The Latest Breaking News from Emma Loffhagen

Why I was hitting the slopes until I was 80

Letters: David Morgale writes about the sense of accomplishment he felt on the mountains, in response to Emma Loffhagen’s article on skiing being a waste of money. Plus letters from John Carter and Eric J Ascalon

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9

The hill I will die on: People who ski have more money than sense

Extortionate costs, queueing in the cold and potentially life-altering injuries? No thanks. And don’t get me started on the EDM après-ski hell, says freelance editor Emma Loffhagen

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7

Try these habits to reinvigorate your reading

Letters: Readers share their methods for getting the most out of books

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2025

Oat milk, ADHD diagnoses and Diddy: Our most-read stories of the year

From the downfall of oat milk to the best and worst dressed of 2024, here are the most-read stories from The London Standard’s features team

Evening Standard · Jan 1, 2025

Step count, sleep score: am I in an abusive relationship with my smart watch?

More than a quarter of adults in the UK now own a fitness tracker. From compulsive step-counting to obsessing over sleep scores, Emma Loffhagen explores the hidden mental health toll of the new craze

Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2024

I didn't look in a mirror for a week – it was the most liberating thing I've ever done

After a long weekend without a mirror at Glastonbury left her feeling refreshed, Emma Loffhagen decides to try and replicate the experience in her day-to-day life

Evening Standard · Aug 17, 2024

London Marathon: 10 things I wish I'd known before signing up – and what you need to do to survive the run

From how to stick to your training schedule to pushing yourself over the finishing line, Emma Loffhagen shares her advice for taking on the gruelling 26.2-mile race

Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2024

Vajazzled vulvas, and group masturbation: my week at a sexual awakening retreat

Writer Emma Loffhagen joined 30 other women for a sexual awakening escape in Marrakesh — and discovered it was more radical than she could ever imagine

Evening Standard · Jan 16, 2024

'A ceasefire is not hatred': a day with London's pro-Palestine protesters

Hundreds of thousands of pro-Palestine protesters gathered for an Armistice Day march this weekend. Emma Loffhagen and Anthony France meet them

Evening Standard · Nov 13, 2023

OPINION - Inside the rise of AI girlfriends: Tech and Science Daily podcast

Experts are concerned that the rise of AI chatbot girlfriends and virtual online partners might encourage problematic behaviour in their mostly male user base.

Evening Standard · Aug 4, 2023