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Gemma Knight

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Gemma Knight’s Biography

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Lifestyle journalist specialising in travel, with a background in print and digital publishing.

Gemma Knight’s Journalist Portfolio

Portfolio – the Cheshire Magazine

Portfolio – the Cheshire Magazine

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Why time is running out for us to see authentic Cuba

Why time is running out for us to see authentic Cuba

Despite more than a decade of fascination with Cuba, I've never been. But believe me, it's not for lack of tr…

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'I found a microcosm of China that most tourists never see aboard the country's slow trains'

'I found a microcosm of China that most tourists never see aboard the country's slow trains'

Within the past decade, I've grown to know these trains intimately: their gentle, jerking forward lumber, flo…

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Travelling During the Pandemic: What to Expect in Greece

Travelling During the Pandemic: What to Expect in Greece

With restrictions on all-but-essential travel slowly being eased, the great British public is no longer groun…

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Paint the Town: Fashion Week

Paint the Town: Fashion Week

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Articles

Impact of lowering the legal tackle height on tackle behaviour, match events, and suspected injury rates in adolescent female Rugby union

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By Leeds Beckett, Omar W. Heyward, Ben Jones, Isla J Shill, Anna Stodter, Carolyn Emery, Gemma Knight, Simon Roberts, Keith Stokes, Stephen West, Liam Colbert
| Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Verified
Original ResearchArticles in PressOpen access Affiliations & Notes aCarnegie Applied Rugby Research (CARR) Centre, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) bRugby Football Union, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) cPremiership Rugby Limited, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) dSchool of Behavioral and Health Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University,...
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This overnight ferry between Korea and Japan is utter chaos – and I loved every minute

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By Gemma Knight
| Aol Verified
South Korea and Japan may be neighbours, but they are, in many ways, chalk and cheese. Take their capitals, for example. The first thing you notice about Seoul is how meticulous everything – and everyone – is. This is not the skin-deep veneer of Singapore; here, streets are lined with gleaming new high-rises, pavements filled with immaculately dressed, uniformly beautiful men and women, and everything is suffused with seamless, unobtrusive smart tech.
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What the British could learn from Europe about keeping cool in a heatwave

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By Gemma Knight
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It's hot. With a so-called "heat dome" currently covering much of Europe (the result of a high pressure front trapping super-warm air in one place for days – or even weeks – at a time), the mercury across the continent has soared – with Spain reporting highs of 46C, wildfires scorching eastern Turkey, and "unprecedented" heat alerts released across France.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelance article, blog and feature writer at Gapyear.com

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Concisely – the idea, the angle, the hook and why you're the best person to write this piece.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

'I found a microcosm of China that most tourists never see aboard the country's slow trains'