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So many have become desensitised to death, especially black Muslim death. On Saturday more than 130 people were killed in an attack on a Fulani village in Mali.
Inna lilahi wa ina ilyahi raji'uun
#MaliMassacre
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Yes we made it into the field! Tune in tonight to Channel 4 News to watch Jerry from talking Storm Eunice with
Today is one month since I arrived in Washington D.C. and joined our wonderful bureau.
Thought I’d share some of the stories I worked on since I’m having a blast & at times forget that my journalism career has been years in the making.
This week I asked about gun reform.
THREAD: "It's not Liban." For months we've been investigating the use of forensic facial comparison, which was crucial in the conviction of Liban Yaryare for attempted murder.
Liban was identified as the suspect seen on CCTV but his family say he was wrongfully identified. 1/
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Good news - I'm delighted to be selected as a Broadcast Hot Shot 2022!!
It's lovely to have the stories and work I've done for recognised by .
I will humbly accept being called a hot shot for the rest of the day haha!
It's happening! From next week I'll be based in Washington DC with , I can't wait to join our wonderful team stateside.
If you have stories/friends or food spots I should know about please drop me a message Xx
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“A woman’s strength and her ability to play are not minimised by the layers she chooses to wear.”
This is excellent from , read her latest piece!
We're nominated for a BAFTA!!! A BAFTA!! This was an incredible team effort, congratulations to our entire Channel 4 News Black to Front team.
So proud of what we did!! 🥳🎉🥳🙌🏾
Do you have anything to add to people who have been self-isolating across this country? I think that’s a no... asking the questions everyone wants answered 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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"Is it one rule for you, Mr Cummings, and another rule for everybody else?"
That was what @MinnieStephC4 asked Dominic Cummings after new reports claimed the Prime Minister's top aide broke lockdown rules for a second time.
“I am a mum, I lost my daughter. It’s painful for me.”
Thank you to #shukriabdi’s mother Zamzam Ture for trusting us with her story during such a difficult time for her family, she was determined to be heard.
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This is going to be fun! Thrilled to have been selected for the scheme and so happy to have Cristina as a mentor this year 🙌🏾🎉🥳
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Journalist and producer at Channel 4 News @Zahra_ZW will be mentored by Cristina Nicolotti Squires @skynewsgirl, who has 30 years of experience working across broadcast and digital journalism, and is Director of Content at Sky News.
Me and covered the black cab protest and the impact it could have on Hackney's disabled passengers. We had a great time interviewing/shooting in the sunny/cold/windy weather ☀️🌧️🌂. More content coming soon, keep an eye out!
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We spoke to drivers & disability activists about plans to restrict the operation of black cabs and the impact it could have on disabled passengers in Hackney.
@ChoiceinHackney @transportforall @londontaxi_pr @theJeremyVine
Read the full article 
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Better late than never, I was feeling green this Eid! And it's my first ever #BlackoutEid #EidMubarak
Richard went to visit Trinidad and Tobago almost 40 years ago and has only just won his fight to be allowed to return to the UK.
And now he has to leave his daughter Marissa behind in Trinidad.
A reporting debut from me! Thanks to Marcia for producing 1/2
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“Every time I think of my inability to return to the UK to spend time with my mother... when she was passing, I will never forgive those people."
A Windrush victim who was unable to return to the UK for nearly 40 years tells @Zahra_ZW about his battle.
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portraying Kenyan's as "antidemocratic" and "anti-free press" is so disingenuous. Dead black bodies are not entertainment. I've seen c/producers, journalists and editors refuse to broadcast images based on ethical reasons, it is not an attack on the free press.
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This goes straight on top of my cv!!
I will miss you so much @jonsnowC4
As it emerges The Met Police issued the wrong CCTV pictures of missing student nurse Owami Davies.
Worth reminding you all there are serious risks of racial bias & misidentification within policing when it comes to recognising black individuals and this needs to be addressed.
Today we witnessed a true human tragedy in a port town near Sfax in Tunisia.
This is Ali, one of nearly a dozen that drowned last night after their metal boat capsized.
How this calamity all unfolded now on
Hi I’m writing + filming about mental health in the muslim community, the silence, the stigma, the detention rates & the misdiagnosis. I’m looking to speak to muslims that have been diagnosed with a mental health illness and their journey/experience RT! #journorequests
On the first anniversary of the death of Shukri Abdi thousands have gathered in London, Manchester, Birmingham and as far as Toronto and LA to show their solidarity
The community showed up and beyond during a pandemic to ask for further accountability
#JusticeForShukriAbdi
“I was broken anyway but at that point I started having - and I still have - [flashing] images of what I think they look like in the pictures.“
Mina has endured so much - and today two police officers admitted to taking and sharing images of Bibaa and Nicole at the crime scene.
