Channel 4 News - Simon Israel

Prospects for Middle East peace?

Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:25:00 +0000

Today's air strikes come just over a week after Hamas ended its six-month truce with Israel. Simon Israel reports.

Animal rights campaigners guilty

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:00:00 +0000

Four animal rights extremists face up to 14 years behind bars after being found guilty of blackmail, reports Simon Israel.

Man guilty of Nickell killing

Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:48:00 +0000

Sixteen years on, the man who murdered Rachel Nickell in front of her baby son on Wimbledon Common is finally brought to justice.

Abu Hamza extradition postponed

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:48:00 +0100

Efforts by radical Islamist cleric Abu Hamza to prevent extradition on terror charges have received a boost. Simon Israel reports.

Menezes and Osman image 'enhanced'

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 16:21:00 +0100

A composite image of Charles de Menezes and attempted suicide bomber Hussain Osman has been described as "enhanced" in court.

Menezes shooting: 'catastrophic errors'

Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:48:00 +0100

A court has heard that catastrophic errors by the police led to the fatal shooting of an innocent Brazilian man, Jean Charles de Menezes.

Portuguese police: Madeleine could be dead

Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:08:00 +0100

One hundred days after Madeleine McCann disappeared from her family's holiday apartment, Portuguese police acknowledged for the first time today that she could be dead.

Inquest attacks restraint system

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:20:00 +0100

An inquest rules that the death of Gareth Myatt, 15, was an accident but criticises the failure to review the restraint system.

'Pain' appropriate for children

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:00:00 +0000

Despite widespread calls for an end to painful techniques, a report says it is sometimes necessary to use force to restrain children in custody, reports Simon Israel.

Death 'a most terrible mistake'

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:00:00 +0000

The jury in the Jean Charles de Menezes inquest decide police firearms officers did not shout a warning when they entered a tube carriage and shot the Brazilian.

Uncertain future for camp detainees

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:00:00 +0000

Simon Israel reports on the 250 people who are detained in Guantanamo and the conundrum now facing incoming President Obama.

Menezes policeman weeps in court

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:00:00 +0100

One of the police marksmen who shot dead Jean Charles de Menezes breaks down in the witness stand. Simon Israel reports.

Tough on the causes of miscounting

Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:44:00 +0100

Despite past Labour claims that violent crime was not rising, Home Secretary Jacqui Smith suddenly admits the government got its figures wrong.