Ciaran Jenkins , Data Correspondent and Presenter
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.
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‘Glasgow book festival shouldn’t be axed’, says Booker Prize nominee
The Scottish writer Andrew O’Hagan is back, with an ambitious, 640-page state-of-the-nation novel, in which no one is spared.
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Netherlands hostage standoff ends with man arrested
A stand-off at a nightclub in the Netherlands has ended with a man surrendering to police after holding four people hostage for hours.
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‘What US has wanted, Israel has done over last two months’, says Director of US think tank
We spoke to William Wechsler, who’s Senior Director of Middle East Programmes at the Atlantic Council, a US think tank.
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Poorer areas face greatest childcare shortages ahead of April rollout in England
Parents in poorer areas of England will be less likely to get childcare places than those in richer parts of the country.
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Baltimore bridge collapse impact on international trade will continue for weeks, says trade expert
We spoke to Marco Forgione, the Director-General of the Institute of Export and International Trade. And asked him what impact the collapse of the Baltimore bridge would have on trade.
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Structural engineer on the Baltimore bridge collapse
Earlier we spoke to structural engineer Mark Richards and asked him how could such a bridge collapse in the first place, and so quickly?
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King Charles ‘so proud of Catherine for her courage’
We’re joined from Buckingham Palace by Ciaran Jenkins.
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‘Sufficient aid not getting into Gaza due to Israeli government,’ says chair of foreign affairs select committee
Earlier we spoke to Alicia Kearns who is chair of the Foreign Affairs select committee. She recently had a Twitter exchange with an Israeli government spokesperson who had claimed the UN… Rather than Israel was responsible for blocking aid deliveries into Gaza. She wrote to the Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron to see what the view…
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Varadkar decision shows ‘trend of sheer exhaustion‘ in politics says writer O’Toole
We spoke to Irish Times columnist, Fintan O’Toole. And asked him whether this resignation is, as some have called it, a ‘political earthquake’.
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‘Privacy has been invaded but it’s helpful’ – Expert on how Kate video could calm Royal rumours
We spoke to former BBC Royal Correspondent Peter Hunt and asked him whether the new video would help William and Kate.
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More domestic abuse victims are taking own lives than those killed by partner
The number of domestic abuse victims taking their own lives is now even higher than the number being killed by an abusive partner.
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Those convicted of low-level offences do not need to be in prison, says West Yorkshire Deputy Mayor of Policing
We spoke to Alison Lowe, the Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime in West Yorkshire.
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Government to release prisoners up to 60 days early
The Ministry of Justice says some prisoners convicted of “low-level” offences in England and Wales could be released up to 60 days early to help ease overcrowding.
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‘Political reasons’ behind UK’s gas power plant plan, says former UN climate advisor
We spoke to former senior UN climate advisor Tom Rivett-Carnac and we began by asking him if Britain needs more new gas fired power stations.
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How has Scotland’s NHS performed under the SNP?
Over the last few weeks we have been looking at the state of health services across the UK amid soaring demand, ongoing strikes, staff shortages and tight budgets.
