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Patients walked over virtual objects on a treadmill - and researchers claim it could help improve balance

Stephen Fry has performed another fact-based assessment of what Britain really wants in his latest Brexit video. Calling out mainstream politicians for peddling inaccurate polling data he takes aim at Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson and Ian Duncan Smith in an honest appraisal of the current political landscape. The majority of polls suggest that Britain has changed its mind on Brexit since the referendum, yet that hasn’t stopped Brexiteers using polling data to support their cause. Fry calls Ian Duncan Smith...

As we lose the battle against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, scientists are looking to the underwater forests of kelp to try and find a treasure trove of new drugs

Chloe Niblett was last seen leaving her home in Laurel Close, Shirebrook, Derbys., at 10.40am this morning (Tue).

Sean Hayman, 24, puts the finishing touches to wire sculptures by the Lisbon-based artist David Oliveira, which go on display in Glasgow Central Station, Scotland, as part the #NOWYOUSEEME which aims to highlight the plight of young homeless people which are unable to find homes. April 9, 2019.

The North Pole is warming faster than anywhere else and is changing ocean currents bringing with it more unsettled and colder temperatures to northwestern Europe.

More than 1,000 English schools are turning to online donations and Amazon wishlists to pay for basic supplies, a Guardian investigation has revealed. Some 700 crowdsourcing donations have been set up through websites such as Justgiving and Crowdfunder, and 300 schools are using Amazon wishlists to escape the teeth of government cuts. While much of the activity includes traditional fundraising efforts for new playgrounds or sports facilities, many explicitly mention the effects of government funding cuts in their appeals to...

As the UK struggles to decide anything regarding Brexit a stark warning had been handed to the British Isles. In the case of a no-deal Brexit the UK would slump into a two-year recession, claims the IMF (the International Monetary Fund). A no-deal outcome that led to severe border disruptions and a quick erection of tariffs would cause UK GDP to fall by 1.4 per cent and 0.8 per cent in the first and second years The total negative effect...

They pilot-tested the technique by researchers from the University of Birmingham at dozens of sites across the English Channel