Man 'boiled alive' in hotel shower on way to grandchild's graduation
A grandfather suffered fatal burns in a hotel shower where the water was found to be as hot as 135F, effectively 'boiling him alive'.Terril Johnson, 72, of Los Angeles, w...
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Evacuations Across Pacific as Huge Quake Off Russia Sparks Tsunami Panic
Panic swept across the Pacific Wednesday morning after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake off Russia’s far eastern coast set off tsunami alarms in more than a dozen co...
Narrow Escape on Lake Victoria: 20 Survive Deadly Boat Collision in Midnight Horror
In the early hours of Sunday, a near-tragic accident was narrowly averted when two boats collided on Lake Victoria between Buvuma Islands and Lolwe Island in Uganda’s N...
Nine Books That Should Be Read With A Box Of Tissues To Hand
"I cried just describing that book to my husband.""The last three chapters made me absolutely bawl my eyes out." –Key_Objective4426About the book: We follow our narrat...
What we've been playing - office nightmares, games with kids, and Tetris building games
Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing. This week, Bertie gets his starchiest white shirt on...
From Honorables to Beggars: Ex-MPs Cry for Medical Aid as Life After Parliament Turns Miserable
In Uganda’s politics, the journey from honor to hardship can be as swift as the blink of an eye. One day, a Member of Parliament enjoys the title of “Honorable,” th...
Kelly Holmes says being a gay solider during military ban led to ’30 years of trauma’
Dame Kelly Holmes has said the gay military ban caused her ’30 years of trauma’. (Matt McNulty/Getty)Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes has said that being a gay sol...
Inside Uganda’s death by suicide puzzle
In June this year, Kampala registered the highest cases of suicides in a single month, most of them involving high-profile individuals. Mr Luke Owoyesigyire, the Kampala...
10 Game of Thrones Scenes That Make Book Readers Furious
The Game of Thrones television series made some large changes from the books. George R.R. Martin was only heavily involved in the first