Kaya Burgess | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬
@kayaburgess.bsky.social
Science Correspondent & Religious Affairs Correspondent at The Times of London | Shortlisted for Specialist Journalist of the Year for religion coverage at the 2024 Press Awards and for Science Journalist of the Year at the 2025 Press Awards | My account
Reflection in the Regent's Canal looking a lot like an impressionist painting today
November 2, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Reflection in the Regent's Canal looking a lot like an impressionist painting today
Saw the legendary Al Stewart at the London Palladium on his farewell UK tour
A rendition of the stunning song 'Roads to Moscow' was a highlight, 'Broadway Hotel' sounded brilliant...
Wonderful show, great performer, top night
Very sad he won't be returning!
alstewart.com/shows
A rendition of the stunning song 'Roads to Moscow' was a highlight, 'Broadway Hotel' sounded brilliant...
Wonderful show, great performer, top night
Very sad he won't be returning!
alstewart.com/shows
October 17, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Saw the legendary Al Stewart at the London Palladium on his farewell UK tour
A rendition of the stunning song 'Roads to Moscow' was a highlight, 'Broadway Hotel' sounded brilliant...
Wonderful show, great performer, top night
Very sad he won't be returning!
alstewart.com/shows
A rendition of the stunning song 'Roads to Moscow' was a highlight, 'Broadway Hotel' sounded brilliant...
Wonderful show, great performer, top night
Very sad he won't be returning!
alstewart.com/shows
Bishop Volland adds that there are many in the area who take an "energetic approach to ensuring full integration of children and families in this wonderfully diverse community with many shared values".
His open letter to Jenrick, co-signed with local community leaders, concludes:
His open letter to Jenrick, co-signed with local community leaders, concludes:
October 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Bishop Volland adds that there are many in the area who take an "energetic approach to ensuring full integration of children and families in this wonderfully diverse community with many shared values".
His open letter to Jenrick, co-signed with local community leaders, concludes:
His open letter to Jenrick, co-signed with local community leaders, concludes:
Bishop of Birmingham hits back at Robert Jenrick
Open letter expresses "dismay and disappointment" at Jenrick's comments about not seeing "another white face" in "worst-integrated" Handsworth
Bishop Michael Volland says Jenrick's claims are "entirely wrong and I reject them"
Open letter expresses "dismay and disappointment" at Jenrick's comments about not seeing "another white face" in "worst-integrated" Handsworth
Bishop Michael Volland says Jenrick's claims are "entirely wrong and I reject them"
October 7, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Bishop of Birmingham hits back at Robert Jenrick
Open letter expresses "dismay and disappointment" at Jenrick's comments about not seeing "another white face" in "worst-integrated" Handsworth
Bishop Michael Volland says Jenrick's claims are "entirely wrong and I reject them"
Open letter expresses "dismay and disappointment" at Jenrick's comments about not seeing "another white face" in "worst-integrated" Handsworth
Bishop Michael Volland says Jenrick's claims are "entirely wrong and I reject them"
Funny detail
Someone spotted this on Sarah Mullally, the next Archbishop of Canterbury's, Wikipedia page this morning at announcement time
Clearly hoping it would make it into news reports
Prank was soon removed by another user. But not before it raised some surprised eyebrows
Someone spotted this on Sarah Mullally, the next Archbishop of Canterbury's, Wikipedia page this morning at announcement time
Clearly hoping it would make it into news reports
Prank was soon removed by another user. But not before it raised some surprised eyebrows
October 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Funny detail
Someone spotted this on Sarah Mullally, the next Archbishop of Canterbury's, Wikipedia page this morning at announcement time
Clearly hoping it would make it into news reports
Prank was soon removed by another user. But not before it raised some surprised eyebrows
Someone spotted this on Sarah Mullally, the next Archbishop of Canterbury's, Wikipedia page this morning at announcement time
Clearly hoping it would make it into news reports
Prank was soon removed by another user. But not before it raised some surprised eyebrows
A prominent UK imam, Qari Asim, who co-chairs the British Muslim Network, has condemned the "abhorrent" attack on a synagogue in Manchester and expressed solidarity with Britain's Jewish community:
October 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A prominent UK imam, Qari Asim, who co-chairs the British Muslim Network, has condemned the "abhorrent" attack on a synagogue in Manchester and expressed solidarity with Britain's Jewish community:
NEW: One name that has started coming up repeatedly this week among well-placed sources as a strong contender to be Archbishop of Canterbury...
