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Nearly 400,000 private prescriptions for ADHD medication were issued last year as patients sought to bypass lengthy NHS waiting lists, with people spending millions of pounds on treatment. Figures obtained by the BBC show the number of prescriptions for drugs rose from 28,439 in 2018-19 to 397,552 in 2023-24.

Much of the media interest in the Schools Bill is about proposals to protect children at risk of abuse. This includes plans to introduce new registers to identify children who are not in school. But the Bill is wide ranging. It also includes measures on breakfast clubs and branded school uniform; attendance of children at school; inspections of schools and colleges; and school admissions.

Cycle influencer, Jean Martin has been cycling for nearly seven decades, starting with a tricycle chosen for her as a child with cerebral palsy to develop her strength, conditioning and mobility.

A Nottingham pizza restaurant owner says he has been “inundated” with interest after starting a new support group for parents of children with special educational needs (SEN). Paddy Sneath hosts SEN-friendly dining sessions and a monthly support group for SEN parents at the site, and said he hopes to offer opportunities to SEN school leavers that “gives them a chance”.

Barclays is facing criticism over adverts for paid “mystery shoppers” which suggested that people could pretend to be blind or deaf to test the services at the British bank’s high street branches.