TV wildlife expert spends £22,000 transforming his humble semi into indoor Borneo rainforest

A TV animal expert who spent £22,000 building a tropical jungle inside his Oxfordshire home admits he is kept awake at night – by the animals’ mating calls. Warwick Vardy spent 20 years travelling the world locating, studying and collecting wildlife for hundreds of nature programmes for the BBC, National Geographic and Sky. Inspired by … Read more

Imam and the ‘wife’ he married without realising ‘she’ was a man are charged in Uganda

Imam and the ‘wife’ he married without realising ‘she’ was a man are charged with ‘going against nature’ under Uganda’s anti-gay laws Mohammed Mutumba, 27, and Richard Tumushabe, 19, were bailed last Thursday Charged with ‘having carnal knowledge with a person against order of nature’ Mutumba claims he did not realise Tumushabe was a man until … Read more

Film shows effects of Germany’s first Blitz on Britain, which killed 130 and swung public opinion

Britain’s first Blitz: Film shows effects of Germany’s 1914 warship attack on Hartlepool that killed 130 and swung public opinion behind World War One campaign Previously unseen footage found by chance among box of broken cameras and lenses bought at market sale The bombardment left hundreds wounded as commentators declared: ‘This is not warfare, this … Read more

Technical fault causes Lambrusco Grasparossa to pour from taps in Italy, instead of water

Lambrusco WINE comes out of kitchen taps in Italian village after winery accidentally pumped plonk into local water system Lambrusco Grasparossa leaked into Modena water supply from damaged silo Locals began bottling the Settecani booze before the authorities turned it off A ‘technical fault’ at a nearby winery was later discovered to be the problem  … Read more