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He was the man who inspired millions with his promise of change. So what’s happened to make Barack Obama quite so unpopular – and how can he turn things around, asks Felicity Spector.

As the AA warns that motorists are cutting back on petrol use as a result of sky high petrol prices, Channel 4 News maps the locations of the most expensive petrol stations in the UK.

As a French woman is kidnapped in a tourist resort near the Somali border, weeks after a similar incident nearby, the International Maritime Bureau say ‘governments need to step up.’

As Denmark becomes the first country in the world to introduce a tax on foods containing saturated fat, a public health expert tells Channel 4 News the UK should consider a similar move.

It’s official. The UK is bottom of the EU pile according to a new survey measuring quality of life in neighbouring countries. But are things really that bad? Channel 4 News investigates.

As BAE Systems announces several thousand job losses at a number of its UK locations, a defence economist tells Channel 4 News government spending cuts are to blame.

America’s covert war on terror is expanding across the Horn of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, with the building of secret drone airbases from Ethiopia to the Seychelles.

As all four miners are found dead in South Wales, Channel 4 News takes a closer look at a colliery that has changed little since mining’s early days.

Premier League football clubs have spent more cash than ever on new players, but does money buy success? Channel 4 News finds other European nations are getting a bigger bang for their buck.

Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s wife and three children have fled to Algeria. In Libya, the rebel council says it is an “act of aggression” that Algeria let them in the country.

Colonel Gaddafi calls on his supporters to march on Tripoli and “purify” the capital of Libya’s rebels, as International Editor Lindsey Hilsum meets neighbourhood groups patrolling the streets.

Libya’s rebel fighters break inside Colonel Gaddafi’s fortified compound as street battles continue in Tripoli. For latest video and updates from Channel 4 News on the ground follow the live blog.

More than 40 per cent more students took maths A-level this year than five years ago, but modern languages and general studies are in decline. Channel 4 News looks at why.

As police question a teenager arrested in Shetland over alleged computer “hacktivism”, Channel 4 News learns there are new “leaders” emerging in the chatrooms used by the LulzSec hacking group.

As bickering over the US debt ceiling continues on Capitol Hill, Channel 4 News US politics expert Felicity Spector reveals more than two-thirds of Americans just want to see a deal – any deal.