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.

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Will this app keep me safe or just help police identify my body?

Will new app Safest Way really solve violence against women, asks Katie Strick

15 Jun 2026
Lifestyle

Sajid turns on Rishi— former ally and mentor delivers devastating blow

As former candidate The Saj backs Liz Truss in the leadership race, Katie Strick looks back at his working relationship with Rishi Sunak and why the move is such a major blow to the former Chancellor’s campaign

5 Aug 2022
Lifestyle

Wine time! The best wine tours within two hours of London

With British vineyards set to have their best summer yet, Katie Strick picks the most luxurious tours a short train ride from the capital

4 Aug 2022
Lifestyle

Monkeypox — ‘we need to fight the culture of blame’

Another Covid-style lockdown? Not according to London’s experts and virologists — but to beat this new threat we must follow advice and avoid stigmatisation, says Katie Stick

28 Jul 2022
Lifestyle

It’s Sunak vs Truss — your Tory leadership cheatsheet

Tax? Rwanda? The trans debate? Find out where the key candidates stand on the biggest issues. Katie Strick guides you around a bruising contest

21 Jul 2022
Lifestyle

Olena Zelenska — from camera-shy writer to Ukraine’s brave First Lady

The screenwriter and mother-of-two never wanted her husband to run for president — now, she’s leading her country through war and giving rousing speeches at Congress as its heroic First Lady. Katie Strick charts the making of a reluctant stateswoman

21 Jul 2022
Lifestyle

Flightmare! Inside the airport chaos — and is your holiday doomed?

The only thing to match the carnage in politics right now? A trip to an airport. With Heathrow asking airlines to stop selling summer tickets, can anyone save our holidays? Katie Strick reports

14 Jul 2022
Lifestyle

Boris Johnson’s 22 most extraordinary moments as PM

From his own brother quitting in 2019 to the time he was called a ‘filthy piece of toerag’, Katie Strick rounds up some of the smaller Boris Johnson moments you might have forgotten

12 Jul 2022
Lifestyle

‘Nightmare’ delays and a staff vacuum — inside the passport fiasco

Endless queues, a staff shortage and families forced to miss funerals, weddings and opportunities to say goodbye. Katie Strick reports

6 Jul 2022
Pubs, Bars and Nightlife

London’s best bars for drinking English wine

Whether it’s award-winning bubbly or a roof-raising red, the capital is a hotspot for home-grown goodness

5 Jul 2022
Lifestyle

The Gen Z tennis stars you need to know for Wimbledon 2022

From the young American who just won Eastbourne to the women’s world number one who you probably haven’t even heard of, Katie Strick and Amy Francombe meet the next generation of tennis stars set to take SW19 by storm

5 Jul 2022
Lifestyle

Seven deeply personal stories from London women who’ve had abortions

Sharing abortion stories has become a form of protest following last week’s announcement in the US. Katie Strick speaks to seven women about what having an abortion really means — and why it’s never the ‘easy choice’

4 Jul 2022
Lifestyle

I’m 28, happy and successful, so why am I on apps to make new friends?

A wave of buzzy new Hinge rivals promise platonic friendship at the touch of a button. Katie Strick goes in search of a BFF

27 Jun 2022
Lifestyle

RMT boss Mick Lynch — star of the rail strikes (and his top moments)

The straight-talking unionist has been praised for his no-nonsense interview style and brutal takedowns of TV hosts from Piers Morgan to Kay Burley. Katie Strick charts his rise to leadership as fans call him a “national treasure”

26 Jun 2022
Lifestyle

How sex attacks in Hackney have re-ignited women’s safety fears

Three men have now been arrested over the 22 reported sexual assaults on lone women in the area since February. But why did it take so long and how can locals be sure it won’t happen again? Katie Strick reports

24 Jun 2022
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Lifestyle

Xavier Musk: the inside story behind Elon Musk’s transgender child

The 18-year-old — now called Vivian — says she “no longer live[s] with or wish[es] to be related to [her] biological father in any way, shape or form”. Katie Strick charts her life so far

24 Jun 2022
Lifestyle

Beach, please! Eight of the best seaside day-trips from London

From Margate’s lesser-known seaside sister to the secret London beach just 60 minutes away by Tube, here’s our guide to the best beaches to cool off near the capital

24 Jun 2022
Lifestyle

Peloton Guide: is the new at-home weights workout worth £275?

Peloton’s first connected strength gadget, the Peloton Guide, promises to transform your dumbell workouts by tracking them (and offering rewards) — but is it worth it? Katie Strick puts it to the test

23 Jun 2022
Lifestyle

London Tech Week: 20 of the hottest British start-ups to follow now

From the fintech firm started by two Gen-Z sisters to Euan Blair’s billion dollar idea, here are the hottest new businesses in town as London Tech Week continues

21 Jun 2022
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What is Elon Musk’s net worth? 30 facts about the tech billionaire

The maverick tech entrepreneur is on course to become the world’s first trillionaire. Nick Curtis and Katie Strick get to know him 

17 Jun 2022