Kate Samuelson
Kate Samuelson is The Week's former newsletter editor. She was also a regular guest on award-winning podcast The Week Unwrapped. Kate's career as a journalist began on the MailOnline graduate training scheme, which involved stints as a reporter at the South West News Service's office in Cambridge and the Liverpool Echo. She moved from MailOnline to Time magazine's satellite office in London, where she covered current affairs and culture for both the print mag and website. Before joining The Week, Kate worked at ActionAid UK, where she led the planning and delivery of all content gathering trips, from Bangladesh to Brazil. She is passionate about women's rights and using her skills as a journalist to highlight underrepresented communities. Alongside her staff roles, Kate has written for various magazines and newspapers including Stylist, Metro.co.uk, The Guardian and the i news site. She is also the founder and editor of Cheapskate London, an award-winning weekly newsletter that curates the best free events with the aim of making the capital more accessible.
Latest articles by Kate Samuelson
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What is ‘quiet quitting’?
In Depth Movement centred around doing bare minimum at work has been gaining traction on TikTok
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Has Gaza avoided a fifth full-scale war?
Today's Big Question Ceasefire agreed between Israel and Palestinian militants – but truce is not a long-term solution
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Lyudmila Putina to Alina Kabaeva: Vladimir Putin’s mysterious love life
Under the Radar Russian president’s relationship status has been a taboo subject in Russian media
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Energy giants’ profits soar amid cost of living crisis
Speed Read Outrage over Centrica and Shell’s mammoth profits and plans to resume dividend payouts
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How do Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak plan to tackle the NHS crisis?
Today's Big Question Healthcare got only ‘incidental mention’ during first Tory leadership debate despite record waiting lists
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Did Rishi Sunak really fly home to stop Britain from ‘sleepwalking into a lockdown’?
Today's Big Question Tory leadership contender’s bold claim has been disputed by various government sources
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How Britons really feel about trans equality
Talking Point Study suggests issue is far less contentious among public than it is within Tory party
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Penny Mordaunt: from magician’s assistant to Tory leader favourite
In the Spotlight The trade minister and staunch Brexiteer is winning over Conservatives in bid to succeed Boris Johnson
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The countries where men and women can be stoned to death
feature Sentencing to death by stoning of Sudanese 20-year-old sparks fresh outrage
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MoD vs BBC: Panorama stands by SAS death squads exposé
Talking Point New evidence suggests one squadron may have unlawfully killed 54 Afghans in six months
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What’s happening in Sri Lanka?
feature President says he will resign after the storming of his official residence by protesters
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Shinzo Abe shooting: how common is gun crime in Japan?
In the Spotlight Longest-serving PM dies from injuries after being shot while on campaign trail
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Why Boris Johnson clung on so long – and what finally made him resign
Talking Point Did PM’s ‘bunker mentality’ and competitive nature stop him from stepping down?
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‘Go-slow’ protesters: who they are and what they want
feature Priti Patel urging police to arrest motorists deliberately jamming up roads
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The options to fix Britain’s ‘broken’ childcare system
feature Proposal to ease staff-to-child ratio in nurseries has been met with anger
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How R. Kelly used fame and power to abuse victims for decades
In Depth Singer jailed for 30 years for sexually abusing multiple fans
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Why animal-human conflict is on the rise in India
feature Report says coexistence with wild animals in India is ‘reaching the threshold of tolerance’
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Prince Charles and Boris Johnson: the ‘souring’ relationship between future king and the PM
Under the Radar Tensions have allegedly escalated following reports that Charles criticised No. 10’s Rwanda policy
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‘Pinpoint accuracy’: what are the M270 rocket systems the UK is sending to Ukraine?
feature Move to provide Kyiv with longer-range launchers risks further provoking the Kremlin
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The dangerous dogs banned in the UK
In the Spotlight Spike in deadly attacks blamed on ‘impulse purchases through lockdown’
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What is the gender housing gap?
feature Time it takes to get on to the property ladder differs depending on whether you’re male or female
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Carlo Scotto at the Four Seasons: experimental pop-up that has style and substance
The Week Recommends Former Xier chef has taken over the hotel’s Amaranto restaurant for a one-month residency
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How Jimmy Savile evaded justice for six decades
In Depth New Netflix documentary raises fresh questions about how sex offender hid in plain sight
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Have the Conservatives got a sexual harassment problem?
Under the Radar Party condemned for waiting weeks to suspend MP David Warburton following allegations
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