Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK
Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade. He writes the content for the UK's morning newsletter, including Ten Things You Need To Know and Odd News. He has been a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude.
He was a columnist for The Big Issue and landed a world exclusive with David Beckham that became the weekly magazine’s bestselling issue. He now writes regularly for The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, FourFourTwo and the i new site. He is also the author of a number of non-fiction books, including internationally bestselling biographies of Adele, Amy Winehouse and Justin Bieber. His most recent books are Running: Cheaper Than Therapy and The Runner’s Code, both published by Bloomsbury. Chas appears regularly on television, radio and podcasts discussing everything from veganism to running and show business.
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The surprising tactics involved in planning a secret celeb weddingIn The Spotlight Dogs, drones and dummy venues can come into play when famous people tie the knot
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The Society of St Pius X has created a schism in the VaticanThe Explainer Traditionalist Catholic group excommunicated after consecrating bishops against the wishes of the Pope
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How will Russia react to Ukraine’s Crimea fightback?Today's Big Question Ukrainian onslaught has potential to ‘freeze the conflict’, but pressure could push Vladimir Putin towards nuclear option
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Break point: the Wimbledon finances row explainedThe Explainer The leading players welcomed ‘constructive meetings’ with Wimbledon
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How climate change will transform travelIn The Spotlight Costlier flights and increased demand for cooler destinations are forecast
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The push to protect your fingerprintsUnder The Radar Experts have devised a way to update your fingerprints and iris data
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How the US military footprint in Australia is growingUnder The Radar Australia has been accused of acting as America’s ‘51st state’
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Hookworm therapy: parasites that could secrete medicineUnder The Radar Scientists think swallowing worms could – one day – make us better
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Why Gen Z is leading the charge against AIIn The Spotlight The generation that was ‘supposed to lead AI adoption’ is ‘leading the resistance to it’
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The cafe that stopped charging and made a profitUnder The Radar Minneapolis venue made more money even though nearly half of its customers paid nothing
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The ‘plague’ of rats ‘terrorising’ GazaUnder The Radar A surge in rodents is compounding Gaza’s humanitarian and public health crisis
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China bans award-winning film starring convicted murdererUnder The Radar Nationalists and the manosphere have pushed authorities to ban a film about a controversial killing
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The point of an imperfect ceasefireThe Explainer Fighting has continued in the Middle East despite truce agreements
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Why countries are removing their damsUnder The Radar The barriers have attracted concerns over disruption to ecosystems – but dismantling them can create new problems
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Pedro Sánchez and the corruption scandalThe Explainer A string of allegations have been levelled at PM’s allies and relatives
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Amazon deforestation: the good, the bad and the under protectionUnder The Radar Deforestation has fallen but harsh realities remain
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The rise of LitRPGUnder The Radar How novels based on video games are hooking readers
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AI row casts a shadow over literary prizeIn The Spotlight Doubts raised over Commonwealth Prize short-story winner after claims text showed signs of being AI-generated
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The end of Google as we know itIn The Spotlight Why the search giant wants us to google less
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The threat to nuclear power plants around the worldThe Explainer Direct strike could cause release radioactive materials and cause mass terror
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Reversing Brexit: how would rejoining the EU work?The Explainer Previous concessions and favourable terms for the UK might not be on the table again
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What is the Thucydides trap?The Explainer Chinese premier cited ancient Greek history to issue warning to Donald Trump
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UAE, Iran and the Abraham Accords 2.0The Explainer Israel’s agreements with some Arab neighbours are being reconsidered in the light of the Iran war
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The battle for Pluto’s planetary status continuesUnder The Radar Nasa may revisit one of outer space’s thorniest questions
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