Claire Wilde

3 weeks ago | channel4.com | Claire Wilde

Police recorded 150 stabbings or other knife crimes causing injuries at schools across England and Wales last year, figures obtained exclusively by FactCheck show. That’s equivalent to four per school week. The knife attacks are among at least 20,000 violent crimes recorded at schools by police forces in 2024, FactCheck’s figures show. And as just over half of police forces were able to provide data, the true extent of school violence is likely to be even greater.

2 months ago | channel4.com | Claire Wilde

Fractures, loss of sight and even amputations are among the severe injuries being suffered by teachers and other staff because of violence in schools, FactCheck can exclusively reveal. Each year, hundreds of violent assaults are leaving staff with such serious injuries that they must be reported to safety regulators. How many teachers are injured in schools?

Jan 6, 2025 | channel4.com | Claire Wilde

By Claire WildeCuts to England’s bus network are costing the economy £2.6 billion a year, exclusive analysis for Channel 4 News shows. Shrinking services over 12 years have led to the loss of thousands of jobs and a decline in spending in local economies, the report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) says. Last year, to England’s buses between 2011 and 2023.

Oct 10, 2024 | channel4.com | Claire Wilde

Nature is in peril like never before, according to a major new report by the conservation charity WWF. It’s the latest study to reveal the extent of the global biodiversity crisis – and condenses the loss into one shocking figure. On average, wildlife populations have declined by nearly three quarters – 73% – over the past 50 years. The main causes include human-driven habitat loss, pollution and climate change.

Sep 27, 2024 | channel4.com | Claire Wilde |Helen Johnson |Georgina Lee

By Brian O’Flynn, Claire Wilde, Helen Johnson and Georgina Lee. Between 7 October last year and 20 September this year, Israel struck Lebanon five times for every one Hezbollah assault that hit Israel. That’s according to FactCheck analysis of conflict data from the US non-profit ACLED. And we find these attacks resulted in thirty deaths in Lebanon for every one fatality in Israel. What is Hezbollah? Hezbollah is an Iran-backed military and political group based in Lebanon, which borders Israel.