Katie Strick

Senior Feature Writer & Editor

ABOUT

Katie Strick is Senior Feature Writer & Editor at The Standard. She writes and commissions 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. Her new podcast London Love Stories with Katie Strick launches soon.... MORE

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Katie Strick is Senior Feature Writer & Editor at The Standard. She writes and commissions 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. Her new podcast London Love Stories with Katie Strick launches soon.

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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
<p>Sonya Barlow, 30, says noise heightens her ADHD </p>
Lifestyle

London’s getting louder! Inside the capital’s noise pollution problem

Sirens, drilling, the screech of the Tube... The battle for quiet is an increasingly fraught one in our capital city — and it's posing an increasing threat to our long-term health. Katie Strick reports

1 Nov 2023
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Lifestyle

After months in exile, is Dominic Cummings preparing a comeback?

After months spent hiding away on a remote island, Boris Johnson's maverick former adviser is making a haunting Halloween reappearance at this week's Covid inquiry. Katie Strick asks what he's up to now

31 Oct 2023
<p>Conservative MP Crispin Blunt (Nikki/UK Parliament/PA)</p>
Politics

Crispin Blunt: the outspoken Tory MP arrested on suspicion of rape

The uncle of Hollywood actress Emily Blunt was arrested by Surrey police this week, saying he will "co-operate fully" with the investigation. Katie Strick charts his career so far

27 Oct 2023
<p>Michael Smith and his boyfriend Nat Asabere were taken to hospital after a homophobic attack in south London</p>
London

'It's like the 1990s’ — the rise of LGBTQ+ hate crime in London

London's queer community is reeling after the deadliest rise in homophobic attacks in a decade — so why the spike and how are LGBTQ+ people responding? Katie Strick reports

26 Oct 2023
<p>No boundaries: Shoreditch bistro Boundary serves exceptional roast dinners</p>
Restaurants

Our pick of the very best Sunday roasts in London

From cosy boozers to high-end hotels, here’s where to find the roasts with the most

22 Oct 2023
<p>Chinese-born Israeli student Noa Argamani, 25, is among the hostages captured by Hamas</p>
World

The heartbreaking stories of the Hamas hostages

Almost 200 people including 13 children are believed to have been captured since the Palestinian terror group invaded Israel last week. Katie Strick tells some of their most powerful tales of survival

19 Oct 2023
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Tech

The travel apps you need to offset your holiday carbon footprint

This year, there are smart ways to offset your holiday. Think of Greta before you book

18 Oct 2023
Lifestyle

It’s bugaggeddon! Have bedbugs already made it to London?

Londoners say they’re avoiding the Tube and considering working from home as pest control specialists warn the bugs are perfectly capable of surviving the two hour Eurostar from Paris to King’s Cross. Katie Strick reports

12 Oct 2023
<p>Giorgia Meloni </p>
Lifestyle

How Italy’s Giorgia Meloni became Rishi’s unlikely new right-wing ally

She’s spoken highly of Mussolini and is known for her nativist views — what does it say about Sunak’s political intentions? Katie Strick reports

6 Oct 2023
<p>Cycling in Mallorca isn’t just for Strava obsessives </p>
Lifestyle

Why Mallorca is perfect for a chilled out cycling trip

The Balearic hotspot has long been known as a cyclists’ paradise, but do you have to be a Strava obsessive to fit in? Katie Strick finds out

6 Oct 2023
<p>Katie Strick, reporting for duty </p>
Lifestyle

Wildfires and exploding e-bikes — my day with a London fire crew

Fire brigade response times are at their highest in a decade, with staff numbers plunging and workers citing trauma, low pay and a widening workload that includes terror and climate-related incidents. Katie Strick spends 11 hours on the frontline

3 Oct 2023
<p>Lachlan Murdoch has been named as Rupert Murdoch’s successor </p>
Lifestyle

Lachlan Murdoch — from son-in-exile to Rupert’s triumphant successor

Critics warn that Murdoch’s chosen one could be the architect of Fox News’ extremist turn. So what does his appointment mean for US politics? Katie Strick reports

22 Sept 2023
Lifestyle

Ockenden Manor — an indulgent spa break just 45 minutes from London

The ever-popular Elizabethan hotel has an award-winning spa with its own saltwater flotation tank. Katie Strick checks in

20 Sept 2023
<p>Katie Strick tries out pickleball </p>
Lifestyle

Can pickleball convince a tennis nut like Tim Henman?

George Clooney, Kim Kardashian and Judy Murray are among millions of fans of the newly-imported US sport. Katie Strick joins Britain’s former Wimbledon darling for his first-try

20 Sept 2023
<p>Róisín Murphy has been the centre of a toxic culture war </p>
Lifestyle

Róisín Murphy — the most vilified female celebrity since J.K. Rowling

Cancelled shows, an internet pile-on... but her most successful album yet. Katie Strick asks whether the treatment of the Irish songstress could mark a turning point for cancel culture

15 Sept 2023
<p>Hadley Freeman</p>
Lifestyle

Hadley Freeman: ‘Cancel culture is worse for women — it’s a disgrace’

The author and journalist left The Guardian last year citing an ‘atmosphere of fear’ around gender issues. She tells Katie Strick about her fight for freedom of speech, her new book and why she refuses to be silenced

13 Sept 2023
<p>Alex Chalk </p>
Lifestyle

Can justice secretary Alex Chalk survive the prisons crisis?

The MP for Cheltenham is battling a justice system in meltdown and a jailbreak. Katie Strick profiles the man of the moment in SW1

12 Sept 2023
Lifestyle

Ryans Lola’s, Ibiza: an adult-only party pad in San Antonio Bay

If you’re in a swimming costume, you’re probably overdressed at this young-at-heart live music hotel, writes Katie Strick

7 Sept 2023