ @ @ @ .
The R number shows the average number of people each person with Covid goes @ @ @ @ @ it ’ s over the number one , the virus can spread at an exponential @ @ @ @ @ the Office for National Statistics show that in the week ending on September the 19th @ @ @ @ @ the virus in England .
The highest infection rates were in Yorkshire and the Humber @ @ @ @ @ North East and London .
The most-affected group were people aged between 17 and 24 @

University students in Nottingham on a Freshers night out as the England-wide 10pm pub curfew took effect.
The latest 24-hour figures for the UK show that there have been 34 Covid-19 related deaths There has been another record daily rise in people testing positive of 6,874.
The UK’s “R” or reproduction number has risen to between 1.2 and 1.5. The R number shows the average number of people each person with Covid goes on to infect and when it’s over the number one, the virus can spread at an exponential rate.
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that in the week ending on September the 19th more than 100,000 people had the virus in England.
The highest infection rates were in Yorkshire and the Humber, the North West, North East and London. The most-affected group were people aged between 17 and 24.


channel4uk--2020-09-25--‘There are dangerous people out there… officers don’t know when they’re going to encounter those ind

‘There are dangerous people out there… officers don’t know when they’re going to encounter those individuals’ – former Met detective Peter Kirkham

We were joined by Sarah Jones , Labour ’ s spokesperson on Policing and a Croydon MP , and Peter @ @ @ @ @ Chief Inspector in the Metropolitan Police speak to the programme .

We were joined by Sarah Jones, Labour’s spokesperson on Policing and a Croydon MP, and Peter Kirkham – a former Detective Chief Inspector in the Metropolitan Police speak to the programme.


channel4uk--2020-09-25--Police officer shot dead in London police station

Boris Johnson , the Home Secretary and the Metropolitan Police commissioner have all paid tribute to the police sergeant who @ @ @ @ @ by a suspect at a custody centre and was pronounced dead later in hospital in @ @ @ @ @ morning .
He is the eighth police officer to be shot dead in the UK @ @ @ @ @

Boris Johnson, the Home Secretary and the Metropolitan Police commissioner have all paid tribute to the police sergeant who was shot in the chest by a suspect at a custody centre and was pronounced dead later in hospital in the early hours of this morning.
He is the eighth police officer to be shot dead in the UK since the year 2000.


channel4uk--2020-09-26--In wartorn Mogadishu, the night time is providing safety and peace

Warning : this contains images that viewers may find disturbing .
For three decades now the Somali capital Mogadishu has @ @ @ @ @ fought over by warlords , foreign forces and now militants who terrorise the population with @ @ @ @ @ under the constant threat of bombardment – residents in the city have found a small @ @ @ @ @ Shabaab militants don ’ t carry out their attacks at night – so after the @ @ @ @ @ – the darkness finally brings some peace .

Warning: this contains images that viewers may find disturbing.
For three decades now the Somali capital Mogadishu has been a conflict zone: fought over by warlords, foreign forces and now militants who terrorise the population with suicide bombings.
But even under the constant threat of bombardment – residents in the city have found a small breathing space.
The Al Shabaab militants don’t carry out their attacks at night – so after the violence and terror of daylight – the darkness finally brings some peace.


channel4uk--2020-09-26--Trump to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court

President Trump is set to appoint his choice to the benches of the highest court in the land : the @ @ @ @ @ Amy Coney Barrett is said to be socially conservative .
She would replace the liberal @ @ @ @ @ died last Friday .
Our International Editor Lindsey Hilsum joins us from the Supreme Court @

President Trump is set to appoint his choice to the benches of the highest court in the land: the Supreme Court.
The favourite Amy Coney Barrett is said to be socially conservative. She would replace the liberal judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died last Friday.
Our International Editor Lindsey Hilsum joins us from the Supreme Court.


channel4uk--2020-09-26--Questions surrounding death of police officer in Croydon as tributes pour in

Moving tributes have been paid to the policeman killed in Croydon yesterday .
Sergeant Matt Ratana was shot dead in @ @ @ @ @ he was preparing to search a suspect .
The motive for the shooting is still @ @

Moving tributes have been paid to the policeman killed in Croydon yesterday.
Sergeant Matt Ratana was shot dead in the custody suite, as he was preparing to search a suspect.
The motive for the shooting is still unclear.


channel4uk--2020-09-26--Local lockdowns only a ‘temporary situation while we are working out how to deal with this continuin

Local lockdowns only a ‘temporary situation while we are working out how to deal with this continuing problem’ – WHO’s Dr David Nabarro

Joining us from Geneva is Dr David Nabarro , who ’ s the WHO special envoy on Covid and a @ @ @ @ @ s Institute of Global Health Innovation .

Joining us from Geneva is Dr David Nabarro, who’s the WHO special envoy on Covid and a director at Imperial College’s Institute of Global Health Innovation.


channel4uk--2020-09-26--Thousands of students trapped on campus as virus breaks out across UK universities

With their noses pressed against the windows of their dorms students have been forced to put their lives on hold @ @ @ @ @ havoc with their plans to party and celebrate the start of a new life .
@ @ @ @ @ they ’ ve been left sobbing as Universities take measures to restrict their movement to @ @ @ @ @ virus .
In today ’ s other developments , 6 , 042 new cases were @ @ @ @ @ hours .
There were 34 deaths , bringing the total number of deaths to nearly @ @ @ @ @ of new cases rising , restrictions are now in place across the country .
Meanwhile @ @ @ @ @ app , hailed by the Health Secretary as an ‘ important step forward ’ , @ @ @ @

With their noses pressed against the windows of their dorms students have been forced to put their lives on hold.
The pandemic has wreaked havoc with their plans to party and celebrate the start of a new life.
Unable to mingle some say they’ve been left sobbing as Universities take measures to restrict their movement to prevent the spread of the virus.
In today’s other developments, 6, 042 new cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. There were 34 deaths, bringing the total number of deaths to nearly 42,000.
With the number of new cases rising, restrictions are now in place across the country.
Meanwhile the NHS test and trace app, hailed by the Health Secretary as an ‘important step forward’, has hit a glitch.jane


channel4uk--2020-09-27--‘There’s a danger if you come from a working class background… that the establishment will absorb yo

‘There’s a danger if you come from a working class background… that the establishment will absorb you’ – Diane Abbott on getting into politics

