Nicola Slawson

While most of us are tucking into our turkey and watching the Queen’s speech, a dedicated group of individuals from firefighters to pub landlords and even lifeguards will be keeping the country running on Christmas Day. Journalism student Nicola Slawson catches up with six people ahead of their shifts and finds out why it’s not always so bad to be at work on December 25.

Charlotte Roach, 26, of Lissenden Gardens in Gospel Oak, was a professional triathlete training for the 2012 Olympics until she was hit by a Land Rover and almost died. Now, back to full health, she has co-founded Rabble, an alternative sports club with a mission to make exercise fun. She is also a member of Hampstead Ladies Rugby Club

James Bond films are always filmed at the most glamourous of locations; Venice, the Bahamas, Istanbul and now, Camden Lock.