MyLondon • 10th January 2022

Covid hero with letter from Queen may lose right to live in UK

A student who received a letter from the Queen for delivering essentials to his community during lockdown could lose his right to live in the UK within days after Home Office "errors".

MyLondon • 6th January 2022

Profile: Caribbean cooking duo Original Flava

Craig and Shaun McAnuff weren't brought up eating many vegan meals. If anything, coming from a Jamaican background meant that meat was very prominent in the two brothers' diet.

MyLondon • 10th December 2021

'They told me deaf people shouldn't have kids': Deaf actors share their stories

Alim Jayda grew up hearing, with deaf parents. “I grew up in a world where I would walk down the street and hear people shouting the P word at my father and I,” he told MyLondon.

MyLondon • 11th November 2021

'I'm a Prince Harry lookalike and I party with the Queen's double'

In 2006, Rhys Whittock was at a dinner party, and realised the whole table was staring at him, grinning.

MyLondon • 18th September 2021

Profile: 'Potato Queen' Poppy Cooks

A Michelin-trained chef who worked at a high-profile members’ club in Mayfair lost her job during the pandemic, but the setback turned out to be a gift.

MyLondon • 23rd August 2021

Woman gives birth in the street thanks to 'delivery angels'

A woman gave birth on in incredible circumstances - on the street outside her home in South London.

XCity • 10th June 2021

Day in the life of a locked-down journo

Embarrass yourself on Zoom. Cry into your Cheerios. Procrastinate. From killer pitch ideas to heartburn, Ella Doyle lives the (remote) dream

XCity • 10th June 2021

Spilling the Royal-Tea: Rhiannon Mills

From Megxit to Oprah: Sky News' Royal Correspondent Rhiannon Mills tells Ella Doyle about the evolving relationship between the royals and the press.

XCity Plus • 8th May 2021

Food writers reveal which ingredient they'd like to eradicate from the earth

Everyone knows a fussy eater. The one who won’t eat out anywhere new, who pushes greens to the side of their plate. The one that thinks Chilli Heatwave Doritos are too spicy, and won’t eat their meal if the components are ‘touching’.

Metro • 26th February 2021

I still miss my guinea pig - there should be no shame in grieving for pets

Ghost-wrote this sensitive first person piece for the Metro.

CYP Now • 23rd February 2021

Hospital passports assist young autistic people in expressing their health needs

Hospitals can be an intimidating place for anyone. But for autistic people, a hospital visit can come with added anxiety: will healthcare workers understand my needs?

CYP Now • 12th January 2021

DfE launches investigation over ‘woefully inadequate’ free school meals parcels

Campaigners and Labour politicians have criticised “woefully inadequate” food parcels sent to families eligible for free school meals after images of packages were shared online.

bighospitality.co.uk • 18th December 2020

The Lowdown: Christmas dinner 2020

Christmas is set to be like no other this year as tougher tier restrictions sweep the UK, closing pubs, cafes and restaurants just in time for Christmas Day.

bighospitality.co.uk • 17th December 2020

Fast thinking: how restaurants are avoiding festive food waste

Ahead of the busiest trading period of the year, chefs have spent the last few weeks ordering in supplies and getting ahead on prep, simmering huge batches or gravy, vac-packing stuffing and soaking fruit in booze for Christmas puddings and mince pies.

CYP Now • 10th December 2020

BAME families ‘subject to structural racism’ amid Covid-19 response

Children from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds have been hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic due in part to a "backdrop of structural racism" across the UK, Barnardo's has warned.

Robot Butt • 15th May 2020

The First Time You Go Drinking After Lockdown

3:00 p.m. It’s the first day of freedom. The scheduled MacBook alert reminds you that it’s time for yoga with Adriene. You swiftly dismiss it. “Not today,” you say to the computer, followed by an apologetic “namaste.”