Labour and the Conservatives are heading for a fierce showdown on crime after Sir Keir Starmer ordered his MPs to vote against a flagship piece of government legislation.
The UK will identify Russia as an "active threat" and China as a "systemic challenge" in the biggest review of foreign, security and defence policy in decades.
Ministers have moved to take "immediate steps to provide further reassurance" for women and girls in the wake of the killing of Sarah Everard, as demonstrators descended on Westminster.
A woman has accused police of not taking allegations a male stranger threatened her seriously after she reported it, even though she had video evidence.
