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.
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The identical twins derailing a French murder trialUnder The Radar Police are unable to tell which suspect’s DNA is on the weapon
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A Hitchcockian nightmare: why are we in such a flap about pigeons?In The Spotlight The birds are ruffling feathers in Norwich and being culled in Manchester
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Should the EU and UK join Trump’s board of peace?Today's Big Question After rushing to praise the initiative European leaders are now alarmed
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Why British dual citizens are facing new passport issuesUnder The Radar New passport rules have caused ‘panic’ and ‘confusion’
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Are Hollywood ‘showmances’ losing their shine?In The Spotlight Teasing real-life romance between movie leads is an old Tinseltown publicity trick but modern audiences may have had enough
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Should ‘bizarre’ school holidays be changed?In The Spotlight Ofsted chief inspector says current arrangements mean children spend ‘ridiculously low’ amount of time in school
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Nordic combined: the Winter Olympics sport that bars womenIn The Spotlight Female athletes excluded from participation in demanding double-discipline events at Milano-Cortina
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Is 2000s reality TV facing an overdue reckoning?In The Spotlight Wave of tell-all documentaries come amid growing claims of negligent, exploitative and abusive practices during reality’s 2000s boom
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Why the Bangladesh election is one to watchThe Explainer Opposition party has claimed the void left by Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League but Islamist party could yet have a say
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Parliament is falling downIn The Spotlight Crumbling Palace of Westminster could cost £18 billion and take more than 60 years to restore and repair
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What to watch out for at the Winter OlympicsThe Explainer Family dynasties, Ice agents and unlikely heroes are expected at the tournament
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England’s ambitious cancer planThe Explainer Three out of four people diagnosed with cancer will be living well with the disease or cancer-free within five years, under new targets
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Nepal’s fake mountain rescue fraudUnder The Radar Arrests made in alleged $20 million insurance racket
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‘It’s not him, it’s his hormones’: those controversial testosterone adsIn The Spotlight Concerns have been raised about health consequences of Voy’s adverts that have been seen across the London Underground
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Are student loans a debt trap?Today's Big Question UK graduates ‘have it rough’, with harsh interest terms imposing a lifetime tax on many
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Will AI kill the smartphone?In The Spotlight OpenAI and Meta want to unseat the ‘Lennon and McCartney’ of the gadget era
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How prepared is the UK for food shortages?The Explainer Concern about food security has led to warnings of shortages and anarchy
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Why are local elections being cancelled?The Explainer Opposition parties say Labour is ‘running scared’ after 29 English councils postpone elections amid local government ‘shake-up’
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Syria’s Islamic State problemIn The Spotlight Fragile security in prison camps leads to escape of IS fighters
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The end for central bank independence?The Explainer Trump’s war on the US Federal Reserve comes at a moment of global weakening in central bank authority
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How space travel changes your brainUnder the Radar Space shifts the position of the brain in the skull, causing orientation problems that could complicate plans to live on the Moon or Mars
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The app that checks if you are deadIn The Spotlight Viral app cashing in on number of people living alone in China
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Why is London’s property market slumping?Today's Big Question Some sellers have reported losses of hundreds of thousands of pounds
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‘Pandoro-gate’: the sweet treat scandal that rocked ItalyIn The Spotlight Italy’s most famous influencer, Chiara Ferragni, has been cleared of fraud over Christmas cake fundraiser
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