Diane Abbott has been making history and headlines throughout her career .
She was the first black woman to be @ @ @ @ @ first black MP to represent her party at Prime Minister ’ s Questions .
Now @ @ @ @ @ her rise from working-class roots to Labour front bencher .
And it explores the thorny @ @ @ @ @ in last December ’ s election .
We went to meet her in her constituency @

Diane Abbott has been making history and headlines throughout her career.
She was the first black woman to be elected to parliament and the first black MP to represent her party at Prime Minister’s Questions.
Now a new authorised biography details her rise from working-class roots to Labour front bencher.
And it explores the thorny issues around that crushing defeat in last December’s election.
We went to meet her in her constituency.


channel4uk--2020-09-27--US Senate to battle over Trump’s pick for Supreme Court

In the US , President Trump has nominated a staunchly religious socially conservative lawyer for the role of Supreme Court @ @ @ @ @ Amy Coney Barrett would become the youngest justice to sit on the benches of the @ @ @ @ @ If confirmed she would become only the fifth woman to sit on the nine seat @ @ @ @ @ editor Lindsey Hilsum reports from Washington .

In the US, President Trump has nominated a staunchly religious socially conservative lawyer for the role of Supreme Court judge.
At 48, Amy Coney Barrett would become the youngest justice to sit on the benches of the highest court in America.
If confirmed she would become only the fifth woman to sit on the nine seat supreme court. Our international editor Lindsey Hilsum reports from Washington.


channel4uk--2020-09-27--Fierce clashes reignited between Armenia and Azerbaijan over disputed region

Armenia has declared martial law and has mobilised its military after clashes with its neighbour Azerbaijan .
It claims to @ @ @ @ @ aircraft in response to what the Armenian Prime Minister called an Azeri invasion in the @ @ @ @ @ area is officially part of Azerbaijan .
But the majority of the population is ethnic @ @ @ @ @ the region ended in 1994 , but there have been new tensions in recent months @ @ @ @ @ Deith ’ s report contains some distressing images .

Armenia has declared martial law and has mobilised its military after clashes with its neighbour Azerbaijan.
It claims to have destroyed several tanks and aircraft in response to what the Armenian Prime Minister called an Azeri invasion in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. The area is officially part of Azerbaijan. But the majority of the population is ethnic Armenian.
A war over the region ended in 1994, but there have been new tensions in recent months. And a warning Jane Deith’s report contains some distressing images.


channel4uk--2020-09-27--Man arrested on suspicion of supplying firearm in connection with police officer’s death

Police have arrested a man in Norwich on suspicion of supplying a firearm .
The arrest , made in the @ @ @ @ @ , forms part of the investigation into the murder of Sergeant Matt Ratana who was @ @ @ @ @ .
Today there was a minute ’ s silence to remember Sergeant Ratana who died @ @ @ @ @ .

Police have arrested a man in Norwich on suspicion of supplying a firearm. The arrest, made in the early hours of this morning, forms part of the investigation into the murder of Sergeant Matt Ratana who was killed in Croydon on Friday.
Today there was a minute’s silence to remember Sergeant Ratana who died in the line of duty.


channel4uk--2020-09-28--Manchester Arena inquiry: families concerned security services evidence heard in private

Lawyers acting for the families at the Manchester Arena Inquiry say failure to learn lessons can no longer be tolerated @ @ @ @ @ statements , the legal teams also raised concerns that crucial evidence from the security services @ @ @ @ @ terror attack could have been prevented , will be heard in private .

Lawyers acting for the families at the Manchester Arena Inquiry say failure to learn lessons can no longer be tolerated.
In giving their opening statements, the legal teams also raised concerns that crucial evidence from the security services, to show whether the terror attack could have been prevented, will be heard in private.


channel4uk--2020-09-28--At least 30 killed in fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan

In the Caucasus , at least 30 people have been killed in a second day of fighting between Armenia and @ @ @ @ @ the worst violence in decades between the neighbouring countries over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh @ @ @ @ @ Azerbaijan , though its Armenian Christian majority declared independence in 1991 .
Russia has a @ @ @ @ @ while Turkey has said it will support Azerbaijan , leading to fears of a wider @ @

In the Caucasus, at least 30 people have been killed in a second day of fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
It’s the worst violence in decades between the neighbouring countries over the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh. It lies entirely within Azerbaijan, though its Armenian Christian majority declared independence in 1991.
Russia has a defence alliance with Armenia, while Turkey has said it will support Azerbaijan, leading to fears of a wider war.


channel4uk--2020-09-28--Johnson under pressure from Tory MPs to allow vote on new coronavirus laws

Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure from his own backbenchers to let MPs debate and vote on new coronavirus laws @ @ @ @ @ The Commons must decide later this week whether to renew the Government ’ s emergency @ @ @ @ @ and criminal offences without any scrutiny .
More than 50 Conservative MPs have threatened to @ @ @ @ @ given more say .

Boris Johnson is under increasing pressure from his own backbenchers to let MPs debate and vote on new coronavirus laws before they are introduced.
The Commons must decide later this week whether to renew the Government’s emergency powers to create new rules and criminal offences without any scrutiny.
More than 50 Conservative MPs have threatened to rebel if they are not given more say.


channel4uk--2020-09-28--Students forced to self-isolate as Covid spreads on campuses

Tough new restrictions have been brought in for households in the North East , after a sharp rise in cases @ @ @ @ @ in seven areas will not be allowed to mix indoors – even in pubs and @ @ @ @ @ s other main developments : 4,044 new cases have been confirmed , another 13 people @ @ @ @ @ total number of UK deaths from Covid 19 now stands at 42,001 .
Many students @ @ @ @ @ in their dorms as the outbreak spreads on campuses .

Tough new restrictions have been brought in for households in the North East, after a sharp rise in cases.
From Wednesday, households in seven areas will not be allowed to mix indoors – even in pubs and restaurants.
In today’s other main developments: 4,044 new cases have been confirmed, another 13 people have died, and the total number of UK deaths from Covid 19 now stands at 42,001.
Many students have been forced to self-isolate in their dorms as the outbreak spreads on campuses.


channel4uk--2020-09-28--Trump paid just $750 income tax in 2016, report claims

Our revelations are not the only major story that ’ s broken about the President in the last 24 hours @ @ @ @ @ York Times published President Trump ’ s tax details amid allegations his empire is beset @ @ @ @ @ the President paid just $ 750 in taxes in 2016 .
The President has hit @ @ @ @ @ s “ fake news ” .

