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Councils in England have been urged to crack down on the misuse of blue badge parking permits – legitimate and counterfeit – as the proportion of people holding them has reached one in 15. The AA called for more to be done to detect offences such as people using fake or stolen badges.

Erika Lye says she’s “the sunshine” in her house, always smiling for her sons Logan, 20, and Jack, 16. But behind closed doors, she is terrified about money. She fears that a new change to the health element of Universal Credit could send her family over a financial “cliff edge”.

Parents of children with special needs in England feel alienated from their schools if they don’t have legal protection, according to the biggest representative survey of its kind. Only 38% of parents without care plans felt teachers in mainstream schools had the tools to deal with special needs.

The Government has published this guide for how to claim for disability discrimination in schools. It includes practical guidance about common complaints. It is not legal advice, and the tribunal will consider each case individually.

Channel 4 News has been following an oral histories project run by United Respose that’s been gathering interviews with learning disabled people across the country.