Mike Starling, The Week UK
Mike Starling is the UK digital features editor for The Week Digital, where he writes content and edits the Arts & Life and Sport website sections and the Food & Drink and Travel newsletters. He started his career in 2001 in Gloucestershire as a sports reporter and sub-editor and has since held various roles as a writer and editor at news, travel and B2B publications.
Sport is his specialist subject, but the growth of the sporting industry in the past 20 years has seen him cover the related business, tourism and marketing arenas as much as the action on the field. He has spoken at a number of sports business conferences and also worked as a consultant creating sports travel content for tourism boards. His international experience includes spells living and working in Dubai, UAE; Brisbane, Australia; and Beirut, Lebanon. He has worked on a number of publication launches, including a daily newspaper, travel magazine and news website.
Latest articles by Mike Starling, The Week UK
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A whisky tour of Scotland: best whisky experiences and distilleries
The Week Recommends Take in the sights along with a dram or two in the ‘home’ of whisky
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Sport in 2024: the biggest sporting events
Feature The Olympics, Paralympics and the Euros are on this year's sporting calendar
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Cream of the 2023 crop: best food and drink of the year
The Week Recommends A look at the 2023 menu including best cheese, whiskies, beers and restaurants
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Sport's big winners of 2023 – in pictures
In Pictures Man City, Novak Djokovic and Simone Biles celebrate huge success this year
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Novak Djokovic vs. Rafael Nadal: grand slam wins, big titles and career records
Why Everyone’s Talking About World No.1 Djokovic has now won a record-breaking seventh ATP Finals
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Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo: all-time goals, career stats and awards
In Depth Messi has won the Ballon d'Or for a record-extending eighth time
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Nobu Hotel Santorini review: stunning food, views and hikes
The Week Recommends Find some peace on the most popular island in Greece
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A weekend in Budapest: travel guide, things to do, food and drink
The Week Recommends Everything you need to know for a city break in Hungary's popular capital
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Christmas 2021 alcohol guide: unique gift sets, presents and bottles
The Week Recommends Get into the festive spirit with tipples including Christmas Malt whisky and Brussels sprout gin and vodka
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