:00:20. > :00:24.Tens of thousands of people claiming long-term sickness benefit will no
:00:25. > :00:27.longer face repeated medical assessments.
:00:28. > :00:29.The Work and Pensions Secretary, Damian Green, said
:00:30. > :00:32.it was "pointless" to continue the practice for claimants
:00:33. > :00:34.who are chronically ill and have no prospect of getting better.
:00:35. > :00:52.More than 2 million people receive benefit for a long-term sickness.
:00:53. > :00:57.But now the government says testing them for it is pointless. People
:00:58. > :01:00.receiving employment and support allowance currently undergo radical
:01:01. > :01:04.-- regular medical assessments to determine if they are fit for work.
:01:05. > :01:11.The new plans would see them scrapped for many claimants. For
:01:12. > :01:13.people who have got a serious condition that means fake can't
:01:14. > :01:18.work, if that condition is good to stay the same or get worse, there is
:01:19. > :01:21.no point in reassessing them. We will stop reassessing them when we
:01:22. > :01:27.have worked out who they are. It will be a large number of people who
:01:28. > :01:33.will help many tens of thousands. There are two groups that receive
:01:34. > :01:38.long-term sickness benefit. Those in the support group received just over
:01:39. > :01:41.?109 per week. But they still have to be reassessed and regular
:01:42. > :01:45.periods, depending on their condition, for example, every three
:01:46. > :01:51.months or Mac two years. Abolishing the results for those with chronic
:01:52. > :01:57.conditions would help tens of thousands. Being written --
:01:58. > :02:00.reassessed is stressful. People are scared they will lose the money they
:02:01. > :02:05.rely on for every day life to have a decent life of any kind. It is
:02:06. > :02:10.really stressful. This is a good first move from the Secretary of
:02:11. > :02:14.State but we want a full look at employment and support allowance.
:02:15. > :02:16.The politics work, welfare and disability have often proved
:02:17. > :02:25.controversial. The government was criticised the parks and had to row
:02:26. > :02:29.back on cuts to disability payments. It is a welcome U-turn by this
:02:30. > :02:35.government following my announcement last Monday that the Labour Party
:02:36. > :02:36.would be scrapping the very discredited work capability
:02:37. > :02:44.assessment, which the government tried to reform in 2012. Yes, it's a
:02:45. > :02:50.positive mood -- move, but the devil will be in the detail. The planned
:02:51. > :02:53.changes, on the eve of the Conservative Party conference.
:02:54. > :02:57.Ministers may hope they help to shift more focus onto their policy
:02:58. > :03:00.agenda at home, as challenging questions continue over Brexit.
:03:01. > :03:02.The boxer, Mike Towell, has died in hospital
:03:03. > :03:04.after being seriously injured in a bout on Thursday.
:03:05. > :03:06.The 25-year-old, from Dundee was stretchered out of the ring
:03:07. > :03:08.after a fifth round loss to Dale Evans in Glasgow.
