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A dog that had its front legs chopped off as punishment for chewing a pair of shoes has had a new pair of prosthetic legs fitted. Cola was found injured in Thailand by John Dalley and his late wife Gill, who moved to the country in 2003 to start a animal charity. Following the death of his wife, Mr Dalley returned to live in Hornsea, East Yorkshire bringing Cola with him.

Children with severe disabilities have experienced being able to run for the very first time, thanks to a sport called 03 Paralympic swimming champion Tully Kearney uses frame running as part of her training routine and was the driving force in setting up the North West’s first frame running hub.

Madonna has been filmed apologising to a concertgoer in a wheelchair, after she initially questioned why they weren’t standing up while she performed.

A special fashion show has been kitting out children in bespoke outfits to cater for their complex mobility needs. South & City College Birmingham said it had teamed up with patients from Birmingham Children’s Hospital to unleash their inner supermodels. The annual adaptive clothing fashion show caters for children who cannot buy clothes from the high street.

It’s a pretty stark image of the impact of the cost of living crisis on disabled households, an electric wheelchair, unused in the corner of a bedroom. It used to be how Samantha Forster would get out and about, but since her energy bills skyrocketed she has been not able to repair or charge it.