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Chas Newkey-Burden

Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of TheWeek.co.uk team for more than a decade. He writes the content for the Weekday AM 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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Today’s big question

Will Rishi Sunak’s billions ease the cost-of-living crisis?

£15bn relief fund praised as ‘substantial’ and ‘welcome’ – but critics warn it doesn’t go far enough

27 May 2022

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Behind the scenes

How Sue Gray’s report exposed poor treatment of cleaners and guards

PM said rudeness towards No. 10 staff was ‘absolutely inexcusable’ and that ‘whoever was responsible’ should apologise

26 May 2022

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Tall Tales

University tells students to take swimming test ‘online’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

26 May 2022

A combine harvester works its way through a field of barley

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Pros and cons

The pros and cons of gene-editing food

Technique could increase food security but there are concerns about labelling

25 May 2022

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Behind the scenes

The MPs earning the most from second jobs

Commons Standards Committee has suggested tightened rules on MPs’ earnings

25 May 2022

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Tall Tales

Jaws actor becomes police chief on island where movie was filmed

And other stories from the stranger side of life

25 May 2022

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Behind the scenes

A look back at Johnny Depp’s wives and girlfriends

Supermodel Kate Moss is due to testify in court about her relationship with the Hollywood actor

24 May 2022

Near-empty shelves in a supermarket in Orlando, Florida

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Talking point

Why the US is facing a baby milk shortage

Supply chains went into crisis after major supplier shut down factory following two infant deaths

20 May 2022

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Tall Tales

George W Bush performs ‘history’s greatest Freudian slip’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

20 May 2022

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Tall Tales

Women ‘benefit more from hugs than men’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

19 May 2022

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Business Briefing

Is Rishi Sunak ‘plotting’ emergency tax cut?

Sources say chancellor may bring forward 1p income tax cut roll as inflation hits 40-year high

18 May 2022

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Profile

The ‘showboater’ barrister representing Coleen Rooney

He has successfully argued for a galaxy of stars but some colleagues find him ‘showy’

18 May 2022

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Tall Tales

Rare banknote sells for 1,400 times its original value

And other stories from the stranger side of life

17 May 2022

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Profile

Jeremy Hunt: will he run for Tory leadership again?

Former health secretary said he ‘doesn’t rule out a return in the future’

16 May 2022

Joe Biden has repeatedly warned the UK against jeopardising the Good Friday Agreement

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Talking point

Will the US save the Northern Ireland Protocol?

Washington delegation heading to UK amid stand-off over post-Brexit trade plan

13 May 2022

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Today’s big question

Does Westminster have an alcohol problem?

Research showing MPs more likely to drink excessively has fuelled concern about Parliament’s ‘poisonous’ drinking dens

12 May 2022

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Tall Tales

Revealed: the name most likely to land you in jail

And other stories from the stranger side of life

5 May 2022

A man in Johannesburg receives a testing swab for Covid

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Getting to grips with . . .

What South Africa can tell us about the future of Covid

Cases are rising again as new sub-variants emerge

4 May 2022

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Tall Tales

Exhibition to explore Stonehenge’s parallels with Japanese stone circles

And other stories from the stranger side of life

4 May 2022

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Profile

How Ben Wallace became a favourite to succeed Boris Johnson

Defence secretary has benefited from Afghanistan crisis and war in Ukraine

28 Apr 2022

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Today’s big question

What next after the High Court’s Covid care home ruling?

Government is ‘staring down the barrel of potentially very costly claims’ after victory for bereaved relatives

28 Apr 2022

Liz Truss delivers a speech at Mansion House

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In Brief

Liz Truss lays out Britain’s aims for Ukraine war

Foreign secretary reportedly fears that the conflict could continue for up to ten years

28 Apr 2022

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Tall Tales

Britain a nation of ‘secret bog roll bandits’

And other stories from the stranger side of life

28 Apr 2022

Two voters head to a polling station in South Shields

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Between the lines

Local elections 2022: five results to watch out for

Tories are ‘haemorrhaging’ support in Red Wall of England and Wales, as Sinn Fein eyes Stormont

27 Apr 2022

Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street to give a statement at the House of Commons

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Why we’re talking about . . .

Boris Johnson’s ‘clear the air’ showdown with MPs

Laughter and banging of tables said to have punctuated private meeting

20 Apr 2022

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Today’s big question

When will the cost-of-living crisis end?

Outlook ‘makes for grim reading’ following historic rise in inflation

13 Apr 2022

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Tall Tales

‘How to murder your husband’ author on trial for murdering husband

And other stories from the stranger side of life

8 Apr 2022

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Business Briefing

UK credit card debt soars: a worrying new trend?

People borrowed £1.5bn on credit cards in February, the highest monthly amount since records began

30 Mar 2022

Computer code with a portrait of Russian president Vladimir Putin

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Today’s big question

Cyberwarfare: what is Russia planning?

Experts fear that Vladimir Putin will ‘lash out’ with cyberattacks on West

23 Mar 2022

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Tall Tales

Woman makes horrifying typo in WhatsApp group

And other stories from the stranger side of life

23 Mar 2022

US Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn-in during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee

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Profile

Ketanji Brown Jackson: five things you may not know

The nominated judge met Matt Damon at Harvard and knits to relieve stress

22 Mar 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual press conference in Moscow on December 17, 2015. President Vladimir Putin said on December 17 Russia was prepared to face any economic situat

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Tall Tales

Pub puts Putin photo in urinals

And other stories from the stranger side of life

9 Mar 2022

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Tall Tales

Dad takes down town’s internet by mistake

And other stories from the stranger side of life

21 Feb 2022

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Why we’re talking about . . .

Roblox: the kids’ game platform with ‘Nazi sex parties’

Online gaming giant under fire over explicit content and use of ‘child labour’

16 Feb 2022

Chas Newkey-Burden

Will Rishi Sunak’s billions ease the cost-of-living crisis?

How Sue Gray’s report exposed poor treatment of cleaners and guards

University tells students to take swimming test ‘online’

The pros and cons of gene-editing food

The MPs earning the most from second jobs

Jaws actor becomes police chief on island where movie was filmed

A look back at Johnny Depp’s wives and girlfriends

Why the US is facing a baby milk shortage

George W Bush performs ‘history’s greatest Freudian slip’

Women ‘benefit more from hugs than men’

Is Rishi Sunak ‘plotting’ emergency tax cut?

The ‘showboater’ barrister representing Coleen Rooney

Rare banknote sells for 1,400 times its original value

Jeremy Hunt: will he run for Tory leadership again?

Will the US save the Northern Ireland Protocol?

Does Westminster have an alcohol problem?

Revealed: the name most likely to land you in jail

What South Africa can tell us about the future of Covid

Exhibition to explore Stonehenge’s parallels with Japanese stone circles

How Ben Wallace became a favourite to succeed Boris Johnson

What next after the High Court’s Covid care home ruling?

Liz Truss lays out Britain’s aims for Ukraine war

Britain a nation of ‘secret bog roll bandits’

Local elections 2022: five results to watch out for

Boris Johnson’s ‘clear the air’ showdown with MPs

When will the cost-of-living crisis end?

‘How to murder your husband’ author on trial for murdering husband

UK credit card debt soars: a worrying new trend?

Cyberwarfare: what is Russia planning?

Woman makes horrifying typo in WhatsApp group

Ketanji Brown Jackson: five things you may not know

Pub puts Putin photo in urinals

Dad takes down town’s internet by mistake

Roblox: the kids’ game platform with ‘Nazi sex parties’

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