:03:09. > :03:23.Mike Towell was a young man hoping to make a name for himself in the
:03:24. > :03:26.boxing ring. He was undefeated going into Thursday night's fight, a
:03:27. > :03:31.British title eliminator against Welsh fighter Dale Evans. From the
:03:32. > :03:34.opening bell, it was a tough contest. Mike Towell was knocked
:03:35. > :03:39.down in the first round. When the same thing happened in the fifth,
:03:40. > :03:43.the referee stopped the fight. After being treated by ringside medics, he
:03:44. > :03:47.was carried out macron a stretcher and taken to hospital. I knew the
:03:48. > :03:51.fight wouldn't go the distance but nobody ever wants to see anybody
:03:52. > :03:55.stretchered out of the ring. I hope he survives. He was placed on life
:03:56. > :03:59.support with severe swelling and bleeding on the brain, but lays flat
:04:00. > :04:07.-- late last night he died, his family by his bedside. On Facebook,
:04:08. > :04:12.is partner said it was the longest 24-hour is of their lives. He left
:04:13. > :04:16.doing the thing he is best at. Earlier this year boxer Nick
:04:17. > :04:20.Blackwell recovered after being placed in a coma following a fight
:04:21. > :04:26.with Chris Eubank junior. Mike Towell's death has left boxing
:04:27. > :04:29.stunt. The brain injury charity, headway, have renewed calls for the
:04:30. > :04:34.sport to be banned. Debate will inevitably follow as a family left
:04:35. > :04:36.to cope with a tragedy that has left a young boy without father. Steven
:04:37. > :04:37.Godden. The FA's Chief Executive,
:04:38. > :04:39.Martin Glenn, has said there's a "realistic" prospect
:04:40. > :04:41.of Sam Allardyce being Mr Allardyce left his role
:04:42. > :04:44.as the England manager, after the Daily Telegraph claimed
:04:45. > :04:47.he told undercover reporters posing as businessmen how to "get around"
:04:48. > :04:50.player transfer rules. The FA is awaiting
:04:51. > :04:52.the newspaper's full transcript before deciding what,
:04:53. > :04:57.if any, action to take. A survey of 3,000 private sector
:04:58. > :05:00.landlords in England and Wales suggests two thirds of them
:05:01. > :05:03.plan to increase rents The research by the Residential
:05:04. > :05:08.Landlords Association singled out new restrictions on mortgage
:05:09. > :05:10.interest relief, as well as higher Budget airline Monarch has secured
:05:11. > :05:18.a temporary extension The Atol licence, which covers
:05:19. > :05:24.the next 12 days, would protect Monarch has denied
:05:25. > :05:30.it's in financial trouble, but faced intense competition
:05:31. > :05:33.and failing demand for holidays A trip on a 25-foot "war canoe"
:05:34. > :05:40.was among the highlights for the Duke and Duchess
:05:41. > :05:43.of Cambridge on the penultimate day The royal couple also went fishing
:05:44. > :05:48.in waters that residents say are threatened by,
:05:49. > :05:56.as Peter Hunt reports. It's not your usual mode
:05:57. > :05:59.of royal transport. Then again, this is not your
:06:00. > :06:04.usual royal setting. A warrior canoe in the Pacific ocean
:06:05. > :06:07.approaching Haida Gwaii, The man in shades is a king
:06:08. > :06:22.in waiting, not a bodyguard. This is just one of 150 islands
:06:23. > :06:25.situated quite a way off British Another day, another location
:06:26. > :06:31.and another very brief opportunity for William and Kate
:06:32. > :06:34.to meet some of the country's far-flung residents,
:06:35. > :06:36.and by their presence here, to highlight a community that
:06:37. > :06:42.relies on tourism. Here, tourists, including
:06:43. > :06:44.royal ones, learn about the culture
:06:45. > :06:52.of the Haida people. This is an audience
:06:53. > :06:56.with an historic link to the Crown. Its representative attempted
:06:57. > :07:00.to impress them. They were appreciative of
:07:01. > :07:11.the Prince's stab at "Thank you very From the linguistic
:07:12. > :07:17.challenges on land, to fishing at sea, in waters residents
:07:18. > :07:22.say will be threatened by a new gas plant, the Cambridges
:07:23. > :07:25.caught crabs with help. A taste of a simpler life
:07:26. > :07:28.not available to those with a With all the sport,
:07:29. > :07:35.here's Mike Bushell Europe may be trailing the USA
