Radar believes that those of us living with mental or physical ill-health, injury or disability should be able to participate in every aspect of British life. This is not just a matter of social justice. It also makes economic sense. Disabled people have a collective spending power of £80bn a year. Those companies that make use of all the talents and serve all our communities will be the most able to withstand the economic hard times.

Waldemar Bastos has become a de facto lightning rod for his country, Angola's, struggles – from the day he was arrested as an innocent schoolchild by the Portuguese secret police, to the more recent moment when his eldest son was killed by one of the factions who turned a war of independence into a savage civil one.

Theo Walcott was last night waiting on the verdict of a specialist to discover whether his dislocated right shoulder will require immediate surgery. It is understood that the player himself is minded to have an operation straight away which will enable him to be back in action again by the start of February.

Manchester United have been reported to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) by a group of their fans. The Manchester United Supporters' Trust (MUST), the organisation formerly known as Shareholders United that vehemently opposed Malcolm Glazer's takeover of the club in 2005, has lodged official papers with the OFT claiming that the club have "breached its statutory and legal obligations to season ticket-holders".

The England Under-21 coach Stuart Pearce believes Fraizer Campbell has the potential to emulate Arsenal forward Theo Walcott and eventually force his way into Fabio Capello's senior squad. The Manchester United striker, who is on loan at Tottenham, scored for the Under-21 side in their comfortable 2-0 victory on Tuesday night over the Czech Republic at Bramall Lane, with a smart finish from a narrow angle in the 11th minute.

The Scotland Under-21 manager Billy Stark watched his new-look team beaten 3-1 by an equally fledgling Northern Ireland side at New Douglas Park on Tuesday night and then revealed he has just one more game to fashion a squad capable of qualifying for the 2011 European Championships.

David Weir has paid tribute to fellow Rangers defender Madjid Bougherra for successfully filling the void left by Carlos Cuellar. Fans were furious when Cuellar was sold to Aston Villa for £7.8m in August, fearing his departure would have a detrimental effect on Rangers' title hopes. But the Spanish centre-half has all but been forgotten at Ibrox just a few months later thanks to the form of Bougherra at the heart of defence.

Paulo Sousa, the former Portugal international, yesterday became Queens Park Rangers' sixth manager in a little over a year when he was confirmed as their new first-team coach. Sousa follows John Gregory, Luigi De Canio and Iain Dowie, as well as caretaker managers Mick Harford and now Gareth Ainsworth, who have been dispensed with since Flavio Briatore became the chairman.

The Liverpool defender Martin Skrtel is targeting a return sooner than anticipated after recovering from a knee injury. The Slovakia centre-back damaged posterior cruciate ligaments in his right knee after falling awkwardly during a match against Manchester City in October. He did not require surgery.

Spain may boast the world's top-ranked national team and richest club but the soccer obsessed nation is sliding towards its first recession in 15 years with many small and mid-sized teams tumbling into the red.