Latest articles by Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK
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Marine Le Pen and Nigel Farage: will populists win anti-establishment gamble?Today's Big Question The ‘parallels’ between the two leaders are ‘impossible to ignore’
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Booze it like Burnham? The debate over alcohol in football groundsThe Explainer PM-in-waiting may overturn ban on drinks in seats
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Sick leave around EuropeThe Explainer Germany is clamping down on number of days workers take off for illness
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The surprising tactics involved in planning a secret celeb weddingIn The Spotlight Dogs, drones and dummy venues can come into play when famous people tie the knot
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The Society of St Pius X has created a schism in the VaticanThe Explainer Traditionalist Catholic group excommunicated after consecrating bishops against the wishes of the Pope
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Drones and a hybrid Navy: how the UK’s Armed Forces will changeThe Explainer Military experts have raised doubts about new plan for ‘cutting-edge capabilities’
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On the spot: the science of penalty shoot-outsIn The Spotlight Studies have found history, maths and psychology come into play from 12 yards
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How will Russia react to Ukraine’s Crimea fightback?Today's Big Question Ukrainian onslaught has potential to ‘freeze the conflict’, but pressure could push Vladimir Putin towards nuclear option
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Break point: the Wimbledon finances row explainedThe Explainer The leading players welcomed ‘constructive meetings’ with Wimbledon
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How climate change will transform travelIn The Spotlight Costlier flights and increased demand for cooler destinations are forecast
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The push to protect your fingerprintsUnder The Radar Experts have devised a way to update your fingerprints and iris data
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‘Abysmally inadequate’ maternity care laid bare in NottinghamThe Explainer Donna Ockenden found that babies and mothers died after ‘systemic’ failings
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Northanger Abbey: the ‘brutal’ collapse of the new Jane Austen filmUnder The Radar Freelance crew members are threatening legal action after being forced to ‘borrow petrol money to return home’
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What does Reform’s failure in Makerfield mean for Nigel Farage’s No. 10 hopes?Today's Big Question Reform UK leader ‘beaten at his own game’ by Restore Britain
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How the US military footprint in Australia is growingUnder The Radar Australia has been accused of acting as America’s ‘51st state’
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The arrogance and inaccuracy of ‘football’s coming home’Talking Point The beautiful game’s roots may lie in Scotland – or Ancient China
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The UK’s AI experiment on children seeking asylumThe Explainer Two reports have identified flaws with the facial age estimation technology to be used by Home Office
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Hookworm therapy: parasites that could secrete medicineUnder The Radar Scientists think swallowing worms could – one day – make us better
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Is the UK serious about defence?Today's Big Question Senior figures slam Starmer’s spending plans and say troops are being left underfunded
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Why Gen Z is leading the charge against AIIn The Spotlight The generation that was ‘supposed to lead AI adoption’ is ‘leading the resistance to it’
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The cafe that stopped charging and made a profitUnder The Radar Minneapolis venue made more money even though nearly half of its customers paid nothing
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The ‘plague’ of rats ‘terrorising’ GazaUnder The Radar A surge in rodents is compounding Gaza’s humanitarian and public health crisis
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The coming storm: why millions are unprepared for retirementThe Explainer Many Britons not saving enough for life after work
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Civil defence: is the UK ready for the threat of war?The Explainer Britain’s ‘lagging behind’ in domestic readiness, say experts, even as external threats grow
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