Supermarket firm Tesco has decided to stop its work with a charity which delivers shopping to the elderly and disabled in south west Scotland. It used to prepare bags of groceries which the Food Train service then distributed in and around Stranraer.
The parents of a 13-year-old girl who was disabled following alleged hospital errors at her birth, have launched a High Court fight for compensation. Harriet Frobisher, from Prestatyn, Denbighshire, suffers from Erb's Palsy, limiting the use of her right arm.
We live in a society saturated with sex, but disabled people can often feel they've not been invited to the party. Some feel prostitution might provide the answer. But is visiting a brothel the right thing to do? Taking your first steps. Riding a bike. Your first kiss. The first time you have sex. All standard rites of passage for anyone growing up in much of the world.
An Oxfordshire charity has launched a pilot project to help adults with learning disabilities find love. The Guideposts Trust's "Mates n' Dates" scheme aims to pair up members across the county, and says if it is successful it could go nationwide.
A group of young offenders have transformed a building used by a community project for disabled people by painting a colourful mural. Fifteen youngsters used their spare time to paint the portable cabin, which is home to Newbury's Growing 4 All.
A businesswoman who set up a company making clothes for disabled people has been nominated for a prestigious award. Annabel McMahon, who set up Rackety's of Leek, Staffordshire, has made it to the finals of HSBC's Start-up Stars competition.
