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The Fourcast
A podcast from Channel 4 News taking an in-depth look at the biggest stories from Westminster, Washington and around the world. From global conflicts to the corridors of power, we expose, examine and interrogate what's really going on with the people who really know. Watch the episodes here: https://www.channel4.com/news/the-fourcast
Episodes
The Fourcast“I’m in despair for the Tourettes community”. Eddie Marsan on the fallout from the Baftas row
It’s the Bafta row that only deepens - sitting at the intersection of disability rights, broadcasting standards, the harm caused by offensive language, and the…
The FourcastCan Mexico contain cartel violence before the World Cup?
A $15 million bounty, a failed capture, and a dead cartel leader. The killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes aka El Mencho by Mexican special forces has…
The FourcastAndrew arrested: what’s next for the Crown?
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has been arrested and his brother, King Charles, says the police have his “full and wholehearted support”…
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UK unemployment soars: is AI already taking our jobs?
In a week when a convincingly lifelike AI video of Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt slugging it out went viral and caused a meltdown in Hollywood, unemployment stats…
The Fourcast‘Good guys’ commit sexual violence too - author of Gisèle Pelicot book
The trial of Gisèle Pelicot shocked France - a case so disturbing it forced a national reckoning about consent, complicity, and the terrifying ordinariness of…
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Could Andrew go to prison over Epstein emails?
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor is once again at the centre of serious allegations connected to Jeffrey Epstein, with police now assessing whether a criminal case…
The FourcastKeir Starmer on the brink - what next for Labour?
The government is in full-on leadership crisis - with pressure building on Keir Starmer to resign. The Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar was the first major…
The FourcastWill Epstein Mandelson scandal bring down Starmer’s government?
The Peter Mandelson Epstein files emails is the biggest scandal of Keir Starmer's time as Prime Minister, but is it the one to finish him off?The PM admits…
The FourcastWhat Musk’s $1.25 trillion SpaceX xAI merger is REALLY about - explained
Elon Musk has stunned the tech and finance worlds by merging SpaceX with his AI company xAI, creating the most valuable private firm in history. The deal folds…
The FourcastEpstein files: what they mean for Andrew and the Royal family
If you thought the Epstein Files would damage Donald Trump it is here in Britain where they have caused the most devastation. The most damning material yet…
The FourcastFormer CIA analyst: Trump likely to attack Iran
A US carrier group is racing toward Iran. Trump’s statements are swinging between threats and vague offers of a nuclear deal. Inside Tehran, unrest is…
The FourcastStarmer Xi meeting: is Trump making China great again?
Keir Starmer is in Beijing meeting Xi Jinping, as Britain looks to reset ties with China. Is this a glimpse of a new world order - one where America’s…
The FourcastIs Labour’s problem Starmer or something much deeper?
Keir Starmer has blocked Andy Burnham’s bid to run in the Gorton and Denton by-election, but has he just delayed the leadership challenge many in Westminster…
The FourcastShould the UK ban social media for under-16s?
The government is weighing up whether or not to follow in Australia’s footsteps and ban social media for under-16s. Supporters argue that online safety efforts…
The FourcastWill ISIS return after Syrian forces push Kurds back?
It was hoped the fall of Syria's former dictator Bashar al-Assad would usher in a period of stability, unity and perhaps - eventually - democracy. But now the…
The FourcastHow Trump’s Greenland threats are just the beginning of new world order - Peter Zeihan
As Donald Trump marks a year back in office, his threats against Europe and hard-line trade policies are pushing his allies to the edge - while China and…
The FourcastGreenland: Will Europe use trade bazookas against Trump?
Donald Trump wants Greenland - and he’s willing to use tariffs to get it. If European allies refuse to sell, the US president has threatened to escalate trade…
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Jenrick defects: can Reform win the next election?
It’s been quite the week in Westminster. A sacking, a defection, and a deepening crisis on the right. Robert Jenrick’s move to Reform has capped off a dramatic…
The FourcastGreenland: Is Trump now a bigger threat to Nato than Putin?
