Jackie Long , Social Affairs Editor and Presenter
Jackie Long is social affairs editor and presenter for Channel 4 News.
Jackie Long is Channel 4 News Social affairs editor and presenter. She joined the programme in 2011, following more than two decades at the BBC. Most recently she was Correspondent at Newsnight, and she previously worked on The World at One, PM and Five Live.
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‘She’s lost everything she wanted to be,’ says representative of ex-firearms officer who won £820,0000 sex discrimination compensation
We’re joined by Paul Odle, who was Rebecca Kalam’s Police Federation representative.
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Domestic abuse victims to be given financial support to escape violence
Some Survivors of domestic abuse will get £2,500 in one off cash payments to help them escape from abusive relationships, under a new £2 million Government scheme.
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‘The government should put a moratorium on any new Fujitsu contracts,’ says Labour MP Kevan Jones
We’re joined by Labour MP Kevan Jones who supported victims of the post office scandal for several years and is on the Horizon compensation advisory board.
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‘Propulsion failure’ threatens first US moon landing mission in fifty years
A privately-run mission to the Moon has hit a technical hitch – just a few hours after blasting off from Florida. The company behind the launch says there’s been a ‘failure within the propulsion system’ and it’s now working out what the mission will be able to achieve.
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‘This will end when everyone realises that the losses are bigger than any gains obtained’ – UN Relief Agency director on Gaza conflict
We spoke to Tamara Alrifai from the UN’s refugee agency for Palestine and began by asking her about what staff in Gaza are telling her about the situation there.
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‘Ceasefire immediately’ – Palestinian National Initiative says Israel must stop Gaza conflict
We spoke to the General Secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative political party, Mustafa Barghouti, in Ramallah.
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Prayers for Gaza at Bethlehem Christmas Eve vigil
This year the Israel-Hamas war has cancelled Christmas for many, with Palestinian security forces replacing the tourists in an empty Manger Square.
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Cat Bohannon on women’s bodies, patriarchy and threat to human survival
Put everything you’ve ever learned about biology and human history out of your mind and start again.
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‘Scrutiny’ is necessary to see changes says former West Midlands police superintendent
We spoke to Karen Geddes who, up until last year when she retired, was a Superintendent with the West Midlands police.
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West Midlands police force under ‘enhanced monitoring process’ says HMIC
We spoke to Assistant Inspector of Constabulary Nicola Faulconbridge.
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West Midlands Police ‘inadequate’ in three key areas, say inspectors
A damning report by His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has accused West Midlands police of failing to meet adequate standards in three key areas. It put the force into special measures last month.
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‘Gazans feel forgotten by international community’
We spoke to filmmaker Yousef Hammash, who also works for the Norwegian Refugee Council, who’s in Rafah in southern Gaza.
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‘Piers Morgan must have known’ about phone hacking at the Mirror, according to the Guardian’s former editor
We were joined by the former editor in chief of the Guardian – now editor of Prospect magazine – Alan Rusbridger.
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Domestic homicide review reveals 52% of victims were known to police before they were killed
The vast majority of victims of domestic homicide were in touch with police, health services and other public agencies before they were killed , new research reveals today. Published by the Domestic Abuse commissioner, the review calls for widespread change across the board – from the criminal justice system to social care – to intervene more effectively and try to stop the killings.
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‘One shower for 4,000 people’ in Gaza hospital, says World Health Organisation
We spoke to Tarik Jasarevic from the World Health Organisation, which says people in Gaza who need medical treatment aren’t getting it.
