The World Tonight

Some Labour MPs have voiced concerns about government plans to reduce the number of people claiming benefits. We explore what’s behind the rise in benefits claims and speak to a psychiatrist about the danger of “overdiagnosis”.

Vladimir Putin has paid a rare visit to a military outpost in Kursk as Russian forces reclaimed much of the territory held by Ukraine since August last year.

A new study has been looking at ways to reduce the risk of oxygen deprivation in newborn babies.

The US says it will restore military and intelligence aid to Kyiv - in exchange for a 30-day pause in the fighting. We have reaction from Ukraine - and ask how Russia will respond.

Also tonight:

The prime minister has vowed to reform the "indefensible" welfare system. But can he overcome opposition to benefit cuts from his own MPs?

And archaeologists think they've solved the mystery of why the world’s largest Iron Age coin hoard was buried in Jersey more than 2,000 years ago.

Fires are still burning on two ships which collided off the East Yorkshire coast. A Portuguese-flagged cargo ship, carrying fifteen containers of highly toxic sodium cyanide, struck an American oil tanker. Thirty-seven crew members from the ships have been brought safely ashore but one crew member remains missing. The American ship was carrying aviation fuel, some of which is pouring into the sea.

Also in programme: we assess whether the Government’s new planning legislation can placate residents’ concerns about housing developments and electricity pylons; and as the head of the UK's security industry calls for the word "bouncer" to be kicked out, we'll explore the word's history with Countdown's Susie Dent.

Three Bulgarian nationals have been found guilty of spying for Russia, in what police have described as “one of the largest” foreign intelligence operations in the UK. Vanya Gaberova, 30, Katrin Ivanova, 33, and Tihomir Ivanchev, 39, were part of a group who travelled Europe carrying out surveillance on journalists, a former politician and a US military base in Germany between 2020 and 2023. We explore how Russia is ramping up its espionage and sabotage campaign in Europe.

Neuroscientists working with survivors of the Hamas attack on the Nova music festival in Israel on 7th October 2023 say there are signs that MDMA may provide some protection from trauma.

And as the government launches a national toothbrushing campaign, we speak to a headteacher on why it’s needed.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he'll meet US officials in Saudi Arabia next week, where he'll discuss peace with Russia. European leaders are scrambling to boost defence spending, while in Washington DC President Trump again questioned the value of NATO.

The Pope has released an audio message to well-wishers after three weeks in hospital.

And we speak to a photographer whose image of a Canadian goose fending off an attack by an American eagle was seized upon by Canadians as a metaphor for their stand against Donald Trump's bellicose rhetoric.

As Washington confirms it has suspended some intelligence sharing with Kyiv, EU leaders prepare to hold an emergency summit in Brussels. We ask what Europe needs to do to defend itself and Ukraine, while Latvia's defence minister tells us his country could join a 'coalition of the willing' in Ukraine.

Also in the programme: the justice secretary, Shabana Mahmood, has publicly distanced herself from new sentencing guidelines, which say a defendant's faith and ethnicity should be considered when deciding on prison sentences; and rave reviews for a video game that is about managing a museum rather than shooting up enemies or driving fast cars.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said Ukraine is ready to hold peace negotiations and is prepared to work under US President Donald Trump’s ‘strong leadership’. The announcement comes after the US suspended all military aid to Ukraine. We hear from Republican Congressman Tim Burchett and Ukrainian opposition MP Lesia Vasylenko.

Also on the programme: we hear from the doctors treating wounded Gazans in Jordan; and is it acceptable to sip on an alcohol-free beer at work?

US President Trump renewed his criticism of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, calling for him to be "appreciative" of US support and saying Zelensky "better not be right" that the war will continue for a long time. Earlier on Truth Social, Donald Trump wrote that Zelensky, "doesn't want there to be Peace."

President Trump also says tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada are definitely coming into force at midnight. We speak to the Premier of British Columbia who says Canada's sovereignty is under threat.

And could the film that won Best Picture at the Oscars, Anora, change attitudes towards sex workers?

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky was told to leave the White House early and without signing a minerals deal with the United States after he clashed with US President Trump and Vice-President JD Vance in front of the world's media inside the Oval Office.

During the extraordinary spat, a clearly angry Donald Trump told Zelensky he needed to be "thankful" to the United States and accused him of "gambling with World War Three".

In this special episode, we get reaction from Washington DC, Ukraine, Britain and Russia.

Donald Trump and Sir Keir Starmer meet at the White House

The American President suggests there could be a US-UK trade deal

Andrew Tate and his brother have been allowed to leave Romania

And we pay tribute to the Hollywood legend, Gene Hackman, who has died