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Wayne Rooney has surprised fans with a deeply personal revelation. The Manchester United and England legend has admitted that he is deaf in his left ear, a condition he has never spoken about publicly before.

In September last year ITV reported on the worrying number of people with learning disabilities who are missing out on cancer diagnosis. This programme has since followed the story of one woman, Angela Tee, who died from breast cancer not long after they filmed with her. Angela’s life, and death, shows why people like her are falling through the gaps.

A blind wheelchair user has welcomed new government powers to tackle pavement parking, but warns they will only work if councils enforce them. Julie Pilsworth, from Grimsby, says she is often forced into the road or trapped at home because drivers ignore existing restrictions in her area.

A secondary school in Jersey has been found guilty of three discrimination claims against a child with a disability. Despite this, the Tribunal ruled that the school failed to provide the child with the technology they needed for learning, did not support them with homework, and excluded them from a lesson. 23

Milton Keynes Council said the private hire drivers were fined a combined total of £1,878 under the Equality Act, “after refusing to collect passengers travelling with assistance dogs”. Hannah Burgess, 28, said she had experienced the problem “more times than I could count” in the 15 years that she has had a guide dog.