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Mass protests in solidarity with Trayvon Martin
On the streets, and online: thousands of people across America are demanding justice for the black teenager shot dead in Florida, while the hoodie has become an unlikely symbol of protest.
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Things to do to lower the risk of dementia
As the government announces a £54m funding boost for dementia research, Channel 4 News looks at what people can do to reduce the risk of a disease which affects 800,000 people in the UK.
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MP to quiz health regulators over practitioners defying bans
The chair of the influential health select committee is to quiz medical regulators over dangerous medical professionals who defy sanctions handed down in order to protect the public.
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Twelve arrested in child exploitation investigation
Twelve men have been arrested in Oxford as part of a major operation investigating child exploitation offences.
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Inquest to open into police ‘shooting victim’
An inquest will open today into the death of a man who was shot dead by police in a village car park.
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PI murdered for plan ‘to expose police corruption’
The brother of murdered private investigator Daniel Morgan tells Channel 4 News that Morgan was killed because he was about to expose corruption in the police.
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Whitney coroner says ‘no foul play’ in singer’s death
As a coroner in Los Angeles rules out foul play, US media reports that “family sources” blame an overdose of prescription drugs for Whitney Houston’s death.
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Whitney Houston dies aged 48
As tributes pour in for the American singer, actress and “trailblazer” Whitney Houston, British R&B singer Beverly Knight tells Channel 4 News how the diva set the “gold standard” in the industry.
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Does skin cancer drug offer Alzheimer’s hope?
Researchers in the United States have found that an existing cancer drug reverses the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease in mice, writes Channel 4 News Science Editor Tom Clarke.
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Are we witnessing the demise of ‘big pharma’?
With pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca announcing it is axing 7,300 jobs globally, Channel 4 News asks if we are are witnessing the demise of the “big pharma” age.
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London 2012 anti-doping operation biggest ever
Take performance enhancing drugs at the London Olympics, and you will be caught, writes Keme Nzerem, who has been to the opening of a new drugs testing laboratory in east London.
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NHS ‘off the pace’ in genetic research
The NHS is a long way from reaping the benefits of a “sea change” in genetic technology, and needs to act now to adapt, the government’s adviser on genetics in the health service tells Channel 4 News.
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LIVE BLOG: Who changed the world in 2011?
Who changed the world in 2011? This is how you voted: 1 Mohamed Bouazizi – 57% 2 People power – 26% 3 Occupy movement – 7% Who changed the world in 2011? Add your voice Check out who the Channel 4 News correspondents picked below – first up, Washington Correspondent Matt Frei. Below: Channel 4…
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Troubled lives: one family’s story of chaos and redemption
Channel 4 News Social Affairs Editor Jackie Long hears the extraordinary story of a family brought back from the brink by the sort of family intervention project the government is now backing.
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Milly Dowler voicemail possibly ‘automatically deleted’
New evidence suggests Milly Dowler’s voicemails could have been deleted automatically rather than by News of the World journalists, the Leveson Inquiry hears.