The grounds of a stately mansion in a beautiful but remote corner of the Scottish Highlands, and a tall, genial young man with a moustache and the tattoo of a fish on his left arm he’s nicknamed ‘Fish’ for John Fisher is creeping through the dark.
In his hand is a double-bladed dagger, designed for silent killing: a sharp thrust to the throat and the victim slumps dead in a pool of blood.
He is a master of close, unarmed combat and fieldcraft how to stalk an enemy unseen and how to survive in the wild as well as how to use explosives, a Sten gun and pistol.
A Chinese alligator is among the 11 dangerous wild animals being kept privately in South Gloucestershire, according to a wildlife charity. A survey conducted by Born Free, which campaign against animal exploitation, found a staggering 3,951 dangerous wild animals are licensed to be kept privately in Great Britain, including elephants, lions and crocodiles. Ten venomous snakes and a Chinese alligator are being housed in South Gloucestershire, while in neighbouring Stroud there were four King Cobras and an otter reported. Perhaps the worst offending county near South Gloucestershire was Wiltshire, with 17 boar, 60 bison, four wolves, two ocelots, three camels, five leopards, seven lemurs, three rare cobras, three rare vipers a Bengal cat and a Savannah cat.
Four King Cobras are being kept privately in Stroud, just a few of the thousands of dangerous wild animals licensed in Great Britain, according to a survey by a wildlife charity. A survey conducted by Born Free, which campaign against animal exploitation, found a staggering 3,951 dangerous wild animals are licensed to be kept privately in Great Britain, including elephants, lions and crocodiles. The charity reported that as well as snakes, an otter was being kept in the Stroud district. Perhaps the worst offending county near Stroud was Wiltshire, with 17 boar, 60 bison, four wolves, two ocelots, three camels, five leopards, seven lemurs, three rare cobras, three rare vipers a Bengal cat and a Savannah cat.
Full programme announced for 35th BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021
Virtual festival premieres of the best new LGBTIQ+ cinema from around the world will be available digitally UK-wide on BFI Player.
23 February 2021
My First Summer (2020)
The 35th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTIQ+ Film Festival (17 to 28 March) unveiled its full programme this evening with a launch event on BFI Flare Facebook and BFI YouTube. One of the world’s most significant and long-standing queer film events, this year’s BFI Flare will deliver virtual festival premieres of the best new LGBTIQ+ cinema from around the world via BFI Player to UK-wide audiences.