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Joel Day
Special Projects Deputy Editor
Joel Day is Deputy Special Projects Editor at Express.co.uk, having joined in August 2019.
He writes features on everything from world news to UK politics, science and human interest stories.
In 2023, he was long-listed for the Bradt New Travel Writer of the Year award.
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