Krishnan Guru-Murthy , Presenter
Krishnan Guru-Murthy is one of the main anchors of Channel 4 News.
He also fronts Channel 4 News' podcast 'Ways to Change the World' which interviews one guest at length each week about the big ideas in their lives and the events that have helped shape their thinking.
Since joining the team in 1998 he has fronted big events from the Omagh bombing, 9/11, the Mumbai attacks, to special war reports from Syria, Yemen and Gaza. Having covered five British general elections he does special political shows for Channel 4 such as the "Ask the Chancellors" debate.
Krishnan reports for the foreign affairs series Unreported World and commentates on major live events for Channel 4 such as the Paralympics Ceremonies. He also anchors controversial programmes outside the news including the first live televised "Autopsy".
His TV career began at the age of eighteen presenting youth television for the BBC. He went on to present, report and produce a variety of programmes from Newsround to Newsnight.
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5m
UN climate talk proposal ‘slap in the face’, says think tank director
Earlier we spoke to Mohamed Adow, founder and director of Power Shift Africa.
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4m
‘I trust Donald Trump’s cabinet picks to get the job done’, says former Republican governor candidate
We were joined from Denver, Colorado by Heidi Ganahl who was the Republican candidate in Colorado’s 2022 election for Governor.
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Ukraine shouldn’t be defending itself with ‘one hand tied behind its back’, says UK Defence Committee chair
The Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi chairs the Defence Committee, he joined us from Westminster.
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Brianna Ghey’s mother on dangers of the internet and banning social media for under-16s
Brianna Ghey’s mother, Esther, tells Krishnan Guru-Murthy why protecting young people online is not only the parents’ responsibility, but that of governments and social media companies, in this episode of Ways to Change the World. She also talks about the importance of teaching empathy and compassion to children, and why she supports Labour MP Josh MacAlister’s proposal of banning social media apps for under-16s in the UK.
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‘Treasury doesn’t know value of farms’, says Conservative MP
We spoke to Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Victoria Atkins.
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‘Vast majority’ of farmers will not be affected by inheritance tax change, says Environment Secretary
We spoke to Steve Reed, the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and asked him if he understood why farmers were protesting today if, as he says, so few are affected by the changes.
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4m
US missiles are ‘too little too late’ says former NATO official
Fabrice Pothier is a former NATO director of policy and was an adviser to President Macron.
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‘There’s been an over-medicalisation of American public, especially children’, says Republican strategist
We’re joined by Albert Eisenberg, a Republican political strategist who writes for the political news and polling data website RealClearPolitics.
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5m
‘UK should introduce levy to protect UK-made film and TV’, says Wolf Hall director
We spoke to Peter Kosminsky and began by asking him how much he owes the success of his adaptation to Hilary Mantel’s book.
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7m
Smyth scandal points to ‘complete systemic failure in the Church’, says Bishop of Gloucester
We were joined by the Bishop of Gloucester, Rachel Treweek.
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5m
‘Israel is relying on fanatic, crazy people’, says head of Palestinian political party
We were joined by Mustafa Barghouti – a politician in the West Bank and head of the Palestinian National Initiative party.
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4m
‘We’ve lost the ability to safeguard children on social media’, says mother of murdered teen Brianna Ghey
Brianna Ghey’s mother, Esther Ghey, is now campaigning to raise awareness about the dangers of social media and the “toxic” online world which her daughter came to inhabit. She wants tighter regulation on internet access and more parental controls.
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4m
‘Europe needs to keep supporting Ukraine against Russia’, says deputy Czech foreign minister
We spoke to the deputy Czech foreign minister Eduard Hulicius and started by asking him if he thought anything would change between now and the beginning of next year when Donald Trump comes to power?
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Labour have ‘broken promises’ to the public, says Shadow Exchequer Secretary
We’re joined by Shadow Exchequer Secretary Gareth Davies.
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Budget ‘a downpayment on reform and growth’, says Chief Secretary to the Treasury
We’re joined by Darren Jones, the Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
