Three families, one sperm donor: the day we met our daughter’s sisters
Every year, thousands of British children are conceived with the help of donor sperm. But few ever meet their siblings...
April 2014
Homes: Tottenham warehouse renovation
Once a graffitied shell, this airy live/work space in a former Tottenham warehouse was transformed for £800. Kate Burt finds out how
March 2008
Double trouble
What happens when your passion is iconic design but your reality is sticky-fingered toddlers? Kate Burt meets a couple navigating a path between Eames and Iggle Piggle
May 2007
The woman with three fridge-freezers and 26 children
What makes a good foster mother? Jacqui Handley tells Kate Burt.
March 2007
Kind of blue
With flowery wallpaper, original artwork and a built-in recording studio, Tim Bidwell's Brighton mews house is not your typical bachelor pad, discovers Kate Burt.
July 2006
Now everyone's an artist
'I don't want to be like them in any way. I don't want kids. I don't want to live in a 1930s semi in Totnes'
April 2006
Infectious humour
Bored office workers have always known that email's main use is for passing on jokes. Now the advertising industry has woken up to the power of viral marketing, reports Kate Burt.
February 2006
Soul party state
Damien Hirst, Robbie Williams and Elton John have all hired the Cuban Brothers to add a little crazy Caribbean fun to their dos. Kate Burt meets the irrepressible showmen.
January 2006
Out with the old routine
Musical theatre is getting a makeover, with offbeat shows paying tribute to Lady Thatcher, Colonel Gadafy and Imelda Marcos. Encore, says Kate Burt.
September 2005
Guardian weekly outlook on international development
It's really a sex toy
The female condom, almost universally derided in the West, has become a big hit in the developing world thanks to a marketing wheeze. Kate Burt reports on the rise of the Femidom
August 2005
Into the mix
Vegetarians, be proud of what you eat
April 2005
One for the road
Who wants to fight over royalties, space on the tour bus and whose terrible idea that ironic sax solo was? Kate Burt meets the one-man bands determined not to share the spotlight.
January 2005
Your life in their hands
When Kate Burt had a crisis of professional confidence, she decided to try putting her faith in a life coach. But the experience was not an uplifting one.
September 2004
Finnishing school
Forget the notion of a cold northern outpost, Helsinki's cutting-edge design, stylish bars and slick restaurants make it a hot weekend destination, says Kate Burt.
July 2004
Wasted talent
It's more, more, more in the celebrity world. More sex, more drugs - and more shameless about dishing the dirt later on. Kate Burt trawls showbiz memoirs for confessions of excess.
April 2001
Bitch's brew
The interactive website where music-biz insiders swap cheeky gossip is short of cash. Kate Burt reports