Donald Trump is once again threatening to annex Greenland, but is it different this time? What once sounded like a joke, now feels like a genuine test of how…
The FourcastIran protests: why it’s different this time - Omid Djalili
The Iranian regime is facing its most serious unrest in years - with protests sweeping Iran despite a near-total internet blackout and a deadly response from…
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Inside Iran’s protests and the young people “ready to die” for freedom
Iran’s foreign minister insists the situation is “under total control.” But reports inside Iran tell a different story, with human rights groups warning of…
The FourcastMinneapolis ICE shooting: innocent victim or ‘domestic terrorist’?
A fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis has ignited a battle over the truth. Federal officials say Renee Nicole Good tried to run over an immigration agent. City…
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Iran on the brink: what is driving nationwide unrest?
Iran is in the grip of its most intense unrest in years with protests spreading across the country and Donald Trump vowing that the US will defend Iranian…
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Was Trump's Venezuela attack all about oil?
Venezuela has long been a country of contradictions, sitting on the world’s largest oil reserves while its economy collapsed around it. Now Donald Trump’s…
The FourcastGaza, Ukraine, China: will 2026 mark the end of the West?
What will 2026 look like around the globe? Will the second phase of the ceasefire in Gaza ever happen, will Ukraine and Russia agree to Donald Trump's peace…
The FourcastFrancesca Albanese: ‘the truth’ behind Gaza’s ‘precarious’ ceasefire
Phase one of Donald Trump’s ceasefire in Gaza appears to be holding, but it's precarious as hundreds of Gazans have been killed since it began and hundreds of…
The FourcastRussia’s ambassador: what Putin really wants from Trump’s peace deal
As Ukraine prepares to present a revised peace proposal to Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he is prepared to hold elections in months - a…
The FourcastHow China could beat America in tech war
China is in an age of rapid technology development with AI, robots and drones - and many fear this relentless progress, and Xi Jinping’s desire to reabsorb…
The FourcastHong Kong fire: bamboo scaffolding or corruption?
The blaze that engulfed seven high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district was the deadliest the city has seen in over 70 years. At least 156…
The FourcastBooming or breaking? The truth about Russia’s war economy
For months after Vladimir Putin’s fullscale invasion of Ukraine, Western leaders predicted Russia’s economy was on the brink of collapse under sanctions - and…
The FourcastPolanski v Farage: Is the political centre in Britain dead?
As Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver the budget on Wednesday, she faces the political nightmare of having to come back for more tax, having said she wouldn't…
The FourcastWealth tax vs tax cuts: how to fix the UK economy?
With the budget just days away, Rachel Reeves is facing yet another black hole in the public finances - after ditching plans to raise income tax, it’s been…
The FourcastTrump's peace plan is to 'surrender' - Ukrainian filmmaker Mstyslav Chernov
US and Russian officials have drafted new proposals to end the Ukraine war but they would appear to require major concessions from President Zelenskyy over…
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'A culture of cover-up': the NHS maternity crisis exposed
The NHS is facing one of its deepest crises - a string of maternity scandals, from Shrewsbury to Nottingham, Oxford to Leeds. Hundreds of babies have died or…
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Starmer vs Streeting: inside the Labour meltdown
Labour is facing an extraordinary rift at the top of government. Health Secretary Wes Streeting has strongly denied claims that he is plotting to overthrow…
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BBC crisis: right-wing coup or bias crackdown?
The BBC is in meltdown: both the Director General Tim Davie and the Head of News Deborah Turness have quit in the same weekend after a leaked memo accused the…
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Mamdani and Polanski: can a new left undo Trump’s climate reversal?
While COP30 gets underway in Brazil - Donald Trump is ripping up climate policy, blasting his allies for falling for what he calls the ‘world's greatest con…
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China US Trade 'breakthrough': Who blinked first?
After months of a “vicious cycle of mutual retaliation”, as Xi Jinping has put it, Donald Trump and China's president seem to have come to a truce after their…
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Is immigration pushing Labour toward electoral wipeout?
Is Keir Starmer’s immigration strategy doomed to fail? Despite tough language, a one-in-one-out returns scheme with France and speeding up the closure of…
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Is UK government complicit in the destruction of Gaza?
