A meeting with the champion of ‘la France profonde’ (Financial Times)
April 14th, 2012 | Foreign reportage, Travel | Tom | Comments OffA two-day-old pain au chocolat sums up the problem.
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My life of shame (Evening Standard)
January 12th, 2012 | Culture, Media, Social policy | Tom | Comments OffThe man sitting opposite me with the warm eyes and easy laugh is a self-confessed porn addict.
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Searching for the most expensive train journey (BBC News online)
January 6th, 2012 | Travel, UK reportage | Tom | Comments OffTrain fares have gone up again – so what is Britain’s most expensive stretch of railway?
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The tipping point (Telegraph magazine)
November 5th, 2011 | Climate change, UK reportage | Tom | Comments OffLandfill is portrayed as dirty and wasteful. But is this fair, and what will replace it?
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The Private Eye cover at 50 (BBC News online)
September 19th, 2011 | Media | Tom | Comments OffIn the age of the viral video and the mirthful meme, why is a defiantly old fashioned cover still so popular?
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Can we learn from Joey Barton? (BBC News online)
August 26th, 2011 | Culture, Sport, Trends | Tom | Comments OffWhat’s behind the footballer’s twitter philosophy?
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Were gangs to blame? (BBC News online)
August 16th, 2011 | Social policy, UK reportage | Tom | Comments OffGangs are being blamed for last week’s explosion of riots and looting. But how do we know they were responsible?
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Slovenian strokes (Financial Times)
July 31st, 2011 | Foreign reportage, Sport, Swimming and lidos, Travel, Trends | Tom | Comments OffMartin Strel, the “Big River Man” who swam the length of the Amazon, has launched a holiday company for those who want to paddle in his wake.
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Google+ and the friends v acquaintances debate (BBC News online)
July 20th, 2011 | Media, Trends | Tom | Comments OffThe arrival of Google+ throws open the debate on the difference between friends and acquaintances.
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Back in the fold after dark days (The Cricketer)
July 15th, 2011 | Sport, Zimbabwe | Tom | Comments OffZimbabwe return to Test cricket next month against Bangladesh. How will they cope both on and off the pitch?
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About Tom
Tom de Castella is a feature writer based in London, UK. In January 2012 he took on a fulltime job at the BBC News website. Before that he had been a freelance journalist for ten years, writing for newspapers and magazines on subjects ranging from Zimbabwean politics or Brian Clough to outdoor swimming and youth gangs.
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