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The prime minister has confirmed he’ll “certainly look into” a law change to the way mental capacity assessments are carried out, after ITV News revealed some vulnerable adults are not getting the support they urgently need.

Gargi Agrawalla, who was born profoundly deaf, wants to empower other deaf young people after winning an international competition to design jewellery for use with cochlear implants and hearing aids.

George Palmer loves to catch waves but his favourite part about surfing is WIPEOUT!

A couple whose son has a rare genetic skin condition say it is hard to process that a cuddle could “tear his skin”. Twenty month old Albi was born with a severe form of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB), a disorder which causes his skin to break out in blisters or tear with the slightest friction.

Council deficits in England could spiral to “absurd” levels in excess of £8bn in less than three years without radical reform of special educational needs funding, a leading economics thinktank has said.