Alex Thomson , Chief Correspondent
Alex is the longest-serving on-screen journalist on C4 News since the channel began. In more than 25 years he's covered over 20 wars; led major investigations and continues to front the programme from around the world.
His journalism has won several BAFTA and EMMY awards; two New York Film and TV Awards and in 2011/12 he was named TV Journalist of the Year by the Royal Television Society.
He's written two books about the 1991 Gulf War and a travelogue about cycling across India.
He has been External Examiner at Cardiff and currently Bournemouth Schools of Journalism and is Honorary Fellow in Journalism at Falmouth School of Journalism.
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Joe Biden visits Belfast to ‘keep the peace’ on Good Friday Agreement anniversary
US President Joe Biden will arrive in Belfast tonight to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement.
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‘We haven’t learned the lessons of history’ in Northern Ireland, says father of Real IRA bombing victim
We spoke to Michael Gallagher, whose son Aiden was among the 29 who were killed by the Real IRA bombing in Omagh in 1998.
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Good Friday Agreement Anniversary: power vacuum ‘failing’ Northern Ireland
Twenty five years ago today, the Good Friday Agreement was signed – bringing an end, on paper at least, to the Troubles in Northern Ireland, which had cost thousands of lives over decades.
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China will only facilitate Russia-Ukraine peace deal if on Xi Jinping’s terms, expert says
We spoke to Rui Zhong from the Kissinger Institute, the Washington-based think tank on China-US relations.
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Ukraine war: Emmanuel Macron urges Xi Jinping to stop Russia
French president Emmanuel Macron has urged his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to help stop Russia’s war in Ukraine.
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What next for the SNP as Nicola Sturgeon’s husband is arrested?
We don’t know what the outcome of a police investigation into the SNP’s finances will be – or what it could mean for Peter Murrell, who was arrested today. Our Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson is outside Nicola Sturgeon’s house in Glasgow.
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‘Words are easy, actions are harder’ says former Greater Manchester Police detective constable
Maggie Oliver has set up a charity helping survivors of childhood abuse. She’s also a former detective constable with the Greater Manchester Police, known for being a whistleblower on the Rochdale child sexual abuse ring.
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Political correctness ‘got in the way’ of cracking down on grooming, says Conservative MP
We spoke to Robbie Moore, the Conservative MP for Keighley in West Yorkshire.
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Taliban worse than 20 years ago, Afghan politician says
We were joined by Afghan politician and women’s rights activist Fawzia Koofi.
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Water firms must put ‘biodiversity over bonuses’, Angling Trust spokesman says
As head of campaigns for the Angling Trust, Stuart Singleton-White has been calling for cleaner water for several years.
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Sewage dumping water firms face unlimited fines
Water companies could face unlimited fines if they continue polluting our rivers and seas with sewage, under new plans which the Government will unveil next week.
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Gun crime ‘needs to be tackled with all seriousness’ in UK, says Olivia Pratt-Korbel’s MP
We spoke to Labour MP Ian Byrne about the death of Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
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‘False narrative’ that carbon capture can offset new oil fields says net zero review chair
We spoke to the Conservative MP Chris Skidmore.
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UK government’s new plan to reach net zero goal faces criticism
The government has launched its revamped energy plan after being forced by the courts to do so by midnight tomorrow.
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Exclusive: Video reveals ‘abhorrent’ practice of burying foxes alive
Trapped in a bag and buried alive.
