Darshna Soni
@darshna.bsky.social
Journalist. Communities Editor at #c4news. Lending an ear and giving a voice to communities across the UK.
BREAKING: The first 27 asylum seekers have been moved into Crowborough military site in Sussex. Home Office plans to move 540 people there and says “they will only be housed there for up to three months whilst their claim is processed.” Current claims are taking longer than three months.
January 22, 2026 at 10:49 AM
BREAKING: The first 27 asylum seekers have been moved into Crowborough military site in Sussex. Home Office plans to move 540 people there and says “they will only be housed there for up to three months whilst their claim is processed.” Current claims are taking longer than three months.
“Yes, there were errors, but the inquiry found no antisemitism or political pressure on the police.“ Ayoub Khan MP tells #c4news Craig Guilford, Chief Constable of WMP, has been “thrown under the bus because he didn't conform to political pressure.”
January 16, 2026 at 7:18 PM
“Yes, there were errors, but the inquiry found no antisemitism or political pressure on the police.“ Ayoub Khan MP tells #c4news Craig Guilford, Chief Constable of WMP, has been “thrown under the bus because he didn't conform to political pressure.”
Is Craig Guildford, Chief Constable of WMP going to resign? We are outside Police HQ and are expecting a “significant” announcement at 4pm… #c4news
January 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Is Craig Guildford, Chief Constable of WMP going to resign? We are outside Police HQ and are expecting a “significant” announcement at 4pm… #c4news
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Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward
January 15, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Tonight's turret meeting will be pretty awkward
BREAKING: Kemi Badenoch has SACKED Robert Jenrick. She says she was presented with clear irrefutable evidence he was plotting to defect.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
Robert Jenrick sacked by Kemi Badenoch over ‘clear evidence he was plotting to defect’ – UK politics live
‘I have sacked Robert Jenrick from the Shadow Cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership with immediate effect,’ Tory leader says
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:15 AM
BREAKING: Kemi Badenoch has SACKED Robert Jenrick. She says she was presented with clear irrefutable evidence he was plotting to defect.
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...
After 73 days on hunger strike, three Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners including Heba Muraisi have ended their hunger strike after the government decided not to award a £2bn contract to Elbit Systems UK:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Three Palestine Action protesters end their hunger strike
Four more who had paused opt not to continue after government opts against giving contract to Elbit Systems UK
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:00 PM
After 73 days on hunger strike, three Palestine Action-affiliated prisoners including Heba Muraisi have ended their hunger strike after the government decided not to award a £2bn contract to Elbit Systems UK:
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
“When I was hugging her, I felt I could break her, she’s paper thin. But mentally she’s still really strong.”
Heba Muraisi has now been on hunger strike for 70 days. As concerns about her health grow, #c4news spoke to her friend
and fellow activist Francesca Nadin
www.channel4.com/news/palesti...
Heba Muraisi has now been on hunger strike for 70 days. As concerns about her health grow, #c4news spoke to her friend
and fellow activist Francesca Nadin
www.channel4.com/news/palesti...
Palestine Action’s Muraisi ‘has no other choice’ but to hunger strike says friend
We spoke to Heba Muraisi's friend and fellow activist Francesca Nadin.
www.channel4.com
January 11, 2026 at 8:35 PM
“When I was hugging her, I felt I could break her, she’s paper thin. But mentally she’s still really strong.”
Heba Muraisi has now been on hunger strike for 70 days. As concerns about her health grow, #c4news spoke to her friend
and fellow activist Francesca Nadin
www.channel4.com/news/palesti...
Heba Muraisi has now been on hunger strike for 70 days. As concerns about her health grow, #c4news spoke to her friend
and fellow activist Francesca Nadin
www.channel4.com/news/palesti...
If the kids are wondering what Santa does the morning after the night before, I found him at #parkrun. He got stitch going round, probably too many mince pies 🥧 #loveparkrun
December 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
If the kids are wondering what Santa does the morning after the night before, I found him at #parkrun. He got stitch going round, probably too many mince pies 🥧 #loveparkrun
Reposted by Darshna Soni
Could this Palestinian song be the UK’s Christmas No. 1?
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Could this Palestinian song be the UK’s Christmas No. 1?
