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

Frederik, the 'party prince': the down-to-earth next king of Denmark

He loves Burning Man, used a fake name at Harvard and met his Australian-Scottish wife in a Sydney bar. As Crown Prince Frederik prepares to ascend the throne, Katie Strick and Emma Loffhagen report on his rebellious past and rumours of a recent affair

4 Jan 2024
Comment

Flatshares in our Sixties? It's either that or move out of London

New research shows more and more of us are renting into middle age and beyond

2 Jan 2024
Dating

Is this the most romantic bus in London?

There's something about the number 17. For the season finale of her hit London Love Stories podcast, Katie Strick meets not one but two couples who met on the same London bus

21 Dec 2023
Royals

Carole Middleton: is she the 'British Kris Jenner?'

The Princess of Wales' mother takes centre stage as the mastermind of Kate and Wills' romance in Peter Morgan's latest royal series. But is the depiction accurate? Katie Strick reports

18 Dec 2023
Film

15 of the best quotes from our brilliant Richard Curtis interview

The legendary filmmaker is the star of this week's episode of our new podcast, London Love Stories. Host Katie Strick picks out his most surprising soundbites

14 Dec 2023
Showbiz

Richard Curtis on how he'd make Love Actually differently today

Speaking on Evening Standard's new dating podcast London Love Stories, the legendary filmmaker admitted he regrets not incorporating more of London's diversity into the film

14 Dec 2023
Winter Survival Appeal

Richard Curtis backs our appeal: 'love is London's great superpower'

The Love Actually creator and Comic Relief co-founder talks to Katie Strick about filming mishaps, awkward dating encounters and his rollercoaster love affair with our capital city as he joins our appeal

14 Dec 2023
Dating

What I've learnt as the host of London's hit new dating podcast

Host Katie Strick unpacks the (surprising) lessons London Love Stories has taught her

13 Dec 2023
Politics

Can 'relaxed' home secretary James Cleverly deliver on migration?

The former foreign secretary, 54, jetted into Rwanda this week in his new role as the man in charge of bringing down Britain's record immigration levels. Katie Strick charts his career so far

6 Dec 2023
Lifestyle

All the charities you can volunteer for this Christmas

Giving your time this festive season is a great way to get in the spirit and help struggling Londoners. Here's your guide to the fantastic charities you can help now

6 Dec 2023
Lifestyle

Omid Scobie: the ex-Tabloid reporter who became 'Meghan's mouthpiece'

The royal hanger-on insists he's not friends with Harry and Meghan — so how did he find his way into their inner circle? As he speaks of receiving death threats since the release of his latest incendiary book, Katie Strick charts his rise

30 Nov 2023
Lifestyle

How Covid changed the love lives of Londoners forever

Flatmate hookups, relationships on speed and back-to-the-'50s dating... In honour of episode four of her hit new podcast, London Love Stories, Katie Strick reports on a rollercoaster three years of romance in the capital

30 Nov 2023
Lifestyle

Royal aides 'wiped away tears' when Meghan left The Firm, says author

Omid Scobie's bombshell new royal biography, Endgame, is published today and counters previous bullying allegations made against the Sussexes by staff

28 Nov 2023
Lifestyle

Right person, wrong timing? Londoners on their ones-that-got-away

Katie Strick speaks to the experts about that often-forgotten ingredient of successful relationships — timing — in honour of episode three of her hit new podcast, London Love Stories

24 Nov 2023
World

Geert Wilders: the 'Dutch Trump' who could be the Netherlands' next PM

The far-right populist has called for 'Nexit' and a 'zero refugee' policy, with commentators describing his victory in last night's election as one of the country's most notable political earthquakes since WWII. Katie Strick charts his eccentric life and rise to power

23 Nov 2023
Lifestyle

You had me at 999: the paramedic and police officer who met at work

Listen to episode two of our new podcast, London Love Stories with Katie Strick, to find out what happened

16 Nov 2023
Politics

Victoria Atkins: Rishi's 'steady' new health secretary

The former criminal barrister has been described as a "new Tory talent" and seasoned junior minister who is "definitely on the left of the party". So does her appointment signal a more liberal era? Katie Strick reports

14 Nov 2023
Politics

Suella Braverman: the most divisive home secretary in history?

The controversial MP for Fareham has been sacked by the PM following her remarks on policing this weekend's pro-Palestine protests. How did she get here? Katie Strick reports

10 Nov 2023
Lifestyle

Locked eyes on the District Line: the couples who met on the Tube

Katie Strick hears Londoners' real-life Sliding Doors moments in honour of her hit new podcast London Love Stories, launching today

9 Nov 2023
Lifestyle

Introducing our hit new podcast: London Love Stories with Katie Strick

The eight-part series launches on November 9, with new rollercoaster-filled episodes dropping every Thursday throughout November and December in the run-up to Christmas

2 Nov 2023