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Kate Stanforth said she wanted to deliver more in-person classes, but costs were prohibitive

UK: Kate Stanforth Academy of Arts – Funding for Popular Disabled Dance School Required! (25.10.2026)

She said she wanted to expand in-person opportunities, but accessible venues and the subsequent fees for travel and equipment are “incredibly expensive”.

Currently, she is trying to raise £20,000 to allow her to keep the academy running.

“We’re not struggling because there isn’t a need for what we do,” Stanforth said.

“We’re struggling because making dance genuinely accessible costs money, and those costs aren’t always recognised.”

While she is thrilled some of her dancers have moved onto professional opportunities, Stanforth said the classes were about more than that.

“We’ve also seen people find joy in movement again after believing that part of their life was over,” she said.

“I don’t want another generation of disabled dancers growing up believing their ambitions are unrealistic.”

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FILE - This undated photo provided by the Bell County Sheriff's Department shows former Army psychiatrist Maj. Nidal Hasan.

UK: Email – Initial Thoughts on Nidal Hasan! (10.10.2026)

. Still, as we pay our way in the UK (either through labour or money) – I suppose that once conception of stealing somebody else’s land becomes “normalised” as a practice – well – anything is permissible after the “honestly earning” rule is broken. Fireing-squads are at least honourable – whilst hanging is reserved for a common criminal. Major Nidal Hasan (Dishonourably Discouraged) has been paralysed below the chest since the police shot him in 2009 (I am not sure if it was “civilian” or “military”). Again, he had just killed 14 fellow soldiers and wounded 32 others – in a clinic for serving military personnel suffering from Psychiatric Disorders. Ironically, when discharged from military service – the US government no longer cares about their well-being – as all Veteran Association hospitals and clinics have been shut-down – because they “cost too much” run. As far as I am aware – Mr Hasan believes his death will be a “martyrdom”. In a recent US academic report – the US military has killed between 20-30 million people around the globe since 1945 to present. All the victims of US aggression around the world are left wondering when President Trump will hold the killers of their families and friends to account? Short answer – never. Long annswer – do not hold your breath.

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The Food Train charity provides support to older people - including food delivery - across southern Scotland

Scotland: Report Finds “Clear Human Rights Failures” in South Scotland! (8.10.2026)

The report includes a string of case studies which highlight areas of concern, such as the variation of service provision depending on where people live.

Donald worked as landscape gardener before suffering from a stroke and later contracting Lyme disease after being bitten by a tick.

He said a locum neurologist referred him to a specialist clinic in another south of Scotland health board, but he was rejected because he didn’t live in the right area.

“We don’t have a national health service, we’ve got a regional health service,” he said.

“I’m just left in limbo, unable to work and unable to get better, even though I know there’s a solution out there.”

Another section of the report highlighted the plight of one woman trying to find the right health care for her husband.

But she found navigating services for the former soldier to be “impossible”.

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