"It's like the hunger games": How to try for West End stardom
On Tuesday, hundreds of young aspiring performers waited up to ten hours outside the Other Palace Theatre for nothing. These are their stories.
Miles Ellingham
Miles has written for the Financial Times, Rolling Stone, Prospect, British GQ, 1843 Magazine and The Fence.
Toby Carvery felled an ancient oak tree. So why is everyone blaming Spurs?
“This is, without a shadow of a doubt, the most inexplicable, most devastating tree felling that I've seen."
Ofsted vs Stamford Hill
A government bill is seeking to regulate yeshivas, sparking outcry in London’s ultra-Orthodox Jewish community. But not everyone wants to keep parliament out.
Beetlemania: the crack team responding to London’s insect invasion
In the depths of a London institution you’ll find 27,000 boxes, nine million beetles and a race against time
North Korea's man in London
Meet Dermot Hudson: retired civil servant, windmill enthusiast and lifelong champion of the DPRK
Inside the hidden, (mostly) silent convent at the heart of London
Meet the cloistered nuns of Tyburn. They're always praying and can't leave except to vote or access medical care.
Hang on, where actually is Central London?
It's the beating heart of the city, but finding it is much harder — and more controversial — than it seems
‘Nobody really acknowledges my presence’: The life of an office cleaner in London
Who is cleaning up after your office Christmas party?
Cleaning the dark: What goes on in the Underground after the last train
Every night, workers scrub a mixture of hair, skin and metal filings from the walls of the Tube. Miles Ellingham joins them for a shift.
Dog Days At Romford: London’s last surviving greyhound track
Romford Stadium will soon be the last dog racing facility within the M25. Miles Ellingham visits the outpost and traces the sport’s controversial history.