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The X Factor's gift to British democracy
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X Factor mum speaks out on domestic violence cuts
Mandy Wood, mother of X Factor star Jahmene Douglas, speaks to Channel 4 News about the horrific abuse she suffered at the hands of her former partner as cutbacks threaten support services.
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China hasn't got the X Factor
Perhaps that was the problem though, a show that featured startlingly individualistic performers, out for themselves (and inevitably, their hard-pressed families) in a ruthless, elimination-style format.
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Cheryl Cole sacked from X Factor
Pop star Cheryl Cole has been dropped from the US version of the hit TV show X Factor, it has been confirmed. Channel 4 News culture editor Matthew Cain looks at the reasons behind her exit.
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Are Cheryl Cole X Factor rumours simply panto?
Amid reports that Cheryl Cole is leaving the US version of the X Factor, one music industry veteran tells Channel 4 News Simon Cowell could simply be playing panto.
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X Factor: New claims of ‘it’s a fix’
Questions are being asked about whether or not Sunday’s X Factor was fixed, as supermarket assistant Mary Byrne was booted off the show after a sing-off.
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Cheryl Cole in X Factor controversy
Ofcom tells Channel 4 News it has received complaints over Cheryl Cole’s refusal to vote off either of her X Factor acts on Sunday. But there is unlikely to be any action taken against the show.
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Afghan Star: 'X Factor' on a knife-edge
The big finale of Afghanistan’s answer to The X Factor is live on Tolo TV right now. It’s the Noruz New Year weekend there and thanks to an electricity deal a couple of months ago with neighbouring Uzbekistan, there should be enough juice to beat last year’s viewing record of 11-million Afghans. The final 10…
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How Stockport became England’s football talent factory
We’ve been to Stockport to speak to Phil Foden’s old coach, who’s now teaching new youngsters the game. Will there be another future star among them?
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‘No doubt Gaza has been a factor’ in Labour local election defeats, says Shadow Home Secretary
We spoke to Yvette Cooper, the Shadow Home Secretary.
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Many promised European ‘gigafactories’ are ‘already at risk of never materialising,’ says economic security expert
We’re joined from Brussels by Tobias Gehrke, a senior policy fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, specialising in economic security.
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Huge boost to UK car industry as Jaguar Land Rover plans flagship ‘gigafactory’
India’s Tata Group has chosen the UK as the location for its flagship battery plant to supply Jaguar Land Rover.
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New name for Manchester’s Factory art centre as multi-million pound sponsorship deal announced
This year’s Manchester International Festival is getting underway with dance, music and super-sized inflatable art.
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‘Race was a factor’ in expulsion of Tennessee Democrats says Gloria Johnson
Justin Jones and Justin Pearson’s fellow democrat representative Gloria Johnson took part in the protest alongside them – yet she was not expelled.
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World’s largest vaccine factory in India delays AstraZeneca exports
To find out what’s been going on with the supply of vaccines from India we spoke to the Indian journalist Mandakini Gahlot. We asked her why millions of doses due to be sent to the UK were now being delayed.
