By-elections could mean new boost for small parties
The real story of tomorrow’s by-elections in Rotherham, Middlesbrough and Croydon North could be further advances for non-establishment parties like Ukip and Respect.
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Zombies have moved from the realms of niche low-fi horror to mainstream popular culture. But why do they rise in times of economic difficulty? Channel 4 News delves into the world of the living dead.
Was Ukip’s strong showing in Eastleigh just a protest vote? Is it only disgruntled Conservatives who vote for Farage and friends? FactCheck finds out.
As the union flag is flown at Belfast City Hall for the first time since protests began, Channel 4 News looks at what the row reveals about post peace process democracy.
A British soldier has been killed in Afghanistan by a member of the Afghan National Army, bringing the total of British soldiers killed by the Afghans they serve alongside on the current tour to six.
The real story of tomorrow’s by-elections in Rotherham, Middlesbrough and Croydon North could be further advances for non-establishment parties like Ukip and Respect.
The United States’ top commander in Afghanistan, General John Allen, is under investigation as part of the scandal engulfing the former head of the CIA, David Petraeus.
When the victory celebrations are over, the new US president will face a growing pile of issues to tackle in his foreign policy in-tray. Channel 4 News looks at those likely to be top of the list.
An initial review into the deaths of a Royal Marine and an army medic in Afghanistan reveals the killings were not caused by “friendly fire”, the Ministry of Defence says.
A suicide bomber kills 14, including three Nato soldiers, in a motorcycle attack in eastern Khost province. The blast comes a day after the 2,000th US soldier is killed in Afghanistan.
I’ve been reading the document Rory Stewart MP was referring to when he challenged William Hague in the Foreign Affairs Select Committee yesterday about why he referred to green-on-blue/fratricidal/Afghan National Security Force attacks against Isaf as “Taliban” attacks. Rory Stewart said there was evidence that perhaps three quarters of such attacks were not committed by people with links to…
To anyone who doesn’t live in Wonderland or see Afghanistan through the looking glass it’s clear that things are not going according to plan, writes International Editor Lindsey Hilsum.
Four US soldiers are killed in an attack at a remote checkpoint by suspected Afghan police in southern Zabul province, following the deaths of two British soldiers in similar circumstances.
A Taliban spokesman tells Channel 4 News that an attack on Nato’s base at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan which killed two US marines was aimed at Prince Harry, who is stationed there.
Seventeen civilians, including women, are killed by the Taliban in southern Afghanistan, according to a local official.
Mali used to be feted as a beacon of democracy in Africa. Now a junta is effectively in control in the south while al-Qaeda roams unfettered across the desert north, writes Lindsey Hilsum.