Richard Assheton
@richardassheton.bsky.social
Travelling features writer and photographer. Usually the Sunday Times. Also the Guardian, the Times etc. Formerly Lagos. Now Marseille.
Why fishers and environmental campaigners are in loggerheads over the future of the seas — with President Macron in the middle
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It’s goodbye to French fishermen’: Macron under pressure as crucial UN ocean summit opens
As delegates prepare for the global gathering, the president is caught between opposing sides in a row over bottom trawling in France’s marine protected areas
www.theguardian.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Why fishers and environmental campaigners are in loggerheads over the future of the seas — with President Macron in the middle
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Opera lovers are going to explode’ — the baroque shock coming to Hampshire
www.thetimes.com/article/2c37...
www.thetimes.com/article/2c37...
‘Opera lovers are going to explode’ — the baroque shock coming to Hampshire
The genteel sounds of Louis XV meet the movement of the streets of Los Angeles in a hit French adaptation of a Rameau masterpiece. We went backstage
www.thetimes.com
June 13, 2025 at 3:11 AM
‘Opera lovers are going to explode’ — the baroque shock coming to Hampshire
www.thetimes.com/article/2c37...
www.thetimes.com/article/2c37...
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“There’s something about the island that is—in French we say ‘hors du temps,’ out of time.” @richardassheton.bsky.social
On France's Île d'Yeu, a Timeless Escape
Two new hotels are opening up an island long beloved by French actors and royalty.
airmail.news
May 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
“There’s something about the island that is—in French we say ‘hors du temps,’ out of time.” @richardassheton.bsky.social
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Why Easter eggs cost so much: we found out on a cocoa farm
Yields have plummeted — with scientists saying climate change is wreaking havoc with the producer countries’ tropical weather, which provides the humidity and warmth cocoa needs to grow.
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Yields have plummeted — with scientists saying climate change is wreaking havoc with the producer countries’ tropical weather, which provides the humidity and warmth cocoa needs to grow.
@richardassheton.bsky.social
buff.ly/kuSeGVT.
April 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Why Easter eggs cost so much: we found out on a cocoa farm
Yields have plummeted — with scientists saying climate change is wreaking havoc with the producer countries’ tropical weather, which provides the humidity and warmth cocoa needs to grow.
@richardassheton.bsky.social
buff.ly/kuSeGVT.
Yields have plummeted — with scientists saying climate change is wreaking havoc with the producer countries’ tropical weather, which provides the humidity and warmth cocoa needs to grow.
@richardassheton.bsky.social
buff.ly/kuSeGVT.
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“Smoking is part of the culture in France, in a way it isn’t elsewhere.” @richardassheton.bsky.social
A New Generation of French Women is Smoking More Cigarettes Than Ever Before
Pour quoi?
airmail.news
April 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“Smoking is part of the culture in France, in a way it isn’t elsewhere.” @richardassheton.bsky.social
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“Smoking is part of the culture in France, in a way it is not elsewhere.” @richardassheton.bsky.social
A New Generation of French Women is Smoking More Cigarettes Than Ever Before
Pour quoi?
airmail.news
April 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“Smoking is part of the culture in France, in a way it is not elsewhere.” @richardassheton.bsky.social
Why do the French smoke so much?
Almost a third are still smokers, 23 per cent of adults every day.
That’s way out of step with the developed world, or even the world.
I spent this week trying to work out what’s going on. Here’s what I found. 🧵
Almost a third are still smokers, 23 per cent of adults every day.
That’s way out of step with the developed world, or even the world.
I spent this week trying to work out what’s going on. Here’s what I found. 🧵
March 23, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Why do the French smoke so much?
Almost a third are still smokers, 23 per cent of adults every day.
That’s way out of step with the developed world, or even the world.
I spent this week trying to work out what’s going on. Here’s what I found. 🧵
Almost a third are still smokers, 23 per cent of adults every day.
That’s way out of step with the developed world, or even the world.
I spent this week trying to work out what’s going on. Here’s what I found. 🧵
Coups are back in vogue.
But we never hear what happens next. What awaits you when you’re toppled?
For today’s @thetimes I exclusively reported the baroque gruesome fate of Gabon’s legendary Bongo dynasty, as told by the Bongos themselves.
www.thetimes.com/article/90d1...
But we never hear what happens next. What awaits you when you’re toppled?
For today’s @thetimes I exclusively reported the baroque gruesome fate of Gabon’s legendary Bongo dynasty, as told by the Bongos themselves.
www.thetimes.com/article/90d1...
Dad’s under house arrest in Gabon. We’re left playing Xbox in our Mayfair mansion
After a coup ousted president Ali Bongo in 2023, his sons are in limbo in London and fear for their family in their home country
www.thetimes.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Coups are back in vogue.
But we never hear what happens next. What awaits you when you’re toppled?
For today’s @thetimes I exclusively reported the baroque gruesome fate of Gabon’s legendary Bongo dynasty, as told by the Bongos themselves.
www.thetimes.com/article/90d1...
But we never hear what happens next. What awaits you when you’re toppled?
For today’s @thetimes I exclusively reported the baroque gruesome fate of Gabon’s legendary Bongo dynasty, as told by the Bongos themselves.
www.thetimes.com/article/90d1...
The Times and Sunday Times is free to read this weekend.
They’re one of the few still investing in proper go-get-it journalism.
Because freelancing is a hustle, I’m recapping my top five from a wild 12 months.🧵
@thetimes.com
They’re one of the few still investing in proper go-get-it journalism.
Because freelancing is a hustle, I’m recapping my top five from a wild 12 months.🧵
@thetimes.com
March 15, 2025 at 7:05 AM
The Times and Sunday Times is free to read this weekend.
They’re one of the few still investing in proper go-get-it journalism.
Because freelancing is a hustle, I’m recapping my top five from a wild 12 months.🧵
@thetimes.com
They’re one of the few still investing in proper go-get-it journalism.
Because freelancing is a hustle, I’m recapping my top five from a wild 12 months.🧵
@thetimes.com
This week I got chased out of one of France’s most notorious estates by a man with a gun. Which told me, obviously among other things, how lucky I was to get a chance to visit.
Focus for the Observer today on life among the cocaine cartels of the Riviera.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Focus for the Observer today on life among the cocaine cartels of the Riviera.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
‘It’s packed with dealers. Look around you’: life amid the cocaine cartels of the French Riviera
Nice may be at the heart of France’s upmarket Mediterranean coast, but violent drug gangs making €1.5m a month are colonising part of it
www.theguardian.com
March 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
This week I got chased out of one of France’s most notorious estates by a man with a gun. Which told me, obviously among other things, how lucky I was to get a chance to visit.
Focus for the Observer today on life among the cocaine cartels of the Riviera.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Focus for the Observer today on life among the cocaine cartels of the Riviera.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...