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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From 'Teenage Dream' to millennial nightmare – where did it go wrong for Katy Perry?
Talking Points Brutal reviews for new album represent a serious setback in the pop star's attempted return
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The rise and fall of Tupperware
Under The Radar The byword for food storage has filed for bankruptcy – was it a victim of its own success?
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Middle East crisis: is there really a diplomatic path forward?
Today's Big Question Recent escalation between Israel and Hezbollah might have dented US influence in the conflict
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Oxford Street: a return to former glories?
In The Spotlight Sadiq Khan hopes to restore the fortunes of the famous London shopping street but is pedestrianisation the way forward?
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Why it's getting harder and harder to leave shopping centres
Under The Radar Expert says escalators are positioned to 'disorientate' shoppers and make them spend more
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Mushrooms and urine – the strange solutions to our plastic problem
The Explainer Over 30% of plastics are single-use prompting imaginative alternatives
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How the brain changes during pregnancy
In The Spotlight 'Baby brain' has some scientific basis but not in the way we first thought
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Should politicians have a clothing allowance?
Talking Point Donations for the Starmers' wardrobe have a 'nasty stink' said one commentator
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The UK's nuclear waste problem
Under The Radar Safety concerns as 'highly radioactive' material could be buried in the English countryside
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Huw Edwards: from BBC prestige to courtroom disgrace
In the Spotlight Former presenter escapes custodial sentence with reputation 'in tatters'
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How UK companies are tracking their employees
The Explainer PwC is latest to use geo-location to monitor workers, in 'sinister' increasingly widespread trend
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What happens if Russia declares war on Nato?
Today's Big Question Fears are growing after Vladimir Putin's 'unusually specific warning' to Western governments
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Parliament to P45: is there a life after politics?
In The Spotlight Some former MPs make millions but others are facing a 'financial cliff edge'
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The Mormon sex scandal hitting the small screen
Under The Radar A new TV series takes viewers behind the scenes of a real-life social media drama
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'New dawn' as Māori queen is crowned
In The Spotlight Ngā Wai Hono i te Pō's ascent to the throne comes at a thorny moment for New Zealand's indigenous community
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What do Tory party members want?
Today's Big Question Broad agreement on need for a back-to-basics refresh of the Conservative party, but members seem more decided about what they don't want
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Thailand's war on blackchin tilapia
Under The Radar The invasive 'alien' fish are causing economic damage but can their spread be stopped?
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Last hurrah: have standing ovations gone too far?
Talking Point The media loves measuring audience applause but default 'clapathons' are 'running riot through our theatres'
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South Korea's deepfake porn crisis
The Explainer President Yoon Suk Yeol has announced a crackdown but is a wider issue being ignored?
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The UK's worsening wet weather
The Explainer More frequent and intense rain is keeping flood boss 'awake at night'
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The rise of the WhatsApp novelists
Under The Radar Novelists in Zimbabwe are releasing their work through the messaging app but can they earn a living?
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Setting the bar: does Keir Starmer point the way for Kamala Harris?
Today's Big Question A 'growing transatlantic network' between Labour and the Democrats could propel the vice president to power
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Guzzling passengers: should airports limit pre-flight boozing?
Talking Point Ryanair chief Michael O'Leary has called for a two drinks per passenger limit at airport bars
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Why 2024 is a bad year for air accidents
Under The Radar Turbulence, 'poorly made' aircraft and climate change have been blamed for a string of incidents
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