Self-styled ‘science nerd’ jailed for turning mum’s shed into explosives factory

Harry Whittaker, 33, called 999 for an ambulance after going into anaphylactic shock at his home in Caddington near Luton in April 2024 (Picture: PA/Met Police)

A self-professed science ‘nerd’ has been jailed at the Old Bailey for cooking up explosives in his garden shed.

Harry Whittaker, 33, called 999 for an ambulance after going into anaphylactic shock at his home in Caddington near Luton in April 2024.

He told paramedics he had been conducting experiments with chemicals...