Latest articles by Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK
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Why the Bangladesh election is one to watch
The Explainer Opposition party has claimed the void left by Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League but Islamist party could yet have a say
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Parliament is falling down
In The Spotlight Crumbling Palace of Westminster could cost £18 billion and take more than 60 years to restore and repair
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What to watch out for at the Winter Olympics
The Explainer Family dynasties, Ice agents and unlikely heroes are expected at the tournament
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England’s ambitious cancer plan
The Explainer Three out of four people diagnosed with cancer will be living well with the disease or cancer-free within five years, under new targets
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Nepal’s fake mountain rescue fraud
Under The Radar Arrests made in alleged $20 million insurance racket
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‘It’s not him, it’s his hormones’: those controversial testosterone ads
In The Spotlight Concerns have been raised about health consequences of Voy’s adverts that have been seen across the London Underground
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Are student loans a debt trap?
Today's Big Question UK graduates ‘have it rough’, with harsh interest terms imposing a lifetime tax on many
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Will AI kill the smartphone?
In The Spotlight OpenAI and Meta want to unseat the ‘Lennon and McCartney’ of the gadget era
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How prepared is the UK for food shortages?
The Explainer Concern about food security has led to warnings of shortages and anarchy
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Why are local elections being cancelled?
The Explainer Opposition parties say Labour is ‘running scared’ after 29 English councils postpone elections amid local government ‘shake-up’
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Syria’s Islamic State problem
In The Spotlight Fragile security in prison camps leads to escape of IS fighters
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The end for central bank independence?
The Explainer Trump’s war on the US Federal Reserve comes at a moment of global weakening in central bank authority
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How space travel changes your brain
Under the Radar Space shifts the position of the brain in the skull, causing orientation problems that could complicate plans to live on the Moon or Mars
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The app that checks if you are dead
In The Spotlight Viral app cashing in on number of people living alone in China
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Why is London’s property market slumping?
Today's Big Question Some sellers have reported losses of hundreds of thousands of pounds
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‘Pandoro-gate’: the sweet treat scandal that rocked Italy
In The Spotlight Italy’s most famous influencer, Chiara Ferragni, has been cleared of fraud over Christmas cake fundraiser
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New START: the final US-Russia nuclear treaty about to expire
The Explainer The last agreement between Washington and Moscow expires within weeks
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Time blindness: is being late a disorder?
In The Spotlight Understanding the cause of chronic tardiness can save a relationship
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What is the Donroe Doctrine?
The Explainer Donald Trump has taken a 19th century US foreign policy and turbocharged it
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Why don’t humans hibernate?
The Explainer The prospect of deep space travel is reigniting interest in the possibility of human hibernation
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Electoral pacts: which parties might do a deal at the next election?
The Explainer Traditional parties refuse to hold formal talks with rivals but a quiet arrangement ‘makes sense’
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How can Keir Starmer turn things around in 2026?
Today's Big Question Prime minister has promised ‘positive change’ and ‘hope’ in the year ahead
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Will the mystery of MH370 be solved?
Today’s Big Question New search with underwater drones could finally locate wreckage of doomed airliner
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What have Trump’s Mar-a-Lago summits achieved?
Today’s big question Zelenskyy and Netanyahu meet the president in his Palm Beach ‘Winter White House’
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