8 h. ago Chris Packham accuses government bill of being a ‘licence to destroy nature’

The Nature Restoration Fund came under the microscope during a talk at the 2025 Hay Festival of Literature and Arts

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17 h. ago Disabled campaigners watching ‘in horror’ as trans people face toilet segregation

Disabled activists say supreme court ruling has left trans community at similar risk of exclusion from public spacesDisabled rights campaigners say they are watching “in horror” as the UK’s trans community faces similar toilet segregation and exclusion from public spaces that they do.The aftermath of the supreme court ruling on biological sex has led to organisations banning trans people from using the toilets of the gender they live as, with accessible facilities frequently promoted as a solution. Continue reading...

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61 h. ago DVLA set to make major driving licence change affecting 50 million people

The new 'Gov.UK Wallet' app, available on both iOS and Android devices, will store digital versions of government-issued documents, with motorists able to access their driving licences on their smartphone

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4 d. ago Disabled people at iconic London tower 'trapped inhumanely inside' after lifts broke

Disabled people at iconic London tower 'trapped inhumanely inside' after lifts broke  Metro.co.uk

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4 d. ago Motability Scheme update for people on PIP, DLA or Adult Disability Payment

Around 815,000 disabled people across the UK are now leasing a vehicle or equipment through the Motability Scheme.

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5 d. ago A major driving licence change is about to hit 50 million people

Millions will see a major change to how they use their driving licence with the UK government hoping it will result in savings of an estimated £45 billion

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7 d. ago Rachel Reeves faces call from her local Labour party to abandon welfare cuts

In its motion opposing the plans, the Leeds West and Pudsey CLP said disabled people ‘are not responsible for the state of the national finances’.

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8 d. ago People on PIP, ADP and other disability benefits can access exclusive online discounts

Disabled people can now access a new exclusive deal with Snappy Shopper for purchases from Spar, Nisa, Premier and Booker.

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1 week ago DWP issues update into PIP changes which could see thousands lose over £4,000 a year

The DWP has started its review into the controversial changes to the PIP benefit that could see thousands of disabled people lose payments

Economics

1 week ago The assisted dying lobby isn’t being honest with you – disabled people are at risk from this bill | Lucy Webster

Proponents say the measures being debated in parliament will apply only to people who are on their deathbeds. That isn’t trueYou’ve been deceived by the campaign for assisted dying. It has told you who the proposed law is for: people on their metaphorical deathbeds, no hope in sight, desperate to spare themselves and their loved ones the experience of an agonising death. And no wonder – these cases obviously merit sympathy and concern. These are the people campaigners want to talk about; this is the narrative that pushes people into unquestioning support for their cause.But what of the people the law would include who they don’t want you to consider? Proponents keep saying that the bill is tightly drawn to exclude disabled people, because it limits eligibility to those with only six months to live. But this is patently false. The line between disability and illness – a line this bill relies on – is not a sharp distinction. It is blurry, ever-moving and dependent on social factors fa...

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1 week ago 'Arrogant' bus driver refuses to lower ramp for disabled tot in wheelchair and drives off

A bus driver has been filmed refusing to lower a ramp to allow a disabled boy in a wheelchair on board before driving off - and his mum says it's a regular occurrence

Transport

1 week ago Moment driver refuses to lower bus ramp for toddler in wheelchair before leaving him on road

Footage showed a bus driver driving off after refusing to lower a ramp to allow her disabled son to board and she claims that it happens "12 times a week".

Transport

1 week ago Moment bus driver refuses to lower ramp for toddler in wheelchair before leaving him on road

Footage shows a bus driver in Croydon, London, driving off after refusing to lower a ramp to allow her disabled son to board and she claims that it happens "12 times a week"

Transport

1 week ago Moment heartless London bus driver is filmed leaving disabled toddler by the side of the road when he refuses to lower wheelchair ramp: Furious mother who says it's happened HUNDREDS of times

The anonymous parent started recording the encounters and one video, taken at 10:45am on Wednesday, shows her at the back entrance of the 197 bus in Croydon, south London.

Transport

1 week ago Moment London bus driver refuses to lower ramp for disabled toddler in wheelchair

The anonymous parent started recording the encounters and one video, taken at 10:45am on Wednesday, shows her at the back entrance of the 197 bus in Croydon, south London.

Transport

1 week ago Disabled people ‘not better off dead’, actress tells Holyrood rally

The Bill will face an initial vote in Holyrood on Tuesday.

Events

1 week ago DWP confirms PIP assessment review starts this week as part of welfare reforms

Sir Stephen Timms, leading the review, will be meeting with disabled people and organisations representing them this week.

Economics

1 week ago New calls to give State Pension payments ‘immediately’ to disabled people over 60

An online petition is calling on the UK Government to change State Pension eligibility rules.

Economics

1 week ago Keir Starmer to announce new measures to ‘tighten up’ immigration system – UK politics live

Prime minster to unveil immigration white paper that he claimes will be ‘clean break from past’What change in rules means for migrants and employersThe Conservatives have rejected suggestions that Keir Starmer is being tough on immigration. In a statement released overnight in response to the briefing about the white paper plans, Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said:Keir Starmer pretends to be tough, but just weeks ago his MPs voted against our 10-year residency and economic contribution test for indefinite leave to remain. Now he says that immigrants who make no contribution should still be allowed to stay.He is trying to take steal credit for recent substantial reductions in visa numbers that resulted from Conservative reforms in April 2024.International recruitment is a lifeline for the homecare sector, enabling us to provide vital support to older and disabled people in their own homes. Care providers are already struggling to recruit within the UK. We are deeply concern...

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1 week ago The Assembly: Inside the most groundbreaking TV show of the year 

As Gary Lineker becomes the final guest to be grilled by a panel of neurodivergent and learning-disabled people on the no-rules interview show ‘The Assembly’, Ellie Muir speaks to its producers about making the series happen, encouraging celebrities to open up and portraying disability on screen

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