Our revelations are not the only major story that’s broken about the President in the last 24 hours.
Yesterday, the New York Times published President Trump’s tax details amid allegations his empire is beset by losses.
They claim the President paid just $750 in taxes in 2016.
The President has hit back, saying it’s “fake news”.


channel4uk--2020-09-28--Trump’s 2016 campaign secrets: The view from Pennsylvania

Back in 2016 Pennsylvania was one of the battleground states the Trump campaign took – narrowly – on its way @ @ @ @ @ Our Washington Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy joined us live from Pittsburgh .

Back in 2016 Pennsylvania was one of the battleground states the Trump campaign took – narrowly – on its way to the White House.
Our Washington Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy joined us live from Pittsburgh.


channel4uk--2020-09-28--Revealed: Trump campaign strategy to deter millions of Black Americans from voting in 2016

3.5 million Black Americans were profiled and categorised as ‘ Deterrence ’ by Trump campaign – voters they wanted to stay home on election day Channel 4 News has exclusively obtained a vast cache of data used by Donald Trump ’ s 2016 presidential campaign on almost 200 million American voters .
It reveals that 3.5 million Black Americans were categorised by Donald Trump ’ s campaign as ‘ Deterrence ’ – voters they wanted to stay home on election day .
Tonight , civil rights campaigners said the evidence amounted to a new form of voter “ suppression ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and targeting information that has never been made public .
The ‘ Deterrence ’ project can be revealed after Channel 4 News obtained the database used by Trump ’ s digital campaign team – credited with helping deliver his shock victory to become president four years ago .
Vast in scale , it contains details on almost 200 million Americans , among more than 5,000 files , which together amass almost 5 terabytes of data – making it one of the biggest leaks in history .
It reveals not only the huge amounts @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , but how that data was used and manipulated by models and algorithms .
In 16 key battleground states , millions of Americans were separated by an algorithm into one of eight categories , also described as ‘ audiences ’ , so they could then be targeted with tailored ads on Facebook and other platforms .
One of the categories was named ‘ Deterrence ’ , which was later described publicly by Trump ’ s chief data scientist as containing people that the campaign “ hope don ’ t show up to vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ shows Black Americans – historically a community targeted with voter suppression tactics – were disproportionately marked ‘ Deterrence ’ by the 2016 campaign .
In Georgia , despite Black people constituting 32 % of the population , they made up 61 % of the ‘ Deterrence ’ category .
In North Carolina , Black people are 22 % of the population but were 46 % of ‘ Deterrence ’ .
In Wisconsin , Black people constitute just 5.4 % of the population but made up 17 % of ‘ Deterrence ’ .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Deterrence ’ is seen across the US .
Overall , people of colour labelled as Black , Hispanic , Asian and ‘ Other ’ groups made up 54 % of the ‘ Deterrence ’ category .
In contrast , other categories of voters the campaign wished to attract were overwhelmingly white .
The 2016 campaign preceded the first fall in Black turnout in 20 years and allowed Donald Trump to take shock victories in key states like Wisconsin and Michigan by wafer-thin margins , reaching the White House despite losing the popular vote @ @ @ @ @ @ @ digital campaign , called ‘ Project Alamo ’ and based in San Antonio , Texas , involved a team from the now defunct British company Cambridge Analytica , working with a team from the Republican National Committee .
Two senior members of the Cambridge Analytica team are working on the Trump 2020 campaign .
Cambridge Analytica collapsed after investigations by Channel 4 News , The Observer and the New York Times in 2018 .
Facebook is facing calls to ban political advertising , following an international backlash over the use of its platform @ @ @ @ @ @ @ suppression during election campaigns .
The Trump campaign spent £44 million on Facebook ads alone during 2016 , posting almost six million different versions of highly targeted messages that were pumped directly into the feeds of target voters across America , helped by a Facebook employee embedded within the Trump campaign .
But many of the ads were so called ‘ dark posts ’ , which could vanish from recipients ’ feeds once a campaign stopped paying for them .
It means no complete public record exists of the ads posted on Facebook @ @ @ @ @ @ @ lists used to target voters .
The platform offered no ‘ Ad Library ’ at the time .
Without Facebook or the campaign itself revealing the information , it means it ’ s not possible to ascertain exactly how potential voters in the ‘ Deterrence ’ group may have been targeted on Facebook .
The Trump campaign itself has categorically stated that it did not target African Americans .
Brad Parscale , the campaign ’ s 2016 digital director told PBS Frontline : “ I would say I ’ m nearly 100 percent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that targeted even African Americans.
” But Channel 4 News has uncovered evidence that the campaign did target Black voters with negative ads designed to crush Hillary Clinton ’ s turnout .
These included videos featuring Hillary Clinton referring to Black youths as “ super predators ” which aired on television 402 times in October 2016 and received millions of views on Facebook .
In one confidential document seen by Channel 4 News , Cambridge Analytica admitted the Trump campaign did target “ AA ” ( African Americans ) with what it called @ @ @ @ @ @ @ $ 55,000 USD in the state of Georgia alone .
Reacting to the Channel 4 News revelations , Jamal Watkins , vice president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ( NAACP ) branded it a modern-day suppression campaign , using data and digital technology to keep Black voters at home .
He said : “ The thing that ’ s shocking slash troubling about this is that there ’ s this category of suppression .
That ‘ Deterrence ’ part .
So , we use data – similar to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s to motivate , persuade and encourage folks to participate .
We don ’ t use the data to say who can we deter and keep at home .
That just seems , fundamentally , it ’ s a shift from the notion of democracy .
“ It ’ s not ‘ may the best candidate win ’ at that point it ’ s ‘ may the best well-funded machine suppress voters and keep them at home thereby rigging the election so that someone can win ’ .
” He added : “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fully disclosed their role , and fully disclosed the types of ads that were run , who was involved and literally how they may have been embedded in , say , the Trump campaign to make this all come to life .
“ Facebook is a very profitable platform .
It reaches billions of folks every day .
It doesn ’ t need this kind of money .
If it were to monitor and check these suppressive ads and say this is not the platform for this type of misinformation disinformation suppression tactics @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and eat well.
” Today , a Facebook spokesperson said : “ Since 2016 , elections have changed and so has Facebook – what happened with Cambridge Analytica couldn ’ t happen today .
We have 35,000 people working to ensure the integrity of our platform , created a political ads library… and have protected more than 200 elections worldwide .
We also have rules prohibiting voter suppression and are running the largest voter information campaign in American history.
” The Trump campaign , the Republican National Committee and the White House @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 4 News prior to broadcast .

