This is a story about the grooming, rape and abuse of children in Barrow, Cumbria. Of girls sometimes still in their school uniform.

A month ago, three brothers were convicted of a raft of serious sexual offences against children across Barrow, and in Leeds. (1/4) Tonight we can reveal that police knew some of what was happening in Barrow as far back as 2009.

Ellie Reynolds identified one of the brothers to police as her alleged abuser six years ago but her case never got to court. (2/4)

INVESTIGATION: Claims of a toxic culture engulf Equality and Human Rights Commission as it confirms an investigation into “discrimination” claims against its Chair. Tonight, a report into the equality watchdog – as sources close to its Chair say she is the victim of “witch-hunt" from the trans lobby working inside the Commission.

An extra 10,500 children could go into care in England, costing £1bn more over ten years. That's the conclusion of research exclusively shared with @Channel4News by five leading children's charities:

@C4Ciaran has been looking at the numbers. @C4Ciaran Action for Children, Barnardo’s, The Children’s Society, the NSPCC and the National Children’s Bureau commissioned Alma Economics to model the government's response to last year's Independent Review of Children's Social Care, led by Josh MacAlister.

Exclusive: Channel 4 News has seen a letter signed by Black Labour MPs calling on Sir Keir Starmer to take "urgent action" on anti-Black racism in the party following the Forde report. "Despite our Party’s claims to be anti-racist [...] we, our members and supporters are losing faith in the ability and commitment of this leadership to tackle the issues raised in the Forde report, and we demand urgent action,” the letter reads.

Channel 4 News has found at least nine cameras made by Chinese CCTV manufacturer Hikvision on the Manchester base of the UK’s intelligence, cyber and security agency GCHQ. The cameras were found at Heron House - which GCHQ describes as its “secure site in the North West”.

This is the moment a fox is rescued after being trapped in a bag and buried alive.

After the release of this exclusive footage, filmed by a hunt saboteur, the British fox hunting governing body suspended The Cotswold Hunt.

Gloucestershire police are investigating the incident. Watch the full report by @alextomo at 7pm tonight on Channel 4 News.

EXCLUSIVE POLL: If there was an election tomorrow, the Conservatives would lose ALL of the 45 so-called ‘red wall’ seats they won from Labour in 2019. According to the data from @JLPartnersPolls for @Channel4News, the Tories would lose half of their voters from the last election in these historically Labour-dominated constituencies.

EXCLUSIVE POLL: Kate Forbes is in the lead as the public’s choice to replace Nicola Sturgeon as first minister of Scotland - with Humza Yousaf and Forbes neck-and-neck among SNP voters.

#NextLeaderOfScotland The exclusive polling data from @IpsosScotland finds that Forbes has an 8-point lead over Yousaf among the general public, although overall ratings are lukewarm.

One in three say either that none of the candidates would make the best First Minister, or that they don’t know.

Ten officers and staff from England's second largest police force are under investigation over allegedly derogatory and offensive material shared on social media. Tonight Channel 4 News reveals serious concerns about the conduct of police officers in the West Midlands - including a member of its elite firearms unit facing a criminal investigation over allegations of sexual misconduct.

"There were many serious, credible threats against Meghan Markle emanating from the far-right?"

"Absolutely."

Former head of counter terrorism for the Met Police, Neil Basu, tells @cathynewman about the "disgusting and very real" threats Prince Harry and Meghan Markle faced. @cathynewman "I find some of the commentary coming out of the Home Office inexplicable."

Assistant Commisioner for the Met Police, Neil Basu, tells @cathynewman that Home Secretary Suella Braverman's language about her dreams of sending immigrants to Rwanda is "horrific."

Channel 4 News has seen evidence that people living in the same estate as Awaab Ishak, 2, who died from a respiratory condition caused by mould in his home, are still living in conditions so bad they say it’s making them ill.

One man says he has asthma and has coughed up blood. “There’s always something wrong with the flat… but they don’t do anything.”

A woman, who asked to remain anonymous, living on the Freehold estate run by Rochdale Boroughwide Housing, tells @clarefallon she’s been living with mould for months.

