The Gift Guide 2 of 4: Kids - Charlotte Philby

‘What I learned from six months off social media – and why I came back’

By Charlotte Philby, 25th September 2018
Features, Health, Technology In an article for Marie Claire, I reflect on what drove me away from instagram, Facebook, et al - and how half a year away gave me a revised approach to life online

Writers Bloc #1 Val McDermid

By Charlotte Philby, 25th September 2018
Features, Regulars From imposter syndrome to plotting, in a new series for Marie Claire authors give me chapter and verse on how the writing process works for them - starting with multi award-winning crime writer Val McDermid, who has written 32 books in as many years

The Lives of Others #6

By Staff, 23rd July 2018
Education, Features, Regulars, Travel Georgie Higginson moved from the UK to Uganda 14 years ago. After losing their daughter to stillbirth, she and her husband were inspired to build a lodge on the banks of the River Nile, overlooking Murchison Falls National Park - an area once occupied by LRA rebels

Global Village #6

By Charlotte Philby, 9th July 2018
Design, Features, Regulars, Travel Designer Kate Pietrasik lived in London, Edinburgh, New York and Byron Bay before moving to a town near Biarritz when her daughter was four years old. She reflects on life as a 'blended family', running her own business, and the joy of being rootless

Chapman Pincher: The Spy-Catcher of Fleet Street

By Charlotte Philby, 24th June 2018
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 2018
Features In this article for The Independent Magazine, I returned to Moscow to discover the truth about my grandfather, the infamous Third Man

Global Village #2

By Bridie Woodward, 7th May 2018
Features Bridie Woodward swapped London for New York 'for a few months', six years ago. She reflects on accidentally making a life for herself, between an apartment in the city and a cottage in Montauk

How to… Go plastic-free

By Bettina Maidment, 4th May 2018
Features Mother-of-two Bettina Maidment has spent the past 18 months living almost entirely without plastic, while reducing her overall waste so significantly that she only takes out the bins once every few months... Here is how

Sex For Tuition Fees: An Undercover Investigation

By Charlotte Philby, 24th April 2018
Features, 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 2018
Birth, 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

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