People jailed for killing their partner will lose parental rights, Tories to announce

Justice secretary to tell conference he will introduce Jade's law' this year to protect families from jailed abusers

New powers to stop people who have killed their partners from gaining parental rights to surviving children will be introduced before the end of the year, the UK justice secretary will say.

Alex Chalk will introduce Jade's law" this year to protect families from the manipulation of jailed abusers.

In the UK, call the national domestic abuse helpline on 0808 2000 247, or visit Women's Aid. In Australia, the national family violence counselling service is on 1800 737 732. In the US, the domestic violence hotline is 1-800-799-SAFE (7233). Other international helplines may be found via www.befrienders.org