‘i used to lie awake worrying how on earth danny’s life would pan out’

One in four people in the UK identify as disabled, so why is society still ignoring their needs? Ella Dove investigates

The two groups most likely to be in poverty in the UK today are children and disabled people. But for families with a disabled child, life costs so much more. Family Fund is the UK’s largest charity m

Over 100,000 children in the UK are in care. That’s the population of a town like Maidstone or Wigan. Most are looked after by foster placements, but 19% in England are housed in residential accommoda

As soon as my son was born, I felt that primal urge to protect him from harm. I put childproof hinges on the cupboards and soft protective covers on the sharp corners. I checked on him in the night wh

The models of ageing I saw as a child did not make it look aspirational. My grandparents lived lives that seemed small and entirely domestic. A 20-pack a day and a whisky, a cup of tea and a biscuit a

Annie Bennett, 58, shares her moving story of discovering she had not one but two types of cancer, and how both have brought a new positivity to her life.