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Dining across the divide: âShe didnât call me an insensitive buffoon â but I was armed and readyâ
Abby, 45, London Occupation Head of client services, recently made redundant. Army officer for six years, and second in command of a field hospital in Iraq. Voting record Conservative. Voted leave in the Brexit referendum. Amuse bouche Abbyâs hobby is flamenco dancing. Laura, 45, London Occupation Head of play... read more
A localâs guide to Málaga: five great things to do
A fter moving to the Costa del Sol six years ago, Mark Holness opened Café de Estraperlo, close to the harbour in Málaga, with his associate José Luis Gallardo. A popular meeting point for malagueños and visitors alike, the cafe also exhibits works by local artists. Food Málaga is full of wonderful tapas bars and restaurants, as well as food markets such as the... read more
Adjoa Andoh: âMy greatest fear? Being locked in a sauna and boiled aliveâ
B orn in Bristol, Adjoa Andoh, 58, appeared in lead roles at the RSC, as well as starring in Doctor Who and Casualty. In 2009, she appeared in Clint Eastwoodâs film Invictus. In 2019, she directed and starred in the women of colour production of Richard II at Shakespeareâs Globe. She plays Lady Danbury in Bridgerton, on Netflix, which is returning for a second series. She is... read more
Guardian angel: a Hackney hero takes his team bowling
M arvin Birch has lived on the Kingsmead estate in Hackney his entire life. It’s never had a good reputation. There was a terrible murder of a young boy there in 1985; in 1994 a newspaper article wrote the place off as “one of the most notorious estates in east London”. But Birch has always found it a place of community. “It’s a family,” he says. “When people who don’t... read more
Mental health at work: the tech helping businesses to assist struggling staff
As a London-based management consultant who has struggled with anxiety and insomnia, Marion dreaded the prospect of working from home when the UK’s first Covid-19 lockdown was announced last year. “If things get disrupted for me professionally, it can spell trouble for my mental health,” she says. “For one thing, the boundaries between work and life blur in the remote world, which means... read more
Free-range worker to Zoom bombing â your complete guide to the new âofficeâ jargon
Over the past year, something has happened when discussing work. You might have noticed it. New phrases have crept into our language, so when, for example, youâre working with a colleague on a project, youâre now âcollabingâ, and if someone makes an unexpected appearance in an online meeting (be that a co-worker, your unruly toddler, or even your cat) theyâre âZoom... read more