Ciaran Jenkins is the Data Correspondent and Presenter for Channel 4 News based in the Leeds newsroom.
He covers a wide range of stories, from home and social affairs to sport and technology. He has reported exclusively for Channel 4 News on international phone hacking scams and police racism.
Ciaran joined Channel 4 News in 2012 from the BBC, where he had specialised in politics and then education. During his time at the BBC he broke a series of exclusives on bogus academics and visa fraud, for which he won a number of awards.
We spoke to the Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Rossm and asked him to explain his strategy; which could see Labour supporters voting for the Conservative party and Conservative voters returning the favour to Labour, in elections against the Scottish National Party.
Eight hundred and fifty people, described as ‘community champions’ have been invited to King Charles’s coronation next month. The Royal family have chosen hundreds of young people from a range of groups including St John Ambulance and the Prince’s Trust. They’ll be joined by people who’ve been awarded the British Empire Medal – and said…
A performance of The Bodyguard musical in Manchester was forced to end early last night – after two unruly members of the audience were thrown out by security. Witnesses said the pair were forcibly removed from their seats during a performance at the city’s Palace Theatre -after singing the show’s famous track “I will always…
Margaret Ferrier – who sits as an independent after losing the SNP whip – was found to have put the public at risk.
A day after his narrow victory in the SNP leadership race, Humza Yousaf was today confirmed as Scotland’s First Minister by a vote at Holyrood – after Nicola Sturgeon had earlier tendered her resignation to the King.
Humza Yousaf says he’s the luckiest man in the world after he narrowly won election as the next leader of the Scottish National Party, promising to unite all sections of the SNP after a leadership contest which has revealed deep divisions within party ranks.
Nicola Sturgeon has been speaking in the Scottish parliament for the last time as First Minister.
Thirty-three people were injured when a ship tipped over in a dry dock near Edinburgh.
It’s been described as a find of potentially massive significance.
We’re joined by Deputy Chief Constable Maggie Blyth from the National Police Chiefs’ Council. She’s the National Police Lead for Violence Against Women and Girls.
The SNP is being criticised for excluding journalists from its leadership race hustings. Media will be banned from a series of debates among the three candidates vying to take over from Nicola Sturgeon. Our Scotland correspondent Ciaran Jenkins is in Glasgow. Update: 21:15, 28 February: An SNP NEC spokesperson said: “We are in discussion with…
Nicola Sturgeon said soon after she quit as First Minister of Scotland she wanted a “thoroughly positive” debate between potential successors.
The SNP leadership candidate Kate Forbes has insisted her campaign isn’t over – despite support draining away over her views on gay rights.
Three candidates have now entered the race to become Scotland’s next First Minister, following the resignation of Nicola Sturgeon.
It’s been four days since Nicola Sturgeon’s shock announcement that she will step down as First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party.