Ministers back gay hate crime law
The law on hate crime in Scotland is to be widened to protect the gay community and disabled people.
15 Jan 2008
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Scooter replaced by BBC listener
A man from Telford left stranded by thieves who stole his mobility scooter, has had it replaced with a new one.
15 Jan 2008
Med diet 'cuts baby asthma risk'
Pregnant women who eat a Mediterranean diet may help protect their children from asthma and other allergies, researchers say. The Crete team studied 468 mothers and their children from pregnancy to six and a half years after the birth.
15 Jan 2008
Making roadworks more accessible for the disabled
Surrey County Council is among the first authorities in the country to take active steps to ensure our road works are safe for disabled residents.
15 Jan 2008
21 short break pathfinder areas announced
Education and Care Services Ministers Andrew Adonis and Ivan Lewis, today announced the start of a three-year transformation in short break services for disabled children. Twenty-one local areas will launch the first wave of a £370m investment for local authorities that will extend to all of England from 2009.
15 Jan 2008
Patients with arthritis in one joint 'are unlikely to develop rheumatoid arthritis'
Patients who suffer from inflammatory arthritis in just one joint are not at risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a new report has suggested. French researchers published their findings in the Journal of Rheumatology.
15 Jan 2008