The UK's official Christmas number one race kicks off today, and among the hopefuls is the charity single Lullaby - a reworking of a Palestinian folk song.
www.channel4.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Could this Palestinian song be the UK’s Christmas No. 1?
www.channel4.com/news/could-t...
www.channel4.com/news/could-t...
“Some artists were reluctant to talk about Palestine because they know there's a backlash to that, they know it could threaten your career. But to identify any criticism of Israel with antisemitism is really what the problem has been,” Brian Eno tells me. www.channel4.com/news/could-t...
Could this Palestinian song be the UK’s Christmas No. 1?
The UK's official Christmas number one race kicks off today, and among the hopefuls is the charity single Lullaby - a reworking of a Palestinian folk song.
www.channel4.com
December 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
“Some artists were reluctant to talk about Palestine because they know there's a backlash to that, they know it could threaten your career. But to identify any criticism of Israel with antisemitism is really what the problem has been,” Brian Eno tells me. www.channel4.com/news/could-t...
We now get Home Office press releases about immigration nearly every day. Interesting to note the language. They obviously want to be seen to be taking action, but “illegal migrants” are not the same as “asylum seekers”
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
We now get Home Office press releases about immigration nearly every day. Interesting to note the language. They obviously want to be seen to be taking action, but “illegal migrants” are not the same as “asylum seekers”
RIP Jimmy Cliff 💔
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:37 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff 💔
In the Commons earlier, the Tories' James Cartlidge repeatedly asked David Lammy whether any other asylum seeker offenders has been released from prison.
Now it’s revealed a foreign prisoner is on the run after being mistakenly released HMP Wandsworth. news.sky.com/story/manhun...
Now it’s revealed a foreign prisoner is on the run after being mistakenly released HMP Wandsworth. news.sky.com/story/manhun...
Manhunt for foreign prisoner after mistaken release from HMP Wandsworth
The error happened just five days after the high-profile release of migrant sex offender Hadush Kebatu from HMP Chelmsford.
news.sky.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
In the Commons earlier, the Tories' James Cartlidge repeatedly asked David Lammy whether any other asylum seeker offenders has been released from prison.
Now it’s revealed a foreign prisoner is on the run after being mistakenly released HMP Wandsworth. news.sky.com/story/manhun...
Now it’s revealed a foreign prisoner is on the run after being mistakenly released HMP Wandsworth. news.sky.com/story/manhun...
BREAKING: Another migrant who re-entered the UK by small boat after being returned to France under the Government’s “one in, one out” deal has been deported back again. The man returned to the UK less than a month after being removed.
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
BREAKING: Another migrant who re-entered the UK by small boat after being returned to France under the Government’s “one in, one out” deal has been deported back again. The man returned to the UK less than a month after being removed.
John Lewis back on form with their Christmas ad this year, they’ve nailed it - Another tear-jerker.
November 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
John Lewis back on form with their Christmas ad this year, they’ve nailed it - Another tear-jerker.
“I saw who I thought was the attacker, dressed all in black, it was terrifying.”
We’ve just interviewed Dean McFarlane, who witnessed the aftermath of the #huntingdon attack. Full interview on #c4news at 5.22pm
We’ve just interviewed Dean McFarlane, who witnessed the aftermath of the #huntingdon attack. Full interview on #c4news at 5.22pm
November 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
“I saw who I thought was the attacker, dressed all in black, it was terrifying.”
We’ve just interviewed Dean McFarlane, who witnessed the aftermath of the #huntingdon attack. Full interview on #c4news at 5.22pm
We’ve just interviewed Dean McFarlane, who witnessed the aftermath of the #huntingdon attack. Full interview on #c4news at 5.22pm
BREAKING. BTP: At this stage, there is nothing to suggest that #Huntingdon is a terrorist incident.
Two men in police custody, a 32-year-old black British male and a 35-year-old British national of Caribbean descent.
Two people remain in a life-threatening condition.
Two men in police custody, a 32-year-old black British male and a 35-year-old British national of Caribbean descent.
Two people remain in a life-threatening condition.
November 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
BREAKING. BTP: At this stage, there is nothing to suggest that #Huntingdon is a terrorist incident.
Two men in police custody, a 32-year-old black British male and a 35-year-old British national of Caribbean descent.
Two people remain in a life-threatening condition.
Two men in police custody, a 32-year-old black British male and a 35-year-old British national of Caribbean descent.
