Today: Andy Burnham pledges to scrap the pension triple lock to fund an £18billion National Care Service and hints at reversing Brexit, a Channel migrant who called for the death of all Jews is housed in Corby at taxpayers' expense, Will Reeve reveals his rare testicular cancer diagnosis, a Leeds mother faces a four-year nightmare after her neighbour demolishes half their semi, plus a Japanese monk begins 12 years of total isolation near Kyoto. Your briefing for Wednesday 30 September, from the Daily Mail, with the best of your comments.

(00:00) Today's headlines

(00:26) Burnham triple lock and Brexit plan

(01:44) Channel migrant in Corby controversy

(02:26) Will Reeve cancer diagnosis revealed

(03:34) Leeds semi demolished by neighbour

(04:48) Japanese monk’s 12-year isolation

Andy Burnham to axe triple lock for £18bn care fund

Andy Burnham has announced plans to scrap the pension triple lock in a major Labour policy shift, dedicating the move to his late father Roy Burnham. The prime minister said the £18billion raised would fund a new National Care Service. Burnham also outlined intentions to reverse Brexit and replace the UK's first-past-the-post voting system. He unveiled the triple lock replacement at the Labour party conference, saying Brexit had 'done more harm than good'.

Channel migrant who called for death of Jews housed in Corby

Abu Wadee, a migrant who filmed himself chanting about killing Jews and posing with assault rifles, is living in Corby, Northamptonshire, at public expense under the Home Office's asylum dispersal scheme. Wadee served nine months in prison for illegally entering the UK last year.

Will Reeve, son of Christopher Reeve, reveals rare cancer

Will Reeve, the 34-year-old son of Superman actor Christopher Reeve and Good Morning America host, has disclosed he was treated for a rare form of testicular cancer earlier this year. He discussed his diagnosis and recovery with his wife on air. Christopher Reeve was paralysed after a horse riding accident when Will was two, and Will's mother Dana Reeve died of lung cancer at 44. Will is now cancer free after treatment.

Mother’s Leeds home left unsellable after neighbour’s illegal demolition

Shivarna Mitra bought a three-bedroom semi-detached house in Leeds, only for neighbour Chris Rhodes to demolish his half 18 months later, leaving her home severely damaged. The illegal work has caused extensive structural issues, including holes in walls and a leaking roof, which Mitra cannot repair without access to Rhodes’s land. Rhodes denies responsibility for the damage.

Sogaku Taguchi begins 12-year isolation near Kyoto

Japanese Buddhist monk Sogaku Taguchi, aged 31, has started a 12-year period of total isolation in the mausoleum of a temple near Kyoto. He will have no contact with the outside world until September 11, 2038, following a strict daily routine including 3,000 prostrations to the Buddha and preparing offerings before dawn. The ritual aims to grant him the spiritual title of 'true watcher' and is believed to bring a vivid vision of the Buddha.

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