3.5 million Black Americans were profiled and categorised as ‘Deterrence’ by Trump campaign – voters they wanted to stay home on election day
Channel 4 News has won the Royal Television Society News Technology award for its investigation into ‘The Trump Data Leak’. RTS judges called it “data reporting at its best”.
Investigations Team:
Job Rabkin, Guy Basnett, Ed Howker, Janet Eastham and Heidi Pett.
News Production Team:
Sola Renner, Michael French, Josh Ho, Matthew Cundall, Tim Bentham, Tony Fryer, Dani Isdale and Anna-Lisa Fuglesang.
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Channel 4 News has exclusively obtained a vast cache of data used by Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign on almost 200 million American voters.
It reveals that 3.5 million Black Americans were categorised by Donald Trump’s campaign as ‘Deterrence’ – voters they wanted to stay home on election day.
Tonight, civil rights campaigners said the evidence amounted to a new form of voter “suppression” and called on Facebook to disclose ads and targeting information that has never been made public.
The ‘Deterrence’ project can be revealed after Channel 4 News obtained the database used by Trump’s digital campaign team – credited with helping deliver his shock victory to become president four years ago.
Watch Part 2 of the #DetteringDemocracy investigation:
How Trump campaign targets millions of white voters – and activates fears over rioting.
Vast in scale, it contains details on almost 200 million Americans, among more than 5,000 files, which together amass almost 5 terabytes of data – making it one of the biggest leaks in history.
It reveals not only the huge amounts of data held on every individual voter, but how that data was used and manipulated by models and algorithms.
In 16 key battleground states, millions of Americans were separated by an algorithm into one of eight categories, also described as ‘audiences’, so they could then be targeted with tailored ads on Facebook and other platforms.
One of the categories was named ‘Deterrence’, which was later described publicly by Trump’s chief data scientist as containing people that the campaign “hope don’t show up to vote”.
Analysis by Channel 4 News shows Black Americans – historically a community targeted with voter suppression tactics – were disproportionately marked ‘Deterrence’ by the 2016 campaign.
In total, 3.5 million Black Americans were marked ‘Deterrence’.
In Georgia, despite Black people constituting 32% of the population, they made up 61% of the ‘Deterrence’ category. In North Carolina, Black people are 22% of the population but were 46% of ‘Deterrence’. In Wisconsin, Black people constitute just 5.4% of the population but made up 17% of ‘Deterrence’.
The disproportionate categorising of Black Americans for ‘Deterrence’ is seen across the US. Overall, people of colour labelled as Black, Hispanic, Asian and ‘Other’ groups made up 54% of the ‘Deterrence’ category. In contrast, other categories of voters the campaign wished to attract were overwhelmingly white.
The 2016 campaign preceded the first fall in Black turnout in 20 years and allowed Donald Trump to take shock victories in key states like Wisconsin and Michigan by wafer-thin margins, reaching the White House despite losing the popular vote to Hillary Clinton.
Trump’s digital campaign, called ‘Project Alamo’ and based in San Antonio, Texas, involved a team from the now defunct British company Cambridge Analytica, working with a team from the Republican National Committee. Two senior members of the Cambridge Analytica team are working on the Trump 2020 campaign.
Cambridge Analytica collapsed after investigations by Channel 4 News, The Observer and the New York Times in 2018.
Facebook is facing calls to ban political advertising, following an international backlash over the use of its platform to spread misinformation, disinformation, and suppression during election campaigns.
The Trump campaign spent £44 million on Facebook ads alone during 2016, posting almost six million different versions of highly targeted messages that were pumped directly into the feeds of target voters across America, helped by a Facebook employee embedded within the Trump campaign.
But many of the ads were so called ‘dark posts’, which could vanish from recipients’ feeds once a campaign stopped paying for them.
It means no complete public record exists of the ads posted on Facebook during the 2016 campaign or the audience lists used to target voters. The platform offered no ‘Ad Library’ at the time.
Without Facebook or the campaign itself revealing the information, it means it’s not possible to ascertain exactly how potential voters in the ‘Deterrence’ group may have been targeted on Facebook.
The Trump campaign itself has categorically stated that it did not target African Americans.
Brad Parscale, the campaign’s 2016 digital director told PBS Frontline: “I would say I’m nearly 100 percent sure we did not run any campaigns that targeted even African Americans.”
But Channel 4 News has uncovered evidence that the campaign did target Black voters with negative ads designed to crush Hillary Clinton’s turnout.
These included videos featuring Hillary Clinton referring to Black youths as “super predators” which aired on television 402 times in October 2016 and received millions of views on Facebook.
In one confidential document seen by Channel 4 News, Cambridge Analytica admitted the Trump campaign did target “AA” (African Americans) with what it called the “Predators video” – spending $55,000 USD in the state of Georgia alone.
Reacting to the Channel 4 News revelations, Jamal Watkins, vice president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) branded it a modern-day suppression campaign, using data and digital technology to keep Black voters at home.
He said: “The thing that’s shocking slash troubling about this is that there’s this category of suppression. That ‘Deterrence’ part. So, we use data – similar to voter file data – but it’s to motivate, persuade and encourage folks to participate. We don’t use the data to say who can we deter and keep at home. That just seems, fundamentally, it’s a shift from the notion of democracy.
“It’s not ‘may the best candidate win’ at that point it’s ‘may the best well-funded machine suppress voters and keep them at home thereby rigging the election so that someone can win’.”
He added: “I don’t believe Facebook has fully disclosed their role, and fully disclosed the types of ads that were run, who was involved and literally how they may have been embedded in, say, the Trump campaign to make this all come to life.
“Facebook is a very profitable platform. It reaches billions of folks every day. It doesn’t need this kind of money. If it were to monitor and check these suppressive ads and say this is not the platform for this type of misinformation disinformation suppression tactics, Mark Zuckerberg would still live well, and eat well.”
Today, a Facebook spokesperson said: “Since 2016, elections have changed and so has Facebook – what happened with Cambridge Analytica couldn’t happen today. We have 35,000 people working to ensure the integrity of our platform, created a political ads library… and have protected more than 200 elections worldwide. We also have rules prohibiting voter suppression and are running the largest voter information campaign in American history.”
The Trump campaign, the Republican National Committee and the White House did not provide any comment to Channel 4 News prior to broadcast.
Investigations Team:
Job Rabkin, Guy Basnett, Ed Howker, Janet Eastham and Heidi Pett.
News Production Team:
Sola Renner, Michael French, Josh Ho, Matthew Cundall, Tim Bentham, Tony Fryer, Dani Isdale and Anna-Lisa Fuglesang.
Contact the investigations team here.


