内容摘要：The war, now into its fourth year, has claimed tens of thousands of lives and left much of Ukraine's east and south in ruins. Moscow controls roughly one-fifth of the country's territory, including Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.

The war, now into its fourth year, has claimed tens of thousands of lives and left much of Ukraine's east and south in ruins. Moscow controls roughly one-fifth of the country's territory, including Crimea, which it annexed in 2014.

The prime minister has been warned he will fail to meet his own target of halving violence against women and girls without significant investment in services, according to two senior government watchdogs.This is the first time Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and Wales Dame Nicole Jacobs and Victims Commissioner for England and Wales Baroness Newlove have written jointly to Sir Keir Starmer.

The pair said victim support services were being "pushed to the brink" by funding cuts and rising costs.The intervention comes ahead of the chancellor's spending review later this month, which is expected to feature cuts to some areas of public spending.In a further headache for ministers, the country's most senior police chiefs have also warned Sir Keir Starmer they will face "stark choices" about which crimes to investigate if their budgets are cut as expected.

The BBC understands that the Home Office, which is responsible for both victims and police forces, is still in negotiations with the Treasury over how funds will be allocated in the spending review.In the letter seen by the BBC, the commissioners told Sir Keir that the spending review was a chance to define the government's legacy for victims and survivors.

The pair said they welcomed the prime minister's "personal commitment to

within a decade" but said "funding cuts and scaled back ambition are leading to piecemeal policies".The mayor of Fuengirola,

to combat organised crime-related violence on the Costa del Sol.Ms Mula said: "We live in a world and at a time where crime knows no borders.

"In places like the Costa del Sol, we're seeing developments that, as they spread, inevitably affect us."We need much greater involvement from the state on this issue."