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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A 'nuclear timebomb': tensions rise over Ukraine power plant
Under the Radar Greenpeace accuses Vladimir Putin of threatening an 'unprecedented escalation' of war
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Hull funeral directors: 35 bodies recovered and 'human ashes' discovered
In Depth Grieving relatives wonder if they've received the right remains, and whose ashes they are wearing in their jewellery
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'Unexploded bombs': why e-bikes are the fastest growing fire risk
Under The Radar Dangerous batteries and conversion kits caused a record number of deaths last year
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Why Reddit is going public
The Explainer The 'front page of the internet' is facing criticism for the decision as well as its valuation
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'Drunken hooligans': America's cricket fears
Why Everyone's Talking About South Asian community 'energised' by sport's growing popularity in US but some locals oppose new stadiums
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Why K-pop stars keep relationships hidden
Under The Radar South Korea's £8bn music industry imposes strict rules on its biggest stars
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Britain's food poisoning problem
Why Everyone's Talking About Public urged to 'wake up' as hospital admissions for food-related illnesses reach new highs
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Big Brother, Gary Goldsmith and a Traitors twist: the beginning of the end?
Talking Point 'Pitiful' line-up makes new reality TV series 'tired and flat' say reviewers
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The Kate Middleton conspiracy theories and the royals' right to privacy
Talking Point Internet speculation 'rife' about the whereabouts of the Princess of Wales
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Is this the end of the big night out?
Talking Point Bar closures and Gen Z teetotallers threaten 'extinction' for 'messy nights on the town'
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The birth of the weekend: how workers won two days off
The Explainer Since the 1960s, there has been talk of a four-day-week, and post-pandemic work patterns have strengthened those calls
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Geisha paparazzi: Kyoto's biggest headache
Under The Radar Tensions over tourists taking photographs of iconic Japanese women have reached 'boiling point'
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'Beyond belief': fears of asbestos return
Under the radar Attention is returning to the dangers of the carcinogenic substance
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Is Bridget Jones still relevant in the 2020s?
Talking Point Dating scene and relationship power dynamics have changed since heroine's heyday
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Saltburn's mansion and the TV locations 'invaded by selfie-hunters'
Talking Point Tourists flock to familiar sights from Saltburn, One Day and Emily in Paris, but locals are less than impressed
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Echoes of thalidomide: the sodium valproate scandal
Under The Radar Epilepsy drug has caused autism, learning difficulties and physical disabilities in at least 20,000 babies in Britain
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'Magnolias in space': why scientists have created the world's first wooden satellite
Under The Radar New Japanese probe could help tackle 'graveyard of space junk' encircling Earth
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How likely is an accidental nuclear incident?
The Explainer Artificial intelligence, secret enemy tests or false alarms could trigger inadvertent launch or detonation
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Breathtaking: the Covid drama that may make you scream
The Week Recommends ITV three-parter is a 'tour de force' that exposes 'political complacency'
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A 'deplorable tactic': why film studios are pitting influencers against critics
Talking Point Movie bosses are increasingly prioritising 'social sentiment' over newspaper reviews
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Gold hydrogen: a near limitless supply of clean fuel?
Under The Radar Huge deposits found in northern France but major energy companies are holding back, for now
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A 'horror story': what is fertility fraud?
Under The Radar US woman has discovered she slept with her half-brother at high school
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What's behind rise in duo euthanasia?
Under The Radar The 'saddest deaths of all' have stirred controversy in the Netherlands
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Why is rural England turning its back on the Tories?
Today's Big Question Subsidies, energy costs and post-Brexit fallout have upset 'blue hedge' voters
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