Rebecca Messina, The Week UK
Rebecca Messina is the deputy editor of The Week's UK digital team. She first joined The Week in 2015 as an editorial assistant, later becoming a staff writer and then deputy news editor, and was also a founding panellist on "The Week Unwrapped" podcast. In 2019, she left to become a digital editor on lifestyle magazines in Bristol, in which role she oversaw the launch of interiors website YourHomeStyle.uk, before returning to The Week in 2024.
Rebecca became interested in journalism while studying French and Italian at the University of Oxford, and got her first work experience during a year abroad, as an intern on Internazionale, followed by a stint as a writer for Rome-based English-language newspaper The Italian Insider. After graduating, she began her career as an editorial assistant at AOL. In her spare time, she is also a panellist on "Today in History with the Retrospectors", a British Podcast Awards-nominated daily history show.
Latest articles by Rebecca Messina, The Week UK
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The five moments it went wrong for the Tories
In Depth From Partygate to the budget that broke Britain, the pivotal points in the Conservative Party's decline
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Who will win France's election of extremes?
Today's Big Question Voters face a stark choice between far-right party and left-wing alliance as centrists lose ground
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Pros and cons of renting
Pros and cons One-third of households in the UK are rented, but the vast majority of people aspire to own their own home
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Does 'slacktivism' work?
In the Spotlight 'All eyes on Rafah' image is the latest in a series of viral social media causes but their impact is unclear
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Are young people falling out of love with music?
Under the Radar Children are listening to more music than ever, but pinning identity to genres is an increasingly alien notion
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El Califa de León: the world's first Michelin star tacos
The Week Recommends Unassuming taqueria in business since 1968 joins fine-dining spots in guide's first Mexico edition
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New Caledonia: is Azerbaijan to blame for deadly riots in French overseas territory?
Today's Big Question Catalyst for the disorder is new legislation that would expand the eligible electorate, but Baku is accused of fomenting turmoil
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Why Cannes 2024 is shaping up to be the most dramatic yet
In the Spotlight Organisers face controversies on multiple fronts, from a potential stand-off with Iran to rumours of a 'secret list' of industry predators
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Pros and cons of oat milk
Pros and cons Oat has emerged as the king of Britain's plant-based milks, but how does it stack up against the alternatives?
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Tories suffer early losses in local elections
Speed Read Labour jubilant amid string of victories, but several key races remain
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Universal donor blood is 'close' to reality
Under the Radar Scientists identify 'cocktail' of enzymes that destroy harmful antigens
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UK rents climb to record high
Speed Read Renters outside London now pay an average of £1,291 per month but rate of increase seems to be slowing
By Arion McNicoll, The Week UK Published
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Quiz of The Week: 20 - 26 April
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week's news?
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Nuclear near-misses
The Explainer From technical glitches to fateful split-second decisions, the world has come to the brink of nuclear war more times than you might think
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Pros and cons of universal health care
Pros and Cons A medical system that serves everyone comes with its own costs, and they're not only financial
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Grindr 'shared user HIV status' with ad firms, lawsuit claims
Speed Read LGBTQ dating app accused of breaching UK data protection laws in case filed at London's High Court
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Quiz of The Week: 13 - 19 April
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week's news?
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Pros and cons of solar energy
Pros and cons Solar power could become the primary source of electricity worldwide by 2050 – but there are still clouds in the forecast
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Vegetarianism explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How meat-free diets went from religious abstention to global sustainability trend
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The contraceptive pill explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth The tiny tablet revolutionised the lives of women in the US and UK when it became available in the 1960s
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The novel explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How a new way of portraying existence transformed literature
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The Geneva Conventions explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How the international community brought humanity to warfare
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Trade unions explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How organised labour fought for rights in the modern workplace
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Feminism explained in 60 seconds: ideas that changed the world
In Depth How women fought for social and political liberation
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