The Fourcast

India is currently witnessing not just the biggest protests in its history - but the largest demonstrations in the world. Tens of thousands of farmers have been parked on highways on New Delhi’s borders to protest new farming laws. Yesterday they clashed violently with police as India celebrated Republic Day. Do the farm protests threaten Narendra Modi's nationalist government after a decade in power- or are they a blip in his mission to transform India?

In March 2020, when most of the world went into lockdown, Sweden took a different path; pubs stayed open, kids stayed in school and life carried quite normally. The “Swedish model” was touted by some as an alternative approach to pandemic management. But as the second wave hits, has Sweden’s gamble paid off? 

Our foreign affairs correspondent Jonathan Rugman, has been to Sweden to figure out why they decided to go it alone - and why it was always a risky strategy.

Sources: NBC, SVT

Donald Trump has become something he never wanted to be: a loser. He joins a list of US presidents who asked the American people for another chance, another term - and failed.

Kiran talks to the acclaimed historian, Rick Perlstein about whether the clues were always there when it came to Trump’s loss, and what Joe Biden should be fearful of in four years time.

Sources: NBC News, 4President, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, The New York Times, ITV News, MSNBC

The inauguration of the 46th US President marks the end of America’s four-year experiment with carnage and chaos - with a new Commander in chief being sworn in today. It comes in the midst of a pandemic, with crowds even smaller than they were four years ago, and with the nation’s capitol a fortress like never before. Matt Frei is in Washington DC for this momentous moment and explains the man Joe Biden.

Vaccination against Covid-19 has begun across the world. But can we end this pandemic when the World Health Organisation says that vaccine hesitancy - those who believe vaccinations are either unsafe or ineffective - is one of the biggest threats to global health?

Our reporter, Ayshah Tull, has been speaking to those who are convinced the vaccine is too risky.

Sources: ITV, The Telegraph, 11Alive, Unicef Africa

Once again we're in lockdown, as the coronavirus pandemic rips through the country. It seems that our only hope is the vaccine, but do we have enough of it? And how long will it take to vaccinate enough people that life can return to normal? 

Throughout the pandemic, Paddy Worrall and his award-winning Channel 4 News FactCheck team have crunched the data and the challenged government soundbites, and he joins us today to discuss how to vaccinate a nation. 

Sources: ITN, LBC

Last Wednesday, a violent mob of Trump supporters rampaged through the most hallowed institution of American democracy, the US Capitol, storming into the debating chamber and sending politicians into hiding and ransacking offices. Just minutes before, Congress was formally confirming President-elect Joe Biden’s win. Today, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to move towards impeaching Donald Trump claiming he incited an insurrection on the Capitol last week.

Clips: ITV News, MSNBC

When the bodies of 39 Vietnamese migrants were discovered in a lorry container in Essex in 2019, it shocked the nation. Last month, two men: Eamonn Harrison and Gheorghe Nica were found guilty of multiple counts of manslaughter at the trial. We look into the story of one woman found in that container - who risked it all to come to the UK and provide for her family.

Trigger warnings: descriptions of suffocation, and physical violence

2020 is over. For many a year to forget, but one which will undoubtedly have changed the courses of all our lives.

So, what might the new year have in store for us? We speak to three Channel 4 News reporters with very different areas of expertise about what the future might hold; looking ahead to Brexit, the next chapter of the coronavirus crisis, and the global affairs movements that you need to know about.

Some of history’s most beautiful goals are thanks to football’s iconic header. But has the move harmed, even killed, some of our most treasured football stars?

In recent years, we’ve lost many of the heroes of England’s World Cup winning team of ‘66 - and many of them suffered from dementia.

Our North of England Correspondent, Clare Fallon, has been looking at sport and the long-term effects of head injuries.

Sources: ITN, PBS