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It is estimated that one in seven children are neurodivergent, which is an umbrella term for conditions like autism, ADHD, and dyslexia. But families in West Yorkshire have said they had been left to fight battles for their children on their own and without the help they really needed.

A 22-year-old cancer patient has opened a respite lodge for teenagers and young adults going through treatment for the illness. Hannah Roberts from Willington, Derbyshire, was 19 when she was diagnosed with a grade four glioblastoma.

Young people on Universal Credit out of employment or learning for 18 months will be offered guaranteed paid work. The new youth guarantee initiative hopes to support young people into regular, long-term employment.

Disabled passengers using the UK railways have described the “demeaning” experiences that leave them feeling they are not being treated equally – as groups call for rail renationalisation to be a moment for change. Becca Jackaman, a full-time wheelchair user, regularly travels from Ipswich to London on the train, and can only get on and off if staff deploy ramps.

A woman said she was left “shocked” and felt “unfairly penalised” after she was told her disabled children could not eat in a restaurant. Kate Sicolo, from Truro, said she visited a Whitbread Premier Inn restaurant in London Paddington with her partner Emma and their two children.