A charity lunch and auction at Wetherby's Northern Raceday raised more than £52,000 for Spinal Research. Attendees heard from the children of former jockey Graham Lee, who is paralysed after a racing accident, about their hope that research will bring new treatments.
Vibeke Nicklin, an 80-year-old nurse from Prenton in Wirral, has marked 60 years in the profession. She moved from Denmark to the UK as a teenager and still works two overnight shifts a week.
A woman in Northern Ireland who waited years for endometriosis surgery is hopeful that a new robotic system at Belfast City Hospital will spare others long waits. The Da Vinci robot has already carried out 130 surgeries, and she is now pain free and back at work.
A former world boxing champion is teaching no-contact boxing classes to people with Parkinson's in Nottingham, helping them build confidence, movement and friendship. Participants say the sessions make everyday tasks easier and bring people together.
