Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK
Sorcha Bradley is a writer at The Week and a regular on The Week Unwrapped podcast. She worked at The Week magazine for a year and a half after joining in 2019 and then took up her current role with the digital team, where she mostly covers UK current affairs and politics. Before joining The Week, Sorcha worked at slow-news start-up Tortoise Media, where she covered topics ranging from artificial intelligence to the inner workings of tech giants such as Amazon. She has also written for Sky News, The Sunday Times, the London Evening Standard and Grazia magazine, among other publications.
She has a master’s in newspaper journalism from City, University of London, where she specialised in political journalism. For her undergraduate degree, she read English literature and classical studies at the University of Bristol. She caught the journalism bug while studying at Bristol, where she was news editor for the university paper, Epigram. Find her on Twitter @sorchabradley.
Latest articles by Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK
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The risk of being infected with Delta and Omicron at the same time
feature Co-infection could result in more severe illness and trigger ‘recombination events’
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Why has the booster roll-out taken so long?
Today's Big Question Under-40s still waiting to book booster vaccination jabs on the NHS website
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What has the UK learned about Omicron from South Africa?
Today's Big Question Early data suggests the new Covid-19 variant may be milder with fewer hospitalised patients requiring oxygen
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Is Europe’s fourth wave of Covid-19 going to hit the UK?
Today's Big Question Restrictions have returned in several European countries as high infection rate sweeps the continent
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When will Covid self-isolation rules end?
feature ‘Operation Rampdown’ could close key parts of the government’s Covid response by April
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Will younger children receive a Covid vaccine?
feature US regulators have advised Pfizer jab rollout for five to 11-year-olds
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What does ethical travel look like now?
In the Spotlight Travel for the double-jabbed may become easier - but is it possible to travel ethically during a pandemic?
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How much Covid disruption will schools face this year?
In Depth Lessons could be delayed by at least a week to allow all pupils to be fully tested
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‘Not Greggs too’: can the government fix food shortages before Christmas?
Today's Big Question Supply-chain issues leave supermarkets and restaurants unable to serve up favourite goods
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Charlie Watts: five anecdotes about the Rolling Stones star
In the Spotlight The famously mild-mannered rock star has died aged 80
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Why Russia’s Covid death toll is spiking a year after vaccine approval
In Depth Russians shunning jabs despite rapid spread of Delta variant
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Holidays saved – but do Covid rules price out all but the richest travellers?
feature Price of quarantine hotels rising from £1,750 to £2,285 for solo travellers
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Green-list countries: which destinations will be added next?
feature Government ditches controversial plan for ‘amber travel watch-list’
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Quiz of The Week: 10 - 16 July
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Why is the vaccine rollout slowing down?
Today's Big Question Younger people are proving more reluctant to receive the jab after initial surge in demand
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What will change on 19 July - and what won’t
In the Spotlight Almost all social distancing rules are being scrapped but self-isolations stay
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‘Bandwagon’ Boris and Priti Patel in showdown with footballers over racist abuse
In the Spotlight Ministers face football racism row after failing to back England players taking the knee
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Quiz of The Week: 19 - 25 June
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Will Europe close its doors if Britain gives green light for holidays?
Today's Big Question Angela Merkel calls for all EU nations to impose quarantine on British visitors
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‘Let down and neglected’: the key findings of MPs’ education report
feature Commons committee claim ‘white privilege’ contributing to ‘systemic neglect’ of white working-class pupils
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How police ‘missed opportunities’ to prevent Manchester Arena bombing
In the Spotlight Inquiry into terror attack that claimed 22 lives reveals litany of security failings
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Robyn Williams: how police officer fired over child abuse video won her job back
feature Independent panel finds dismissal should be replaced with a final warning
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What Ryanair’s lawsuit over travel ‘traffic light’ system means for holidaymakers
feature Budget airline demands more transparency about how the government decides if countries are safe to visit during Covid crisis
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How the Pfizer shortage will affect the vaccine rollout
feature Squeeze on Germany-developed jab may slow vaccinations among younger people
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