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On Boxing Day 2022, in Rome with his Italian partner Isabella, Hanif Kureishi felt dizzy while sitting at the table. He fainted, landing on his neck and becoming tetraplegic as a result.

When Sacha Bowman and Jayden Kenyon started playing the game as youngsters neither thought representing their country would ever be possible. But Jayden, who’s 22 and from Salford and 24-year-old Sacha from Lancaster will do just that at the upcoming Men’s Cerebral Palsy and Women’s Amputee football World Cups.

The House of Lords Public Services Committee has published the report “Think Work First: the transition from education to work for young disabled people.” This report follows an inquiry that was held last year which explored the barriers young Disabled people face when transitioning from education to employment.

June Lush, 78, who has been deaf since early childhood, initially felt overwhelmed and in pain when she was involved in a crash on the A6 in Derbyshire. Fortunately, one of the first responders was firefighter Ben Middleton, who was quickly called over to interpret, utilising his newly-acquired British Sign Language (BSL) skills to take care of her.

Two hundred lawyers have come together to challenge a wave of discriminatory exclusions. Government data released this summer showed there were a record 9,400 permanent exclusions in 2022-23, up 45% from 6,500 in 2021-22.