Sophie Gallagher

London

Deputy Head, Features and Lifestyle at The i Paper

Feats Editor @theipaper | Award-winning writer @BBCNews @guardian @thetimes @huffpostuk @FT | Author #HowMenCanHelp | Cyber flashing expert

Articles

I had UPF anxiety – what I learned when I gave up Oatly (and then went back)

1 week ago | msn.com | Sophie Gallagher

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I had UPF anxiety - what I learned when I gave up Oatly (and then went back)

1 week ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

I can’t pinpoint exactly when it began, but a few months ago I realised I didn’t want to drink oat milk anymore. In particular, it was Oatly – the phenomenal Swedish success story – that no longer exerted the same pull on my brain it once did. Previously, I would be pleased when I spotted the (easily recognisable) grey cartons behind the till in a coffee shop. I’d stock up on it in the supermarket. Until, all of a sudden, I wanted to avoid it.
Our council made £1m from driving fines in six months - we took them to court and won

3 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

After months of working around the clock – staying up till midnight, starting at 6am, or giving up weekends to fit campaigning alongside their full-time jobs – 54-year-old Almira Mohamed and her neighbours finally got the news they were waiting for: they’d won their case. On Friday, a High Court judge agreed with them that the implementation of a low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) in their area of south London was unlawful. Their council, Lambeth, may now have to scrap the scheme.
The seven reasons your partner might cheat, according to therapists

4 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

Cheating breaks up families and can ruin lives. The commonly-held view is that there are villains (the cheater) and victims (the cheated-upon), and the only reason to indulge in such behaviour is a flawed character. And yet, most of us still know someone who has done the dirty, or are guilty ourselves.
I spent two years and £400 on my Irish passport - it's worth its weight in gold

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

I keep my secret weapon in my bedside cabinet. Snuggled alongside my engagement ring, a multipack of hairbands, and an old packet of cigarettes, it is the item in my house that I am most smug about owning: an Irish passport. Yes the British passport is also in there somewhere – buried under a stack of pension leaflets and other things I never read – but that now plays second fiddle to its counterpart from the Emerald Isle.
Inside Prince Harry’s new ‘influencer husband’ Montecito life

1 month ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

Regardless of how you feel about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, you can’t deny she keeps busy. Weeks after the launch of her series, With Love, Meghan, as well as her sell-out collection of luxury jams and fashion channel, she has released a new podcast, all the while sending edible flowers to every celeb with a California postcode. But the other half of Team Sussex has been more conspicuous in his absence.
I opened a bookshop after leaving my £40k job - I earn nothing but love it

2 months ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

It was a beautiful sunny Sunday in November 2019, and Nicci Rosengarten’s family, including her two children, had gone to Ramsgate for a morning coffee and a walk. As they turned into the quaint Addington Street, just off the harbour, her husband noticed a new bookshop. They popped in and had a chat with the owner of the tiny blue shop, Tales on Moon Lane, which had only been open for two days. Everyone got along well like they’d known each other for years, but the chat was brief.
I lived in the US - the meat was so bad, I went vegetarian

2 months ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

The first time I laid eyes on an American breakfast buffet was in the mid-90s at Disney World, Florida. I couldn’t believe how many Mickey Mouse pancakes were stacked on the plate in front of me. That childhood holiday redefined everything I knew about portion sizes and how much sugar it was acceptable to eat before lunchtime. The smell of syrup or fried bacon still instantly transports me back to that jungle-themed dining room.
My daughter cut me off from my grandchildren - so I spent £20k taking her to court

2 months ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

It was the food that was hardest to plan. After not having seen their grandchildren for a year, Mark and Vanessa* no longer knew what the 13 and 10-year-old liked to eat. They stocked up on the old favourites – crisps, sweets, and fish for dinner – but the children didn’t want it. Their tastes had changed. When their daughter first had her two babies, Mark, 66, and Vanessa, 65, from Scotland, were really involved.
My nice, normal mate turned into a right-wing bigot - I can’t speak to him

2 months ago | inews.co.uk | Sophie Gallagher

The change began slowly at first, until it was so noticeable that every conversation had become a potential minefield of disagreement or tension. This shift in the relationship was disorientating for Charlie*, 33, because his friend – who he has known since school – never used to have far-right views.