one of the most devastating legacies of the covid lockdowns has been the impact on vulnerable women, children and men suffering domestic abuse. the lockdowns saw a steep rise in the number of cases, with around a third more people seeking help, and those numbers have stayed high right the way through the cost of living crisis. the domestic abuse commissioner is warning of a growing funding emergency for services set up to help both victims and perpetrators. for this special report, i was given rare access to see how children who are victims are helped. i spoke to people who ve inflicted abuse and to those who ve survived it. i was scared to be in the house and scared of what he would do to me. i didn t dare leave a child alone with him. driving through the yorkshire countryside to meet a woman who is educated, professional, successful. abuse knows no bounds and can happen to those who least expect it. we re keeping her anonymous for her own protection. constantly looking ov
good evening. in a notable hardening of tone, president biden has told israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, that washington s future support for his war in gaza will depend on israel taking new and immediate action to protect civilians and aid workers. it was their first phone conversation since an israeli air strike killed seven aid workers including three british nationals in central gaza on monday. mr biden called it unacceptable and urged israel to take steps towards an immediate ceasefire. it s the first time there has been a public warning to israel about us support. in a moment we ll speak to our correspondent in jerusalem, lucy williamson. but first to our north america correspondent, gary 0 donoghue. gary, a significant shift from president biden here. reeta, there s been mounting president biden here. reeta, there s been mounting in president biden here. reeta, there s been mounting in patients president biden here. reeta, there s been mounting in p
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