Syria dilemma: risk arming al-Qaeda or watch civilians die?
The west is caught on the horns of a dilemma: do nothing and watch more Syrians die, or send weapons, knowing that they may end up in the hands of al-Qaeda.
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MI5 are “not in the dock” over the Woolwich killing – but should they be? FactCheck looks at the UK’s track record on foiling terror plots before they happen.
Chronically malnourished children struggle to read and write simple sentences regardless of their level of schooling, according to new research by Save the Children.
Forty-eight people are rescued from a passenger boat after it hit a rock on a Welsh island on Saturday afternoon, coastguards confirm.
A copy of the first-ever comic to feature Superman, considered the Holy Grail of comics and worth at least $100,000 (£66,000), is discovered inside the walls of an abandoned house in Minnesota.
Twenty years after the genocide, Adrien Niyonshuti became the first Rwandan cyclist to compete in the Olympics. He tells Channel 4 News about his journey and his part in a new film about the team.
A mother and son injured in a fatal speedboat accident in Cornwall, which claimed the life of a BSkyB executive, are being treated for “life changing” leg injuries, police say.
Facebook is the world’s largest social network, so of course the Data Baby would want to get involved. But can she maintain a profile as “Rebecca Taylor”? Channel 4 News has been finding out.
First we hear the government wants to ban branded fag packets, then we hear they don’t. FactCheck does some ashen-faced digging.
Facebook boss Sheryl Sandberg – one of the world’s most powerful women – shares her secret of career success. Don’t hold back or sell yourself short, she says. Does her advice ring true?
The International Monetary Fund lowers its growth forecast for the UK and says Chancellor George Osborne should consider changing his austerity policies.
Reports of a record rise in organ donation were hailed as good news this week. But critics say the NHS is using the wrong statistics to mislead the public. FactCheck investigates.
The west is caught on the horns of a dilemma: do nothing and watch more Syrians die, or send weapons, knowing that they may end up in the hands of al-Qaeda.
The bitter divisions over Margaret Thatcher’s downfall live on. One Tory minister said it was all still too raw to talk about.
From snatching milk to destroying British industry, FactCheck busts some of the biggest myths of the Thatcher era.
MPs accuse the government of an “extraordinarily complacent approach” to protecting bees, and urge the government to ban use of certain pesticides.