During World War I, around 140,000 foreign civilians and prisoners of war were held in internment camps around the UK. Most of these men were Germans, and they coped with the hardship and loneliness by putting on comedy evenings known as lustspielsabend. Comic farce was very much the order of the day. Andrew Frayn and his team at Edinburgh Napier decided to recreate one of these nights and tour with it. He tells the story of how the project came about.

The Glasgow School of Art’s famous Mackintosh building is in ruins after being ravaged by a second terrible fire in four years. As Glasgow comes to terms with the possible demolition of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s crowning achievement, fire and construction specialists Iain Sanderson, Billy Hare and Tony Kilpatrick look ahead where the investigation must go from here.

England kick off their World Cup campaign tonight in Volgograd. But Hannah Dickinson writes about how energy powering the floodlights will be generated by a hydroelectric plant that played a part in almost wiping out the sturgeon fish that produces beluga caviar.

Overcoming alcohol dependence is a positive step, but it can be deadly if not done properly, says Adam Taylor. Alcohol suppresses the production of certain neurotransmitters. During withdrawal, there is a sudden surge of these brain chemicals, which can cause fatal heart arrhythmia.

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