
Tessa Chapman
@tessa5news
Chief Correspondent and occasional presenter for @5_News at ITN. Senior fellow @JSchofieldTrust. Working and talking wherever the stories take me.
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A damning final report into the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people in 2017, has blamed decades of government failure and "dishonest" construction companies. The inquiry's chairman says all of the deaths were avoidable. Dan Walker | Tessa Chapman

"There's no help for someone like me" Oliver Campbell speaks to Tessa Chapman about having his murder conviction acquitted, after spending 10 years behind bars and more than 20 years out on licence. Oliver has learning difficulties and says he felt pressured to make a confession.


Dame Sheila Hancock has enjoyed a glittering career on stage and screen, but she speaks to 5 News' Tessa Chapman about why she's supported the important work of St Christopher's for the last 50 years.

"I'm hoping that the industry in the last 35 years has gotten a bit kinder" TV personality and journalist Vanessa Feltz reflects on her on-screen career, as she's releasing a new memoir, Vanessa Bares All. Vanessa Feltz | Tessa Chapman

The UK government has named and sanctioned a Russian network they say was spreading disinformation about the Princess of Wales earlier this year. Tessa Chapman | #5News

How will Labour's Budget affect you? 5 News' Chief Correspondent Tessa Chapman explains the key announcements in Chancellor Rachel Reeves's speech.

"You have to reclaim history and contextualize it" Actor Tracy-Ann Oberman is making a return to Shakespeare and the stage with the Merchant of Venice, which she says should be shown "for what it is". Tracy-Ann Oberman MBE | Tessa Chapman

A survey shared exclusively with #5News has revealed tens of thousands of kinship carers are having to quit their jobs to care for children. 5 News' Chief Correspondent Tessa Chapman met one grandmother in County Durham who said "there was no support". Family Rights Group

Homes have been evacuated in Abertillery in South Wales after a landslide. Buildings in the former mining village were deep in sludge and mud, as water poured down a street. Tessa Chapman | #StormBert

Great to see the good work being done by The Skills Centre Places for London London Legacy Development Corporation - helping people gain the skills to find work in construction:



Piece to camera of the year so far from Peter Lane

Donald Trump's sweeping changes to global trade have caused a Monday meltdown on the stock markets. The value of companies all over the world have taken a big tumble. Tessa Chapman has the latest.

Ten people, nicknamed the “grandpa robbers” are on trial, charged with stealing jewellery worth millions of pounds from reality TV star Kim Kardashian. Tessa Chapman reports from Paris, where the high profile robbery took place nearly a decade ago.

Two police officers are on trial after using pepper spray and a taser on 92-year-old care home resident Donald Burgess. TW: distressing images. Tessa Chapman

Jurors at Ipswich Crown Court have heard how Roy Barclay, the man on trial for the murder of grandmother Anita Rose in Brantham, had been living off-grid whilst on the run for two years. Tessa Chapman walks us through the day’s proceedings. The trial continues.


22-year-old Roksana Lecka worked at a nursery in west London until she was arrested on suspicion of child cruelty. Today, she was convicted of 21 separate counts. Tessa Chapman' report may be upsetting.