Pete Wilcox, the Bishop of Sheffield
All set to be revealed with an announcement expected on Friday morning...
Pete Wilcox, the Bishop of Sheffield
All set to be revealed with an announcement expected on Friday morning...
October 1, 2025 at 7:13 AM
NEW: One name that has started coming up repeatedly this week among well-placed sources as a strong contender to be Archbishop of Canterbury...
Pete Wilcox, the Bishop of Sheffield
All set to be revealed with an announcement expected on Friday morning...
Pete Wilcox, the Bishop of Sheffield
All set to be revealed with an announcement expected on Friday morning...
Scientists are far from impressed with Donald Trump's comments on climate change today
They accuse the US president of perpetrating his own "con job", and of making a "daft outburst" that is "nothing short of reckless":
They accuse the US president of perpetrating his own "con job", and of making a "daft outburst" that is "nothing short of reckless":
September 23, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Scientists are far from impressed with Donald Trump's comments on climate change today
They accuse the US president of perpetrating his own "con job", and of making a "daft outburst" that is "nothing short of reckless":
They accuse the US president of perpetrating his own "con job", and of making a "daft outburst" that is "nothing short of reckless":
Church of England bishops have welcomed the UK's recognition of Palestine
The Bishops of Southwark, Chelmsford*, Gloucester* and Norwich said this:
(*both often named among candidates to be next Archbishop of Canterbury)
The Bishops of Southwark, Chelmsford*, Gloucester* and Norwich said this:
(*both often named among candidates to be next Archbishop of Canterbury)
September 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Church of England bishops have welcomed the UK's recognition of Palestine
The Bishops of Southwark, Chelmsford*, Gloucester* and Norwich said this:
(*both often named among candidates to be next Archbishop of Canterbury)
The Bishops of Southwark, Chelmsford*, Gloucester* and Norwich said this:
(*both often named among candidates to be next Archbishop of Canterbury)
Finally got pictures of the Andromeda Galaxy last night. Ridiculous you can capture this with just a phone.
August 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Finally got pictures of the Andromeda Galaxy last night. Ridiculous you can capture this with just a phone.
A four-minute exposure of the sky over the New Forest tonight on a phone camera
August 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
A four-minute exposure of the sky over the New Forest tonight on a phone camera
"They were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥."
August 20, 2025 at 4:52 PM
"They were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn't stop to think if they 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥."
🚨 EXTREMELY IMPORTANT INVESTIGATION 🚨
Where on earth did all of London's parakeets come from?! 🦜
I used @thetimes.com's archive to bust the myths and find the answer:
Click to read ➡️ www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
Where on earth did all of London's parakeets come from?! 🦜
I used @thetimes.com's archive to bust the myths and find the answer:
Click to read ➡️ www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
July 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🚨 EXTREMELY IMPORTANT INVESTIGATION 🚨
Where on earth did all of London's parakeets come from?! 🦜
I used @thetimes.com's archive to bust the myths and find the answer:
Click to read ➡️ www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
Where on earth did all of London's parakeets come from?! 🦜
I used @thetimes.com's archive to bust the myths and find the answer:
Click to read ➡️ www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
We met at the top of the Lambeth Palace Library, which must have some of the best views in London
(With @pohlepix.bsky.social here taking some of his typically beautiful photos)
(With @pohlepix.bsky.social here taking some of his typically beautiful photos)
July 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We met at the top of the Lambeth Palace Library, which must have some of the best views in London
(With @pohlepix.bsky.social here taking some of his typically beautiful photos)
(With @pohlepix.bsky.social here taking some of his typically beautiful photos)
The fun of being both Science Reporter and Religious Affairs Correspondent at @TheTimes
My interviews with:
- The Bishop of Blackburn about Easter at a time of "mess" for the CofE
- And a Cambridge astrophysicist about alien life
on the same page in our print edition today:
My interviews with:
- The Bishop of Blackburn about Easter at a time of "mess" for the CofE
- And a Cambridge astrophysicist about alien life
on the same page in our print edition today:
April 19, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The fun of being both Science Reporter and Religious Affairs Correspondent at @TheTimes
My interviews with:
- The Bishop of Blackburn about Easter at a time of "mess" for the CofE
- And a Cambridge astrophysicist about alien life
on the same page in our print edition today:
My interviews with:
- The Bishop of Blackburn about Easter at a time of "mess" for the CofE
- And a Cambridge astrophysicist about alien life
on the same page in our print edition today:
Having written today about cholera brought to Britain in bottles of Ethiopian holy water...
