Latest articles by Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK
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What next for Man City?Talking Point Football club in line for potentially heavy punishment – and a tarnished legacy, to boot
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The great Aussie bee heistUnder the Radar Surge in thefts comes as a bee-killing parasite spreads
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Hung parliament: who could form a coalition after the next general election?The Explainer A ‘mega poll’ from YouGov suggests parties could be scrambling to forge an alliance
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Erin Brockovich’s next actIn the Spotlight The famous activist is turning her fire against a new target
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Is the tie dead?Talking Point The tie has been declining ‘steadily in health and relevance over the past decade or more’
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Putney Pusher: did the Met get the wrong man?The Explainer The family of Nicholas Brandram insist he was not the man who pushed a jogger into the path of a London bus in 2017
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England’s glassblowing industry under threat from green leviesUnder the Radar Threats to northern-based sector could prove embarrassing for Andy Burnham
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Why charity shops are closingThe Explainer Lack of good-quality items and rise in online retailers is forcing more stores to shut their doors
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Piddington’s ‘posh revolt’ over migrant housing plansPiddington’s symbolic vote to become independent from the UK could “augur a broader mood”
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What we learned from the Brics summitIn The Spotlight ‘Historically unruly bloc’ takes stand over Iran war and Gaza but divisions limit influence
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The ‘nauseating’ horror of AI food slopIn the Spotlight Menus with ‘nightmarish’ generated images evoke ‘horror’ but we can’t stop looking
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Why Sweden is deporting vulnerable BritsThe Explainer Criticism is mounting over how Britons who made the country their home before Brexit are being dealt with
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London non-league goalie chosen as heir to Ugandan kingdomUnder The Radar Former prisoner George Desmond Kamurasi in line to be new king of Tooro but will he accept crown?
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The AI bubble and warnings of doomThe Explainer Bank of England governor among ‘throng of figures’ sounding alarm over new technology
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The Ali G backlash: beyond a joke?In The Spotlight Activists want Sacha Baron Cohen film banned from cinemas for laughing at Black people
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Why an infamous California rollercoaster has closedUnder The Radar Complaints of serious brain injuries in riders span two decades
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School dinners are about to get even healthierThe Explainer A ‘shocking’ recent report found that three-quarters of secondary schools are already flouting guidelines – as new government rules tighten them further
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Operation Blue Skies: how AI is cleaning up contrailsIn the Spotlight Landmark government-led trial hopes to slash the aviation sector’s impact on global warming
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Meta ruling: the changes coming to our social mediaThe Explainer $18bn settlement in California court could ‘fundamentally change’ the online experience for young users
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Up in smoke: why the Cuban cigar is under threatUnder The Radar Caribbean island faces further economic woes over plans for ‘smoke-free Britain’
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Andy Burnham and the politics of hopeIn The Spotlight New PM’s ‘abstract’ optimism has to sit ‘comfortably’ alongside a tighter focus on cost-of-living
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Why so many wildfires are started deliberatelyIn The Spotlight The vast majority of wildfires are started by human action but arson ‘is not always random destruction’
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Bangladesh’s long battle against yaba pillsUnder The Radar Locals living in poverty use the drug to escape ‘daily drudgery’
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Why is Donald Trump punishing South Korea?Today's Big Question Is president’s move ‘public exhibition of narcissistic rage’?
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