I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro on my hands
‘I went through four pairs of gloves’: Spencer West at his home in Toronto, Canada. Photograph: Tory Ho/The GuardianView image…
Change is needed as additional needs kids are being failed
Dad Stephen Clark was terrified that his young son, who has special needs, would be unable to cope with a…
‘I don’t like being stuck in an office’: the young people helping plant a ring of trees around London
Lucy, in Hadley Wood, north London, is one of the young adults working towards a ring of trees around the…
Brits could see Blue Badge refused for these seven reasons
Brits are being warned that their application for a crucial permit could be turned down for various reasons. You should…
The old ‘warfare v welfare’ arguments are back – but it’s Britain’s real duty to spend on both | Frances Ryan
Keir Starmer looks at a drone that is fired from a Vanta system as he visits defence contractor Stark in…
Households taking drastic steps amid UK’s £4.3billion energy debt mountain
More than three in 10 people say they are in debt to their energy supplier or worried they will miss…
Disabled people with lifelong conditions facing ‘unnecessary’ Pip reassessments
Steve Mikellides. People with lifelong conditions are being put through repeated “wasteful” benefit reassessments, contrary to official guidance. Photograph: Graeme…
‘My son can’t move because of rare condition – but he’s not considered disabled enough for Blue Badge’
A toddler who can’t walk, move or feed himself has been denied a Blue Badge because he’s not considered disabled…
Up to 230,000 Scots with hearing loss fail to seek treatment over embarrassment and cost
Up to 230,000 Scots are failing to seek treatment for hearing loss due to embarrassment and concerns over cost, new…
More than one in five pupils in England have special educational needs, figures show
The number of children with EHCPs rose by 11.6% this year compared with 2025. Photograph: Dave Thompson/PAView image in fullscreenThe…