The government has agreed to fund former users of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) in England for the next four years, following months of campaigning pressure from disabled activists.
Disabled campaigners have expressed alarm after work began on a huge new "care village" for autistic adults, despite concerns raised by the local council.
A bus driver left a disabled woman in tears after allegedly shouting and swearing at her boyfriend when he asked for the ramp to be lowered to help her get on board.
Criticising the proposal, Dene Ward Councillor Wendy Taylor said :
Speaking at the Budget meeting, East Gosforth Councillor Peter Leggott said :
EU-Turkey relations could suffer a blow after a Turkish court ordered on Friday (4 March) the takeover of an opposition newspaper, EUobserver reports: https://euobserver.com/foreign/132560 No official decision is expected to be made during an EU-Turkey summit on Monday (7 March) dedicated to the refugee crisis, due to the upcoming German state elections, diplomats told EurActiv Greece.