Faisal Islam
Portgual bail-out: eurozone tectonic stress rises
Our Economics Editor Faisal Islam on the impact on the wider Eurozone of Portugal’s request for a bail-out.
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Cameron intervention in McCann case ‘is a PR exercise’
Lord Bradshaw, Lib Dem peer and Vice-Chairman of Thames Valley Police tells Channel 4 News’ Cathy Newman that David Cameron’s intervention into the Madeleine McCann case is a “PR exercise”
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Syria crisis: 200 members of Government party resign
Two hundred members of the Syrian Government’s ruling Baath Party resign after weeks of deadly protests. It comes as the UN Security Council fails to collectively condemn the violence.
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Smog alert amid bank holiday heatwave
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.
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Faisal Islam
Missing elements of Irish bank deal suggest Eurozone itself is under severe stress test
The numbers were already big and got bigger. People inured to millions, billions and trillions can be nonetheless horrified by a nation that needs to shove nearly half its GDP into the banks. But the Irish bank stress tests are important for what was missing. The suggested hit to the people that provided the kerosene…
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Faisal Islam
In video: Euro bailout negotiations
After the photo-call the rush to get the handshakes in first. Faisal Islam on a day of hugs and smiles in Brussels as Portugal and Ireland near economic crunch time.
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LIVE BLOG: Libya crisis – the battle for Zawiyah
The latest updates, video and #c4news tweets from Libya as pro-Gaddafi forces fight rebels in Zawiyah, Ras Lanuf and Bin Jawad.
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Libya: Hague announces evacuation plan
Foreign Secretary William Hague says that Britain is to launch an air and sea bid to help evacuate its nationals trapped in Libya as Channel 4 News hears of rising numbers trapped at the airport.
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Libya: violence rages on as 5,000 stranded in airport
Muammar Gaddafi appears on Libyan state television to deny rumours he has fled the country, while 5,000 wait at Tripoli airport to leave. No planes are running, Channel 4 News understands.
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Libya: violence rages on as 5,000 stranded in airport
Muammar Gaddafi appears on Libyan state television to deny rumours he has fled the country, while 5,000 wait at Tripoli airport to leave. No planes are running, Channel 4 News understands.
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Spain air traffic control strikes: thousands stranded
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”.
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WATCH IT LIVE: World Cup 2018 decision
FIFA announce who will be the host nation for the 2018 World Cup this afternoon in Zurich. Watch the announcement live on our website.
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England World Cup bid ‘the best’, say experts
Sports finance analysts tell Channel 4 News England’s bid to host the 2018 football World Cup is better than any of the rival bids when judged according to profitability and legacy.
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World Cup bid ‘is in the bag for England’
England’s World Cup 2018 bid team has been “assured that it’s in the bag,” by Fifa Vice President Jack Warner’s aides, Channel 4 News can reveal.
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World Cup 2018 bid team flies to Zurich
Prince William, David Cameron and David Beckham fly to Zurich to try and boost England’s bid to host the 2018 World Cup – but hopes have been dampened by the latest publication of bribery allegations.