...here is a collection of my stories that combine both of my roles as Science Reporter and Religious Affairs Correspondent at @TheTimes
Click here 👇
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...here is a collection of my stories that combine both of my roles as Science Reporter and Religious Affairs Correspondent at @TheTimes
Click here 👇
wakelet.com/wake/zY8Zi_V...
April 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Having written today about cholera brought to Britain in bottles of Ethiopian holy water...
...here is a collection of my stories that combine both of my roles as Science Reporter and Religious Affairs Correspondent at @TheTimes
Click here 👇
wakelet.com/wake/zY8Zi_V...
...here is a collection of my stories that combine both of my roles as Science Reporter and Religious Affairs Correspondent at @TheTimes
Click here 👇
wakelet.com/wake/zY8Zi_V...
The fullest extent of today's partial solar eclipse over London
Complete with sunspot in top left
Taken from an East London garden
Complete with sunspot in top left
Taken from an East London garden
March 29, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The fullest extent of today's partial solar eclipse over London
Complete with sunspot in top left
Taken from an East London garden
Complete with sunspot in top left
Taken from an East London garden
And then there's this 😢
March 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
And then there's this 😢
I got a bit emotional watching NASA say farewell to the Cassini probe in 2017. Some had spent 25+ years working on it
Rather than leave it to drift dead in space forever, they crashed it into Saturn to gather data on its atmopshere as it died in a final blaze of glory
Watch:
Rather than leave it to drift dead in space forever, they crashed it into Saturn to gather data on its atmopshere as it died in a final blaze of glory
Watch:
March 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I got a bit emotional watching NASA say farewell to the Cassini probe in 2017. Some had spent 25+ years working on it
Rather than leave it to drift dead in space forever, they crashed it into Saturn to gather data on its atmopshere as it died in a final blaze of glory
Watch:
Rather than leave it to drift dead in space forever, they crashed it into Saturn to gather data on its atmopshere as it died in a final blaze of glory
Watch:
This is an artist's impression of this star feasting on the remains of a planet that it has just torn to bits...
Though I feel the second one works too.
Though I feel the second one works too.
March 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is an artist's impression of this star feasting on the remains of a planet that it has just torn to bits...
Though I feel the second one works too.
Though I feel the second one works too.
A striking run-through in the Commons from Luke Myer MP of just *some* of the reports that have exposed issues in the Church of England's handling of abuse in recent years:
March 4, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A striking run-through in the Commons from Luke Myer MP of just *some* of the reports that have exposed issues in the Church of England's handling of abuse in recent years:
The crescent Moon and Venus have just been showing off this week. The night sky has been stunning on these last few clear nights.
March 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The crescent Moon and Venus have just been showing off this week. The night sky has been stunning on these last few clear nights.
Church attended by royals next door to Sandringham estate is facing financial crisis and has had to shut its doors for public safety after chunks of plaster started crumbling off
Their turn to host the King and Queen is due soon, so they face a race to fund and make repairs
Their turn to host the King and Queen is due soon, so they face a race to fund and make repairs
February 28, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Church attended by royals next door to Sandringham estate is facing financial crisis and has had to shut its doors for public safety after chunks of plaster started crumbling off
Their turn to host the King and Queen is due soon, so they face a race to fund and make repairs
Their turn to host the King and Queen is due soon, so they face a race to fund and make repairs
The canal is still as a millpond this morning, unruffled by any wind. It's like a mirror.
February 28, 2025 at 9:10 AM
The canal is still as a millpond this morning, unruffled by any wind. It's like a mirror.
The presence of Health Secretary Wes Streeting at the launch of the British Muslim Network is significant, after over a decade of governments failing and struggling to engage with British Muslims
He said: "Successive governments have not got this relationship right."
He said: "Successive governments have not got this relationship right."
February 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
The presence of Health Secretary Wes Streeting at the launch of the British Muslim Network is significant, after over a decade of governments failing and struggling to engage with British Muslims
He said: "Successive governments have not got this relationship right."
He said: "Successive governments have not got this relationship right."