Is the UK government complicit in the destruction of Gaza? That's the assertion in the new book by journalist and polemicist Peter Oborne, with both Keir…
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Could the Ukraine Russia war ever go nuclear? - Serhii Plokhi
As Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s latest meeting reportedly descended into another shouting match, the war in Ukraine feels as volatile as ever - and…
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Virginia Roberts Giuffre was ‘gaslit’ by UK government, Met police and Prince Andrew say her family
In 2011, Virginia Roberts Giuffre became known as the most outspoken victim of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Her campaigning against their abuse and…
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AI boom or bubble? why economists fear a global meltdown
With the IMF warning that we’re in an AI bubble that could be worse than the dot-com crash if it bursts — and even OpenAI’s Sam Altman admitting the market is…
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Inside the Israel and Gaza peace deal - what happens next?
After two years of war, a deal has finally been struck. Hostages are coming home, Palestinian prisoners and detainees are being released, and Israel and Hamas…
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Israel Gaza ceasefire: Can Trump’s deal bring real peace?
After two years of relentless war, devastation, and loss in Gaza — a ceasefire has finally been agreed that will see all remaining Israeli hostages freed in…
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Will the Conservatives sack Kemi Badenoch?
As Kemi Badenoch fights for her political life at the Conservative Party conference, the Tories face a growing threat from the right. With high-profile…
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Can the Conservatives survive Farage squeeze? | Shadow Chancellor interview
The Conservative Party Conference is underway in Manchester where the Tories are in turmoil, trailing badly in the polls and staring down electoral oblivion as…
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‘Nigel Farage isn’t your average posh boy’ - Nadine Dorries
Nadine Dorries was once a Tory loyalist and Boris Johnson’s closest ally — now she’s defected to Reform UK, the party leading the polls under Nigel Farage. She…
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Labour’s deputy leader race - who is Bridget Phillipson?
Labour’s deputy leadership contender and Keir Starmer ally Bridget Phillipson joins Krishnan Guru-Murthy on The Fourcast to set out her vision for the party…
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Can Rachel Reeves grow the economy?
Rachel Reeves’ big speech on the economy dominates the second day of the Labour Party conference. Ahead of the November budget, the chancellor warns that there…
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Fired for Charlie Kirk comments: press freedom in Trump's America
Award-winning Washington Post columnist Karen Attiah was sacked after posts she made about Charlie Kirk on social media sparked a storm of controversy. Her…
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Israel Palestine: is a two-state solution still possible?
As a UN commission concludes that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza and international pressure grows with more nations, including the UK, moving toward…
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UN commission says Israel is committing genocide - Marwan Barghouthi’s son reacts
A UN commission investigating the Gaza war has concluded that Israel is committing genocide, adding its voice to growing international concern from legal…
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Peter Mandelson and Epstein: how much did Starmer know?
For the third time in his political career, Peter Mandelson has fallen from high office in a scandal linked to rich and powerful men - this time it was his…
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What does Angela Rayner's resignation mean for Labour?
Angela Rayner has resigned as Deputy Prime Minister following revelations that she failed to pay the correct tax on a new home. But what does her departure…
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Is Zack Polanski the Left's answer to Nigel Farage?
The Green Party in England and Wales has a new leader and by an overwhelming majority members picked the candidate from the radical left-wing of the party -…
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Does the UK really want Nigel Farage’s mass deportation plan?
Nigel Farage has put mass deportations at the centre of his new immigration plan — promising to detain and remove hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers from…
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Inside Trump’s meetings with Putin and Zelenskyy
Donald Trump has just met both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the same week - two leaders locked in a war that has reshaped global security. For…
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UN aid chief demands Israel opens Gaza border
Charged with looking after the United Nations’ humanitarian projects - from Israel’s aid blockade in Gaza to the crisis in Sudan, Tom Fletcher was recently…
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Chris Bryant MP on sexuality, abuse, and his time as a priest
Chris Bryant MP has lived many lives - from a childhood in Franco’s Spain to serving as a priest in the Church of England, and now more than two decades in…