A football referee secretly filmed in charge of a game while claiming disability benefits has been sentenced to a 12-month community order. Christopher Stockwell, 52, of Kidwelly, was also ordered by magistrates at Haverfordwest to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work and will repay the £9,034.
The Princess Royal is to visit a horse riding centre for the disabled to mark its 10th birthday.
A solicitor who stole more than £1m from a disabled client has been jailed for 10 years at Manchester Crown Court. Thomas McGoldrick, 59, of Faulkners Lane, Mobberley, Cheshire, lived a life of "extravagance" while taking the money from client Keith Anderson.
Removing the marrow from the heart of bones could make them stronger and help heal fractures, researchers suggest. Even though the marrow is rich in stem cells which help repair bones, rats treated using the technique were found to recover more quickly.
Carers and parents have protested over proposals to close a centre for people with learning disabilities.
Since 1998 over 109,000 people have claimed incapacity benefit while living abroad, at a cost of £1m a week to UK taxpayers, according to new research revealed by the Liberal Democrats. The cost to the taxpayer in the past ten years has been almost half a billion pounds.