channel4uk--2020-09-29--Lower league football clubs fear collapse without fans at games

Football clubs are appealing for help to survive after being severely hit by the pandemic .
Some lower league clubs @ @ @ @ @ of financial collapse .
But with fans unable to return to watch games in the @ @ @ @ @ the richer Premier League to help support lower league clubs .

Football clubs are appealing for help to survive after being severely hit by the pandemic.
Some lower league clubs are teetering on the edge of financial collapse.
But with fans unable to return to watch games in the stadium there are calls for the richer Premier League to help support lower league clubs.


channel4uk--2020-09-29--‘It works as a suppression system, it works to subvert the will of the people’ – Professor David Car

‘It works as a suppression system, it works to subvert the will of the people’ – Professor David Carroll

When Professor David Carroll asked for Cambridge Analytica to release the information they held about him , it led to @ @ @ @ @ story being documented in the ‘ The Great Hack ’ documentary .
After a four-year @ @ @ @ @ finally reveal his data to him as part of our # DeterringDemocracy investigation .
Channel @ @ @ @ @ vast cache of data used by Donald Trump ’ s 2016 presidential campaign on almost @ @ @ @ @ including David Carroll .
You can watch the first part of our exclusive # DeterringDemocracy @ @ @

When Professor David Carroll asked for Cambridge Analytica to release the information they held about him, it led to a legal battle and his story being documented in the ‘The Great Hack’ documentary.
After a four-year battle we were able to finally reveal his data to him as part of our #DeterringDemocracy investigation.
Channel 4 News exclusively obtained a vast cache of data used by Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign on almost 200 million American voters, including David Carroll.
You can watch the first part of our exclusive #DeterringDemocracy investigation here.


channel4uk--2020-09-29--Trump and Biden to face one another in first TV debate

With just 35 days to go until the US Presidential election , tonight millions are expected to tune into the @ @ @ @ @ between Donald Trump and Joe Biden .

With just 35 days to go until the US Presidential election, tonight millions are expected to tune into the first of three election debates between Donald Trump and Joe Biden.


channel4uk--2020-09-29--Government ‘taking the steps needed’ to prevent a second lockdown, says epidemiologist Prof Liam Sme

Government ‘taking the steps needed’ to prevent a second lockdown, says epidemiologist Prof Liam Smeeth

Liam Smeeth is professor of Clinical Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine .
We asked him @ @ @ @ @ enough to prevent a second lockdown in the UK .

Liam Smeeth is professor of Clinical Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
We asked him if the government is doing enough to prevent a second lockdown in the UK.


channel4uk--2020-09-29--Universities trying to “move things forward” with the government amid coronavirus outbreaks on campu

Universities trying to “move things forward” with the government amid coronavirus outbreaks on campuses across UK

We spoke to Professor Julia Buckingham , the vice chancellor of Brunel University and also President of Universities UK which @ @ @ @ @ country .
We began by asking her if universities in the UK are facing a @ @

We spoke to Professor Julia Buckingham, the vice chancellor of Brunel University and also President of Universities UK which represents 139 institutions across the country.
We began by asking her if universities in the UK are facing a crisis.


channel4uk--2020-09-29--Students in England to be allowed home for Christmas

The Education Secretary has reassured students across England that they will be able to go home for Christmas after around @ @ @ @ @ outbreaks .
But there are growing calls from teaching unions to protect both staff and @ @ @ @ @ learning , something many universities are resisting .

The Education Secretary has reassured students across England that they will be able to go home for Christmas after around 50 University campuses reported Covid outbreaks.
But there are growing calls from teaching unions to protect both staff and students by moving to online learning, something many universities are resisting.


channel4uk--2020-09-29--‘It’s better to act quickly and decisively, and sometimes change tack, than wait too long’ – former

‘It’s better to act quickly and decisively, and sometimes change tack, than wait too long’ – former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt

We spoke to the former Health Secretary , Jeremy Hunt , who ’ s now the chair of the health @ @ @ @ @ by asking – if the Prime Minister is struggling to clarify details of new lockdown @ @ @ @ @ – how can we expect people to keep up with what they can and can @ @ @ @

We spoke to the former Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, who’s now the chair of the health select committee.
We began by asking – if the Prime Minister is struggling to clarify details of new lockdown rules in north east England – how can we expect people to keep up with what they can and can’t do?


channel4uk--2020-09-29--Johnson apologises after ‘misspeaking’ about local lockdown rules

The Prime Minister has apologised after he “ misspoke ” as he tried to explain new lockdown restrictions being imposed @ @ @ @ @ England .
More and more areas face curbs as the virus spreads across the country @ @ @ @ @ , the UK recorded 7,143 new cases , the biggest daily rise since the start @ @ @ @ @ as the world hits a grim milestone – a million people have now died from @ @ @

The Prime Minister has apologised after he “misspoke” as he tried to explain new lockdown restrictions being imposed in the North East of England.
More and more areas face curbs as the virus spreads across the country leading to confusion. Today, the UK recorded 7,143 new cases, the biggest daily rise since the start of the pandemic.
This as the world hits a grim milestone – a million people have now died from Covid 19.


channel4uk--2020-09-29--Voters being targeted in ‘information warfare’, says Shoshana Zuboff

We spoke to the author and academic Shoshana Zuboff who has written extensively about how big tech is out of @ @ @ @ @ across the world .
I started by asking for her reaction to our investigation

We spoke to the author and academic Shoshana Zuboff who has written extensively about how big tech is out of control and has undermined democracy across the world. I started by asking for her reaction to our investigation


channel4uk--2020-09-29--How Trump campaign targets millions of white voters – and activates fears over rioting

The Trump campaign has been exploiting fears amongst white voters by targeting them with divisive and alarmist messages on social @ @ @ @ @ exclusively obtained a vast cache of data used by Donald Trump ’ s 2016 presidential @ @ @ @ @ American voters .
Tonight – we meet the voters the Trump campaign wanted – and @ @ @ @ @ .
The targets they identified were overwhelmingly white – and the campaign knew exactly which @ @ @ @ @ Now the very same voters are being targeted again .
We report from Kenosha , @ @ @ @ @ telling voters he was the man to stop the rioting and racial division .
Tonight @ @ @ @ @ campaign targets millions of white voters – and activates their fears over law and order @ @ @ @ @ of our # DeterringDemocracy investigation .

