Adoption12 hrs agoFewer mothers to appear in court days after giving birth under new guidanceThe changes follow concerns over the number of mothers summoned to safeguarding hearings shortly after labour.12 hrs ago10 Oct 2026What happens when you don't know your family medical history?People who have been adopted or in care sometimes struggle to access family medical history which would be crucial to their own health.10 Oct 202610 Oct 2026 What happens when you grow up not knowing your family medical history?People who have been adopted or are in care sometimes struggle to access family medical history which could be crucial to their own health.10 Oct 20266 Oct 2026Rise in babies in care proceedings raises fears of unnecessary adoptions, experts tell BBCWith better support, many babies may not have needed to go into care, File on 4 Investigates is told. 6 Oct 20265 Oct 2026Man fosters 13 children after two transplantsThomas and his partner Wayne have provided a home for 13 children since Thomas's kidney transplant.5 Oct 202622 Sept 2026Adoption has been life changing, says single dadStatistics show children in Suffolk spend 748 days on average waiting to be adopted.22 Sept 202622 Sept 2026Appeal for adoptive families across CambridgeshireCambridgeshire and Peterborough's adoption service says 35 local children are waiting for homes.22 Sept 202612 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 2026...
