An 11-year-old disabled boy has advised a council on pavement repairs after he fell down steps in his wheelchair. Brandon Aughton, from Netherfield in Nottinghamshire, was on his way to school when his wheelchair got caught in a pothole and he toppled down steps.
A mother has called for gambling rules to be tightened after her mentally disabled son lost about £100,000 in casinos and betting shops. Alex Mottram, 39, of Bournemouth, lost most of the compensation he was awarded after suffering brain injuries in a cycle race when he was 16.
Lib Dem leader Nick Clegg has launched an attack on the way the NHS is run, describing it as a service in "crisis". In his first major television interview since becoming leader, Mr Clegg said: "It is one of the most unequal health services in the modern world."
John Barrett speaks at debate on Children With Disabilities
Laurie Young spent seven months in hospital with an inflammatory bowel condition. Laurie, who has Parkinson's disease, was in intensive care three times and his heart stopped once - his family were told he was not expected to survive. He could not eat, lost the ability to speak walk and was hallucinating.
Lib Dem MP for Manchester Withington, John Leech, has moved an Early Day Motion in the Commons condemning the Arts Council's cut of funding for the It's Queer Up North arts organisation and festival. It has been a key part of the lesbian and gay cultural scene in the North West for over a decade.