Samantha Kidd pleaded guilty to four counts of assault

That the last world record on this track went to a Paralympic athlete seemed a fitting finale to the closing act of the first part of the Olympic Stadium’s life. It has played host to the transformation of a movement and on Sunday it hosted a full-house of 65,000 to celebrate what Paralympic sport has become to this country in the space of a year. Outside the Paralympic Games it is the largest ever audience for such an event.

A glimpse into a corner of a secret world

As the Government slashes £28bn from the financial support handed to disabled people, a report published this week suggests half of them are being forced to use credit cards or loans to pay for everyday essentials.

More than 40 per cent of the reports carried out on disability benefit claimants by the back-to-work assessor Atos are flawed and unacceptable, according to an audit commissioned by the Government.

Tom Peck on the other flame that needs to  be kept alight

The Paralympics were a breakthrough moment. They were a great opportunity to think about disability in a different way and for disabled people to be much more visible.

'OK Glass' chosen as it denotes 'approval, acceptance, agreement, assent, or acknowledgement'

The Games raised the UK’s self-esteem and boosted business and the economy. More major sporting events are taking place on UK soil, which will help to keep that taste of excitement in the air. The challenge now is to inspire the spectators to take a more active role in sport.

Training follows complaints about figures published by Iain Duncan Smith's department

Today Labour's Liam Byrne is demanding that the Government carry out a cumulative impact assessment to find out how welfare reforms are really affecting families

He resigned in 2011 after saying that 'disabled children should be put down' 

Carers are being forced to cut back on essentials such as food and electricity because of the so-called bedroom tax. Despite Government promises to protect them from the under-occupancy charge, one in six carers forced to pay it are falling behind on their rent and face eviction, research by Carers UK shows.

Karipbek Kuyukov couldn't enter the country because he couldn't provide fingerprints