The Trump campaign has been exploiting fears amongst white voters by targeting them with divisive and alarmist messages on social media.
Channel 4 News exclusively obtained a vast cache of data used by Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign on almost 200 million American voters. Tonight – we meet the voters the Trump campaign wanted – and needed – to win over.
The targets they identified were overwhelmingly white – and the campaign knew exactly which issues they cared about.
Now the very same voters are being targeted again.
We report from Kenosha, where Trump recently visited – telling voters he was the man to stop the rioting and racial division. Tonight, we show how the campaign targets millions of white voters – and activates their fears over law and order.
Investigations Team: Job Rabkin, Guy Basnett, Ed Howker, Janet Eastham, Heidi Pett
News Production Team: Sola Renner, Michael French, Josh Ho, Matthew Cundall, Tim Bentham, Tony Fryer, Dani Isdale, Anna-Lisa Fuglesang
Watch the first part of our #DeterringDemocracy investigation.


channel4uk--2020-09-29--Series 6, Episode 5: Yotam Ottolenghi

Series 6, Episode 5: Yotam Ottolenghi

Yotam Ottolenghi is an Israeli-English chef , restaurant owner and food writer who taught Britain to love vegetables .
He has published seven best-selling cookbooks inspired by his Middle Eastern upbringing in a German/Italian family and owns six restaurants and deli ’ s across London .
Since arriving in London over 20 years ago , Yotam Ottolenghi has made it his mission to help British people see vegetables as something other than a “ necessary evil ” .
While not a vegetarian himself , his latest book ‘ Flavour ’ is entirely vegetable-focused .
This week on Ways to Change @ @ @ @ @ @ @ about cultural appropriation and the politics of hummus .
You can listen to and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts here .
Or on Spotify , Acast , CastBox and other good podcast apps .
So join us as we explore the big ideas changing the way we think , act and live – and how much impact we can really have as individuals .
A filmed version of each interview is available on our Channel 4 News YouTube channel – hit subscribe to keep updated on when a new episode is @ @

Yotam Ottolenghi is an Israeli-English chef, restaurant owner and food writer who taught Britain to love vegetables.
He has published seven best-selling cookbooks inspired by his Middle Eastern upbringing in a German/Italian family and owns six restaurants and deli’s across London.
Since arriving in London over 20 years ago, Yotam Ottolenghi has made it his mission to help British people see vegetables as something other than a “necessary evil”. While not a vegetarian himself, his latest book ‘Flavour’ is entirely vegetable-focused.
This week on Ways to Change the World, he speaks with Krishnan about cultural appropriation and the politics of hummus.
Listen and subscribe
You can listen to and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts here.
Or on Spotify, Acast, CastBox and other good podcast apps.
So join us as we explore the big ideas changing the way we think, act and live – and how much impact we can really have as individuals.
A filmed version of each interview is available on our Channel 4 News YouTube channel – hit subscribe to keep updated on when a new episode is published.


channel4uk--2020-09-30--Jon Snow goes back to Liverpool University

As freshers ’ week begins in Liverpool , Merseyside could be days away from joining many other parts of the @ @ @ @ @ .
At the University of Liverpool , 177 staff and students have tested positive for @ @ @ @ @ has been back to his old university to speak to students and the Vice Chancellor @ @ @ @ @ the middle of a pandemic .

As freshers’ week begins in Liverpool, Merseyside could be days away from joining many other parts of the UK with tougher lockdown measures.
At the University of Liverpool, 177 staff and students have tested positive for the virus.
Jon Snow has been back to his old university to speak to students and the Vice Chancellor about life at university in the middle of a pandemic.


channel4uk--2020-09-30--‘It’s voter suppression…and voter elimination’: Democratic Congressman James Clyburn on Channel 4 Ne

‘It’s voter suppression…and voter elimination’: Democratic Congressman James Clyburn on Channel 4 News #DeterringDemocracy investigation

We spoke to Congressman James Clyburn – the third most senior Democrat in the House of Representatives .
We began @ @ @ @ @ thought of this programme ’ s revelations .

We spoke to Congressman James Clyburn – the third most senior Democrat in the House of Representatives.
We began by asking him what he thought of this programme’s revelations.


channel4uk--2020-09-30--Trump officials questioned about ‘deterrence’ strategy of 2016 campaign

This week , Channel 4 News has been investigating how the Trump campaign targeted voters during the 2016 election – @ @ @ @ @ almost 200 million Americans , obtained by this programme .
3.5 million black people were @ @ @ @ @ ” – a group apparently to be dissuaded from voting at all .
There ’ @ @ @ @ @ to our findings from the Democrats .
Last night our Washington Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy tracked @ @ @ @ @ Trump ’ s team to ask for their response to our revelations .

This week, Channel 4 News has been investigating how the Trump campaign targeted voters during the 2016 election – using a massive database on almost 200 million Americans, obtained by this programme.
3.5 million black people were marked down for “deterrence” – a group apparently to be dissuaded from voting at all.
There’s been a horrified reaction to our findings from the Democrats.
Last night our Washington Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy tracked down several members of Donald Trump’s team to ask for their response to our revelations.


channel4uk--2020-09-30--‘We need to diversify our food production’ – UN’s Elizabeth Maruma Mrema

We were joined by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema from the United Nations Convention of Biological Diversity .
She will be overseeing @ @ @ @ @ global biodiversity agreement for the next decade .

