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Twenty-five bereaved families have petitioned Parliament, wanting a statutory duty of care for students in higher education. University documentation frequently refers to a duty of care, so most people will be astonished to learn that it is only a ‘moral intention’. The call comes after a judge ruled that no relevant common law duty of care existed in the case of Abrahart v University of Bristol.

Daniel Dylan Wray tells The Guardian why ‘People shouldn’t have to pay £100,000 for a prosthetic. People shouldn’t pay that much – it’s not a luxury.’

There is growing alarm over the government’s “appalling” and “deeply concerning” failure to show that disabled people who need electricity to run lifesaving medical equipment in their homes will be protected if there are power blackouts this winter.

NHS bodies have this week been unable to point to any evidence that plans have been drawn up to protect people who need electricity to run lifesaving medical equipment in their homes, in the event of power blackouts this winter. It is now the third consecutive week that Disability News Service (DNS) has attempted to secure information from the government, public bodies and the energy industry about what preparations have been made to protect disabled people in the event of three-hour blackouts this winter.

An 11-year-old from West Yorkshire who was targeted by internet bullies is set to make history with a new law in his name which could see trolls jailed for up to five years. Zach Eagling, from Liversedge, has autism and cerebral palsy but defied his conditions to walk 130 laps of his garden for charity two years ago. After the challenge, he was targeted by hundreds of bullies online.