Blogscrape

A curfew is in place in Christchurch after an earthquake of same size as the quake that claimed 230,000 lives in Haiti hit New Zealand's second largest city.

A senior Labour MP tells Channel 4 News there is now enough evidence to re-open the Commons select committee inquiry into allegations of phone-hacking by journalists at the News of the World.

A widow separated from her four children by floodwaters is one of many tales of tragedy and bravery that aid worker Anna Bertmar Khan describes for Channel 4 News from the flood-hit Sindh region of Pakistan.  

A widow separated from her four children by floodwaters is one of many tales of tragedy and bravery that aid worker Anna Bertmar Khan describes for Channel 4 News from the flood-hit Sindh region of Pakistan.  

Nearly six million people will be told in the coming months that they have been taxed incorrectly, with around 1.4 million expected to face demands to pay back money. Channel 4 News looks at who might be affected, and what happens next.

In a bid to cut budget deficits, Maywood city in California has taken extreme measures to reduce costs: replacing its entire city staff with contractors from outside to carry out all local services. Felicity Spector looks at cost-cutting across the Atlantic.

The former home secretary Alan Johnson says there may be a case for a new inquiry into phone-hacking by journalists at the News of the World, amid claims that Downing Street communications chief Andy Coulson was aware the illegal practice was going on while he was the newpaper's editor.

As the parents of suspected honour killing victim Shafilea Ahmed are released on bail, Midlands Correspondent Darshna Soni writes that her family are deeply upset by the action taken against them.

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service are investigating the cause of a fire at a Hare Krishna temple in Leicester, which is believed to have destroyed a third of the building. Emergency services tell Channel 4 News.

Following Stephen Hawking's latest contribution to the debate over the existence of God, astronomer John Gribbin writes for Channel 4 News how it is possible there is a creator, but that creator may not correspond to the Church's idea of God.

As the man in charge of keeping cricket corruption free faces the media in the wake of the Pakistan match-fixing claims, chief correspondent Alex Thomson attempts to get straight answers to straight questions.

A suicide bomber has struck the Pakistani city of Quetta, killing 43 people. It is the second major attack this week in the country, which continues to face problems from last month's devastating floods.

As fugitive tycoon Asil Nadir appears at the Old Bailey after he fled Britain to Northern Cyprus, Home Affairs Correspondent Andy Davies reports on a the resumption of a case that's been "adjourned" for 17 years.

Tony Blair's autobiography is turning up in some unexpected sections of bookshops. Channel 4 News speaks to one political blogger who thinks the plot might just increase sales.

Tony Blair's autobiography is turning up in some unexpected sections of bookshops. Channel 4 News speaks to one political blogger who thinks the plot might just increase sales.

David Cameron and his wife Samantha have showed off their 10-day-old baby on the steps of 10 Downing Street following her birth in Cornwall. 

David Cameron and his wife Samantha have showed off their 10-day-old baby on the steps of 10 Downing Street following her birth in Cornwall. 

The forensic pathologist who botched the Ian Tomlinson G20 post mortem is to be suspended from further practice for three months by the General Medical Council (GMC), writes Simon Israel from the hearing.

Veteran Guns N' Roses rocker Axl Rose sparks a backlash following a series of late performances - with fans in Dublin throwing bottles at the band. NME tells Channel 4 News concert goers should expect value for money.

People in the UK are drinking 13 per cent less alcohol than in 2004, as alcohol consumption falls more dramatically this year than at any time since 1948.