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The Government's published legislation that will replace a host of benefits with one single payment. We hear from a lone parent who'd like to work but can't find a suitable job. James Browne from the Institute for Fiscal Studies analyses the Government's proposals and we ask the Minister for Welfare Reform - Lord Freud - who'll gain and who'll lose after the changes.

There's evidence to suggest police in Bahrain used live ammunition against demonstrators who've been demanding democratic reforms. Three protestors have died. Our correspondent Ian Pannell reports from a hospital where many of the injured are being treated. We speak to a former British Ambassador - Sir Harold Walker - about the risks of instability in Bahrain for the UK.

The Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman apologises after halting her plans for forests. The Conservative MP Neil Parish - a West Country farmer and member of the EFRA Select Committee - tells us the government mishandled its proposals.