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BRITAIN’S sick note system is facing an overhaul as ministers move to tackle the £212billion-a-year cost of people signed off work. Work and Pensions Secretary Pat McFadden said there is a “case for some change” amid fears too many people are declared unfit for work too easily. On a visit to British Airways’ Heathrow hub,…

A MAFS UK couple failed to attend the final commitment ceremony after a ‘rocky couple of weeks’ as expert Mel addressed their absence.  Midwife Grace, 31, from Norwich tied the knot with Ashley on the E4 dating show’s latest series. It’s been a tense week for the couple who split after a series of rows….

GEORGE Banks – one of America’s most notorious mass murderers – has died in prison at 83. Banks spent 43 years behind bars in Pennsylvania for shooting 14 people in 1982 – with five of his own kids among the 13 who died. He died from kidney cancer on Sunday afternoon at Phoenix state prison,…

A DRIVER who killed a woman and drove into others during a shocking crash rampage has pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. The shocking series of collisions happened in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, on Saturday, May 3, when Keith Knight, 49, ploughed his car into pedestrians and other vehicles. Knight was originally charged…

WORK is set to start this week on a huge monument twice the size of the Angel of the North — and it’ll be visible to flyers coming into a major UK airport. The £40 million Eternal Wall of Answered Prayer will be made up of one million bricks, each representing a story of Jesus…

THE Trump administration has slammed “anti-semitic” and “disturbing” Jeremy Corbyn for interfering in the New York mayoral race – warning it had strained relations with the United States. The disgraced ex-Labour boss was branded “an anti-semitic foreign leader” by US Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon who warned the independent MP may have broken the law…

ONE of Coronation Street’s most-hated families could be making their way back to the cobbles following previous dramatic final scenes. Corrie writer Jan McVerry appeared on Stateside Street podcast and thrilled fans with news that the controversial crew could return to the soap. The Coronation Street connoisseur teased about the Michaelis family – who viewers…

RACHEL Reeves will today warn a swathe of tax rises are needed to balance the books in this month’s Budget. The Chancellor faces a ferocious backlash over the hikes as No10 refuses to recommit to Labour’s manifesto tax pledge. Her intervention, in an early morning speech, is set to fuel speculation of increases to income…

REPLYING “lol” in a text or WhatsApp message winds up Gen Z recipients, research suggests. It was among the biggest mobile gripes reported by young people, along with taking ages to reply. Eighteen per cent of those aged 18 to 28 said they cringe daily at someone’s phone or messaging behaviour. Some 58 per cent…

SIR David Attenborough’s new nature series following four rival animal families is so savage that it’s been described as Game Of Thrones. But its director says that despite the ferocious main characters and high drama, narrator Sir David is still the star. Kingdom features a lion pride, wild dog pack, hyena clan and leopard family…