Joe Evans
Joe Evans is the world news editor at TheWeek.co.uk. He joined the team in 2019 and held roles including deputy news editor and acting news editor before moving into his current position in early 2021. He is a regular panellist on The Week Unwrapped podcast, discussing politics and foreign affairs.
Before joining The Week, he worked as a freelance journalist covering the UK and Ireland for German newspapers and magazines. A series of features on Brexit and the Irish border got him nominated for the Hostwriter Prize in 2019. Prior to settling down in London, he lived and worked in Cambodia, where he ran communications for a non-governmental organisation and worked as a journalist covering Southeast Asia. He has a master’s degree in journalism from City, University of London, and before that studied English Literature at the University of Manchester.
Latest articles by Joe Evans
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Why is the BBC moving journalists out of London?Under the Radar Broadcaster planning to relocate 400 roles to cities around the UK
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Denmark to limit ‘non-Westerner’ residents in poor areasSpeed Read Government set to move migrants out of 58 neighbourhoods to cut risk of ‘religious and cultural parallel societies’
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Quiz of The Week: 13 - 19 MarchPuzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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‘Moby click’: whales taught each other to avoid harpoonsSpeed Read Experts say sperm whales shared behaviours to outmanoeuvre 19th-century hunters
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Why the UK is facing a vaccine shortagefeature NHS bosses urged to stop booking jab appointments for under-40s
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China boosting leverage over countries with targeted vaccine diplomacySpeed Read Brazilian U-turn on Huawei hints at political cost of coronavirus jabs
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The Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccinefeature Jewel in the crown of the UK jab campaign has faced harsh scrutiny in Europe
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FBI accused of ‘fake’ background check on Donald Trump Supreme Court nomineeSpeed Read Democratic senator calls for ‘proper oversight’ over Brett Kavanaugh investigation into sexual assault claims
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Is China the ‘biggest state-based threat’ to the UK?feature Defence review says the nuclear superpower represents ‘systemic challenge’ to British prosperity and values
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UK vaccine campaign entering ‘overdrive’ to deliver five million Covid jabs a weekfeature All over-50s to be offered first dose over coming days
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Election results spell trouble for Angela Merkel’s heirIn the Spotlight Voters punish chancellor’s party amid slow Covid vaccine rollout and face mask scandal
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Central European leaders blast EU over vaccine distributionfeature Commission points out that system for sharing doses has been ‘well known for months’
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Meghan Markle challenges Royal Family to offer evidence of bullyingUnder the Radar Duchess requesting ‘documents, emails or text messages’ that prove allegations against her
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UK prepares for influx of Hongkongers fleeing fresh China crackdownfeature Australia also expecting flood of arrivals from the city state after Beijing tightens election rules
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Why EU countries are suspending Oxford vaccine rollouts - againToday's Big Question Nine European nations pausing jab campaigns amid unproven blood clot fears
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Quiz of The Week: 6 - 12 MarchPuzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news
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Russia and China joining forces to build first Moon baseSpeed Read Lunar pact represents ‘all kinds of security threats’ to UK and US, expert warns
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Taxpayers must be told ‘who’s running royal show so badly’, says biographerUnder the Radar Expert Robert Lacey points finger at Queen’s closest advisor for failing Sussexes
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Brazil’s Covid ‘atom bomb’ could go worldwide, experts warnfeature South American giant on verge of becoming a ‘breeding ground’ for new variants
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Inside Piers Morgan’s exit from Good Morning BritainUnder the Radar Host departs after clash with ITV executives over Meghan Markle mental health coverage
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UK rejects EU claim it banned vaccine exportsfeature Dominic Raab moves to ‘set the record straight’ after accusation by European Council president
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The royal rowfeature Relations between Sussexes and ‘The Firm’ reach all-time low
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What Joe Biden’s offer to the Taliban says about his Middle East policyfeature Proposed power-sharing deal reveals desire to ‘lighten’ US’s role in region
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The most explosive claims from Harry and Meghan’s Oprah interviewIn the Spotlight Allegations of racism within Royal Family dominate headlines following the Sussexes’ televised tell-all
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