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Mon, 17 Aug 2026

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 'I used food banks while my ex owed thousands in child maintenance'

Parents have told BBC Panorama the agency tasked with helping to secure financial support for children after separation or divorce is driving them to breaking point.

* A woman claims she had to use food banks due to her ex-partner's failure to pay thousands in child maintenance.
* The opening statements were heard in the trial of those accused of killing rapper Tupac Shakur.
* US President Donald Trump has made a shift in his stance on North and South Korea, with experts analyzing the implications.
* Tupac's brother expressed doubt that the trial would bring justice for the murder of the rapper.
* BBC journalists visited a smouldering market in Kyiv after Russian strikes.
* A notorious "mushroom killer" is back in court this week to face new charges.
* A family was rescued after 16 hours floating on a jet ski off the coast of Thailand.
* Singer Selena Gomez is being sued by someone who claims she owes them money.
* Millions of euros worth of art were stolen from an Italian museum.
* Houses were destroyed by fire in Stourbridge, with eyewitnesses describing "carnage".
* A man accused of a crime is set to plead guilty today and face sentencing.
* A woman spoke to BBC Verify about the moment she filmed an ICE agent pointing a gun at her.