Audible • 12th May 2022 Beast Master My eight-part non-fiction podcast series. It's about bear wrestling, but it's not really about bear wrestling, it's about love, manipulation, obsession etc.
The Sunday Times Travel • 17th April 2022 Postcard from Tbilisi: Ukrainian flags are everywhere Young Russians fleeing economic sanctions have converged on Georgia, and memories of the 2008 invasion are fresh in people’s minds.
The Telegraph • 17th March 2022 Postcard from Stalinville – where 'dark tourism' turns a blind eye to history In his Georgian hometown, Joseph Stalin – a man who was responsible for the deaths of millions – is still heralded as a hero.
The Telegraph • 5th October 2021 The Rolling Stones in Pittsburgh review: Charlie Watts is much missed, but the show goes on The Stones delivered a fittingly emotional tribute to their late drummer while also showing they can impress without him.
The Independent • 6th September 2021 Into the red: ‘laundering’ my travel status in Mexico to enter the US I thought I’d be the first with the idea. A pandemic travel pioneer.
The Telegraph • 5th June 2021 Hundreds of students miss out as four-hour UCL clinic runs out of vaccines Some students had camped out from as early as 5am in a bid to secure their ticket.
The Telegraph • 30th May 2021 King's College apologises for 'harm' caused to staff by photo tribute to Prince Philip One of Britain’s top universities has apologised for the “harm” caused to staff after they complained about being sent a photograph of the late Duke of Edinburgh.
The Telegraph • 29th May 2021 Last surviving British veteran of both Dunkirk evacuation and Normandy landings dies A man believed to be the last surviving British veteran present at both the 1940 Dunkirk evacuation and 1944 Normandy landings has died aged 98.
The Telegraph • 29th May 2021 Oxford Rhodes statue should face the wall in shame, says Antony Gormley Gormley has suggested that the controversial statue of Cecil Rhodes in Oxford should be turned around to face a wall, in “an acknowledgement of collective shame” about his legacy.
The Telegraph • 22nd May 2021 McDonald’s grinds to a halt as vegan protesters block delivery trucks Environment and animal rights campaigners cut off much of McDonald’s’ UK food chain on Saturday.
The Telegraph • 10th May 2021 British pilot dies as his aircraft hits sea off Spanish beach An "experienced pilot", 66, died after his light aircraft plunged into the sea off Spain on Saturday.
The Telegraph • 23rd April 2021 West End musical in trans row as producers defend casting of cis man A musical once held in the West End has become embroiled in a row with trans campaigners after a non-transgender man was hired to play a transgender character.
The Telegraph • 17th April 2021 Son of Prince Philip's protection officer mistook Duke for 'someone from the pub' Prince Philip’s former protection officer yesterday revealed his son once assumed that the Duke was "someone from the pub" when he phoned the family’s house.
The Telegraph • 5th April 2021 David Blunkett says schoolboys risk 'unfair judgment' in rape culture row The police should not "pronounce guilt without evidence" when it comes to the school rape culture row, the former home secretary has said, as he warned of "unforseen and dangerous consequences".
The Telegraph • 4th April 2021 New homes must be suitable for the old and disabled by law, say charities and architects UK housing laws must be strengthened to ensure that new builds are suitable for older and disabled people, a group of charity executives and architects has said.
The Telegraph • 4th April 2021 Controversial issues must be debated and addressed in classroom, says union boss in wake of Batley row Controversial topics must be debated and not “closed down” in classrooms, a teachers’ union boss has said, in response to a row about a cartoon of the Prophet Mohammed being shown in a west Yorkshire school.
The Telegraph • 2nd April 2021 Nish Kumar says he would not host political comedy on the BBC again Kumar has said that he won’t host a political comedy show for the BBC again, because the corporation didn’t “back” him when cancelling The Mash Report.
The Telegraph • 20th March 2021 Police apologise to jogger for failing to respond to reported sex crime on canal towpath April-Joy Serrant called 999 to report a half-naked man running towards her as she jogged the Leeds-Liverpool Canal on Friday afternoon.
The Telegraph • 15th March 2021 Banker sues BNP Paribas for £3.4m in 'stigma' pay after winning discrimination case A City banker is seeking almost £3.4 million in “stigma losses” from French bank BNP Paribas, after claiming that winning a gender discrimination case against the bank has affected her earning potential.
The Telegraph • 15th March 2021 Children who are afraid of dentists need therapy, say scientists Children who are afraid of going to the dentist suffer from “dental anxiety” and need therapy, scientists have said.