Search results for ‘london bombings’
107 items found
-
EDL leader Tommy Robinson quits
English Defence League founders Tommy Robinson and Kevin Carroll are leaving the group, saying it has become too extreme. But anti-racism campaigners say concerns remain over their extremist views.
-
Nairobi attack: who is Samantha Lewthwaite?
From leafy Buckinghamshire to suspected involvement in the Nairobi shopping centre terror attack, Channel 4 News looks at the life of Samantha Lewthwaite.
-
Julian Assange: Edward Snowden is ‘healthy and safe’
Julian Assange says Edward Snowden is “healthy and safe” hours after the surveillance whistleblower did not turn up for a flight he was expected to catch to Cuba.
-
Emily Wilding Davison: terrorist, ‘battleaxe’, heroine?
It is probably the most famous act in the history of the suffragette movement – Emily Wilding Davison falling under the King’s horse at the Epsom Derby. But her legacy is altogether more complicated.
-
FactCheck: the terror plots that failed
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.
-
Margaret Thatcher’s funeral – pomp but little protest
The biggest political funeral since Sir Winston Churchill’s death almost half a century ago is held for Margaret Thatcher at St Paul’s cathedral, with readings from politicians and family.
-
Pakistani Taliban deny involvement in Boston blasts
A leading Islamist terror group says it was not behind the marathon bombs, as America asks: did the bombers come from home or abroad?
-
Survivors mark 10 year anniversary of Bali bombing
Survivors and relatives of victims gather at locations across the globe to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Indonesia’s worst terrorist attack.
-
21/7 bombers to appeal as doubt cast on trial evidence
A former principal scientist at the Government’s forensic explosives laboratory says he raised concerns before the trial about the reliability of expert findings used by the prosecution.
-
Lord Coe: army of Olympic volunteers ‘make the difference’
They have endured long days with no pay in a garish uniform but the Olympic volunteers are proving to be among the top performers of London 2012.
-
Israeli tourists killed in bus bombing in Bulgaria
As at least four people are killed in an explosion on a bus carrying Israeli tourists in Bulgaria, the Israeli prime minister blames Iran for the attack.
-
Syrian general ‘killed in Damascus’
The Syrian government claims a senior military official has been shot dead by gunmen in the capital city Damascus, as the army continues its bombardment of the restive city of Homs.
-
FactCheck: Ken v Boris (round three)
“We’re happy to provide the figures for excess journey time that include industrial action, since Ken’s team insist. They show that the measure was still significantly better on average under Boris, even though he had more strikes to contend with.”
-
Study reveals 168 child deaths in Pakistan drone war
US drone strikes in Pakistan have killed more civilians than previously reported, including 168 children, according to figures compiled by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism.
-
Universities ‘complacent’ over tackling radicalism
Home Secretary Theresa May says universites are complacent on radicalism, but the president of the Islamic student body Fosis tells Channel 4 News her comments are ‘disrespectful and sensationalist.’