3 h. ago Rich couple secretly kept 21 kids in their home after dark surrogacy plot and 'child abuse'

A group of women have been left shocked after discovering the children they gave birth to were part of a mysterious surrogacy scheme, with all 21 children involved being taken into care

Society

16 h. ago US authorities take custody of more than 20 kids as surrogate mothers claim couple misled them

Children removed from California home of couple who were arrested in May and had said they ‘wanted a large family’More than 20 children are in the custody of a California child-welfare agency while authorities investigate a Los Angeles-area couple and whether they misled surrogate mothers around the country.Fifteen children were removed from the couple’s opulent home in Arcadia after an abuse allegation in May, and another six living elsewhere were also located, said Arcadia’s police lieutenant, Kollin Cieadlo. They range in age from two months to 13 years, with most between one and three. Continue reading...

Culture

24 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

8 d. ago 'Noise sensitive' woman blows her £100k inheritance on failed court battle against sisters to claim her mother's entire home for herself

Sharon Duggan, 49, was left a third of the share of her mother's £420,000 home, but dramatically sparked a bitter inheritance battle.

Events

9 d. ago The Salt Path author accused of embezzling money before losing house after failing to repay loan

Representatives for the couple at the centre of the story have called the accusations ‘misleading’

Economics

1 week ago Plane forced to land after bomb threat as passenger arrested and flights cancelled

A plane on its way to Virginia was forced to land after a passenger allegedly made a bomb threat with all passengers now safely deplaned and the suspect taken into custody by authorities

Events

1 week ago Alleged organiser of shooting of Colombian senator caught by police

Elder José Arteaga Hernández in custody after the non-fatal attack on Miguel Uribe Turbay in a Bogotá park in JuneThe alleged mastermind behind the shooting of a conservative Colombian senator and presidential candidate has been taken into custody, almost a month after the attack, law enforcement authorities have said.Elder José Arteaga Hernández, alias “Chipi” or “Costeño”, was arrested in the north-western part of the capital, Bogotá, on Saturday, national police director Maj Gen Carlos Fernando Triana told reporters. Authorities had previously accused him and other suspects of being near the Bogotá park where Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot on 7 June. Continue reading...

Events

2 w. ago How many injuries happen on the London Underground? As commuter who lost arm and leg files high court claim

Sarah de Lagarde, a mother from Camden, has launched a massive claim against Transport for London after losing an arm and a leg in a Tube incident

Events

3 w. ago Marine Corps veteran’s wife, who is still breastfeeding their 3

Paola Clouatre, 25, was still a child when her mother brought her from Mexico to claim asylum in the U.S. more than a decade ago

Politics