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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Judi Dench accidentally video called co-star from bath
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Cops call woman over hair hanging out of car
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Woman has one in 50 million pregnancy
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Villagers celebrate apostrophe victory
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Singer Cassie accuses music mogul Diddy of decade of rape and abuse
Speed Read Rapper denies claims in lawsuit describing him as a 'serial domestic abuser'
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Is Iran turning its back on Hamas?
Today's Big Question Tehran has spotted regional diplomatic opportunities as a result of the Gaza war
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'Extreme ironing' blamed for Ben Nevis board
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Colombia begins sterilisation of 'cocaine hippos'
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Middle-class chickens pampered at 'hotels'
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Book club takes 28 years to read novel
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Being nosy 'helps you live longer'
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Pathfinder 1: world's largest aircraft unveiled in California
Speed Read Vast electric airship promises 'climate-friendly' transportation and humanitarian aid
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Nadine Dorries's The Plot: what she claims in her explosive book
The Explainer Reviewers describe the memoir as 'bizarre' and 'the weirdest book I've ever read'
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Toilet roll in fridge 'soaks up odours'
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Despairing husband creates 'Taylor Swift jar'
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Snake pizza launched in Hong Kong
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Human skull in charity shop
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Locals speculate about aliens in Wales
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Ukraine calls for unity after Italian PM tells prank callers of war fatigue
Speed Reads Giorgia Meloni's unwitting admission will 'please Russia'
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Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty: where does crypto go from here?
Today's Big Question Conviction of the 'tousle-haired mogul' confirms sector's 'Wild West' and 'rogue' image, say experts
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Kevin Bacon the runaway pig finally caught after 18 days
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Triangle-headed aliens touched Goldie Hawn
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Cats have 249 more facial expressions than dogs
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Tourist sparks bomb alert after accidentally ordering a 'grenade'
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