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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Netanyahu vows campaign against Hezbollah will continue
The blasts in Beirut began shortly after Israel’s Prime Minister wrapped up his speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Benjamin Netanyahu vowed that Israel’s campaign against Hezbollah would continue – declaring “we are winning”.
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‘Ground invasion or not, Israel is waging its ugly war against Lebanon‘, says Lebanese professor
We spoke to Sari Hanafi, who’s a Professor of Sociology at the American University of Beirut.
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Cannot let ‘monster of Hezbollah’ be so close to Israel, says former Israeli national security advisor
We were joined by Major General Yaakov Amidror, who served as the National Security Adviser to Prime Minister Netanyahu between 2011 and 2013.
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‘They don’t want peace’ – Israelis on prospect of Hezbollah war
The United States lent its hand to support for a ceasefire at the UN in New York. But with the other it was shaking on an $8.7 billion arms deal with Israel’s ministry of defence.
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‘No good reason to embark on ground operation’ in Lebanon, says former Israeli prime minister
Ehud Olmert was Israel’s Prime Minister during the country’s last war with Hezbollah, which ended in stalemate.
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‘All we can do is fight back’ – Israelis prep for possible ground war in Lebanon
Israel’s army chief says the military has been preparing the ground for a possible invasion with its latest air strikes.
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves on UK economy, austerity and Labour gifts
Krishnan Guru-Murthy speaks to Chancellor Rachel Reeves about the UK economy, austerity, the NHS and gifts to Labour cabinet members.
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‘I got death threats’: Irish author Roddy Doyle on writing about domestic violence
The Irish writer Roddy Doyle was riding a wave of fame for his novels The Commitments and ‘Paddy Clark Ha Ha Ha’, when he first wrote the character of Paula Spencer.
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‘Power, fame and wealth’ make perpetrators who they are, says US lawyer on Al Fayed case
We spoke to Gloria Allred, the US lawyer who has taken on the Al Fayed case after fighting for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, R Kelly and Harvey Weinstein.
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Israeli attacks have ‘rallied’ Lebanese around Hezbollah, says Lebanese-Australian writer
We talk to Rania Abouzeid, a Lebanese-Australian writer and journalist who’s based in Beirut.
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‘There’s a lot of pressure’ for Hezbollah to retaliate, says former UK ambassador to Lebanon
We spoke to Tom Fletcher, a former UK Ambassador to Lebanon and No 10 Foreign Policy Adviser.
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‘We should all be worried if public inquiries are disregarded’, says chair of Brooks House inquiry
We were joined by the chair of the Brook House Inquiry, Kate Eves.
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Eight killed in latest Israeli strikes on a school in Gaza
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah is inextricably linked to the war in Gaza – a ceasefire deal there could help to calm tensions to the north, or at least put the bloodshed on hold.
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Lebanon explosions ‘almost certainly criminal’, says human rights lawyer
How do these unprecedented attacks fit in with the rules of war?
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‘If Israel is behind pager attacks, it’s signalling readiness for escalation’, says Israeli assassination expert
We were joined from Tel Aviv by Ronen Bergman, journalist and author of ‘Rise and Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations.
