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Chas Newkey-Burden

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Football is a sport for right-wingers

There were howls of disbelief when the former captain of Chelsea FC, John Terry, replied “100% yes” to a social media post by Rupert Lowe calling...

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Vegan cheese is repulsive

I’m one of those gobby vegans who will happily tell anyone why they should stop consuming animal products. But I can still admit what’s obviously...

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Why are cows a TikTok sensation?

A farmer in Derbyshire is going to make his cows uglier to try and deter  modern agricultural impostors. These impostors are...

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What has become of our table manners?

When I was a child, I always wanted to watch television during supper, but my dad wasn’t keen. He preferred family conversation and as...

20.04.2026 10

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Why exercise music stops you from throwing in the towel

Over the past few months, I’ve been training for the London Marathon, so most weekends I’ve been out running more than 20 miles at a...

13.04.2026 10

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Who would ever run a marathon?

Like many good ideas, the London marathon was conceived over a drink in a pub. Inspired by their experience running the New York marathon in 1979, two...

02.04.2026 10

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Why shouldn’t Farage visit Ipswich Town’s football ground?

Nigel Farage’s social media posts from his visit to Ipswich Town’s football ground have caused exactly the sort of meltdown you’d expect. The...

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Hell is a treadmill

Life is riddled with things that impersonate something in a hideously disappointing way: the regret of Pepsi, the affront of the rail replacement bus,...

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Crufts holds the key to the British psyche

France is holding local elections and the candidates are falling over themselves to appeal to a peculiar demographic: dog lovers. A candidate in the...

08.03.2026 10

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The joy of a launderette

A broken-down washing machine is generally regarded as definitely a Bad Thing. There is the expense and hassle of repairing or replacing the...

02.03.2026 10

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It’s time to end the war on pigeons

Norwich has known some beef in its time: from the Kett’s Rebellion against land enclosures in 1549, to the Great Blow during the English Civil War....

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A pet's death is as painful as losing a family member

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Loss of trust / The National Trust should appreciate its eccentric volunteers

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Loss of trust / The National Trust should appreciate its eccentric volunteers

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Giving up caffeine is a fool’s errand

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Don’t assume Donald Trump wants nuclear Armageddon

30.12.2025 10

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Christmas dinner is hell for vegans

25.12.2025 20

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A ban on animal testing is long overdue

12.11.2025 10

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Halloween is being spoilt

31.10.2025 10

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Not 'appy / Strava is ruining running

15.10.2025 10

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Why you shouldn’t travel with your pets

09.10.2025 10

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What’s wrong with ‘angry, middle-aged white men’, Gary Neville?

06.10.2025 20

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Killer nurse? / The thought of Lucy Letby’s innocence is too appalling to bear

01.10.2025 10

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Listen up / In defence of voice notes

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London needs more – not fewer – ‘headphone dodgers’

28.08.2025 10

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The tide is turning against firework displays

22.08.2025 10

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Can Taylor Swift save us from the Oasis bore-off?

14.08.2025 10

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Food for thought / There’s nothing extreme about veganism

04.08.2025 10

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Package deal / The thrill of tracking parcels

21.07.2025 20

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Social media / How I made Facebook nice again

05.07.2025 10

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Why Oasis is like Reform

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The triumph of Noel Edmonds

20.06.2025 10

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David Beckham deserves his knighthood

14.06.2025 10

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What is the point of the RSPCA?

13.06.2025 10

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Are vegetarians really hungry for power?

09.06.2025 10

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Television / Those remaking Threads mustn’t soften the horror

04.06.2025 10

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Television / Those remaking Threads mustn’t soften the horror

01.06.2025 20

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Why shouldn’t vegans be catered for in an apocalypse?

31.05.2025 10

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Those remaking Threads mustn’t soften the horror

29.05.2025 10

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We need more animal cruelty on TV

28.05.2025 20

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Gary Lineker isn’t the only quiet man of football to find his voice

26.05.2025 10

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Seaside peril / In defence of seagulls

24.05.2025 10

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In defence of seagulls

24.05.2025 9

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Long live David Attenborough

08.05.2025 10

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Is anyone actually enjoying this heatwave?

01.05.2025 10

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The pain and paranoia of the London Marathon

27.04.2025 10

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