Adoption3 days agoAdoption has been life changing, says single dadStatistics show children in Suffolk spend 748 days on average waiting to be adopted.3 days ago3 days agoAppeal for adoptive families across CambridgeshireCambridgeshire and Peterborough's adoption service says 35 local children are waiting for homes.3 days ago12 Sept 2026Best friends for decades - until a DNA test revealed they were sistersMeena Geltink and Minal Tijssen were adopted from orphanages in Mumbai in the 1980s and grew up in the Netherlands.12 Sept 202631 Aug 2026'I didn't give him up for adoption - he was taken'Approximately 250,000 women were forced to have their babies put up for adoption between 1949 and 1976. 31 Aug 202624 Jul 2026They became best friends - then discovered they were brother and sisterAndrea Urmston knew she had a brother who had been adopted by another family, only to discover he was already her closest friend.24 Jul 20268 Jul 2026It was 'love at first sight' with their adopted baby. Then they were told he may have been traffickedWhen they adopted Marcus, David and Ally's dream of having a child was complete - but now they could lose him.8 Jul 20263 Jul 2026'Government's forced adoption apology is too late'Reg Barker says his mother was forced to give him up for adoption by hospital staff.3 Jul 20262 Jul 2026Forced adoptions 'a stain on our history' says Starmer as he gives formal apologyThe practice saw thousands of babies taken from their mothers between 1949 and 1976.2 Jul 202628 Jun 2026Forced adoption stories 'deeply moving' says bishopBishop Michael Beasley says it is "deeply painful" to think of the severed family bonds.28 Jun 2026...
