Darshna Soni

Four children, including a baby, were rescued from the top floor of the building, after an arson attack on asylum accommodation in Drogheda, Ireland.

Really chuffed to have won Journalist of the Year at the Asian Media Awards. Big up to my fabulous #c4news crew, best team in the business (with a few sore heads this morning!)

Thanks Meg

YouTube video by Channel 4 News Is immigration pushing Labour toward electoral wipeout?

“At the top of Labour they feel if immigration is still the most salient issue come the general election,they might as well pack their bags and not even turn up.”

On another day of headlines about immigration, is it pushing Labour toward electoral wipeout? Our latest podcast:
youtu.be/HxITsBrBeuM

It’s still so great!

Interesting point

Yes, this is the perception

That’s a huge issue for people who get ILR, with only 28 days to sort themselves out

The cost of 10-year “flawed” contracts with private companies who provide asylum accommodation has gone up from £4.5bn to £15.3bn. 32,000 asylum seekers are currently housed in 200 hotels. Report finds Home Office has failed to manage these contracts or impose penalty clauses.

Who is profiting from asylum hotels? New report finds private contractors have made “excessive” profits out of asylum accommodation at the taxpayers’ expense. Home Office being charged £145 per migrant per night in a hotel, compared to £23 in a rented house.

Another woman in her 20s has been raped in what West Midlands Police have called a racially aggravated attack.
She was attacked at a property in Walsall by a man she did not know; www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

BREAKING: Hadush Kebatu, who was released in error from Chelmsford Prison on Friday morning, has been arrested. He was found in the Finsbury Park area of London this morning.

Met Police say wrongly-released sex offender Hadush Kebatu was last seen shortly before 8pm on Friday in the Dalston area of Hackney

He was still in his prison-issue tracksuit, but is now carrying his belongings in a distinctive white bag with avocado pictures on it.

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Police van set alight at Citywest protest in Dublin Chants of "get them out" are echoing through the crowd.

Irish police have come under attack at a protest outside the Citywest hotel used to house asylum seekers in Dublin:

trib.al/JCjstEd

Happy Diwali to everyone celebrating 🪔 Lovely to see houses decorated with Rangoli to welcome the Goddess Lakshmi, to symbolise the victory of good over evil, and to attract positive energy and prosperity.

Israel government hosts far-right activist Tommy Robinson Far-right British agitator and guest of the Israeli government, Tommy Robinson, prepared for his big rally in Tel Aviv.

“The Board of Deputies of British Jews says you're a thug, that you represent the worst of Britain?”
“Who voted for them to represent British Jews?”
When @lindseyhilsum.bsky.social met Tommy Robinson, guest of the Israeli government at his big rally in Tel Aviv:
www.channel4.com/news/israel-...

Sad to hear of the death of Dame Jilly Cooper. I had the pleasure of meeting her at the BAFTAs this year and we had a good giggle when I told her I used to get her books from the library growing up and the naughty bits would always have the pages folded over! R.I.P 🩷

Coming up on #c4news, we’ll have the latest on the Manchester synagogue attacker, 35-year-old British citizen Jihad Al-Shamie, who was on bail for an alleged rape at the time of his murderous assualt.

Manchester synagogue terrorist was on bail for alleged rape Exclusive: Jihad al-Shamie had been due to appear in court over alleged sexual attack earlier this year, sources say

The Manchester synagogue terrorist Jihad al-Shamie was reportedly on police bail for an alleged rape when he carried out the attack; www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

BREAKING: “We fully distance ourselves from this attack”
A statement has been released by the Manchester attacker's father, on behalf of the Al-Shamie family.

Two victims of the Manchester synagogue attack have been named by police.
Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, died in the attack in Crumpsall.
GMP: "We commit to being mindful of cultural preferences and sensitivities, ensuring these men and their loved ones’ wishes are respected."

A nine-year-old girl has been shot three times with an airgun, in what is being treated as a racially aggravated assault in Bristol. Avon & Somerset Police say a racial comment was made during incident, the girl has been left traumatised and too frightened to leave home #c4news

A culture warrior before her time, Mary Whitehouse claimed to be an ordinary woman who represented the little people against the establishment - what are the parallels with the protests and politics of today? My interview with Maxine Peake and @carolinebirduk.bsky.social on c4news at 7pm:

Yes. Defo a mix of some people inspired by Angela Rayner but also some disappointed

Huge asylum appeals backlog still major issue for government The Government has pledged to tackle what's called 'irregular migration', people who arrive in the UK illegally or without permission.

The government plans to "completely overhaul" the asylum appeals system, but we didn’t get much detail today.
Many asylum seekers in hotels are waiting on appeals. I went to meet one man stuck in the system for years, on his third appeal; #c4news www.channel4.com/news/huge-as...

Reform council’s Nottingham Post ban a ‘massive attack on local democracy’ Nottinghamshire council’s administration says it will no longer deal with local paper, in unprecedented move

“What you’re seeing here is probably a microcosm of how it will be across the UK if Nigel Farage becomes PM - this kind of shutting down of questioning.”
Nottinghamshire county council’s Reform leader says it will no longer deal with the local paper: www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Great picture!

A picturesque #parkrun in Porthcawl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Lovely route along the promenade. Learnt a fascinating bit of history, civil rights activist Paul Robeson performed for Welsh miners here in 1957 - via a transatlantic telephone, as the U.S. government had confiscated his passport ☎️ 🎤

Famine confirmed in Gaza City for first time, UN-backed report says - live updates The IPC says "catastrophic conditions" are projected to expand to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September.

IPC has announced that for the first time famine has been officially confirmed in Gaza City.
Large part of the population is facing starvation or extreme levels of hunger.
A large number of people are dying from hunger and diseases.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck...