Scientists say consuming parvalbumim - a protein found in several fish species including cod - can be a "simple way" to halt the degenerative brain disease.

Despite being a common sight on streets across the world, confusion remains over the health dangers of electronic cigarettes. The latest State of Smoking survey – released in March this year – found that people in countries across the globe believe vaping to be more harmful than smoking traditional cigarettes. Even in developed countries such as the UK and France, at least 50 per cent of those asked believed electronic cigarettes were equally or more harmful than normal cigarettes. That...

Radio 4 listeners today (Fri) branded ex-British ambassador to the US Sir Christopher Meyer a "posh bore" after he appeared to call presenter Mishal Husain STUPID live on air. The pair were discussing plans for President Donald Trump’s visit to the UK in July on the Today programme when Sir Christopher lashed out. While talking about Britain’s uneasy relationship with the US Sir Christopher – ambassador to the US between 1997-2003 - lost his cool with the award winning presenter....

A female whale shark has travelled more than 12,000 miles in the longest migration ever recorded. The gentle giant, called Anne, was tracked by researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute from the eastern Pacific to the western Indo-Pacific for 20,142 kilometers. Whale sharks have been tracked for shorter distances along similar routes, but this is the longest-recorded migration to date and the first evidence of a potential trans-Pacific route. Anne remained in Panamanian waters for 116 days, then swam...

A man repeatedly stabbed to death in an early hour knife attack has been named as Kwasi Anim-Boadu. The 20-year-old was found with stab wounds in Finsbury Park on Saturday morning but died where he had collapsed. A 21-year-old man, was also found stabbed nearby and the stabbings are being investigated by murder squad detectives. Scotland Yard said: "Police were called by the London Ambulance Service (LAS) at around 3am on Saturday, 21 April, to reports of a stabbing on...

A man and a woman have been charged with murdering a rough sleeper who was found dead in a car park. The body of 56-year-old Martin Dines was discovered following an 'unusual and worrying incident' at St Mary’s car park in Colchester, Essex, on Monday. It's not yet known how he died but a post-mortem examination is under way to determine the cause. Darren Miller, 45, of no fixed abode, and Heidi Kennedy, of Colchester, Essex, have both been charged...

Christine, B.A Baracus’s MC Vandura, DeLorean… Do you recognise them all? In honour of Steve Spielberg’s return to Sci-Fi, Fulton Leasing summaries the most iconic movie cars of all time as seen in Ready Player One’s homage. B. A. Baracus's MC Vandura -  Type of Vehicle: GMC G-Series Special Features: Capable of numerous accidents, the gun storage cased containing Ruger AC556 automatic rifle with folding stock and flash hider firing 5.56x45mm NATO rounds Owned by master mechanic Sergeant Bosco B.A (Bad Attitude)...

The annual ritual that represents the transition from childhood to adulthood within the Xhosa community in South Africa was a carefully kept secret until Nelson Mandela mentioned it in his autobiography 'Long Walk to Freedom'. Since them it has been a fiercely debated topic of controversy and is the focus of John Trengove’s film The Wound. The film follows Xolani (Nakhane Toure), a lonely warehouse worker, who took part in the ritual as a teenager and now in his 30s...

Described as a 'fairy tale for adults', Michael Pearce's debut feature film is able to capture his home island of Jersey with a brilliant yet terrifying blend of natural beauty and chilling sub-urbanity. The story at the core of Beast is deliberately simple: in a suffocating family atmosphere, a young woman named Moll (Jessie Buckley) is drawn to rough outsider Pascal (Johnny Flynn). All the while a serial killer is on the loose on the island. The construct of Beast...