Darshna Soni

@darshnasoni

Journalist. Communities Editor at #C4News. Lending an ear and giving a voice to communities across the UK. DM me if you’ve got a story to tell.

The Midlands...& beyond. Joined April 2010

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Darshna Soni @darshnasoni Jun 5, 2020

“As a nurse, I encounter structural racism every day" Donna Kinnair on #bbcqt.

Her full title is Professor Dame Donna Kinnair, but this was missed out of her name tag.

Hugh Pennington’s title - Professor - was not missed out.

Darshna Soni @darshnasoni Nov 6

Tonight after #c4news “We solve problems for rich people. That’s what we do.”

@nickbfilms, @JaneLipman and I have made a documentary in South Africa, where extreme wealth exists alongside desperate poverty. Corruption has created a deadly marketplace where money can buy murder.

Darshna Soni @darshnasoni Oct 31

Where else for a #Halloween2026 #parkrun 👻

Darshna Soni @darshnasoni Oct 18

Detectives have appealed for information after a police officer was shot in Nottingham - but haven’t released a description or details about the suspects. Our #c4news report on the incident: channel4.com/news/police-of…

www.channel4.com Police officer wounded after shooting in Nottingham Police are hunting a man and a woman after a police officer was shot in the centre of Nottingham early this morning.

Darshna Soni @darshnasoni Sep 16

When Jason Arday became the youngest Black professor at Cambridge he fulfilled a childhood ambition. But from the start, some questioned his right to be there. Our report on how his story was caught in the culture war around Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
channel4.com/news/how-dei-b…

www.channel4.com How DEI became a divisive political battleground When academic and writer Jason Arday became the youngest Black professor at Cambridge he fulfilled an ambition he'd set himself as a young man. But from the start, there were those who questioned his...