Action ordered for disabled
http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid%5F693000/693676.stm
The government tells the National
Health Service to improve equipment
services to the disabled following a
damning report.
Amputee's battle for artificial
limbs http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid%5F694000/694673.stm
The NHS has been heavily criticised for
its provision of equipment to disabled
people. BBC News Online looks at one
woman's experience.
Centre benefits Omagh
injured http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/northern%5Fireland/newsid%5F652000/652964.stm
Six people injured in the Omagh bomb
are among the first people to benefit from
a new centre.
Saudi boys risk flogging
http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle%5Feast/newsid%5F722000/722905.stm
Teenage boys in Saudi Arabia who pester
schoolgirls face public floggings and
possible prison terms.
Saudi to set up rights panels
http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle%5Feast/newsid%5F715000/715474.stm
Saudi Arabia announces it is setting up
two committees on human rights, but denies
the move is linked to criticism from
Amnesty International.
NHS 'failing' diabetics
http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/health/newsid%5F709000/709340.stm
Diabetes sufferers are at risk because
of sub-standard care from the NHS, a
watchdog warns.
Nigerian states 'suspend' Sharia
http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/africa/newsid%5F700000/700824.stm
Governors from northern Nigerian states
say they are suspending plans to introduce
Islamic Sharia law.
Model's damages 'waste of
money' http://news2.thls.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/entertainment/newsid%5F711000/711402.stm
The police motorcyclist involved in the
crash in which Sir Paul McCartney's
girlfriend lost a leg says her
£200,000 compensation is
