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Tens of thousands of people claiming long-term sickness benefit will no

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longer face repeated medical assessments.

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The Work and Pensions Secretary, Damian Green, said

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it was "pointless" to continue the practice for claimants

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who are chronically ill and have no prospect of getting better.

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More than 2 million people receive benefit for a long-term sickness.

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But now the government says testing them for it is pointless. People

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receiving employment and support allowance currently undergo radical

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-- regular medical assessments to determine if they are fit for work.

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The new plans would see them scrapped for many claimants. For

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people who have got a serious condition that means fake can't

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work, if that condition is good to stay the same or get worse, there is

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no point in reassessing them. We will stop reassessing them when we

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have worked out who they are. It will be a large number of people who

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will help many tens of thousands. There are two groups that receive

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long-term sickness benefit. Those in the support group received just over

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?109 per week. But they still have to be reassessed and regular

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periods, depending on their condition, for example, every three

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months or Mac two years. Abolishing the results for those with chronic

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conditions would help tens of thousands. Being written --

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reassessed is stressful. People are scared they will lose the money they

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rely on for every day life to have a decent life of any kind. It is

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really stressful. This is a good first move from the Secretary of

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State but we want a full look at employment and support allowance.

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The politics work, welfare and disability have often proved

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controversial. The government was criticised the parks and had to row

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back on cuts to disability payments. It is a welcome U-turn by this

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government following my announcement last Monday that the Labour Party

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would be scrapping the very discredited work capability

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assessment, which the government tried to reform in 2012. Yes, it's a

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positive mood -- move, but the devil will be in the detail. The planned

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changes, on the eve of the Conservative Party conference.

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Ministers may hope they help to shift more focus onto their policy

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agenda at home, as challenging questions continue over Brexit.

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The boxer, Mike Towell, has died in hospital

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after being seriously injured in a bout on Thursday.

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The 25-year-old, from Dundee was stretchered out of the ring

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after a fifth round loss to Dale Evans in Glasgow.

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Mike Towell was a young man hoping to make a name for himself in the

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boxing ring. He was undefeated going into Thursday night's fight, a

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British title eliminator against Welsh fighter Dale Evans. From the

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opening bell, it was a tough contest. Mike Towell was knocked

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down in the first round. When the same thing happened in the fifth,

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the referee stopped the fight. After being treated by ringside medics, he

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was carried out macron a stretcher and taken to hospital. I knew the

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fight wouldn't go the distance but nobody ever wants to see anybody

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stretchered out of the ring. I hope he survives. He was placed on life

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support with severe swelling and bleeding on the brain, but lays flat

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-- late last night he died, his family by his bedside. On Facebook,

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is partner said it was the longest 24-hour is of their lives. He left

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doing the thing he is best at. Earlier this year boxer Nick

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Blackwell recovered after being placed in a coma following a fight

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with Chris Eubank junior. Mike Towell's death has left boxing

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stunt. The brain injury charity, headway, have renewed calls for the

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sport to be banned. Debate will inevitably follow as a family left

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to cope with a tragedy that has left a young boy without father. Steven

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Godden. The FA's Chief Executive,

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Martin Glenn, has said there's a "realistic" prospect

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of Sam Allardyce being Mr Allardyce left his role

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as the England manager, after the Daily Telegraph claimed

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he told undercover reporters posing as businessmen how to "get around"

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player transfer rules. The FA is awaiting

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the newspaper's full transcript before deciding what,

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if any, action to take. A survey of 3,000 private sector

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landlords in England and Wales suggests two thirds of them

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plan to increase rents The research by the Residential

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Landlords Association singled out new restrictions on mortgage

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interest relief, as well as higher Budget airline Monarch has secured

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a temporary extension The Atol licence, which covers

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the next 12 days, would protect Monarch has denied

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it's in financial trouble, but faced intense competition

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and failing demand for holidays A trip on a 25-foot "war canoe"

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was among the highlights for the Duke and Duchess

