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...history itself, with the poisoner trying to outsmart the victim and the authorities. A poison often used over the centuries is arsenic trioxide. It only requires tiny quantities to kill, less than two tenths of a gram can be fatal, it is soluble in water and has no taste or smell. This was used by Agrippina, the murderously ambitious niece and later wife of the Roman...

...history? Dr Jim Lusted explores…...If you’re a sport enthusiast like me, you will claim to know a lot about sport. After all, we dedicate much of our waking lives obsessing over our favourite sports, teams and players. So, let’s test your sporting knowledge out on these questions: Which International Boxing Hall-of-Famer was an usher at the coronation of George IV...