Robbie Smith
A definitive guide to London’s power swimming tribes this summer
Cold water swimmers are swaggering and shivering around the capital, with distinct types gathering at each place. Robbie Smith has your guide to the venues, the people and the wet networking
The best TV finales of all time from Fleabag to Friends
As Succession draws to an epic close, our writers pick telly’s most gripping send-offs
Hunterian Museum reopening: man alive it’s SO WEIRD
The Hunterian, with its fantastic and fantastical collection of curiousities, has reopened after six years
Andrew: The Problem Prince on Channel 4 review: same old, same old
This documentary explores the story behind the Newsnight interview - while leaving juicier stones unturned
Titanosaur at the Natural History Museum - it’s totally rooaarsome
How big? Awe is the aim of this exhibition’s game, and it delivers
Hotel Portrait Milano: high-end luxury with effortless style
Robbie Smith checks in and finds an intoxicating blend of Italian elegance, style and charm
The rise of Nicola Sturgeon — from Ayrshire to the apex of power
As she resigns after eight years in the top job, Robbie Smith looks back on a remarkable career — and asks what’s next for the SNP’s ‘nippy sweetie’?
Spare by Prince Harry: sad tale of a young man trapped in the past
From a childhood cut short to his simmering rage towards the British press via many grievances against his own family, Prince Harry’s memoir is elegantly written and a triumphant vehicle for telling his side of the story
Pandemic Diaries by Matt Hancock review
This is a vainglorious and revealing work by Matt Hancock, giving his side of the story, writes Robbie Smith