Not every little girl is a princess: why we should all be fighting the ‘pink takeover’
Waterstones has joined a campaign to stop labelling children’s books “for girls” or “for boys”. We should all get behind it.
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A US soldier with mental health issues shoots dead three people and injures at least 16 before shooting himself at an army base in Fort Hood, Texas.
Record levels of air pollution have caused a surge in 999 calls, the London Ambulance Service says, with people reporting breathing difficulties, asthma and heart problems.
Parts of the UK may be smothered by air pollution, but it could be worse. Check out how some of our “landmurks” would look if it was as bad as it is in east China, one of the world’s smoggiest spots.
The Welsh government proposes to ban e-cigarettes from enclosed public places, citing fears that the devices could “normalise” smoking once again. But are they justified?
Surveyors are inspecting walls in school buildings across Edinburgh after a 12-year-old pupil died when a wall in a changing room collapsed on top of her.
It sounds like a distant planet in a dystopian sci-fi movie, and the place itself does not disappoint – our team went undercover inside the next potential flashpoint between Russia and the west.
Turkey is holding local elections today amid a corruption scandal involving embattled Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan and a ban on Twitter and YouTube. What’s really at stake?
The Atlantic coast of Canada has been hit by a spring blizzard, with heavy snowfall and strong winds. The wintry weather has led to treacherous travel, as well as closing many schools and businesses.
Thousands of schools across England and Wales face disruption and closures as teachers stage a national walkout in an ongoing row over pay and conditions.
From one woman who feels she does not fit in anywhere, to another attacked by her own family for her sexuality, Cordelia Lynch hears about the prejudices faced by lesbian Muslim women in the UK.
Thousands of girls and young women trapped in gangs are living “desperate lives” in which rape is considered normal, a new report warns.
Waterstones has joined a campaign to stop labelling children’s books “for girls” or “for boys”. We should all get behind it.
Russians are very proud of their Paralympians but on the streets disabled people are conspicuous by their absence, Kate Ansell reports.
Ukip leader Nigel Farage declines to comment on accusations that he uses his secretarial allowance to employ both his wife and “former mistress”.
Here at Channel 4 News we try hard to keep the plight of people in the Central Africa Republic on the radar – and Monday’s UN report makes for sobering reading.