:07:36. > :07:43.by five points to three, going into the second
:07:44. > :07:45.day of the Ryder Cup, which starts in the next half hour,
:07:46. > :07:48.but it's the European team It follows their opening day fight
:07:49. > :07:53.back at Hazeltine. Earlier, the USA had made home
:07:54. > :07:57.advantage count by winning all four opening contests in
:07:58. > :08:00.the afternoon session. Patrick Reed and Jordan Speith had
:08:01. > :08:03.set the tone, as Europe suffered their first whitewash
:08:04. > :08:07.in a Ryder Cup session since 1981. However, spurred on by Rory Mclroy,
:08:08. > :08:09.who hit an eagle, Europe recovered and took three
:08:10. > :08:13.of the evening fiyr balls. By the close of play they had
:08:14. > :08:19.reduced the deficit to 5-3, and you can see how much the fans
:08:20. > :08:22.and players gained in Lewis Hamilton will start tomorrow's
:08:23. > :08:27.Malaysian Grand Prix from pole after dominating
:08:28. > :08:30.qualifying for the race. Hamilton clocked the fastest lap
:08:31. > :08:32.ever of the Sepang He was more than four
:08:33. > :08:36.tenths of a second quicker than his championship rival
:08:37. > :08:38.and Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg, who will line up
:08:39. > :08:41.alongside him on the grid. Today's Premier League action
:08:42. > :08:50.is already under way, Liverpool, who are unbeaten in six games,
:08:51. > :09:00.are away to Swansea. But it was the home side who took
:09:01. > :09:07.the lead. They have not won in the league in five matches. Leroy Fer's
:09:08. > :09:11.goal may take some pressure off the manager, Francesco Guidolin. In
:09:12. > :09:15.Scotland, Celtic are being kept at bay at Dundee. It is goalless at
:09:16. > :09:16.half-time. The third qualifying round,
:09:17. > :09:19.of the FA Cup takes place this afternoon, with clubs now
:09:20. > :09:20.within touching distance Stockport County spent over
:09:21. > :09:26.a century in the Football League, but now play in the sixth tier
:09:27. > :09:29.of English football. Today they face last season's
:09:30. > :09:46.giantkillers Salford City. Stockport County's story is perhaps
:09:47. > :09:50.an all too familiar tale. Less than 20 years ago, the club was knocking
:09:51. > :09:53.on the door of the Premier League. But changes in ownership and
:09:54. > :09:59.management lead to successive relegation is that saw the club drop
:10:00. > :10:04.into non-league five years ago. Jim Gannon has seen it all as a player
:10:05. > :10:11.and manager. The club fell on hard times, came back as a manager and we
:10:12. > :10:14.had a bit of a successful time. Unfortunately, a few issues caused
:10:15. > :10:21.the club to fall into disarray. We find ourselves working our way back
:10:22. > :10:24.to the football league. Today's opponents, Salford City Reds runner
:10:25. > :10:29.different path. Under the ownership of a clutch of former Manchester
:10:30. > :10:33.United stars, they are on the rise. We are trying to make our football
:10:34. > :10:38.club sustainable, so it washes its own face. We do not need anybody to
:10:39. > :10:48.plug any gaps in the future. That is the distinction. On Tuesday night,
:10:49. > :10:53.Stockport played a team... They are investing in the club and
:10:54. > :10:59.trying to make it into something great that the people of Salford can
:11:00. > :11:04.be proud of. It is a pantomime. It is big rich men throwing money at
:11:05. > :11:10.it. What isn't in doubt is the benefit of a cup run and the benefit
:11:11. > :11:19.of cash that could mean. It is a bigger game. For me playing against
:11:20. > :11:22.my old team, it is a bigger game. In 1996, Stockport took holders Everton
:11:23. > :11:26.to a third round replay. Now just getting into the competition proper
:11:27. > :11:32.would be a big step on their quest to revive former glories.
:11:33. > :11:35.Kick-off is at 3pm. That is it for now.
:11:36. > :11:38.You can see more on all today's stories on the BBC News Channel.
:11:39. > :11:40.The next news on BBC is at ten past five.
:11:41. > :12:02.Hello there. Tomorrow should be a much better day for many parts of
:12:03. > :12:07.the country. Having said that, there were some blue skies in Norwich a
:12:08. > :12:08.short time ago. The rain will arrive this