Country diary: Meet Houdini, the three-legged hedgehog who’s moved in for winter

I’ve had to create a halfway house for him, between the rescue centre and the wild. Only, he’s named after an escapologist for a reason ...
Upstream

‘Houdini act’: Shell exit from Niger Delta slammed by non-profit

Campaign group says supermajor must deal with oil pollution and decommissioning before leaving and questions ability of buyers to deal with legacy issues.. Shell’s planned exit from the Niger Delta ...
Popular Mechanics

A Lingering Theory Says Harry Houdini's Death Was No Accident—It Was Much More Sinister

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. One hundred and fifty years ago this month, on April 6, 1874, the legendary illusionist Harry Houdini was born in Appleton, Wisconsin. Or so he ...