Nantwich is renowned for many things, from its medieval timbered buildings to its cheeses and clocks. Yet few people know about the town’s wild past when bears roamed the streets during the sixteenth century –until now, that is.

A scientist from the University of Nottingham has been given a £1/2 million funding boost for her research examining novel ways the wheat flower can tolerate rising climate temperatures.

New facial recognition technology has found that a painting by an unknown artist, which has been subjected to numerous examinations and historical research for more than 40 years, is highly likely to be a Raphael masterpiece.

A new wrist device to help control Tourette’s Syndrome is a step closer to being commercialised after University of Nottingham spin-out company Neupulse raised almost £1m in additional funding.