Emma Loffhagen

ABOUT

Emma Loffhagen is a reporter and feature writer at the Evening Standard. She is also a frequent columnist, and covers a range of topics including culture, social justice, lifestyle, travel and politics. Her work ranges from reporting on refugee camps across the world on women's access to education to long-reads on the impacts of AI on dating. ... MORE

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Emma Loffhagen is a reporter and feature writer at the Evening Standard. She is also a frequent columnist, and covers a range of topics including culture, social justice, lifestyle, travel and politics. Her work ranges from reporting on refugee camps across the world on women's access to education to long-reads on the impacts of AI on dating.

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Books

George the Poet: ‘Kendrick Lamar has a duty to speak out on Gaza'

The podcaster and spoken word artist talks about his new book Track Record, his frustrations with the music industry and whether he’d ever become a politician

9 May 2024
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Lifestyle

'Not bloody likely!': the day Princess Anne was almost kidnapped

On this day 50 years ago, 23-year-old Princess Anne found herself fighting off a gunman as her bodyguard and driver lay wounded beside her. Emma Loffhagen takes a deep dive into the disturbing day one of the most senior royals was almost kidnapped.

20 Mar 2024
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Lifestyle

'We spent £10k in a month' – the pet owners battling soaring vet bills

As government watchdogs launch an inquiry into the soaring prices of treatments and medicines charged by veterinary practices, Emma Loffhagen  talks to pet owners being forced to pay staggering sums to save their beloved animals

20 Mar 2024
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Celebrity

A complete timeline of Zendaya and Tom Holland's relationship

What breakup rumours? As Zendaya and Tom Holland appear together at Indian Wells, Emma Loffhagen charts their very sweet relationship

18 Mar 2024
<p>The Duchess of Sussex’s half-sister, Samantha Markle, during a previous interview on Channel 5 (Channel 5/PA)</p>
Lifestyle

Inside the world of Meghan's half-sister, Samantha Markle

After she lost a defamation case against Meghan Markle this week, Emma Loffhagen takes a look at how Samantha Markle became her sister’s most unexpected critic — with a long history of unorthodox antics

14 Mar 2024
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Film

The Oscars: Oldest, youngest, and most-decorated winners in history

From Shirley Temple to James Ivory, we look at who has won the most accolades in Hollywood.

11 Mar 2024
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Lifestyle

When Black gay London came out

Jason Okundaye has used his knowledge of the capital’s Black queer spaces and community for good, celebrating them in a new book. Emma Loffhagen meets him for a tour of Brixton’s surreptitious sights

8 Mar 2024
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Celebrity

Meet Dakota Johnson: the new Mrs Chris Martin

Six years after they first consciously coupled, Dakota Johnson and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin are reportedly engaged. From her A-list relatives to her sweet friendship with Gwyneth Paltrow, Emma Loffhagen breaks down everything you need to know about the new Mrs Martin

8 Mar 2024
<p>Lindsay Hoyle apologised for his ‘mistake’ during Wednesday’s SNP opposition day debate</p>
UK

Why is the deputy speaker chairing the budget not Lindsay Hoyle?

Sir Lindsay has faced calls for his resignation following his controversial decision to allow a vote on a Labour amendment to an opposition day motion on the Gaza conflict

6 Mar 2024
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TV

Dead Hot on Prime Video: the most batshit show I’ve ever watched

Written by Harlan Coben’s daughter Charlotte, this isn’t so much a thriller as a psychedelic trip

29 Feb 2024
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Tech

Are we becoming addicted to dating apps? A new lawsuit thinks so

Six dating app users filed a lawsuit accusing Tinder, Hinge and other Match dating apps of using addictive, game-like features to encourage “compulsive use”.

22 Feb 2024
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UK

When is today's ceasefire vote and what could it mean?

Sir Keir Starmer’s party has shifted its stance to back a call for an ‘immediate humanitarian ceasefire’

21 Feb 2024
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Tech

Chief exec says X rival Bluesky will open ‘discussions’

Bluesky, started by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, is a lot easier to join now

15 Feb 2024
<p>Could Russia's Vladimir Putin face old adversary Donald Trump, the former US president, if the pair are re-elected in 2024?</p>
Politics

A guide to all the elections in 2024, democracy's biggest year

From the UK and USA to Russia and Ukraine, more than 1.5 billion people will head to the polls this year in a record-breaking number of national elections. Emma Loffhagen unpacks what we can expect from democracy's biggest year

15 Feb 2024
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Music

City Splash festival 2024: Date, line-up, and how to get tickets

Dubbed ‘London’s biggest celebration of reggae, dancehall & Afrobeats music’, City Splash festival is not to be missed

13 Feb 2024
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Lifestyle

Who is Ice Spice? The rapper you’re seeing all over the internet

It feels like you can hardly scroll these days without coming across an Ice Spice clip, pic or gif. Here’s what’s-what with this up-and-coming rapper

13 Feb 2024
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Film

The publishing industry has a huge problem with Black writers – why?

In the Oscar-nominated satire, a Black author is appalled when his ‘ghetto’ spoof is a bestseller - but British writers tell us that in publishing, if they don’t want to write about trauma, they struggle to be heard

13 Feb 2024