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A black and white opinion
Lifelong fan Alex Thomson on Newcastle United’s decision to rename it’s hallowed ground: St James’ Park.
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The website used to bring the man accused of Trayvon Martin’s murder to court, launches in the UK with the aim of “radically changing” how the public influences those in power.
Mark Goldstone from Leeds Chamber of Commerce tells Channel 4 News why the city is at risk of a ‘skills drain’ to London if businesses don’t create new jobs.
Airlines and others will no longer be able to tack on debit and credit card charges at the end of transactions, in what Which? described as a “huge victory for consumers”.
Remember the Icelandic ash cloud, which grounded thousands of flights last year? Scientists say they have found a way round it – Channel 4 News checks it out at 12,000 feet.
Four UK and Irish airline bosses urge the government to end Air Passenger Duty tax on passengers saying it has a negative impact on the UK economy. But critics say the move is a ‘smokescreen’.
Lifelong fan Alex Thomson on Newcastle United’s decision to rename it’s hallowed ground: St James’ Park.
Passwords and data from a UK air traffic control centre have been found on second-hand computer kit for sale on eBay, Channel 4 News reveals, as experts warn the information could be used by hackers.
The claim “The absence of any volcanic ash in the atmosphere supports Ryanair’s stated view that there is no safety threat to aircraft in this mythical ‘red zone’.”
After a day of cancellations the Icelandic Met Office say that the ash plume from the Grimsvotn volcano has reduced 75 percent in size and will not seriously affect mainland European airspace.
As airlines across Britain cancel flights as the ash cloud hits, the British Air Transport Association tells Channel 4 News a crisis of last year’s magnitude would “devastate the industry”.
The Government issues a “summer smog” alert, warning of potentially dangerous levels of air pollution in England and Wales as millions of people take to the roads for the Bank Holiday getaway.
It’s the business end of the political season for Chancellor George Osborne and his delivery of the Budget had echoes of Britain’s top football manager, says Peter McHugh.
Anger over fuel prices is intensifying, with motorists lobbying Downing Street on duty rises. But a protest veteran tells Channel 4 News that economic insecurity will weaken campaigners’ resolve.
Severe weather and snow in the UK and Europe have grounded flights and caused travel chaos in the run-up to Christmas, with an “unprecedented” number of breakdowns, the AA tells Channel 4 News.
Wildcat strikes by Spanish air traffic controllers have disrupted the travel plans of 250,000 people across Europe. A UK businessman stranded in Menorca tells Channel 4 News he feels “very unlucky”.