Two people remain in a life-threatening condition.
Four children, including a baby, were rescued from the top floor of the building, after an arson attack on asylum accommodation in Drogheda, Ireland.
Justice Minister confirms arson attack on IPAS building in Drogheda last night.
"Fireworks were thrown into the building, causing a fire and putting lives at risk. This was a terrifying ordeal for the women and children living there, a number of whom were taken to hospital."
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"Fireworks were thrown into the building, causing a fire and putting lives at risk. This was a terrifying ordeal for the women and children living there, a number of whom were taken to hospital."
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November 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Four children, including a baby, were rescued from the top floor of the building, after an arson attack on asylum accommodation in Drogheda, Ireland.
Really chuffed to have won Journalist of the Year at the Asian Media Awards. Big up to my fabulous #c4news crew, best team in the business (with a few sore heads this morning!)
November 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Really chuffed to have won Journalist of the Year at the Asian Media Awards. Big up to my fabulous #c4news crew, best team in the business (with a few sore heads this morning!)
“At the top of Labour they feel if immigration is still the most salient issue come the general election,they might as well pack their bags and not even turn up.”
On another day of headlines about immigration, is it pushing Labour toward electoral wipeout? Our latest podcast:
youtu.be/HxITsBrBeuM
On another day of headlines about immigration, is it pushing Labour toward electoral wipeout? Our latest podcast:
youtu.be/HxITsBrBeuM
Is immigration pushing Labour toward electoral wipeout?
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
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October 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“At the top of Labour they feel if immigration is still the most salient issue come the general election,they might as well pack their bags and not even turn up.”
On another day of headlines about immigration, is it pushing Labour toward electoral wipeout? Our latest podcast:
youtu.be/HxITsBrBeuM
On another day of headlines about immigration, is it pushing Labour toward electoral wipeout? Our latest podcast:
youtu.be/HxITsBrBeuM
Who is profiting from asylum hotels? New report finds private contractors have made “excessive” profits out of asylum accommodation at the taxpayers’ expense. Home Office being charged £145 per migrant per night in a hotel, compared to £23 in a rented house.
October 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Who is profiting from asylum hotels? New report finds private contractors have made “excessive” profits out of asylum accommodation at the taxpayers’ expense. Home Office being charged £145 per migrant per night in a hotel, compared to £23 in a rented house.
Another woman in her 20s has been raped in what West Midlands Police have called a racially aggravated attack.
She was attacked at a property in Walsall by a man she did not know; www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
She was attacked at a property in Walsall by a man she did not know; www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Suspect video released after 'racially aggravated' Walsall rape
Police say the woman was attacked on Saturday night in Walsall and have appealed for information.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Another woman in her 20s has been raped in what West Midlands Police have called a racially aggravated attack.
She was attacked at a property in Walsall by a man she did not know; www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
She was attacked at a property in Walsall by a man she did not know; www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BREAKING: Hadush Kebatu, who was released in error from Chelmsford Prison on Friday morning, has been arrested. He was found in the Finsbury Park area of London this morning.
October 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
BREAKING: Hadush Kebatu, who was released in error from Chelmsford Prison on Friday morning, has been arrested. He was found in the Finsbury Park area of London this morning.
Met Police say wrongly-released sex offender Hadush Kebatu was last seen shortly before 8pm on Friday in the Dalston area of Hackney
He was still in his prison-issue tracksuit, but is now carrying his belongings in a distinctive white bag with avocado pictures on it.
He was still in his prison-issue tracksuit, but is now carrying his belongings in a distinctive white bag with avocado pictures on it.
October 25, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Met Police say wrongly-released sex offender Hadush Kebatu was last seen shortly before 8pm on Friday in the Dalston area of Hackney
He was still in his prison-issue tracksuit, but is now carrying his belongings in a distinctive white bag with avocado pictures on it.
He was still in his prison-issue tracksuit, but is now carrying his belongings in a distinctive white bag with avocado pictures on it.
Irish police have come under attack at a protest outside the Citywest hotel used to house asylum seekers in Dublin:
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trib.al/JCjstEd
Police van set alight at Citywest protest in Dublin
Chants of "get them out" are echoing through the crowd.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Irish police have come under attack at a protest outside the Citywest hotel used to house asylum seekers in Dublin:
trib.al/JCjstEd
trib.al/JCjstEd