Peter Smith, ITV News

27/07/2022

From Somalia, where 7 million face starvation. Half the children are malnourished, and at least one child dies every day.

Somalia is a country on the edge of famine after its longest drought for 40 years - and this crisis is still getting worse.

Almost 1 million have already been forced to flee their land here. They walk for days through barren, dangerous wilderness seeking help. They are desperate and they are hungry. But even at the aid camps, there’s still not enough food to go around.

Somalia is now suffering its longest period of drought for more than 40 years and hundreds of thousands of people are suffering from hunger and exhaustion. | ITV National News

14/09/2021

Inside Barlinnie.

Scotland has the worst drug death record in Europe & one of the highest rates of incarceration. We investigated this endless cycle of addiction, crime, and imprisonment. And what’s being done to break it.

Watch our exclusive report from Scotland’s biggest, oldest, and toughest prison.

So-called 'unhackable' mobile phones given to prisoners in Scotland during lockdown by the Scottish Government at a cost of £3 million are now being used for...

07/04/2021

“He came over and said, ‘You’re a f***** monkey.’”

For the first time since the incident, Glen Kamara has spoken out about the alleged racist abuse from Ondrej Kudela. The Slavia Prague player denies it and claims he called Kamara, “You f***ing guy.”

In his first television interview since the incident, Glen Kamara opens up on the alleged racist abuse he suffered by Slavia Prague's Ondrej Kudela.

03/04/2021

Ballet West’s former Vice Principal, Jonathan Barton, has been arrested and charged in connection with s*xual offences.

A ballet teacher at Scotland’s biggest ballet school has been arrested following an exclusive ITV News investigation.

09/03/2021

“Let’s go for more.”

Steven Gerrard speaks for the first time since winning the league with Rangers, openly addressing a range of subjects. He responds to scenes of crowds at the weekend, the emotion of his first league title, and a message for both Rangers & Liverpool fans.

https://www.itv.com/news/2021-03-09/exclusive-steven-gerrard-on-rangers-title-win-liverpool-links-and-racism-in-football?fbclid=IwAR1kU2cT4fsRUFxq-T1-t0yDfRLyOzD-fUCQ8RF0WW8kX4Wa2Gyh6Ihg3ZU

The former Liverpool captain spoke of his delight to give fans of the Glasgow giants a first title in a decade.

28/02/2021

Looking out for Livingston in the cup final today. David Martindale’s road to redemption - from prison to the Premiership - is a story that gives hope.

17/01/2021

How Brexit brought Scotland's fishing industry to a near standstill.

https://www.itv.com/news/2021-01-14/how-brexit-brought-scotlands-fishing-industry-to-a-near-standstill

Langoustines are a particularly prized catch in Europe and worth about £80m to the UK economy each year, but deliveries to the EU have virtually stopped.

17/01/2021

“Pictures hit home to those at home.”

In their own words, University Hospital Monklands explains why they invited our cameras in to report from their hospital’s COVID-19 HDU ward.

https://t.co/YmZZG0pVGw?amp=1

ITV News hears from the NHS staff at Monklands Hospital as they battle the raging second wave of Covid-19 cases.

22/12/2020

A year on from the Ess*x lorry tragedy, people smuggling is still thriving and the international crime gangs are still targeting desperate people in Vietnam.

But now it’s advertised openly on Facebook. Our ITV News investigation.

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-12-22/how-people-smuggling-is-thriving-on-facebook-an-exclusive-itv-news-investigation

Since the Ess*x lorry tragedy that killed 39 Vietnamese people last year, our investigation has been tracking the gangs that smuggle people into the UK.

21/12/2020

There are 39 graves in Vietnam for the victims of the Ess*x lorry tragedy, but only 2 are buried side by side. This is their story.

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-12-21/ess*x-lorry-migrant-deaths-we-didnt-know-they-were-found-hand-in-hand-until-now

Nguyen Thi Van and Tran Hai Loc were the only couple inside the trailer where they died alongside 37 others in Grays, Ess*x.

15/12/2020

The publication of drug death statistics has become Scotland’s annual day of shame. Today is that day.

Watching a person stick a needle into their neck, though, it’s hard to dismiss it as a matter of ‘personal choice’ or criminality. It’s not even about a high at this stage of addiction.

This is self-harm from people struggling to cope. It’s just rarely treated with the same compassion.

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-12-14/scotlands-drug-crisis-is-about-to-get-even-worse

Scotland's national drug deaths are among the worst in the world.

06/11/2020

The state of the union in 2020 should give Boris Johnson cause for concern.

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-11-06/covid-has-given-devolved-powers-opportunity-to-flex-their-muscles-away-from-england

Douglas Ross, head of the Scottish Conservatives, appears to be on a concerted campaign of criticism aimed at Boris Johnson.

27/08/2020

The long-read story of Ballet West.

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-08-27/how-our-investigation-into-a-prestigious-ballet-school-led-to-its-closure

An ITV News investigation uncovered years of alleged abuse at Scotland’s biggest ballet school and led to its closure.

24/08/2020

Ballet West will now be shut down.

