The Mountain Within Me review – disabled heroes take on the Himalayas

Documentary traces Ed Jackson’s extraordinary journey from paraplegia to extreme climbing, and follows him through spectacular landscapes Director Polly Steele’s documentary centres on Ed Jackson, a former professional rugby player…

Elon Musk says Neuralink has implanted its first brain chip in human

Patient recovering well with signs of ‘promising neuron spike detection’, says startup’s founder Elon Musk, the billionaire founder of the neurotechnology company Neuralink, has said the first human received an…

No more isolation: the school helping deaf children in Equatorial Guinea – in pictures

Although legally the government should provide education for children whose needs cannot be met in mainstream schools, there are currently no state-run educational centres for the deaf. La Fe, with…

‘I don’t want to die’: the shielders who fear the end of Covid restrictions

Thousands of vulnerable people say they face permanent house arrest as others abandon masks and social distancing Shielders are feeling abandoned. In the nearly two years since they were first…

E-scooter firms to develop universal warning sound after collisions

Licensed operators Dott, Lime and Tier are working with UK engineers amid concerns from charities for blind people E-scooters could all be given the same distinctive artificial sound to warn…

‘Don’t write me off because I’m in a wheelchair’: Manchester Arena survivor takes on Kilimanjaro

Martin Hibbert, who was 5 metres from the deadly explosion, is now tackling Africa’s highest mountain It was a month after the Manchester Arena attack when Martin Hibbert learned the…