Lindsey Hilsum
What if? The Nairobi terror attack that feels very close to home
Lindsey Hilsum in Nairobi reports on the continuing terror attack at the Westgate mall, as the security forces close in.
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Samantha Lewthwaite: Interpol issues arrest warrant
Interpol issues a “red notice” – the global policing equivalent of a “wanted poster” – for Samantha Lewthwaite, the so-called “white widow”, at the request of the Kenyan government.
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Al-Shabaab attacks and their effect on British Somalis
British Somalis have been under pressure for years. Whenever an Islamist-related attack takes place anywhere they feel vulnerable. The Kenyan siege will add to their fear.
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Ten eyewitness accounts of Nairobi mall massacre
People hid behind boxes, barricaded kitchen doors with fridges, dragged children into dental clinics, and even confronted the attackers unarmed.
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Nairobi attack: who is Samantha Lewthwaite?
From leafy Buckinghamshire to suspected involvement in the Nairobi shopping centre terror attack, Channel 4 News looks at the life of Samantha Lewthwaite.
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Nairobi shopping centre attack: as it happens
Timeline: How a busy Saturday at a smart Nairobi mall descended into a bloodbath as al-Shabaab terrorists stormed the centre, going from shop to shop shooting. 59 are dead, a siege remains.
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Nairobi mall attack will ‘end tonight’, officials say
Kenyan officials launch a major offensive to take the Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi back from al-Shabaab militants – saying “this will end tonight”.
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Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for ‘brutal’ Nairobi attack
Al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the Nairobi shopping centre attack that has left at least 30 people dead. UK Foreign Secretary William Hague calls the incident “callous, cowardly and brutal.”
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MP calls for crack down on suspected sex offenders’ travel
Rules on allowing suspected sex offenders to travel abroad could be toughened up in a bid to protect youngsters, Nicola Blackwood MP tells Channel 4 News.
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Premier League 2013-14: the struggle for survival
In part two of our Premier League 2013-14 preview, Malcolm Boughen looks at the teams hoping to finish in the top 10, those aiming to avoid an end-of season dogfight, and the newly promoted clubs.
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Missouri says sorry over Obama rodeo clown
Racism – or just clowning around? Missouri State Fair says sorry after a clown in an Obama mask was paraded before baying crowds, and calls the behaviour “unacceptable”.
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The families separated by the government
Channel 4 News meets the families being torn apart by Home Office rules which prevent foreign-born spouses settling in the UK if they fail an income test.
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Poetry in Mo-tion: Farah wins World Athletics gold
Britain’s double gold Olympic medallist Mo Farah wins the 10,000 metre title in a close Athletics World Championship race, avenging his defeat by Ethiopian Ibrahim Jeilan in 2011.
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Al-Qaeda on the loose: the FBI’s most wanted
Amid fears that a series of prison breaks in Iraq, Libya and Pakistan have unleashed dozens of al-Qaeda’s top operatives, Channel 4 News profiles the FBI’s most wanted terrorists.
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Royal baby: when will the new heir inherit the throne?
Prince Charles will be 78 when the Queen reaches 100 and may be the last monarch to “die” says one futurologist. So when will the royal baby wear the crown? Channel 4 News looks into the crystal ball.
