A health worker who dislocated her ankle by tripping over a pothole was left “disgusted” after her local council told her the ruts were a “fact of life”. Rebecca Salisbury, 23, said she was "shocked" that Lancashire County Council used the quote from a past legal case to dismiss her compensation claim in a letter. She had been left in the “worst pain” ever when she took a tumble on a damaged section of tarmac next to a carpark, in Preston, Lancs. And Rebecca was then hurried to hospital in an ambulance and later put to sleep so doctors could "pull" her bone back into place and fit a cast....…A health worker who dislocated her ankle by tripping over a pothole was left “disgusted” after her local council told her the ruts were a “fact of life”. Rebecca Salisbury, 23, said she was "shocked" that Lancashire County Council used the quote from a past legal case to dismiss her compensation claim in a letter. She had been left in the “worst pain” ever when she took a tumble on a damaged section of tarmac next to a carpark, in Preston, Lancs. And Rebecca was then hurried to hospital in an ambulance and later put to sleep so doctors could "pull" her bone back into place and fit a cast....WW…

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced major changes to the welfare system in the UK. In a speech on Friday morning, Mr Sunak said there is a “moral mission” to reform welfare to “give everyone who can the best possible chance of returning to work”. A consultation on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will be published in the coming days which will explore changes to the eligibility criteria, assessment process and types of support that can be offered so the system is better targeted towards individual needs and more closely linked to a person’s condition rather than the current “one...…Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has announced major changes to the welfare system in the UK. In a speech on Friday morning, Mr Sunak said there is a “moral mission” to reform welfare to “give everyone who can the best possible chance of returning to work”. A consultation on Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will be published in the coming days which will explore changes to the eligibility criteria, assessment process and types of support that can be offered so the system is better targeted towards individual needs and more closely linked to a person’s condition rather than the current “one...WW…