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Remarkable strength from Mina Smallman, the mother of Bibaa and Nicole, who told us:
“If the Met had done their job, cared enough, we would have been spared all the additional phone calls [and] sleepless nights.”
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Eid: Celebrities urge Muslims to celebrate festival at home bbc.in/2WQyt8M
Find time to celebrate all the hard work you do! Last night was fun with @tjr_london 👑
Totally not biased but have stepped it up this year
Me talking with about what I do
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Checkout our exclusive interview with Channel 4's @Zahra_ZW Always great to hear from @cityjournalism alumni 
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interhacktives.com/2020/03/09/zahA long-awaited inquest has concluded the death of 12-year-old Shukri Abdi who drowned in River Irwell was an accident.
But #ShukriAbdi’s mum Zamzam Ture told us she still feels she hasn’t got justice, in her only interview following today’s verdict.
Well done Jawahir I'm sure that wasn't easy but it's so important. I still remember at 15/16 playing local ladies football and referees asking me take my Hijab off 🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
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"When I first started refereeing, players were very shocked and surprised to see me."
Jawahir Roble is the first Muslim, black, female, hijab-wearing referee in the UK - but you can just call her 'JJ'. 
Ramadan Mubarak, wishing you all a wonderful month 💫
I know for many Ramadan will be different this year, so my thoughts and prayers are with those who couldn't be here with us x
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The forensic facial comparison report concluded there was strong support that Person A (seen on CCTV) and Liban Yaryare are one of the same.
But how reliable is the forensic evidence, which is used in courts across the country
"Today we remember our girls as the wonderful strong women they were."
Danyal Hussein has been found guilty of the murder of sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman after making a demonic pact to "sacrifice" six women every six months.
Watch our full report 👇🏾
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Danyal Hussein has been found guilty of murdering sisters Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman in a London park last year.
@simonisrael reports
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Finding this more disturbing than the resignations, two police forces received reports of sexual assault involving a serving member of parliament and no actions were taken in either case.
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Exclusive: Tonight, major developments in the Chris Pincher story.
Two police forces confirm to Channel 4 News that they have received reports of sexual assault - but no action was taken in either case.
Mr Pincher denies the allegations.
Great event! Great turnout and even better questions.
This would not have happened without the wonderful Hila 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Say hello to our fantastic panel! Featuring @lilo11, @symeonbrown, @Zahra_ZW, Hila May & @GirishJuneja 
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Hi there. I'm from Channel 4 News. Can we use this picture if you took it, if not can you let me know who did? Cheers!
"In Somalia, a nation of poets, droughts are named for the kind of pain they bring.
Somalis say the current drought is worse than any they can remember. It doesn’t yet have a name yet.
Diriye suggests one without hesitation: White Bone."
#Ramadan under Lockdown: I produced this lovely piece featuring the brilliant + family.
Watch for some wholesome content including jollof rice, virtual quizzes and wise words reminding us this month is full of blessings - even if we're stuck at home.
Do share!
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“We’re fasting and we’re stuck in quarantine… you’ve got hangry people all over the place.”
Millions of Muslims across Britain and beyond are observing Ramadan under coronavirus lockdown.
We join the Dabiri's to find out how they’re spending Ramadan this year.
Pupils at #pimlicoacademy are basically doorstepping their own headteacher as they protest against changes to the schools uniform policy which they say targets marginalised groups t.co/DxWa0dzugz
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What a contribution! Gutted - going to miss the incredible Jon who is the KINDEST person in the newsroom
The morning meetings will never be the same again 😭🧡
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Jon Snow has decided to step down as Channel 4 News presenter at the end of 2021.
Here's a look back at a remarkable 32-year career presenting Channel 4 News from around the world, and 45 years as a journalist at ITN.
. and I found SCENES of celebration in the U.S. to bring you this vid marking the election of Joe Biden
Enjoy the dancing in LA, flykicks in New York and singing in Philadelphia
& now I'm ready to go to Atlanta ✈️
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These are the scenes of celebration across the United States among supporters of President-Elect Joe Biden after he won the election.
Live from Adana, Southern Turkey: more than 11,000 people are now known to have been killed since Monday's earthquakes.
But the resilient rescue efforts continue
A little bit of good news in these strange times
Delighted to be nominated for Content Creator of the Year by
Honestly, the digital team is wonderful. We only went and got TWELVE nominations couldn’t be more proud of everyone 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
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Let's not congratulate Twitter - this is so self-serving.
“One of the hardest things I have had to accept.” > I’m so glad this piece found a home with .
I wrote about how 1 in 5 people who died waiting for an organ transplant were BAME in 2018 - highlighting a worrying disparity.
