Veteran's mission after learning to 'live again'

A paralysed former sailor says veteran charities helped him "live again" after a swimming pool incident left him unable to walk.

Neil Francis, from Stroud, Gloucestershire, joined the Navy at 16, but a few months after his training he hit his head on the shallow end of a swimming pool in Dubai, which left him tetraplegic, where both arms and legs have limited mobility.

The 49-year-old is now encouraging people to walk "a mile or more" in April to raise funds for the organisations that have supported him throughout his life.

"Approaching 50, I just want to give back to the charities that helped me get to 50," said Mr Francis.