60 h. ago Wheelchair user misses train and branded ‘rude’ by station staff after they refused to get ramp

The 26-year-old PhD student said she faces ‘access roulette’ on public transport and has been forgotten about on trains and left without a ramp when disembarking

Politics

3 d. ago Wheelchair user missed train at Liverpool Street after staff 'refused to get ramp'

Network Rail have apologised to Anna Landre following the incident

Society

3 d. ago Netflix to stream Sesame Street worldwide after Donald Trump pulls channel funding

Netflix will be adding Sesame Street to its streaming platform around the world after US President Donald Trump pulled funding for the free-to-air channel Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), where the beloved children's show is aired.

Politics

3 d. ago ‘I was unable to travel and called rude when station staff refused to assist me with a ramp’

The 26-year-old PhD student said she faces ‘access roulette’ on public transport and has been forgotten about on trains and left without a ramp when disembarking

Politics

4 d. ago Disability activist stranded on Liverpool Street platform after staff 'refused to get ramp'

The wheelchair user said she was left crying at the busy station after staff members claimed she was ‘rude’ and refused to provide a ramp for her

Politics

4 d. ago Disability activist left in tears stranded on a train platform after station staff 'called her rude and repeatedly refused to get a ramp'

Anna Landre, 25, a wheelchair user, was banned from boarding any trains from Liverpool Street Station on May 18 and eventually forced to return home.

Politics

8 d. ago My husband and son suffered strokes, 30 years apart. Shockingly little had changed

I was told my husband would never talk again, while physiotherapy was dismissed entirely. My son was failed in similar ways, but for the brilliance of some medical staff who refuse to believe a stroke is the endOn the night before the accident, John and I and our son Jay, who was then 26, lingered in the garden drinking wine and enjoying the mid-summer scent of jasmine and lilies. We talked about the Manet exhibition we had just seen at the National Gallery. We probably talked about how the end of the cold war might affect the chances of Bill Clinton winning the presidential election against George HW Bush in November. I know what John thought about that. I only wish I could recall his words.The next morning, 30 July 1992, John got up before me as he always did. In the kitchen I found the contents of the dishwasher – knives, forks, spoons, plates, mugs – jumbled together on the table. This was odd because unloading the dishwasher was the one domestic ritual he willingly performed. I...

Events

1 week ago Ruben Amorim makes classy Europa League final gesture after unpopular Sir Jim Ratcliffe move

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim decided to pay for tickets to the Europa League final for the family and friends of his staff after the club refused to provide complimentary tickets

Sport

1 week ago Nissan to cut 20,000 jobs globally as sales fall in China and the US

The Japanese car maker, which operates a factory in Sunderland, is planning to axe over 10,000 more jobs than originally planned as it seeks to make 400 billion yen (£2billion) in savings.

Politics

2 w. ago Man arrested for tearing out passport pages to hide secret trips to Bangkok

The Indian citizen was found to have four pages torn from his passport during a routine inspection at Mumbai Airport - and initially refused to tell security staff why he'd ripped them out.

Sport

2 w. ago Allowing staff to refuse to take part in assisted dying ‘positive development’

But Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the amendment ‘does not change’ his view on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill as a whole.

Events

2 w. ago NHS staff to be allowed to refuse to take part in assisted dying under amendment

Changes will also be made to employment law so that nobody who refuses to take part can be dismissed or face disciplinary action.

Events