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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The most explosive claims from Harry and Meghan’s Oprah interview
In the Spotlight Allegations of racism within Royal Family dominate headlines following the Sussexes’ televised tell-all
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‘Toxic heritage’ of French nuclear testing exposed by new research
Speed Read Findings pave way for more than 100,000 people affected by carcinogenic fallout to claim compensation
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Will false-positive Covid tests slash school attendance?
In the Spotlight Experts fear that thousands of uninfected pupils may be sent home as a result of inaccurate lateral flow testing
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Crisis talks at Palace amid ‘whodunnit’ race to name ‘racist royal’
Under the Radar Queen vetoes statement aimed at diffusing tension with Sussexes
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New evidence points to final resting place of missing MH370
Speed Read Findings of ocean study fuels call for reopening of search for lost Malaysia Airlines jet
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Why reopening schools may spell end of R-rate tracking
feature Uptick in Covid infections expected as children head back to classrooms
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Germany U-turns on Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
feature Berlin rolling out UK-developed jab to over-65s after doubts about efficacy disproved
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Quiz of The Week: 27 February - 5 March
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Can Harry and Meghan avoid the ‘revenge of the Sussex survivors’?
Under the Radar Palace investigation into bullying claims undermines bid to rebuild royal relations
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Military faces #MeToo moment as thousands of female personnel detail abuse
In the Spotlight Evidence of ‘bullying, harassment, discrimination, sexual abuse and rape’ handed to inquiry
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Will children be vaccinated against Covid?
feature Return to school fuels questions about whether under-18s will get coronavirus jabs
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Mohammed bin Salman facing criminal case over Jamal Khashoggi death
Speed Read Case filed in Germany accuses Saudi crown prince of ‘crimes against humanity’ over persecution of journalists
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Covid vaccines can stop spread ‘almost completely’, latest data suggests
feature Hopes of avoiding fourth UK lockdown grow as PHE boss welcomes ‘very good signs’ that jabs may halt outbreaks
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Has the US ever had coronavirus under control?
Today's Big Question Covid-19 variants mean country could be on verge of ‘fourth surge of cases’, CDC warns
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Where are ‘desperate’ EU countries turning in search of extra Covid vaccines?
Under the Radar Europeans look to Russia and China, as well as private fraudsters, for much-needed doses
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Quiz of The Week: 20 - 26 February
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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How vaccine diplomacy is winning Israel new allies
feature Surplus jabs being handed over to up to 19 countries in effort to build international ties
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Everything we know about whether schools will be ready to reopen
feature Teachers raise concern over introducing mass testing before students return
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How Belgium succumbed to the highest Covid death rate in the world
feature Regional divisions and flawed reporting of deaths put EU nation at the top of the table nobody wants to lead
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Family of Malcolm X claims letter proves FBI and NYPD involved in his murder
Speed Read Daughters of assassinated civil rights leader demand reopening of investigation
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Quiz of The Week: 13 - 19 February
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Everything we know about the princess held hostage by billionaire ruler of Dubai
Speed Read Princess Latifa tried to flee emirate in 2018 but now ‘fears for her life’ after being captured
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How the UK is handling the Kent coronavirus strain
feature Study finds variant discovered prior to Christmas may be 70% more deadly
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How India may have suppressed coronavirus while reopening its economy
feature Experts left searching for answers after dramatic - and unexplained - decline in Covid infections
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