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23 hours ago | channel4.com | Helen Johnson

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rowed back on flagship government plans to reform the benefits system. Sir Keir planned to make cuts to disability and sickness-related payments for existing and future claimants. But after a wave of Labour MPs rebelled against the proposals and signed an amendment hoping to block the reforms, the PM announced the cuts will now only apply to new claimants. FactCheck takes a look.

4 days ago | channel4.com | Jackie Long

Claire Throssel’s two young sons were killed by their father , a man who had been granted contact visits with them, despite a history of domestic violence. She says their deaths could have been avoided. As does the charity Women’s Aid – who have published a harrowing report into child homicides today, which  reveals 19 children have been killed over the past decade by a parent who was also a perpetrator of domestic abuse.

4 days ago | channel4.com | Gary Gibbon

The armed forces minister Luke Pollard said the UK “utterly condemns” any escalation after the Iranian missile attack on the US military base in Qatar – and said extra RAF Typhoon jets had arrived in the region to reinforce British positions, with protection measures at their highest level.

4 days ago | channel4.com | Symeon Brown

The Government has decided to proscribe the group Palestine Action – saying the UK would not tolerate those who put national security at risk. The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper cited a “long history of unacceptable criminal damage” with members showing “willingness to use violence”. The group say they will seek a legal challenge – describing the move as “unhinged” – while police made 13 arrests during clashes at a protest supporting Palestine Action in central London.

4 days ago | channel4.com | Jackie Long

We spoke to William Alberque, who’s a Senior Adjunct Fellow at the Pacific Forum – he was previously Director of NATO’s Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation Centre.