8 h. ago Appalling secrets of couple who 'bought' 21 surrogate children including 17 toddlers for nanny

Disturbing new details about Guojun Xuan and Silvia Zhang's alleged antics at their enormous mansion have emerged.

Society

10 h. ago Age gap couple arrested at $4m mansion after having TWENTY ONE children by surrogates...17 of whom are toddlers

Guojun Xuan, 65, and his partner Silvia Zhang, 38, were arrested for felony child endangerment this week after cops found they had 21 children from surrogate mothers, 17 of which were under 3.

Events

12 h. ago 21 babies and kids rescued after couple ‘tricked surrogates across the nation to carry babies for them’

Police investigated the couple after their 2-month-old baby’s traumatic head injury and discovered the pair had 21 children, all from surrogates.

Events

13 h. ago 21 children seized as couple's dark surrogacy scheme is uncovered

A group of women have been left astonished and dismayed to learned that the children they carried were part of a mysterious surrogacy scheme, all 21 children have been taken into care

Politics

49 h. ago Revealed: The rural French property owned by controversial Salt Path couple 'Raynor Winn' and her husband 'Moth'

The couple bought the farmhouse in 2007 with the intention of refurbishing it but today the property is deserted, overgrown and occupied only by pigeons.

Culture

9 d. ago Couple who thought they had bought Cockapoo puppy discover it was actually crossed with a 7 stone Bernese Mountain Dog

Laura McFarlane, 43, and Jamie Griffiths, 51, brought Bobby home from an animal rescue centre in November 2022 and were reportedly told he was the popular cocker spaniel-poodle crossbreed.

Politics

1 week ago This is the worst thing about being a new mother. It affects ALL of us... but no

I was just four months pregnant when the requests from friends started. At first I had no idea what they meant. After an explanation, I was bemused - and, secretly, more than a little appalled.

Politics

2 w. ago BBC issues statement over Bob Vylan Glastonbury 'Death to IDF' chants

Bob Vylan's chants aired live on BBC iPlayer, leaving many viewers upset over the footage as Health Secretary Wes Streeting branded it 'appalling'

Events

3 w. ago Kids taught in cupboards as brutal school reality laid bare after neglect

Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson said she was appalled at the lack of investment in schools as she vowed a huge cash injection would finally turn things around

Politics

4 w. ago HS2 scheme 'will not be completed on time' as report highlights 'litany' of failures behind '£100billion white elephant' railway line

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander told MPs the gargantuan project was an 'appalling mess', with an audit revealing endemic overspending, hundreds of millions of pounds wasted and poor decision-making.

Economics

4 w. ago UK transport secretary calls HS2 an ‘appalling mess’ as she confirms delay

Heidi Alexander vows to ‘sort out’ HS2 project; UK inflation dips to 3.4% as transport costs ease while food prices jumpUK inflation eases to 3.4% amid falling fuel and air fare pricesInflation pressures remain sticky in the UK, according to Rob Wood, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics.Looking ahead, we continue to expect CPI inflation to average 3.4% for the rest of the year as strong wage growth, minimum wage hikes and tax increases pass through to retail prices. We think headline inflation will struggle to dip below 3% before April 2026. By that point, inflation will have been above target almost continuously for five years, risking further deanchoring of inflation expectations and persistent wage pressure.Granted, US president Trump’s trade war could lead to some diversion of Chinese exports previously bound to the US, which could cut UK inflation. But war in the Middle-East has boosted oil and natural gas prices, adding 10bp to our forecast inflation peak and risks p...

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4 w. ago UK politics live: Rayner says £1m a day was wasted under Tories’ failed immigration plans in fiery PMQs clash

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander accused the Tories of an ‘appalling mess’ over the delayed rail project

Politics

4 w. ago UK politics live: Rayner and Philp in fiery PMQs clash as Tories accused of ‘losing control’ of immigration

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander will accuse the Tories of an ‘appalling mess’ over the delayed rail project

Politics

4 w. ago UK politics live: Angela Rayner to face Chris Philp in PMQs clash after Labour attacks Tories over HS2 failings

Transport secretary Heidi Alexander will accuse the Tories of an ‘appalling mess’ over the delayed rail project

Events

4 w. ago ‘I didn’t sleep for 45 days’: the people who raffle off their homes

It’s an eccentric and work-intensive way to sell your house, but people are now raffling off even the most modest properties. Is it a good idea?When Natalie Rowcroft decided to raffle off her house in Salford, everybody – including her husband, Bradley Rowcroft – thought she “had lost the plot”. It was July 2020; people were doing stranger things with their first pandemic summer. But given that she had read a newspaper article about a couple who’d raffled their house in the morning, and had put her own up for sale by the evening, the scepticism was well-founded. “At first, I wanted nothing to do with it,” says Bradley, a 38-year-old carpenter. It didn’t help that she had also chucked the family car in the draw for good measure.Still, Natalie, 38, a teaching assistant, persevered. She printed out leaflets and put them up all over Salford and Manchester, set up social media accounts to promote the draw and bought a big poster to hang in the couple’s driveway. Continue reading...

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