Andy Davies , Home Affairs Correspondent
Andy Davies is a Home Affairs Correspondent for Channel 4 News covering Wales & the West of England.
In 2019 he was named TV Journalist of the Year by the Royal Television Society. This followed his reporting on the programme’s award-winning Cambridge Analytica investigation and ‘Out in the Cold’ homelessness series. His feature ‘Her Name was Lindy’ about a 32 year old rough sleeper who died in Cardiff was shortlisted for the Orwell Prize for Exposing Britain’s Social Evils.
Operating out of our Cardiff bureau, he has reported on some of the most high profile criminal cases in recent years (April Jones; Ian Watkins; Jo Yeates; Becky Watts) and previously broke several exclusives on the phone hacking scandal. He is the only journalist to have interviewed ex-police officer Bob Lambert about his hugely controversial double life in which he fathered a child while working undercover.
Before joining Channel 4 News, he was a reporter for BBC Panorama and BBC Northern Ireland.
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What’s the mood in Wales for an early general election?
The number of Welsh MPs will fall from 40 to 32 in the upcoming general election following seat boundary changes announced last year.
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Manhunt underway after French prison officers killed in ambush
A huge manhunt is underway in northern France after two prison officers were shot dead when their prison van was ambushed – three other guards were left seriously hurt.
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Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething faces questions over campaign donations
Politicians in the Welsh Parliament have been debating calls for an independent investigation into donations received by the new First Minister of Wales during his leadership campaign.
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Northern Ireland Covid inquiry ‘important day’ for families of victims
The UK’s Covid Inquiry has moved to Northern Ireland for three weeks, to look at how the pandemic was handled there.
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Local elections: every Dorset council seat is up for grabs
Millions of voters will get their last chance on Thursday to cast a ballot before the general election. Around 2,600 councillors will be elected in 107 local authorities across England. Labour are expected to make gains – and some polls predict that the Conservatives could lose around half the seats they are defending. There will…
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Teenage girl arrested after school stabbing in Wales
Two teachers and a teenage pupil have been taken to hospital with stab wounds after an incident at a school in Wales.
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Steelworkers in Port Talbot set to strike for first time in 40 years
Steelworkers based in Port Talbot are set to strike for the first time in more than 40 years, according to their union.
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Israeli government’s ‘moral obligation’ to bring the hostages home is not being fulfilled, says hostage relative
Hard to forget – those images of brutality, massacre and abuse perpetrated by Hamas, a proscribed terrorist organisation, on October the 7th – exactly 6 months ago.
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More than 100 flights cancelled as Storm Kathleen hits UK with 70mph winds
Thousands of passengers are facing disruption after more than 100 flights were cancelled as Storm Kathleen arrived in the UK.
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Euro 2024: Wales take on Poland in play-off final
It’s a busy night of friendlies ahead of the Euro 2024 football tournament but three qualifying spots are still up for grabs at this summer’s finals in Germany and Wales are hoping to take one of them.
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Thousands of junior doctors strike in Wales
Thousands of junior doctors have gone on strike in Wales for the third time this year.
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Investigation underway after six at Parc prison die in three weeks
A series of investigations is underway after the deaths of six prisoners in just three weeks at a prison in south Wales. And tonight a prisons watchdog has issued an urgent appeal after saying it believes at least four of the deaths were drug related.
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Mark Drakeford: online vitriol ‘worrying’ for democracy
He’s the former probation officer who became the most high-profile First Minister of Wales since devolution. Mark Drakeford found himself with unprecedented powers as he sought to manage the Covid pandemic.
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Boris Johnson like an absent football manager during pandemic says outgoing Wales FM
The First Minister for Wales has told the UK Covid Inquiry that Boris Johnson was like an absent football manager during the pandemic. Mark Drakeford also defended his own government’s response.
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Covid Inquiry: Ex-Welsh Health Minister questioned over missing WhatsApp messages
The Welsh health minister during the Covid pandemic has admitted that losing his WhatsApp messages is a “real embarrassment”. Vaughan Gething told the UK Covid Inquiry that his messages were wiped in 2022 during a phone upgrade. On Saturday he will find out if he has won the contest to become Welsh Labour leader and…
