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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Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigns after weeks of protests
The country’s known nothing like it since the end of the civil war. Mobs attacking each other on the streets.
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Ukrainian people brace themselves as Russia’s eastern ground offensive begins
After President Zelensky’s announcement that Russia’s eastern ground offensive has begun, Ukrainians are bracing themselves for heavier attacks.
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How Dnipro is preparing fresh Russian onslaught
Thousands of people have fled to the city from the front lines further east, in search of aid and refuge.
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Russia Ukraine conflict: Soldiers refuse to surrender to Russian forces
Ukraine says its remaining troops in the besieged city of Mariupol are continuing to hold out against Russian forces – defying a deadline for them to surrender.
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Russia Ukraine conflict: Moscow warns of ‘consequences’ for US support in Ukraine
Russian missiles struck the Ukrainian capital Kyiv again today, as the city’s mayor warned he couldn’t rule out further attacks and told residents who’ve fled the city not to return yet.
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Russia Ukraine conflict: Russia promises Kyiv strikes after warship sinks
In an apparent retaliation for the sinking of the Moskva warship, Russia hit Kyiv with rocket fire today. Among its targets was a factory making anti-ship missiles – the kind Ukraine claims sank the flagship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet yesterday.
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Russia Ukraine conflict: Russian warship seriously damaged in strike
Russia and Ukraine are disputing what caused a huge explosion on Russia’s flagship, the Moskva, in the Black Sea.
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Russian forces close in on taking ‘beating heart of war’ Mariupol
Our chief correspondent Alex Thomson is in Poltava in central Ukraine.
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Russia-Ukraine conflict: What would Nato do if Russia used chemical weapons?
The Ukrainian government says it is investigating reports about the use of chemical weapons in the city of Mariupol.
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Ukraine Russia conflict: Tracking the devastation of Russia’s retreat from Chernihiv
Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia is preparing thousands of troops for a renewed assault on the country’s east, as the Russian foreign minister confirms there will be no ceasefire during peace talks.
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Ukraine conflict: Civilians head back to Kyiv to seek safety
Our chief reporter Alex Thomson is in the Ukrainian capital for us now.
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Russia Ukraine conflict ‘doesn’t belong to the 21st century‘, says Prime Minister of Slovakia
Yesterday Slovakia, a Nato member, announced it would supply air defence missile systems to Ukraine.
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Boris Johnson meets with President Zelenskyy in Kyiv
It was billed as a surprise visit to show solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
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Civilians killed in station rocket attack in Ukraine
When a history is written of the first two months of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the massacre of people waiting to flee at Kramatorsk station will no doubt feature.
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Ukraine: Trostyanets tries to rebuild after Russian withdrawal, amid war crimes claims
During weeks of Russian occupation the Ukrainian town of Trostyanets was systematically destroyed.