Read the full article👇🏾
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Experts have raised serious concerns about the quality of CCTV analysis in the criminal justice system as a whole
Former Forensic Science Regulator Professor Gillian Tully told and I she does not have "full confidence" in how forensic experts are interpreting CCTV.
For some this is just another article in the Daily Mail but the damage it causes can be long-lasting. A whole article, with a generous word count, vilifying British-Muslims
It isn't even hard to disproof any of the claims, just take a stroll through Didsbury/Cardiff/Edinburgh
In our latest explainer we take a look at how poorer countries are losing out on much needed vaccines - and why that's a problem for all of us.
Effortlessly told by , filmed by and produced by me. You can have a watch here👇🏾
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More than 300 million single doses of the Covid vaccine have been given around the world - but the vast majority were in wealthier nations.
Experts are concerned poorer countries are being left behind as the rollout continues.
Watch our latest explainer:
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Important - New plans to build a Piccadilly Circus Mosque are unfortunately being hijacked by the far right.
With a sudden surge of planning objections after an article was published on Breitbart.
So please share & write a comment in support ASAP.
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Still not over the fact we're living through a pandemic and somehow we've made it this far.
Happy New Year! 🎉
Happy New Year Everyone! Wishing you all a kinder, happier and healthier 2021 inshallah 🎉
I don't want to jinx it but I have a better feeling about this year - too soon? x
Tonight, we reveal evidence of a massacre in the town of Misterei in Darfur.
We meet Kawthar, a maths teacher, who was shot in the back whilst 9 months pregnant by RSF fighters who attacked and razed the town.
The Team - #KeepEyesOnSudan
"I'm happy to fulfill [my grandfathers] dream and mine."
For Badriyah, the first in her British-Bangladeshi family to go to university, securing a place to study medicine was years in the making.
We talked to so many incredible A-level students at for today's piece 👇🏾
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It's A-level results day and @jonsnowC4 has been down to the academy-run Newham Collegiate Sixth Form Centre in east London to witness the moment when over 300 students opened the envelopes containing their results.
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Fascinating and delightful conversation between KSI and on music, boxing and supporting Saka.
All the way in California for Eid & so grateful I get to spend it with loved ones. Wishing you all a wonderful & blessed day 🎉💕🎉
Eid Mubarak! #EidAlAdha
Eventhough it's bittersweet, I'm wishing you all a wonderful Eid 💫💫💫
I pray our duas are accepted & may we witness another Ramadan Insha'Allah
#EidMubarak
All the courageous Somali girls & women coming forward about sexual assault and/or harassment NEED to know we BELIEVE them - enough is enough!
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock warns the UK is at a ‘tipping point’.
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For the fifth consecutive day rescue workers across Turkey and Syria are digging for survivors.
In Adana, below the rubble of this building around 40 loved ones are still stuck and their families left waiting.
More on shortly
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Today marks the end of an era at Channel 4 News, as @jonsnowC4 will present his final edition of the programme tonight at 7pm.
Here's a look back at his remarkable 32-year career presenting the show from around the world.
“We will do whatever it takes” - Rishi Sunak
But a little confused why this package does not include support for renters. In the UK around 20% of households are in the private rented sector.
Don't tell him but I loved talking to for The Fourcast about how CCTV evidence is used in the criminal justice system & the risk of a miscarriage of justice.
Thank you to the wonderful for producing his x
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Is CCTV putting innocent people behind bars?
In today's @c4thefourcast, @zahra_zw tells us about a case of attempted murder which was solved with the help of CCTV.
But that’s not the end of the story.
We spoke to frontline health workers experiencing PTSD, anxiety and depression triggered by Covid-19
Watch our latest piece investigating if this is the NHS’ next big challange
This was a wonderful team effort via Me/ / / Ash & Mike
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Jollof! But we’re not saying which country’s version we prefer...
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twitter.com/kasujja/status…Conclusion: This interview did not disappoint - the tea was spilled.
Good night.
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This is heartbreaking, so many of us grew up watching Shireen Abu Akleh.
Inna lilahi wa ina ilayhi raji'un.
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We talked to and Idris Elba about how they want to amplify the voices that will suffer the most from climate change at #COP26 👇🏾
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"I wouldn't be here if I couldn't make a difference."
Actor Idris Elba tells @fatimamanji at COP26: "Because I have a voice that I can use to amplify it, then I'm going to use it."
Happy Friday!
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BREAKING: Katie Hopkins permanently banned from Twitter, social media firm confirms huffp.st/RpfhtG6
Words that hurt my soul every time: ‘You have reached your limit of free articles.’
In the first episode of The Report for the Fourcast we take a look at the story behind the government-backed race report.
and I spent weeks finding out how it all unfolded.
