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The Local Government Association said pavement parking was one of the most complained about issues, but “councils have to balance the needs of all users”. However, disability charities have said the practice makes streets harder to navigate for wheelchair users and people with limited sight.

Learning Disability England members are worried that ending the national LeDeR reports could make people with learning disabilities and autistic people’s lives and deaths even easier to ignore and harder to learn from.

Babies across England will be tested for a rare but serious genetic condition from birth, giving them the best chance of successful treatment before symptoms appear.

A mum has launched a campaign to stop the “quiet discrimination” she says she has witnessed looking after her disabled daughter. Zoe Mason, from Kendal, is asking for disabled people to come forward and share their experiences of what life is like in Cumbria.

Psychologist Candice Odgers has studied adolescent mental health for 25 years. She fears the current debate around smartphones obscures some of the biggest issues facing teenagers – from the impact of Covid to the health of their adult caregivers.