Katie Strick

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Katie Strick writes in-depth and long-lead lifestyle and news-review features covering politics, social issues and cultural analysis as well as arts, fitness, travel and lifestyle. She has interviewed everyone from Andy Murray to Hadley Freeman and her long-reads on a day in the life of an ambulance crew and the disappearance of Tatler It-girl Constance Marten have been website-topping.

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Katie Strick writes in-depth and long-lead lifestyle and news-review features covering politics, social issues and cultural analysis as well as arts, fitness, travel and lifestyle. She has interviewed everyone from Andy Murray to Hadley Freeman and her long-reads on a day in the life of an ambulance crew and the disappearance of Tatler It-girl Constance Marten have been website-topping.

London

How Clapham became the unlikely face of London’s TikTok mobs

Why is affluent SW4 such a regular location for ‘link-ups’ — unruly gatherings of teens mobilised online? Katie Strick investigates

6 Jun 2026
Lifestyle

The good gym guide! From eco spin classes to women-only studios

This year’s hottest workout spaces are giving back to the community — and the planet. Katie Strick picks the most thoughtful workouts in town

10 Apr 2023
Lifestyle

Down Hall, Essex: a grand country hotel perfect for padel tennis fans

The 19th century Italianate mansion is just 45 minutes from central London and is the only hotel in southeast England to feature its own padel tennis court. Katie Strick checks in

6 Apr 2023
Lifestyle

Euan Blair: how the former PM’s son won over America’s richest family

The Yale graduate’s apprenticeship startup Multiverse has just secured the backing of the Walmart owners in a deal that values his fortune at £345 million. Katie Strick charts the making of the nepo baby tipped to become a billionaire

4 Apr 2023
Lifestyle

Simon Case: the cabinet secretary who threw Boris under a bus

The UK’s most senior civil servant, 44, has denied that anyone gave Johnson reassurances that the Covid rules were followed during Partygate — so what does this mean for his career? Katie Strick reports

22 Mar 2023
Lifestyle

Partygate — timeline of a Downing Street scandal

“Vomiting, partying until 4am, and staff hoping they’d ‘got away with it’” — as Boris Johnson prepares to meet the Privileges Committee, Katie Strick looks back at how the Westminster scandal unravelled

20 Mar 2023
Lifestyle

Rare family sighting and a TikTok glow-up — Jeremy Hunt’s first Budget

The Chancellor has already lasted longer in the job than his predecessor Kwasi Kwarteng – so does his first Budget fit the serious, “steady” reputation he’s become known for? Katie Strick reports

15 Mar 2023
Lifestyle

The Varsity Hotel & Spa, Cambridge: a chic riverside boutique

The popular spa hotel combines classic Cambridge details with a chic, urban feel – and an unbeatable location just a stone’s throw from some of the university’s most famous colleges. Katie Strick checks in

15 Mar 2023
Lifestyle

Walkout Wednesday: a need-to-know guide to London’s big day of strikes

As junior doctors join the teachers and Tube staff on the picket line for Budget Day, Katie Strick offers an essential cheatsheet to the key players — and their reasons for striking

15 Mar 2023
Lifestyle

Gran Meliá Palacio de Isora, Tenerife: a five-star swimmers’ paradise

The popular Canary Islands resort features five gourmet restaurants, a Clarins spa and an exclusive Red Level service. Katie Strick checks in

13 Mar 2023
Lifestyle

Oakeshott v Hancock: 10 things to know about #thelockdownfiles

She ghostwrote the former health secretary’s memoir — so why would political journalist Isabel Oakeshott leak 100,000 of his WhatsApps to the press? Katie Strick has everything you need to know about the most salacious political storm of 2023

3 Mar 2023
Day in the life Ambulance crew
Lifestyle

Burnout and 20-person queues: my day with a London ambulance crew

Ambulance workers are striking, citing record waiting times, below-inflation wages and an NHS in crisis — so what’s the reality for crews on the ground? Katie Strick spends 12 hours on the frontline

28 Feb 2023
Lifestyle

‘Greta and I are living proof that kids can change the world for good’

Melati Wijsen got plastic banned in Bali by the age of 14 — now she’s inspiring a new generation of teen activists across the world. Katie Strick meets her

23 Feb 2023
Lifestyle

‘I’m a London sixth former — new drama Consent is horrifyingly real’

East London sixth former Zaara Chadda, 16, watched Channel 4’s sexual assault drama with horror — but only because the scenes and characters were so familiar. She explains why she thinks it should be shown in schools

16 Feb 2023
Lifestyle

How new drama Consent exposes the shocking reality for teens today

Channel 4’s ‘factual’ 50-minute show gives a shocking new insight into the reality for teenagers today – so is it as true to life as young people say? And should it be shown in schools as a warning of what can go wrong? Katie Strick reports

16 Feb 2023
Lifestyle

How Jessica George’s new novel Maame became the hottest debut of 2023

The 28-year-old’s fictional tale sold for seven figures, is a New York Times bestseller and is already being turned into a TV series set in London, with comparison to Candice Carty-Williams’ novel Queenie. Katie Strick meets her

13 Feb 2023
Lifestyle

How students really feel about the 18 days of university strikes

Lecturers, librarians and administrative staff are among the 70,000 university workers set to strike for 17 days this term — so is Generation Covid right in asking for compensation? Katie Strick reports

6 Feb 2023
Lifestyle

The Ritz-Carlton, Abama, Tenerife: a five-star Moroccan-style citadel

The 400-acre resort features two Michelin-star restaurants and has become a hit with well-heeled Brits looking for a luxurious dose of reliable winter sun. Katie Strick checks in

3 Feb 2023