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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Domestic abuse victims say police not doing enough to protect them
2.5 million adults, most of them women, are affected by domestic abuse every year. It’s linked to one-in-five murders or manslaughter cases.
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Israel’s truce with Hamas to free hostages is ‘calculated risk’, says senior adviser to Israeli PM
We are joined by Mark Regev, who’s a senior adviser to the Israeli Prime Minister.
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‘We were having to do procedures without anaesthetic’, says Gaza war surgeon
We spoke to Dr Ghassan Abu-Sittah. He’s a war surgeon who recently returned from Gaza after 41 days in the Strip. He held a press conference in Westminster this morning.
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‘There’s a feeling that war might start again’, says Palestinian Canadian who refused to leave Gaza
We spoke to Mansour Shouman in Kahn Yunis in Gaza. He’s a Palestinian Canadian national who could have left Gaza with his wife and children but decided to stay, he says, to help in whatever way he can.
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‘It’s breathtaking, the level of incompetence’: Covid Families for Justice on Patrick Vallance’s Inquiry evidence
We spoke to Jean Adamson from Covid Families for Justice. Her father Aldrick died with the virus in April 2020.
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‘World cannot stand by’: WHO says Gaza ceasefire is ‘absolutely critical’
We spoke to Dr Margaret Harris from the World Health Organisation.
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Sam Altman sacking should be wake up call for governments around the world, AI expert says
We spoke to Amba Kak, who’s executive director of the AI Now Institute.
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‘There’s no space for anyone’: life inside Khan Yunis
We spoke to filmmaker Yousef Hammash, who also works for the Norwegian Refugee Council, on what life is like in Khan Yunis
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‘End imprisonment of pregnant women so no more babies die,’ says gender justice campaigner
We were joined by Janey Starling, who’s co-director of the gender justice campaign group Level Up.
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‘Home Office will be a better place now,’ says Tory MP
We were joined by Conservative MP Richard Graham.
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‘Israel has crossed every ethical, legal and humanitarian line in this war’, says Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister
We are joined from Amman by Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Ayman Safadi.
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Introduce PAVA spray or ‘there will be a murder and death in youth custody prisons’, says Prison Officers Association
Prison officers are demanding the government immediately introduces so-called PAVA spray to be used on violent young offenders – warning that further delays will end in tragedy.
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Iceland’s ‘Women’s Day Off’: Tens of thousands of women strike in name of gender equality
Tens of thousands of women in Iceland refused to go to work today, including the country’s female prime minister, in the name of gender equality. Known as the “Women’s Day Off”, the 24-hour strike saw shops shuttered, and hospitals operating on skeleton staff, as women protested against wage discrimination and gender-based violence in the country.…
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‘Destitution is the most severe form of hardship in our country’ says policy advisor at the Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Jackie is joined by Katie Schmuecker of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. And by Bex Wilson, who set up a charity here in Leeds – helping to support some of those children in the greatest need.
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‘A ceasefire would make the process of releasing hostages safer’, says negotiator
We are joined by Oliver McTernan from the organisation Forward Thinking – he has worked in hostage negotiation for 20 years including with Hamas leaders and was in Doha last week.