We were joined by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema from the United Nations Convention of Biological Diversity.
She will be overseeing the creation of a new global biodiversity agreement for the next decade.


channel4uk--2020-09-30--How Brexit could redefine UK farming and protect its damaged ecology

“ We need to rethink how we produce and how we consume ” – that was the message from the @ @ @ @ @ Nations biodiversity summit today in New York .
It aims to explore ways to protect @ @ @ @ @ global development goals .
So how would a new , sustainable future look in the @ @

“We need to rethink how we produce and how we consume” – that was the message from the opening session of the United Nations biodiversity summit today in New York.
It aims to explore ways to protect nature, while also meeting global development goals. So how would a new, sustainable future look in the UK?


channel4uk--2020-09-30--‘Far right militias not big part of US society’ – Chris Buskirk, American Greatness

We were joined by Chris Buskirk , Editor of conservative news website American Greatness and a contributing opinion writer for @ @ @ @ @

We were joined by Chris Buskirk, Editor of conservative news website American Greatness and a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times.


channel4uk--2020-09-30--Royal Glamorgan Hospital closes after more than 80 patients test positive for Covid

The latest UK government figures show that , in the last 24 hours , 7,108 people tested positive and 71 @ @ @ @ @ total number of UK deaths from Covid 19 is now 42,143 .
In South Wales @ @ @ @ @ with coronavirus at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital which is dealing with an outbreak on its @ @ @ @ @ tested positive so far – the majority are believed to have caught Covid at the @ @

The latest UK government figures show that, in the last 24 hours, 7,108 people tested positive and 71 people have died.
The total number of UK deaths from Covid 19 is now 42,143.
In South Wales, eight people have died with coronavirus at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital which is dealing with an outbreak on its site.
82 patients have tested positive so far – the majority are believed to have caught Covid at the hospital.


channel4uk--2020-09-30--UK government climbdown over Covid votes

The government has conceded that MPs should have a vote on any new laws that impose nationwide coronavirus restrictions across @ @ @ @ @ down to avoid a large rebellion of backbenchers who accused him of governing by “ @ @ @ @ @ backed up by the Commons Speaker , who criticised the government for treating parliament with @ @ @ @

The government has conceded that MPs should have a vote on any new laws that impose nationwide coronavirus restrictions across England.
Boris Johnson climbed down to avoid a large rebellion of backbenchers who accused him of governing by “decree”.
They were backed up by the Commons Speaker, who criticised the government for treating parliament with “contempt”.


channel4uk--2020-09-30--‘We are not going to have coup in US’ – political strategist Cornell Belcher

We spoke to Cornell Belcher , a political strategist and pollster who worked for the Democratic Party and both of @ @ @ @ @ .

We spoke to Cornell Belcher, a political strategist and pollster who worked for the Democratic Party and both of Obama’s presidential campaigns.


channel4uk--2020-09-30--America left in shock after first US presidential debate

Presidential it was not .
Was it even a debate ?
Last night ’ s bickering between Donald Trump and @ @ @ @ @ disenchanted – and it ’ s not likely to have changed many minds , either @ @ @ @ @ Kennedy was in Cleveland , where it all took place .

Presidential it was not. Was it even a debate?
Last night’s bickering between Donald Trump and Joe Biden left many viewers disenchanted – and it’s not likely to have changed many minds, either.
Our Washington Correspondent Siobhan Kennedy was in Cleveland, where it all took place.


channel4uk--2020-09-30--FactCheck: is Starmer right that the government hasn’t investigated black maternity deaths?

That was the question from Sir Keir Starmer in the Commons today .
Shockingly , it ’ s true that black British mothers face a five-fold higher risk of death during pregnancy and childbirth than white women , as Channel 4 News has previously reported .
Mixed race and Asian women are also at increased risk .
But we think Sir Keir ’ s comments omitted a key piece of context .
On 2 September , the government announced it was “ working with midwives , medical experts , and academics to investigate BAME [ black , Asian and minority @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minister Kemi Badenoch convened a panel of 15 experts to discuss what the government describes as the “ concerning statistics ” .
It ’ s part of the government ’ s new Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities .
FactCheck understands that Labour wants the government to commit to a specific review of maternal mortality following that meeting .
And more broadly , the shadow justice secretary David Lammy has been critical of Boris Johnson for launching the Commission this summer without having implemented many of the findings of previous race equality reviews @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
But on the specific issue of black maternal mortality rates , anyone listening to the Labour leader earlier today would be under the impression that the government has yet to even look into this disturbing trend – which isn ’ t quite correct .
The Labour party did not provide an on-the-record comment when contacted .

“Black women in the UK are five times more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth… Will the Prime Minister commit to addressing that and launch an urgent investigation into the issue?”
That was the question from Sir Keir Starmer in the Commons today.
Shockingly, it’s true that black British mothers face a five-fold higher risk of death during pregnancy and childbirth than white women, as Channel 4 News has previously reported. Mixed race and Asian women are also at increased risk.
But we think Sir Keir’s comments omitted a key piece of context.
On 2 September, the government announced it was “working with midwives, medical experts, and academics to investigate BAME [black, Asian and minority ethnic] maternal mortality”.
Equalities minister Kemi Badenoch convened a panel of 15 experts to discuss what the government describes as the “concerning statistics”.
FactCheck understands that Labour wants the government to commit to a specific review of maternal mortality following that meeting.
And more broadly, the shadow justice secretary David Lammy has been critical of Boris Johnson for launching a new Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities this summer without having implemented many of the findings of previous race equality reviews, including Mr Lammy’s own.
But on the specific issue of black maternal mortality rates, anyone listening to the Labour leader earlier today would be under the impression that the government has yet to even look into this disturbing trend – which isn’t quite correct.
The Labour party did not provide an on-the-record comment when contacted.
This article has been updated to clarify that the maternity panel was convened separately to the government’s new Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.


channel4uk--2020-10-01--How Britain’s legal system still fails to understand young black people

As a barrister who has prosecuted war criminals , Shina Animashaun has already achieved more than he dreamed of as @ @ @ @ @ an estate in Hackney .
But he still dreams of a future where the legal @ @ @ @ @ whose life experiences give them more understanding of the young people they are passing judgement @ @ @ @ @ story , in the first film of a series to mark Black History Month .
@ @ @ @ @ version of this film , by Devron Callender , here :

As a barrister who has prosecuted war criminals, Shina Animashaun has already achieved more than he dreamed of as a child growing up on an estate in Hackney.
But he still dreams of a future where the legal system has judges and QCs whose life experiences give them more understanding of the young people they are passing judgement on.
Here is his story, in the first film of a series to mark Black History Month.
You can watch an extended version of this film, by Devron Callender, here.


channel4uk--2020-10-01--Uyghur activist says: ‘We can call this a genocide’

We spoke to Aziz Isa Elkun , a London-based Uyghur academic and activist .
We started by asking for his @ @ @ @ @ , who said there was no Uyghur repression in China .

