In 2020 António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, asserted that ‘the use of chemical weapons anywhere, by anyone, under any circumstances, is intolerable’. However, in the past decade there have been notable uses of chemical weapons (CW) by individuals, terrorists, and nation states, including in Syria, Malaysia, and Salisbury. Since 1997, the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) has… Continue reading

What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘seagull’? A large, noisy bird that steals chips and ice cream at the beach? Or perhaps a small bird found on rugged coastal cliffs, flying large distances across the open ocean in search of fish? Continue reading

In the late summer of 1478, a man named William Worcester set out from Norwich headed for Cornwall. We find him on the road, his saddlebags packed with travel essentials like onions and biscuits, laces and packthread, candles, ink and paper. Continue reading