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of Cambridge on the penultimate day The royal couple also went fishing

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in waters that residents say are threatened by,

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as Peter Hunt reports. It's not your usual mode

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of royal transport. Then again, this is not your

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usual royal setting. A warrior canoe in the Pacific ocean

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approaching Haida Gwaii, The man in shades is a king

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in waiting, not a bodyguard. This is just one of 150 islands

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situated quite a way off British Another day, another location

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and another very brief opportunity for William and Kate

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to meet some of the country's far-flung residents,

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and by their presence here, to highlight a community that

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relies on tourism. Here, tourists, including

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royal ones, learn about the culture

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of the Haida people. This is an audience

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with an historic link to the Crown. Its representative attempted

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to impress them. They were appreciative of

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the Prince's stab at "Thank you very From the linguistic

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challenges on land, to fishing at sea, in waters residents

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say will be threatened by a new gas plant, the Cambridges

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caught crabs with help. A taste of a simpler life

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not available to those with a With all the sport,

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here's Mike Bushell Europe may be trailing the USA

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by five points to three, going into the second

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day of the Ryder Cup, which starts in the next half hour,

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but it's the European team It follows their opening day fight

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back at Hazeltine. Earlier, the USA had made home

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advantage count by winning all four opening contests in

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the afternoon session. Patrick Reed and Jordan Speith had

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set the tone, as Europe suffered their first whitewash

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in a Ryder Cup session since 1981. However, spurred on by Rory Mclroy,

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who hit an eagle, Europe recovered and took three

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of the evening fiyr balls. By the close of play they had

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reduced the deficit to 5-3, and you can see how much the fans

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and players gained in Lewis Hamilton will start tomorrow's

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Malaysian Grand Prix from pole after dominating

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qualifying for the race. Hamilton clocked the fastest lap

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ever of the Sepang He was more than four

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tenths of a second quicker than his championship rival

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and Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg, who will line up

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alongside him on the grid. Today's Premier League action

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is already under way, Liverpool, who are unbeaten in six games,

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are away to Swansea. But it was the home side who took

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the lead. They have not won in the league in five matches. Leroy Fer's

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goal may take some pressure off the manager, Francesco Guidolin. In

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Scotland, Celtic are being kept at bay at Dundee. It is goalless at

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half-time. The third qualifying round,

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of the FA Cup takes place this afternoon, with clubs now

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within touching distance Stockport County spent over

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a century in the Football League, but now play in the sixth tier

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of English football. Today they face last season's

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giantkillers Salford City. Stockport County's story is perhaps

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an all too familiar tale. Less than 20 years ago, the club was knocking

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on the door of the Premier League. But changes in ownership and

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management lead to successive relegation is that saw the club drop

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into non-league five years ago. Jim Gannon has seen it all as a player

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and manager. The club fell on hard times, came back as a manager and we

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had a bit of a successful time. Unfortunately, a few issues caused

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the club to fall into disarray. We find ourselves working our way back

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to the football league. Today's opponents, Salford City Reds runner

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different path. Under the ownership of a clutch of former Manchester

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United stars, they are on the rise. We are trying to make our football

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club sustainable, so it washes its own face. We do not need anybody to

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plug any gaps in the future. That is the distinction. On Tuesday night,

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Stockport played a team... They are investing in the club and

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trying to make it into something great that the people of Salford can

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be proud of. It is a pantomime. It is big rich men throwing money at

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it. What isn't in doubt is the benefit of a cup run and the benefit

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of cash that could mean. It is a bigger game. For me playing against

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my old team, it is a bigger game. In 1996, Stockport took holders Everton

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to a third round replay. Now just getting into the competition proper

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would be a big step on their quest to revive former glories.

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Kick-off is at 3pm. That is it for now.

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You can see more on all today's stories on the BBC News Channel.

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The next news on BBC is at ten past five.

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Hello there. Tomorrow should be a much better day for many parts of

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the country. Having said that, there were some blue skies in Norwich a

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short time ago. The rain will arrive this

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