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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‘Assisted dying supported in part because care is failing’, says palliative care doctor
Two people with in-depth experience of end of life care joined us.
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Where does the rest of the world stand on assisted dying?
Today’s vote only applies to England and Wales and, as we’ve been hearing, it still has many hurdles to pass before it becomes law.
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Assisted dying: MPs on both sides react to bill passing
Just after the vote, we caught up with two MPs from either side of the argument.
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Budget was ‘really tough on business’, says CBI chief
We spoke to Rain Newton-Smith, the chief executive of the Confederation of British Industry.
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Israel-Lebanon ceasefire chance ‘really high’ says Lebanese journalist
We’re joined by Lebanese journalist and analyst Ali Rizk, an expert on Hezbollah.
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Far-right candidate takes shock lead in Romania election
In a shock result, Calin Georgescu is leading in the first round of the presidential election.
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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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‘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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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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‘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.
