The Latest Breaking News from Disability

London council forced to spend £8.5m to 'plug the gap' from Government's disability cuts

The leader of Tower Hamlets has called for the Government to reverse ‘the entirely avoidable suffering’

Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2025

Government’s welfare plans must be pushed through, Starmer says

PM voices determination to press ahead with bill despite threat of Labour revolt over disability benefit cuts

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025

Guardian writer Frances Ryan named one of Vogue’s 25 women ‘defining Britain’

Magazine says Ryan’s efforts to spotlight lives of disabled people are ‘needed more than ever’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025

Ministers to offer olive branch on welfare plans to avert Labour rebellion

Exclusive: Liz Kendall pledges sick and disabled people will be protected but MPs are pushing for more substantial changes to bill

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2025

Reeves rules out disability benefit cuts U-turn but says rules may be tweaked

Chancellor says criteria for getting personal independence payment are being reviewed

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2025

Secret examination of agency running Aukus submarine program handed to government – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2025

From paralympian to astronaut: breaking barriers in space and beyond

In a groundbreaking move that marks both a personal triumph and a cultural shift in space exploration, John McFall—a medal-winning Paralympian, trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, and member of the European Space Agency (ESA) Astronaut Reserve—has become the first person with a physical disability medically cleared for a long-duration space mission.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 11, 2025

Gogglebox star Daniel Lustig reveals disability after ‘hiding’ it for years

TV personality said he is done with ‘hiding’

The Independent UK · Jun 11, 2025

Chancellor urged to invest to tackle child poverty as 'priority' by Scots charities

SCOTTISH charities have urged the Chancellor to drop her plans to impose benefit cuts and instead invest to end child poverty as a “priority”.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 11, 2025

Binge drinking brake found in mouse brains, offering future path to treating alcohol abuse – new research

Despite the profound human, social and economic costs of alcohol abuse, existing treatments have failed to provide meaningful relief. Excessive alcohol consumption remains a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. In the U.S. alone, 16.4 million people age 12 and older reported binge drinking on five or more days…

The Conversation · Jun 10, 2025