Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK
Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade. He writes the content for the UK's morning newsletter, including Ten Things You Need To Know and Odd News. He has been a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude.
He was a columnist for The Big Issue and landed a world exclusive with David Beckham that became the weekly magazine’s bestselling issue. He now writes regularly for The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, FourFourTwo and the i new site. He is also the author of a number of non-fiction books, including internationally bestselling biographies of Adele, Amy Winehouse and Justin Bieber. His most recent books are Running: Cheaper Than Therapy and The Runner’s Code, both published by Bloomsbury. Chas appears regularly on television, radio and podcasts discussing everything from veganism to running and show business.
Latest articles by Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK
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What does Peter Mandelson drama tell us about Keir Starmer?
Today's Big Question Prime minister’s judgement is under fresh scrutiny over the appointment
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Has Israel’s Qatar strike scuppered a ceasefire?
Today’s Big Question Netanyahu ‘gambles’ on ‘overwhelming strength’ rather than diplomacy in attack on Hamas negotiation team in Doha
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Why social media is obsessed with cortisol
In The Spotlight Wellness trend is the latest response to an increasingly maligned hormone
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What are the Abraham Accords and why are they under threat?
The Explainer The 2020 agreements would be 'undermined' if Israel annexes West Bank, UAE warns
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Is Reform ready for government?
Today's Big Question Party wants to pivot from protest to power as it gathers for annual conference
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China's new weapons of war
The Explainer Beijing parade was a 'direct message to us all'
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Should Angela Rayner resign?
Today's Big Question Deputy prime minister anxiously awaits the outcome of ethics adviser's investigation
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Why reports of Donald Trump's demise are greatly exaggerated
In The Spotlight US president has once again brushed aside rumours that he's dead
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An introvert's dream? Flu camps that offer £4,400 to spend two weeks alone
Under The Radar A fortnight in isolation may not be as blissful as it sounds
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GPS jamming: a new danger to civil aircraft
The Explainer Use of the 'invisible threat' is on the rise
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China and Taiwan's war of words ahead of anniversary parade
Under The Radar Neighbours both claim to have led the fighting during World War Two
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Telephobia: why young people are being taught how to make phone calls
In The Spotlight Young people are so scared of calls that they 'scream' when their phone rings
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When does autumn begin?
The Explainer The UK is experiencing a 'false autumn', as climate change shifts seasonal weather patterns
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Will chickenpox jab revive flagging faith in vaccinations?
Today's Big Question NHS rollout comes as main childhood vaccines fail to reach national uptake target
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'The Thursday Murder Club' and the curious case of cosy crime
In The Spotlight Netflix has hopped aboard the 'twee' bandwagon
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What an all-bot social network tells us about social media
Under The Radar The experiment's findings 'didn't speak well of us'
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Why is everyone so obsessed with the 1990s?
Talking Point Even Gen Z is nostalgic for a decade it can't recall
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Are we facing an 'autumn of discontent'?
Today's Big Question Public sector strikes and economic challenges could have 1970s vibes
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The IDF's manpower problem
The Explainer Israeli military's shortage of up to 12,000 troops results in call-up for tens of thousands of reservists
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Dessert disaster: is the great British pudding dying out?
In the Spotlight Traditional home-cooked afters are being replaced by ice cream and fresh fruit
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Inside Nigel Farage's plan for a British baby boom
The Explainer Reform UK thinks pro-natalist policies could be a 'fertile' vote winner
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Jasveen Sangha and the ketamine 'Wild West' of Hollywood
In The Spotlight Arrest of the 'ketamine queen' accused of supplying Friends star Matthew Perry with deadly dose has turned spotlight on a showbiz drug problem
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Libya's 'curious' football cup, played in Italy to empty stadiums
Under The Radar 'Curious collaboration' saw Al-Ahli Tripoli crowned league champions in Milan before a handful of spectators
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Right to Buy: a complicated legacy
Talking Point Think tank says property scheme has increased inequality and reduced social housing
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