Latest articles by Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK
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The underground Mona Lisa and the trouble with tourists
In the Spotlight Visitors to the Louvre have dubbed the crowded experience 'torture' as famous landmarks suffer from overtourism
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Why Captchas are getting harder to solve
Under The Radar If the process continues to get harder, it could cause problems for people trying to book tickets for popular shows
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Italian senate passes law allowing anti-abortion activists into clinics
Under The Radar Giorgia Meloni scores a political 'victory' but will it make much difference in practice?
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Death Cafes: where people talk mortality over tea and cake
In the Spotlight The meet-ups are intended to offer a judgement-free and respectful space to discuss the end of life
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Why au pairs might become a thing of the past
Under The Radar Brexit and wage ruling are threatening the 'mutually beneficial arrangement'
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Labour and nuclear weapons: a turbulent ideological history
The Explainer From the 1940s to Keir Starmer, the party leadership has zigzagged in and out of love with the bomb
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The Secret Army: the IRA propaganda film forgotten for almost 50 years
In the Spotlight 'Chilling' BBC documentary reveals how US TV crew documented the inner workings of paramilitary group in 1970s
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Viking parenting: the Scandi secret to raising happy children?
Under The Radar 'Risky' Danish approach encourages independence in children, but it might not suit all families
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A 'nuclear timebomb': tensions rise over Ukraine power plant
Under the Radar Greenpeace accuses Vladimir Putin of threatening an 'unprecedented escalation' of war
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'Drunken hooligans': America's cricket fears
In the Spotlight South Asian community 'energised' by sport's growing popularity in US but some locals oppose new stadiums
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The birth of the weekend: how workers won two days off
The Explainer Since the 1960s, there has been talk of a four-day-week, and post-pandemic work patterns have strengthened those calls
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Geisha paparazzi: Kyoto's biggest headache
In the Spotlight Tensions over tourists taking photographs of iconic Japanese women have reached 'boiling point'
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The Hugh Hefner memoir fallout
In the Spotlight Ex-wife said Playboy founder was 'bad at sex' and his LA mansion was 'rundown and gross'
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Endgame: Omid Scobie's latest book taking aim at the royals
In the Spotlight The King 'comes in for a walloping' in new royal exposé
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Locals speculate about aliens in Wales
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
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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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Twitter's year of Elon Musk: what happens next?
In the Spotlight 'Your platform is dying', says one commentator, but new CEO is aiming for profitability next year
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Do the Nobel prizes do more harm than good?
Today's Big Question The awards 'draw their share of flak' and can lead to 'scientific error', argue critics
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Woman sues Disney over 'injurious wedgie'
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Cops 'arrest' Chucky doll
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Wife blasts farting OnlyFans model
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
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Mini-budget one year on: how the Truss-Kwarteng growth plan lingers
The Explainer Commentators say 'moron premium' has subsided but UK 'still stuck in first gear'
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Is Ukraine losing the support of Eastern Europe?
Today's big question Grain dispute between Warsaw and Kyiv could lead to other dominos falling
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Firefighters save confused delivery robots
Tall Tales And other stories from the stranger side of life
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