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-08-24/prestigious-ballet-west-dance-school-closes-after-itv-news-uncovers-allegations-of-grooming

Ballet West, the dance school at the centre of a series of abuse allegations, which was first reported by ITV News, has closed down with immediate effect.

20/08/2020

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-08-17/police-investigation-launched-after-itv-news-uncovers-allegations-of-grooming-at-prestigious-uk-ballet-school

An investigation into allegations that a now-former vice principal at Scotland’s biggest ballet school was grooming students for s*x are being investigated by police following an investigation by ITV News.

14/08/2020

Vice principal at one of Britain’s top ballet boarding schools resigns after investigation reveals allegations he’s been grooming his teenage students for s*x.

A lot of work from a team that committed to this story - and more still to come.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocXTDm9tOcs

The Vice Principal at one of the UK’s most prestigious ballet schools has resigned after an ITV News investigation revealed allegations he had been grooming ...

13/08/2020

Jonathan Barton, who worked at Ballet West Scotland in Argyll, has been accused of abusing his position to sleep with 16 year-old pupils at the £9,000 a year boarding school his family runs in Taynuilt.

17/07/2020

Who needs Costa del Sol? This is Costa del Coll.

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-07-17/locals-nervously-prepare-for-tourists-on-the-scottish-island-without-a-single-covid-19-case

The Isle of Coll is one Scottish island hoping to capitalise on Brits who would normally be heading for a sunshine resort at this time of year.

27/05/2020

Thanks to the team at University Hospital Monklands for allowing us in to film. The full report is here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/Gqad0pxhrkU

They told me they’re now past the first peak of COVID-19. Lessons have been learned about Coronavirus and how to treat it. Staff have adapted, even the hospital changed.

If there is a second wave, they now know what to expect and they believe they’re ready.

21/05/2020

‪Vietnam borders China but has recorded no Coronavirus deaths. ‬Zero.‬

‪Care homes are still unaffected.‬

‪If you find this hard to believe, listen and make your own mind up if the UK could have done more.

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‎News · 2020

15/05/2020

Coronavirus Podcast with Devi Sridhar, professor and chair of Global Public Health at Edinburgh Uni. She worked on Ebola and advises governments around the world.

This is really fascinating and worth your time: https://www.itv.com/news/2020-03-19/coronavirus-what-you-need-to-know-itv-news-podcast-with-information-advice-and-analysis-on-the-pandemic/

During the coronavirus pandemic, ITV News is bringing you a regularly updated podcast with information, advice and analysis that you can trust. Coronavirus: What You Need To Know features ITV News specialist correspondents plus guests covering key topics in-depth about the virus, plus regular Q&...

07/05/2020

😭 The tears of joy have reached Australia. Mila is such a star.

07/05/2020

After almost 2 months separated by Coronavirus, cancer, and a kitchen window, 4 year-old Mila Sneddon is finally reunited with her dad Scott.

30/04/2020

“The care staff are all angels. They don’t have the resources of hospitals, or the same recognition. I want that to change.”

Sally spoke to us while her husband was in palliative care at Caledonia Care Home. He had dementia and then Coronavirus.

30/04/2020

COVID-19 deaths counted by the thousand allow us to measure the scale of the pandemic. But it’s the death of one - somebody’s one - that allows us to see the pain of loss in every care home currently besieged by Coronavirus.

This is Jim & Sally’s story.

https://www.itv.com/news/2020-04-29/a-couple-s-last-moment-together-as-coronavirus-deaths-in-scotland-s-care-homes-spikes/

Care homes are the new epicentre for Scotland’s fight with coronavirus. While deaths are slowing elsewhere, in care homes, the number is still sharply rising. Over the last week, Scottish care homes had more Covid-19 deaths than hospitals. That’s the first time that’s been seen anywhere in the...

04/04/2020

How has Coronavirus changed the Hebrides? Thank you to the islanders on Coll and Barra who helped us make this report.

The lure of Scotland's Hebrides is splendid isolation. In a global coronavirus pandemic, though, it's no place for an idyllic retreat. There are no Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds with ventilators on the islands, it's a long, long way to the nearest hospital, and any medical evacuation to the mainlan...

26/03/2020

In times of despair amid Coronavirus gloom, if anyone still needs motivation, do it for Mila. 💪 https://youtu.be/gL_jnJooHkc

Ant and Dec have recorded a special message on behalf of a four-year-old girl who has cancer, urging everyone to follow the government's "stay at home" order...

25/02/2020

The true scale of Scotland’s drug death crisis could be when worse than we know as families face an agonising wait to learn how loved ones died. My gratitude goes to the Jacksons for sharing their story and speaking out so bravely.

Scotland's drug death statistics make for grim reading: drug death capital of Europe; now even worse than America. The next figures are due to be published this July - and expected to show another increase on last year’s record-high 1,187 people killed by drugs. However, there have been huge delay...

10/02/2020

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31/10/2019

Change in Vietnam has been rapid. In the 1980s, recovering from decades of war fighting off France, America, China, and Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge, it was one of the poorest countries on the planet. Then the collapse of the Soviet Union left the Socialist Republic of Vietnam even more isolated. Yet, some...