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There is no better way to show Sammy’s legacy and worth than by giving others the opportunities he would have excelled in,” says Patricia Alban of her late son. Sammy, who features on our cover, loved carpentry and crafts. Driven by his passion, his mother set up a charity teaching heritage skills to young people with complex neurological conditions.

One hundred Stoke-on-Trent families appealed against Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) decisions last year – the 03. Disagreement with school placement decisions was the most common reason for an appeal, accounting for nearly half of cases in 2023/2024.

In a first for the budget high street shop, Primark is releasing a 49-piece line of womenswear and menswear, adapted from its bestselling items to suit a range of needs.

CCTV and cameras are not uncommon on mental health wards, used with the intention of keeping patients safe. But some say that new technology, where cameras also monitor their pulse and breathing in their bedrooms, is adding to their sense of paranoia and in some cases making them more unwell.

Carly Hughes, who had a leg amputated after a serious infection in 2020, spent two years trying to get an accessible home through Leeds City Council after joining a waiting list in 2022. She said she developed “handmaid’s knee”, a condition which occurs when the front of the kneecap becomes inflamed, because she had to negotiate the stairs on her hands and knees.