“Your own mental health becomes absolutely rock bottom - but we had to keep going.”

Parents of sexually abused children say too often they are not getting enough support.

Cath Pickles, whose daughter Sarah was abused, has set up a charity in a bid to change that. “We built a service we wished we received.”

Cath’s charity Restitute, which helps parents and carers supporting sexual abuse survivors, received £300,000 of funding from the Home Office to expand it across the country.

Cath and Sarah have waived their right to anonymity.

Exclusive: Conservative MP Conor Burns was the subject of a sexual harassment complaint five years before he was sacked as a minister for alleged inappropriate behaviour at the Tory Party Conference, Channel 4 News can reveal.

Mr. Burns strenuously denies these allegations. Mr Burns vigorously denies the 2017 allegations saying that they are “without merit” and were withdrawn “almost immediately” before an investigation even took place.

He told us the complaint was never put to him and that it was made by a “bad faith actor motivated by malice”.

The NHS is facing a shortage of drugs, including anti-depressants and penicillin.

The number of drugs in short supply has risen by 200% in the last 12 months to 152, according to figures seen by Channel 4 News. Data shared with Channel 4 News estimates the NHS has spent nearly £136m more than it normally would in the last 12 months, with more than £107m of that amount being spent since April 2022.

An investigation by @Channel4News can reveal over 1,300 violations of the rules brought in to deal with water pollution from farming - and yet not a single prosecution. Our Freedom of information request also shows there have been fewer than 3,000 farm inspections by the Environment Agency since new rules to protect England's water quality came into force in 2018.

At that rate it would take well over a century to check every farm in England.

Loan sharks are exploiting the cost of living crisis to prey on the most vulnerable families, investigators have told @Channel4News.

One victim describes how he was taken from his home in the middle of the night and forced to “dig his own grave” after a late repayment. More than half of victims who borrowed from a loan shark this year did so to pay for basics such as food and energy bills, according to data shared with Channel 4 News by England’s Illegal Money Lending Team.

At least a million CCTV cameras supplied by a Chinese state-owned company are installed in the UK.

Channel 4 News can reveal the government has turned down a request to meet the company amid security concerns, with reports of some cameras trying to connect to Chinese servers. Hikvision is one of the largest CCTV camera producers in the world, owning almost a third of the global market and producing over 36 million cameras a year.

The Police Federation is one of many UK public bodies to have installed the cameras in their buildings, we have learned.

On tonight’s Channel 4 News, as the party continues for England's continent conquering Lionesses, we discuss whether women's football will finally get the recognition and the funding it deserves. The first grain ship has left the port of Odesa since the Russian blockade.

It's only one ship and it will get examined by all sides before its cargo is released, but could it start a slide in food prices?

Exclusive: Ex-Chancellor Rishi Sunak is the Conservative Party members’ favourite to succeed Boris Johnson, an Opinium poll for Channel 4 News has found.

However, a majority of Conservative members would have preferred Mr Johnson to remain as leader, the poll also found. Of the 493 Tory Party members polled, 25% said they would choose Rishi Sunak as the new party leader.

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss was supported by 21%, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace by 12% and Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi by 6% of members polled.

In India, extremists are carrying out campaigns of violence and intimidation to stop Muslims marrying Hindus.

Many believe these interfaith marriages are part of a conspiracy theory known as ‘Love Jihad’ - a so-called plot to turn India into a Muslim republic. Despite saying they oppose the violence, India’s Hindu nationalist government is introducing laws, which critics say are designed to stamp out interfaith marriages.

Leading figures from large corporations, including oil giant BP, are members of an influential, but almost entirely unaccountable, group advising the British Museum in secretive meetings, Channel 4 News can reveal.

Campaigners have called for the museum to be more transparent. The Chairman’s Advisory Group (CAG) consists of around 30 business leaders who have met to discuss controversial issues the British Museum has faced, including repatriation of artefacts, a Freedom of Information request sent by campaign group Culture Unstained has found.