Chapman Pincher: The Spy-Catcher of Fleet Street
By Charlotte Philby, 24th June 2018Features On the eve of his 99th birthday, I spent the day with Chapman Pincher - and found the original spy-catcher still on the hunt for spooks
Features On the eve of his 99th birthday, I spent the day with Chapman Pincher - and found the original spy-catcher still on the hunt for spooks
Kim Philby: The Spy Who Loved Me
By Charlotte Philby, 12th June 2018Features In this article for The Independent Magazine, I returned to Moscow to discover the truth about my grandfather, the infamous Third Man
Global Village #4
By Charlotte Philby, 14th May 2018Education, Regulars, Travel From Scotland to Costa Rica (via East London, New York and Mexico). Mother-of-four Abigail Pilcher talks multiple relocations, opening – and closing – a guesthouse, and how a holiday to Turkey inspired the move of a lifetime
Sex For Tuition Fees: An Undercover Investigation
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018Features, Sex In an undercover investigation for The Independent, I found students being offered up to £15,000 a year to cover the cost of their university, in exchange for having sex with strangers
Maternity Services in Crisis
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018Birth, Features, Health, Pregnancy The NHS and its maternity services are at breaking point. In this extensive investigation for The Independent Magazine I went back to the hospital in which both I and my children were born to examine what's really troubling over-burdened midwives
Why It’s OK to Be a Quitter
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018Features, Health, Relationships "Letting go isn't about giving up. It's about being brave enough to accept that something isn't working..." My piece for Marie Claire on why I walked away from my business at the height of its success
Am I Ready To Have a Baby?
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018Birth, Features, Pregnancy, Relationships, Sex The Guardian asked its writers to answer some of the most Googled questions - I got this one
The Truth About Postnatal Depression
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018Birth, Features, Health, Pregnancy, Relationships The condition affects one in seven mothers, yet remains a largely taboo subject. In a report for Marie Claire, I spoke to women who have suffered
The Lives of Others #4
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018Features, Health, Regulars, Relationships Zoe McKenna lost her first child, Jack, when she was 19 years old. Fourteen years later, Zoe reflects on finding joy, and accepting pain, in the aftermath of the deepest loss
The Lives of Others #3
By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018Birth, Features, Pregnancy, Relationships Morven Mulgrew was seven months pregnant with her second child when her mother suddenly died. Eighteen months on, she reflects on the loneliness of loss, postnatal depression, and the importance of talking openly and angrily about your grief