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.
It looks like the soaring cost of living and community issues will be high up on the agenda in Thursday’s local elections.
A P&O ferry which broke down in the Irish Sea, spending several hours adrift, has now managed to arrive at Larne Harbour after power supplies were restored.
We spoke to Natalie Coupar, from Offshore Energies UK, and Danielle Flecher-Horn, who founded AberNecessities – a baby bank that helps disadvantaged families with basic necessities.
We were joined by leader of the Liberal Democrats Sir Ed Davey, who was energy secretary under the Conservative-Lib Dem coalition when in 2014 Russia annexed Crimea – he warned then about European reliance on Russian gas supplies.
Boris Johnson says he’s “bringing nuclear home” as part of a long-term plan for clean, secure energy supplies, although it also includes a fresh commitment to North Sea oil and gas.
With average energy bills set to rise a record 54 per cent from tomorrow – energy websites have been crashing as people rush to submit a meter reading before the deadline to avoid overcharging.
Probably the most hated man in Britain – the charge which one Scottish MSP today levelled at the boss of P&O ferries after the company decided to sack 800 of its staff and replace them with agency workers.
The UK’s “Homes for Ukraine” scheme opened yesterday with more than 100,000 people offering to house Ukrainian refugees.
As the prime minister was in Aberdeen today, addressing the Scottish Conservative Conference on Russia and “levelling up” – P&O Ferries and their Dubai-based owners were showing no signs of backing down.
Labour has called for an investigation into claims that Mr Johnson helped to get a peerage for Russian businessman Evgeny Lebedev, despite accusations that there were concerns about security.
Officials said just 400 people had been evacuated from the besieged city of Volnovakha before the Russian attacks resumed.
As missiles rain down on Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv, Alex, one of its residents who is a film producer, has decided to stay in the city with his young family.
The Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has written to all UK ports asking them to deny access to vessels linked to Russia – saying they were not welcome here.
Nicola Sturgeon has announced that the legal requirement to wear face coverings in shops and on public transport in Scotland will end on March 21st.
Boris Johnson has declined to say if he has completed a questionnaire sent to him by the Metropolitan Police to account for parties he’s accused of attending during lockdown.