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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The ‘Shakespearean bitterness’ of the thermostat wars
Talking Point ‘Genuine physiological differences’ mean women and men are at odds over temperatures at home
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China’s rare earth controls
The Explainer Beijing has shocked Washington with export restrictions on minerals used in most electronics
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Why are Israeli football fans facing bans?
Today's Big Question Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters have been prevented from travelling to the club’s game with Aston Villa in Birmingham due to safety concerns
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The Crown vs. Greenpeace: who owns the seabed?
The Explainer Greenpeace is threatening to sue the Crown Estate over its ‘aggressive’ use of its monopoly
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The ‘sickening’ novel that predicted a migrant crisis 50 years ago
Under The Radar Jean Raspail’s The Camp of the Saints is being re-released in English
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Strava vs. Garmin: the row splitting the running community
Under The Radar The legal dispute between the two titans of exercise tech is like ‘Mom and Dad fighting’
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‘Extraordinary asymmetry’: the history of Israeli prisoner swaps
In The Spotlight Exchange of Israeli hostages for Palestinian detainees is the latest in a series of trades in which Israeli lives appear to count for more
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How Maga fell out of love with beer
In The Spotlight Right-wingers in the US have boycotted beverage brands that fell foul of culture war, and now some are going fully sober
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Why photo booths are enjoying a revival
In The Spotlight It’s 100 years since it first appeared, but the photo booth is far from an analogue relic
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The party bringing Trump-style populism to Japan
Under The Radar Far-right party is ‘shattering’ the belief that Japan is ‘immune’ to populism’
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Is Kemi Badenoch the right person to turn it around for the Tories?
Today's Big Question Conservative leader is under pressure from party grass roots
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How much influence do Freemasons have in the UK?
Today's Big Question Metropolitan Police officers may be forced to declare membership of fraternal organisation, which has denied ‘pulling strings’ in public life
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Alchemised: how Harry Potter fanfic went mainstream
In The Spotlight Traditional publishers are signing up fan fiction authors to rewrite their ‘explosively popular’ romances for the mass market
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Hooray for Brollywood: the UK’s film industry is booming – for now
In The Spotlight US production giants are flocking to film in British studios but Trump tariffs could threaten end of golden era
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What will William be like as king?
Today's Big Question Prince of Wales said he won’t be ‘restricted’ by history when he takes the throne
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What’s behind Europe’s sharp drop in illegal migration?
Today's Big Question Fall in migrant crossings won’t head off tougher immigration clampdowns
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Can Shabana Mahmood ‘save Starmer’s skin’?
Today's Big Question Home Secretary aims to draw a line between Labour and Reform on immigration
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Violet Affleck and healthy indoor air
Under the Radar Teenager has accused older generations of 'neglect of the highest order' on Long Covid
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Israel and the Gaza flotilla
The Explainer Activists fear loss of life after blaming Israel for drone attacks on ships
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Queueing in pubs: a step too far?
Talking Point Wetherspoons has abandoned its trial that did away with the ‘pub crowd’
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Rise of the far-right: what’s behind the popularity of Vox in Spain?
The Explainer Disillusioned younger voters are being drawn to Santiago Abascal’s party
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Inside Syria’s al-Hol camp
Under the radar Aid cuts mean authorities face ‘uphill struggle’ to maintain security
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The dark history of myths about immigrants eating swans and pets
In the Spotlight Nigel Farage has mimicked Donald Trump and peddled tropes and rumours that have long been used to ‘dehumanise’ immigrants
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The conditions inside asylum-seeker hotels
The Explainer Investigators have discovered ‘cramped rooms’ and ‘suicidal’ residents
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