Special school closures 'absurd'
The closure of special schools is "disastrous", the leader of the Conservatives, David Cameron, has said. Mr Cameron called for a moratorium on special school closures.
30 Nov 2006
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The future with cystic fibrosis
Fraser, the four month old son of Chancellor Gordon Brown, has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. He is one of 7,500 people in the UK with the genetic disease.
30 Nov 2006
Social care improvement 'slows'
For the first time since star ratings were introduced, no council in England has been zero-star-rated for adult social services this year.
30 Nov 2006
Free travel plea by blind mother
A Cornwall MP is calling for a rethink of a council panel's decision to stop free transport for a pupil whose blind mother cannot drive her to school. Ann-Marie Storer said her daughter would have be home-schooled without free travel to her choice of school. The council said parents were responsible for all transport costs if they attend schools not designated for their home address.
24 Nov 2006
Herceptin costs 'threaten care'
Paying for the cancer drug Herceptin means treatment for other cancer patients will have to be dropped to "balance the books", doctors warn. The Norwich team says the body which recommends drugs for the NHS should change the way it works.
24 Nov 2006
Who Dumped the Blue Badges
Parking permits for disabled people, worth £50,000 on the black market, have been found dumped in Derby.
24 Nov 2006