We spoke to Aziz Isa Elkun, a London-based Uyghur academic and activist.
We started by asking for his reaction to the Chinese Ambassador, who said there was no Uyghur repression in China.


channel4uk--2020-10-01--Uyghur persecution: Evidence of new detention facilities

Is China still persecuting its Uyghur Muslim minority ?
The government says the centres it calls “ Vocational Training Centres @ @ @ @ @ were for detention and forced assimilation , have now closed .
But new evidence suggests @ @ @ @ @ are still being built .
RTE ’ s Yvonne Murray was the first journalist allowed @ @ @ @ @ Xinjiang since the pandemic lockdown was lifted there .
This is her special report .

Is China still persecuting its Uyghur Muslim minority?
The government says the centres it calls “Vocational Training Centres”, which campaigners alleged were for detention and forced assimilation, have now closed.
But new evidence suggests that large scale detention facilities are still being built.
RTE’s Yvonne Murray was the first journalist allowed back on the ground in Xinjiang since the pandemic lockdown was lifted there.
This is her special report.


channel4uk--2020-10-01--Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam praises controversial national security law

It ’ s China ’ s National Day and , to mark the occasion , Hong Kong ’ s chief @ @ @ @ @ the national security law imposed by China three months ago .
In defiance of that @ @ @ @ @ Hong Kongers willing to protest the sanctions on their freedoms – but the protests were @ @ @ @ @ past .

It’s China’s National Day and, to mark the occasion, Hong Kong’s chief executive Carrie Lam has praised the national security law imposed by China three months ago.
In defiance of that law, there were still Hong Kongers willing to protest the sanctions on their freedoms – but the protests were much smaller than in the past.


channel4uk--2020-10-01--Attempt to herd whales out of a Scottish loch ahead of Military exercise ends in failure

Wildlife volunteers have been attempting to herd a group of bottlenose whales out of a loch in Scotland – and @ @ @ @ @ open sea .
The mission is urgent because this weekend a NATO military exercise is @ @ @ @ @ , and there are concerns that the animals will be distressed by the noise it @ @

Wildlife volunteers have been attempting to herd a group of bottlenose whales out of a loch in Scotland – and lure them back into the open sea.
The mission is urgent because this weekend a NATO military exercise is due to take place nearby, and there are concerns that the animals will be distressed by the noise it creates.


channel4uk--2020-10-01--Meet the Calais migrants, willing to risk their lives to reach the UK

It is the very visible arrival of desperate people in small boats across the Channel that has made the question @ @ @ @ @ .
Most of them set off from Calais , determined to seek refuge in Britain @ @ @ @ @ a less racist and fairer place than the countries they ’ ve passed through on @ @ @ @ @ west .
Yousra Elbagir has been speaking to one group of young Sudanese men in @ @ @ @ @ cross the Channel – and are willing to risk their lives time and again to @ @ @ @ @

It is the very visible arrival of desperate people in small boats across the Channel that has made the question of asylum more politically urgent.
Most of them set off from Calais, determined to seek refuge in Britain – seen by many as a less racist and fairer place than the countries they’ve passed through on their dangerous journey to the west.
Yousra Elbagir has been speaking to one group of young Sudanese men in Calais who are planning to cross the Channel – and are willing to risk their lives time and again to get to the UK.


channel4uk--2020-10-01--Asylum reform proposals condemned by campaigners

From sending asylum seekers thousands of miles away , to floating walls in the Channel and using former ferries as @ @ @ @ @ that everything is on the table as the government seeks to reform the way the @ @ @ @ @ the UK .
The suggestions have provoked horror among campaigners and asylum seekers themselves .
@ @ @ @ @ or real policy debate ?

From sending asylum seekers thousands of miles away, to floating walls in the Channel and using former ferries as processing centres – it seems that everything is on the table as the government seeks to reform the way the asylum process is run in the UK.
The suggestions have provoked horror among campaigners and asylum seekers themselves. But is this kite-flying, or real policy debate?


channel4uk--2020-10-01--‘You can’t have lockdown on the cheap,’ says Angela Eagle MP

We were joined by Angela Eagle , who is MP for the Merseyside seat of Wallasey .

We were joined by Angela Eagle, who is MP for the Merseyside seat of Wallasey.


channel4uk--2020-10-01--Are local lockdowns working?

Are local lockdowns working?

We spoke to Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy , Tameside council director of Public Health and President of the Association of @ @ @ @ @ We started by asking for evidence that local lockdowns were working .

We spoke to Dr Jeanelle de Gruchy, Tameside council director of Public Health and President of the Association of Directors of Public Health.
We started by asking for evidence that local lockdowns were working.


channel4uk--2020-10-01--Liverpool reacts to new ban on household mixing

We were in Liverpool , to find out how the news of new restrictions is being received .

We were in Liverpool, to find out how the news of new restrictions is being received.


channel4uk--2020-10-01--New Covid restrictions in northern England

There are still high rates of coronavirus infections across England , according to the latest research from Imperial college .
@ @ @ @ @ that scientists say the rate of increase may now be slowing .
The latest government @ @ @ @ @ positive cases in the last 24 hours and 59 deaths with coronavirus – bringing the @ @ @ @ @ any hope of a slowdown in the spread of the virus will be scant comfort @ @ @ @ @ Warrington , Hartlepool and Middlesbrough , where a new ban on social mixing everywhere except @ @ @ @ @ from midnight tomorrow .

There are still high rates of coronavirus infections across England, according to the latest research from Imperial college.
But the good news is that scientists say the rate of increase may now be slowing.
The latest government figures show there were 6,914 positive cases in the last 24 hours and 59 deaths with coronavirus – bringing the total to 42,202.
But any hope of a slowdown in the spread of the virus will be scant comfort to people in Liverpool, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough, where a new ban on social mixing everywhere except outdoor public spaces will begin from midnight tomorrow.