Theo McInnes

Chessboxing: the new craze where brain meets brawn
Outdoors

Chessboxing: the new craze where brain meets brawn

Season’s beatings — We enter the ring for a night of chessboxing: a curious combination of four-minute speed chess and three-minute boxing.

Written by: Tom Hale

How an island in the Thames became a hedonistic hideaway
Reportage

How an island in the Thames became a hedonistic hideaway

Eel Pie’s secrets — Hidden away in the depths of west London, the 500-metre long Eel Pie Island has always guarded its secrets well – but its incredible legacy is about to be uncovered.

Written by: Jessica Furseth

700,000 take to the streets to call for people’s vote on Brexit
Activism

700,000 take to the streets to call for people’s vote on Brexit

How did we get here? — Photographer Theo McInnes joins the crowds in London as they call for another referendum on the final Brexit vote.

Written by: Huck

Photos from the weekend’s far-right ‘Football Lad’ rally
Activism

Photos from the weekend’s far-right ‘Football Lad’ rally

Same shit, different day — Just put them all in the bin already.

Written by: Dominique Sisley

The battle to save east London: is this finally the end?
Reportage

The battle to save east London: is this finally the end?

The death of Hackney Wick — The fight to save Hackney Wick is about more than artists losing homes – it’s about who London is for, and what we stand to lose when they’re gone. Writer Jessica Furseth meets the locals being ushered out by a new era.

Written by: Jessica Furseth

Trump Protest: London tells The Donald to do one
Activism

Trump Protest: London tells The Donald to do one

In pictures — Hundreds of thousands take to the streets of London with a simple message: Donald Trump is not welcome in Britain.

Written by: Michael Segalov

This is what history's most vital subcultures look like now
Photography

This is what history's most vital subcultures look like now

Vanguards of cool — Photographer Theo McInnes tracks down diehard trendsetters who refuse to conform, even in old age.

Written by: Theo McInnes

Photos from this weekend's far-right rally in London
Activism

Photos from this weekend's far-right rally in London

The racists return — Supporters of Tommy Robinson of Islamophobic English Defence League fame took to the streets of the capital this weekend to demand his release from prison.

Written by: Theo McInnes

The club uniting lonely Londoners through swimming
Activism

The club uniting lonely Londoners through swimming

Swim Dem Crew — The Swim Dem Crew is an inner-city swim group focused on the power of community, bringing together city dwellers through water-based fun. ‘London can get you down,’ explains co-founder Nathaniel Cole. ‘But Swim Dem can help keep you afloat!’

Written by: Niloufar Haidari

Photos from this weekend's protest for Gaza in London
Activism

Photos from this weekend's protest for Gaza in London

#EndTheSiege — With the death toll in Gaza rising as Palestinians continue to demand a right to return to their land, protestors take to the streets of London. Photographer Theo McInnes headed down to join them.

Written by: Theo McInnes

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