Holden Frith, The Week UK
Holden Frith is The Week’s digital director, a role in which he is responsible for digital strategy, product development and editorial direction. He also makes regular appearances on The Week Unwrapped podcast, speaking about subjects as diverse as vaccine development and bionic bomb-sniffing locusts. He joined The Week in 2013, spending five years editing the magazine’s website before moving into his current role. Before that, he was deputy digital editor at The Sunday Times, where he was part of the team that launched the newspaper’s digital subscription service – and was responsible for day-to-day production on the app and website. He has also been TheTimes.co.uk’s technology editor and the launch editor of Wired magazine’s UK website.
Holden has worked in journalism for nearly two decades, having started his professional career while completing an English literature degree at Cambridge University. He followed that with a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University in Chicago. A keen photographer, he also writes travel features whenever he gets the chance.
Latest articles by Holden Frith, The Week UK
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What would change under Tier 5 Covid restrictions?
Today's Big Question Stricter coronavirus rules looking inevitable as virus continues to spread across UK
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Coronavirus: Tier 4 to expand as new strain spreads
Speed Read Boxing Day lockdown for more of southern and eastern England
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Peter Cruddas: PM ennobles ‘disgraced Tory donor’
In the Spotlight Honours commission advises against appointing Cruddas to the House of Lords
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Mutant Covid: how dangerous is the new strain of coronavirus?
feature A mutation first detected in Kent is far more infectious - but scientists hope that vaccines will still work against it.
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Donald Trump mulled using ‘martial law’ to keep the presidency
Speed Read Senior aides reportedly shot down talk of rerunning the election under military control at a ‘chaotic’ White House meeting
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What the closure of Calais means for Brexit
Speed Read France’s ban on all arrivals from the UK may be temporary - but EU-wide rules are likely to follow
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Coronavirus: how the deep-freezed Pfizer vaccine will be rolled out across Britain
Speed Read Care homes may face delays in getting deliveries of the Covid-19 jab owing to logistical difficulties
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How does the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine work?
Speed Read UK becomes first nation to approve vaccine paving way for roll out
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Coronavirus: what Thanksgiving reveals about Christmas risks
Speed Read Fears of surge in Covid-19 cases as millions of Americans travel to family gatherings
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AstraZeneca plans new Oxford vaccine trial to prove jab works on all ages
Speed Read More volunteers will be recruited to test half-dose regimen as critics question latest results
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Coronavirus: how will the Oxford vaccine win regulators’ approval?
Speed Read A total of three Covid-19 jabs have been declared safe and effective - but none are cleared yet for public use
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Coronavirus: the areas bracing for Boris Johnson’s tougher tier system
Speed Read Restrictions levels set by central government according to strict criteria - with no local negotiations
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Experts split over plans for post-vaccine ‘Covid passports’
Speed Read Some scientists say proposal is premature without proof that vaccination stops transmission
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Will vaccines sound the death knell for Sweden’s Covid experiment?
Speed Read Herd immunity will require fewer sacrifices if it can be achieved with an effective vaccination programme
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Coronavirus: Oxford vaccine shows ‘encouraging’ results
In Depth UK-made vaccine joins list of potential pandemic-ending vaccines
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What Boris Johnson has planned for his £16bn military spending spree
Speed Read Space defence, cyber-offence and artificial intelligence to benefit from funding surge
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Coronavirus: how Finland became a Nordic Covid-19 success story
Speed Read Finns have kept the worst of the pandemic at bay despite enacting a shorter lockdown than many other countries
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Coronavirus: inside the ‘scrambled’ UK deal for five million Moderna vaccines
Speed Read Fears over Trump’s ‘vaccine nationalism’ and European supplies led British ministers to prioritise other agreements
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Covid-19 circulating in Italy as early as September 2019, study reveals
Speed Read New research suggests coronavirus may have spread through Europe undetected for several months
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How cash-strapped councils are struggling to cope with Covid
Speed Read The pandemic has cut local authority income while increasing demand for services
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How the new £5 Covid tests work - and how they might end lockdown
Speed Read Swab kits that give results in 15 minutes could pave the way for ‘daily freedom passes’
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Mary Wollstonecraft sculpture condemned as ‘naked silver Barbie’
Speed Read Maggi Hambling’s statue is intended to represent the feminist icon’s imagination
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Coronavirus: GCHQ launches war against Russian anti-vaccine propaganda
Speed Read State-sponsored disinformation campaigns are being blocked and agents locked out of their accounts
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Coronavirus: Oxford vaccine ‘may be rolled out within weeks’ - but UK faces jab shortages
Speed Read Mass production difficulties will limit early supplies
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