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Scientists are developing microscopic needles which could help amputees move artificial limbs with brain power.

A six-year-old albino girl in Burundi is found dead with her limbs cut off, in the latest killing linked to ritual medicine.

An airline reimburses a disabled man after trying to charge him for taking a pair of false legs on holiday.

Prince Harry promises to buy Royal Marine Ben McBean a beer as the double amputee attempts to scale a climbing wall.

A Royal Marine who lost two limbs in Afghanistan launches Devon's poppy appeal.

Scientists show it is possible to harness brain signals and redirect them to make paralysed limbs move.

A 15-year-old girl who lost both of her legs after they were trapped in a swing bridge begins walking again using prosthetic limbs.

A Sussex man cuts his arm off with a chainsaw and kicks on the door of his neighbour, who finds the missing limb.

A Royal Marine from Somerset who lost two limbs in Afghanistan is offered £161,000 in compensation.

BBC Sport's guide to how each Paralympic sport is classified

BBC Sport's guide to how participants in each Paralympic sport are classified.

What is happening around Scotland as a result of the council workers' strike.

The parents of a boy who lost his limbs to meningitis say they are amazed at the amount of money raised for him.

A 23-year-old man arrested after a man was found with broken limbs and wrapped in a blanket is bailed.

Police in Brazil examine a leg and two arms they believe belong to a British teenager killed in the country, according to reports.

A 54-year-old German farmer receives a complete double arm transplant in a 15-hour operation at a Munich clinic.

A discovery by scientists may help reduce the risk of people with diabetes losing a limb.

A pensioner' s leg is amputated after it "died" in a plaster cast which he had complained about being too tight.

Around 100 people a week in the UK have a limb amputated as a result of diabetes, a charity has claimed.

Ten people a week have a limb amputated as a result of diabetes in Scotland, a charity claims.

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