Cathy Newman , Presenter
Cathy Newman is the first female main presenter of Channel 4 News.
She joined the programme in 2006 and has broadcast a string of scoops, including allegations of violent abuse against the British barrister John Smyth, sexual harassment allegations against the Liberal Democrat peer Lord Rennard, and an investigation into a British sex offender, Simon Harris, which saw him jailed for 17 years.
Previously Cathy spent over a decade working in Fleet Street, latterly with the Financial Times.
Her book - Bloody Brilliant Women: Pioneers, Revolutionaries & Geniuses Your History Teacher Forgot to Mention - about female pioneers in 20th century Britain, was published in autumn 2018.
Her second book, It Takes Two: A History of the Couples Who Dared To Be Different, is published on October 15, 2020.
In her spare time, Cathy is a keen amateur violinist, and plays in The Statutory Instruments quartet with members of parliament and Westminster staff.
In 2000, Cathy won the prestigious Laurence Stern Fellowship, spending four months at the Washington Post.
She is married with two children.
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Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation ‘won’t fix the problem’, says Bishop of Dover on church abuse scandal
We spoke to the Bishop of Dover, Rose Hudson-Wilkin from Canterbury.
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Archbishop of Canterbury resigns over church abuse scandal
Justin Welby’s resignation as the Archbishop of Canterbury came after days of mounting pressure following a damning report into the cover-up of horrific abuse.
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‘We must see a change here’, says reverend calling for Welby’s resignation
We spoke to Dr Ian Paul, who is a reverend and member of General Synod and the Archbishops’ Council.
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‘I remember a man who used religious language to justify violence’ says victim of John Smyth
Mark Stibbe was one of John Smyth’s victims. He’s a former vicar and is now an author.
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Archbishop of Canterbury under pressure to resign over church abuse scandal
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s position is now untenable, according to the Bishop of Newcastle who joined the growing calls for Justin Welby to resign.
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UK needs to ‘update equipment’ and be ‘ready for threats we face’, says Tom Tugendhat
We spoke to the Conservative MP and former army officer Tom Tugendhat, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Pakistan railway station blast: At least 25 killed and dozens injured
A suicide bomber has blown himself up at a train station in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people – many of them soldiers and railway staff. Another 50 were injured.
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Trump campaigned on ‘bringing people to the negotiation table’, says former Rubio chief of staff
We speak to Matt Terrill, who was chief of staff for Marco Rubio’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
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‘I considered resigning over the John Smyth scandal,’ says Archbishop of Canterbury
We sat down with the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.
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Exclusive: Report reveals Church of England ‘cover up’ of abuse from barrister John Smyth
Makin review says that over a forty year period John Smyth became “arguably, the most prolific serial abuser to be associated with the Church of England.”
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‘At night, it’s anguish’ – Hanif Kureishi talks trauma, recovery and assisted dying
It’s almost two years since the British author Hanif Kureishi was left paralysed, after fainting and falling on his head, while in Rome.
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Badenoch has ‘parallels’ to Thatcher, says former chancellor Kwarteng
Kwasi Kwarteng was Chancellor of the Exchequer during Liz Truss’s short premiership.
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UK finances on ‘firm footing’ insists chancellor Reeves
We went to the Treasury to interview the Chancellor Rachel Reeves and asked her whether she was was worried about the financial market’s reaction to the Labour government’s first budget.
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Debate: Can Labour Budget fix UK’s problems?
We’re joined by the Labour Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin, the managing director of Trust Electric Heating, Fiona Conor, and from London by the deputy chief executive of NHS Providers, Saffron Cordery.
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Can the UK have a relationship with China while addressing human rights?
The Foreign Secretary David Lammy has pressed his Chinese counterpart on concerns about human rights and Russia’s war in Ukraine in his first visit there since taking office.
