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Disabled peers have called on the government to ensure that an accessible rail system becomes a reality through its new railways bill, with no sign yet that ministers will listen to calls for a gre…

The government has dismissed pleas by disabled peers for ministers to introduce a national strategy to address the “untenable” state of wheelchair and community equipment services. A trio of disabl…

The continuing refusal of ministers to raise the upper limit on a scheme that helps disabled people make access improvements to their homes is discriminating against some of those with higher suppo…

The Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) says government must commit to change or see thousands more disabled people become trapped in unsafe or unsuitable homes.The national spinal cord injury charity…

The UK is facing a pharma exodus. Major pharmaceutical companies have withdrawn about £2 billion in proposed investment from the country, blaming insufficient government investment. Central to the dis...

Public health efforts should prioritise education and awareness rather than a blanket ban, writes John Wright Consanguineous marriage, particularly among first cousins, is in the news again after a ...

Britain’s army of unpaid support has been excluded from the political conversation. I didn’t expect to find recognition and hope in a book by a party leader, writes Guardian columnist John Harris

A British surgeon working in southern Gaza has compared the region to a "slaughterhouse" because of the daily bombardment from Israeli forces.

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The company that runs Motability has repeatedly refused to say how much money the four high street banks that own the business are making from the £7 billion-a-year disabled people’s vehicle leasin…

When the new Labour Government was elected 8 months ago little did anyone suspect or expect the intensification of the ‘War on Disabled People’ that not only matched the Tories but actually surpassed…