Listen to our latest with too 👇🏾
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Why did the #RaceReport ignite an avalanche of criticism?
Did the writers expect the backlash?
@serenabarksing spoke to the chair of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, Tony Sewell.
Listen to The Report, a mini-series from @C4TheFourcast
plnk.to/TheFourcast
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Thank you Eileen! I'll chase this up and another thanks for sharing, to begin with. Cheers!
Sarah Everard, Sabina Nessa, Zara Aleena - and now Johanita Dogbey.
Johanita was stabbed to death in Brixton by an alleged stranger in broad daylight while on her way home to a family party.
Important to point out Shukri’s death led to protests because the events after her drowning represents the distrust between some of our most marginalised communities and the police.
Watch our full piece - reported by , produced by me and edit/filmed by Neil Corbett.
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A long-awaited inquest has concluded the death of 12-year-old Shukri Abdi who drowned in River Irwell was an accident.
But #ShukriAbdi’s mum Zamzam Ture told us she still feels she hasn’t got justice, in her only interview following today’s verdict.
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A historic win for Africa. A historic win for the Maghreb. A historic win for the Arab world. A historic win for the atlas lions!!
Congratulations Morocco!!! This is the beautiful game #MORPOR #FIFAWorldCup
Bringing you two pieces today - the first a brave interview from former Leicestershire Police officer David Cole with exposing serious allegations of racism and sexism within the force.
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A lot of people need to watch this because this app can be full of mind-boggling misinformation
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“I’ve just been yelled at by a passer-by who says it’s all a conspiracy, those wards are empty, that hospital’s empty. It is not empty.”
@vsmacdonald reports from a hospital’s Covid ward, and says it’s “fuller than ever”.
Congresswoman being processed by Capitol Police after protesting outside of the Supreme Court for abortion rights.
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Honestly cannot get over that special @Channel4News getting to present with the amazing @kemenzerem was just incredible
So proud of our team and what we were able to achieve 
@symeonbrown @tobybakare and everyone- we did it!!!!
Thanks for all the lovely messages 
@symeonbrown @tobybakare and everyone- we did it!!!!
Thanks for all the lovely messages 
This is my favourite time of the year! Wishing you all a blessed month - Ramadan Kareem 💫
‘Black Lives….Moment’ - does this mean the leader of the opposition has failed to engage with the black community in Britain? Because there is a clear lack of understanding here...
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Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer tells #BBCBreakfast it’s "a shame" the sentiment behind the Black Lives Matter movement is getting “tangled up with these organisational issues" and it’s "nonsense" to call to ‘Defund the Police’.
Anyone else feeling way too anxious because basically everyone they know is a health worker. But at the same time you're in awe of the courage they show going into hospitals or care homes with so many confirmed cases
We really did this in front of everyone & it was so much fun 😂🙈
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When you take over the Channel 4 News studio for an hour to film for our online team....
Let’s just say there were some very confused journos in the newsroom, and quite rightly so
Pets and Weddings Rated coming soon on Insta
#THREAD #YearOfTheWoman
Looking back at the last twelve months there was a few firsts and victories for women. So I thought it would be a good time to review some of the significant milestones reached this year.
#HappyNewYear2019 #2018Memory #topFOURof2018 #WomanOfTheYear
At tonight listening to and two journalists at the forefront of covering the 'Weinstein' story.
With @lucycampbell25
"They do not want to see me in power, so either they will remove me or put me in jail or have me killed."
Former Pakistan Prime Minister talks to as police cut off access to his house from all directions.
Watch the full interview 👇🏾
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“We are a big governance disaster.”
Former Pakistan Prime Minister @ImranKhanPTI tells @krishgm his country must move on from a hybrid system “where power belongs to the military and responsibility belongs to the elected prime minister.”
I'll be sharing snippets from todays event 'Breaking News and the Remaking of Journalism' at UCL by
Ramadan Kareem to the ummah 💞 praying for light and ease for so many of us during these difficult times 🤲🏾#Ramadan2020 #RamadanAtHome
Watch our latest explainer to find out how coronavirus is affecting the most vulnerable people on the planet…and whether enough is being done to help them
Reported by the brilliant
Produced & Edited by Me +
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Our latest - things are getting worse in Khartoum and Darfur.
Civilians are now being targeted - Mohamed Harun was killed in his home by the RSF and their local militia in El Geneina over the weekend.
#KeepEyesOnSudan
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Thread: Our Latest from inside El Geneina in Western Darfur on .
We investigate how civilians have been targeted by the RSF and local militia during fierce battles with the SAF.
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"A lynching is not neutral" -
It was great to be invited to the and be reminded the future of journalism is in good hands.
