Latest articles by Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK
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Rivals: the Jilly Cooper 'bonkbuster' TV hit that everyone's talking about
In the Spotlight 1980s novel hits the small screen, bringing wet dogs, big hair and lots of 'rumpy pumpy'
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India's lengthening working week
Under The Radar Fourteen-hour work days, meetings during holidays, and no overtime are just part of the job in India's workplace culture
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The fishy diplomacy causing tensions between Bangladesh and India
Under The Radar Exports of a 'sacred' fish were recently suspended during difficult relations for the two nations
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How could escalation in the Middle East affect the global economy?
Today's Big Question Oil prices have already risen but wider conflict could see supply chains disrupted more broadly
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Pig butchering: one of the world's fastest growing scams
In the Spotlight Beijing is cracking down on the crypto con but this has only pushed it worldwide
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Is death a thing of the past?
Under The Radar Scientists discover multicellular life forms emerging from the cells of dead organisms, raising profound ethical questions
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The billion-dollar fight over the 'holy grail' of shipwrecks
In the Spotlight Several nations have staked a claim to the San José's treasure but who has the right to it?
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What will the next pandemic look like – and are we ready?
The Explainer Creator of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine warns that future viruses could be more contagious and lethal
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Colombo's wetlands: how the 'lungs' of Sri Lanka's capital are being restored
Under the radar The revival of the ecosystems could prove a 'valuable lesson' for the world
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From 'Teenage Dream' to millennial nightmare – where did it go wrong for Katy Perry?
Talking Points Brutal reviews for new album represent a serious setback in the pop star's attempted return
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The rise and fall of Tupperware
Under The Radar The byword for food storage has filed for bankruptcy – was it a victim of its own success?
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Middle East crisis: is there really a diplomatic path forward?
Today's Big Question Recent escalation between Israel and Hezbollah might have dented US influence in the conflict
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Why it's getting harder and harder to leave shopping centres
Under The Radar Expert says escalators are positioned to 'disorientate' shoppers and make them spend more
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Mushrooms and urine – the strange solutions to our plastic problem
The Explainer Over 30% of plastics are single-use prompting imaginative alternatives
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How the brain changes during pregnancy
In the Spotlight 'Baby brain' has some scientific basis but not in the way we first thought
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The UK's nuclear waste problem
Under The Radar Safety concerns as 'highly radioactive' material could be buried in the English countryside
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Huw Edwards: from BBC prestige to courtroom disgrace
In the Spotlight Former presenter escapes custodial sentence with reputation 'in tatters'
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How UK companies are tracking their employees
The Explainer PwC is latest to use geo-location to monitor workers, in 'sinister' increasingly widespread trend
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The Mormon sex scandal hitting the small screen
Under The Radar A new TV series takes viewers behind the scenes of a real-life social media drama
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'New dawn' as Māori queen is crowned
In the Spotlight Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō's ascent to the throne comes at a thorny moment for New Zealand's indigenous community
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Thailand's war on blackchin tilapia
Under The Radar The invasive 'alien' fish are causing economic damage but can their spread be stopped?
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Last hurrah: have standing ovations gone too far?
Talking Point The media loves measuring audience applause but default 'clapathons' are 'running riot through our theatres'
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South Korea's deepfake porn crisis
The Explainer President Yoon Suk Yeol has announced a crackdown but is a wider issue being ignored?
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The UK's worsening wet weather
The Explainer More frequent and intense rain is keeping flood boss 'awake at night'
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