Daniel Keane

I am a journalist with over five years of writing experience. My career began in the student press at Oxford University, where I worked as Music Editor of The Oxford Student and then Co-Editor of Phaser Magazine (the University's only arts and culture magazine). During my second year, I hosted a weekly evening radio show on student radio Oxide, and the following year was invited on BBC Radio 6 to talk about Oxford's music scene.


These experiences led me to the prestigious 'International Journalism' MA  course at City University, where I graduated with a Distinction. The course helped me I to expand my skillset: learning how to put together news packages and use video and audio editing software. In the summer term I was elected Editor of the course magazine: a tech publication named 'Decode'. During the course I also wrote for Gigwise and The National Student.  


Since graduation, I have worked in a small publishing company and then as a freelance journalist for The Irish Times, The Times, The Evening Standard, the BBC World Service, Unherd and The Sun. My interests are varied, but I particularly enjoy writing about international politics and culture. 

The Times •

Thames Valley police spent £14.4m on software it abandoned

A police force spent £14.4 million to develop software for HR and financial staff and then decided not to use it. Thames Valley police spent the money between 2016 and late last year as part of a plan to improve its back-office systems with Sussex and Surrey police. The project, called Equip, cost a total of £36.6 million. Sussex police and Surrey police have bought the software, but because the Thames Valley force pulled out of the partnership it will not use it, according to the BBC.
The Times •

Man-hating parrot proves too much for abductors

Whether it was Sky the parrot’s hatred of men, her tendency to shriek “come on” before biting, or her habit of singing “Do do do” repeatedly we do not know, but the thieves who took the pure African grey could clearly put up with her no longer. The pilfered parrot was returned to her owner Sarah White over the weekend a month after being stolen in a burglary. An appeal for the beloved pet had warned that she was “not to be messed with”.
The Times •

Meghan lent support after I pulled out of the French Open, says Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka, the Japanese tennis player, has revealed that the Duchess of Sussex reached out to offer support after she withdrew from the French Open to take a mental health break. Osaka said that the duchess was among the famous figures to offer “kind words” after she pulled out of this year’s tournament at Roland Garros following a backlash over her refusal to speak to the media. In a personal essay written for Time’s Olympic preview issue, Osaka said that she had received an outpouring of s
The Sun •

Neo-Nazi ex-BNP chief recruiting for far-right group on social media

A FORMER BNP chief is recruiting for a far-right group on social media while ranting the UK is “flooded with immigrants”, The Sun Online can reveal. Neo-nazi Mark Collett, 40, has been plugging Patriotic Alternative (PA) on Telegram, Twitter and YouTube as lockdown restrictions are eased. Collett, who was previously Director of Publicity for the British National Party and chairman of the young BNP, established the group in 2019.
The Sun •

Family’s agony as dementia-stricken mum, 75, to spend Xmas alone in care home

A FAMILY has told of their heartbreak as their dementia-stricken mum will spend Christmas alone in a care home with no visitors. Rachael Thomas, 52, hasn’t seen her mum and gran-of-six Kathryn Smith, 75, in six months - but says a festive visit just “isn’t worth the risk”. With swathes of the country plunged into Tier 4 restrictions, and festive bubbles cut to one day only, thousands of Brits are facing a lonely Christmas this year.
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