The government warns Labour rebels that reversing welfare cuts will have consequences
The government has hinted that scrapping the 2-child benefit cap may no longer be possible after Labour rebels forced a u-turn on welfare changes last week. The head of the Metropolitan Police, Sir Mark Rowley, has said radical reform is essential - because of what he called the disappointing settlement for policing in the government's Spending Review. And India's cricketers have levelled the series against England at Edgbaston.
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Reform UK MP James McMurdock loses whip after business Covid loan claims
The Reform MP, James McMurdock, has resigned from the parliamentary party because of a newspaper's claims about his business activities during the pandemic. He denies wrongdoing.
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The BBC sees French police use a knife to sink a migrant boat bound for Britain
French police have made a rare intervention to stop a migrant boat from crossing the Channel to the UK. BBC News witnessed the officers suddenly charge into the sea to slash the overcrowded dinghy, as it struggled in shallow water. Everyone was able to get off the boat safely. Also: President Zelensky says he and Donald Trump have agreed to work together to strengthen Ukrainian air defences. And the first concert of the Oasis reunion tour kicks off in Cardiff this evening.
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A whistleblower from the US-backed aid centres in Gaza speaks to the BBC
A former security contractor at the controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation centres in Gaza has told the BBC that he witnessed colleagues opening fire on civilians who were waiting for aid. The foundation has said the claims are "categorically false". Also: The Chancellor Rachel Reeves has spoken publicly for the first time since crying in the Commons yesterday. And Liverpool Football Club say they're devastated by the loss of their striker Diogo Jota who's died in a car crash in Spain.
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Sir Keir Starmer defends welfare reforms.
The Prime Minister has given the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, who was tearful in the Commons, his full backing. Also: the rapper, Sean 'Diddy' Combs, is found guilty of prostitution charges, but cleared of racketeering and sex trafficking. And: the Princess of Wales calls her experience of cancer treatment a 'rollercoaster'.
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