Racism, the London Fire Brigade and me | Times2

Racism, the London Fire Brigade and me | Times2

It was 8.30pm, half an hour into a night shift at Chelsea fire station, in February 2021, when the firefighter Gareth Dawes learnt of the death of Jaden Francois-Esprit, a trainee at... Read more »
Leighton House review — £8 million makeover for west London’s loveliest room | Times2

Leighton House review — £8 million makeover for west London’s loveliest room | Times2

★★★★☆“Open sesame” are the words to whisper as you enter Lord Leighton’s Arabian fantasia off Kensington High Street. Before it closed for renovation, Leighton House had become dusty and drab. Now, after... Read more »
Why we celebrate the day my dad almost died | Times2

Why we celebrate the day my dad almost died | Times2

At an Italian restaurant in north London, my family got together on January 17 to share unhealthy amounts of pasta, red wine and tiramisu. We toasted my dad, Simon, as we do... Read more »

I’m with Craig Revel Horwood — there has never been a better time to move house | Times2

Craig Revel Horwood, I feel your pain. The Strictly Come Dancing star is moving home and finding it, he says, “difficult”. In an online video interview, the 56-year-old ballroom maestro revealed that,... Read more »