Mother has SIXTEEN babies taken away from her: Shocking case revealed as number of newborns removed at birth and put into care soars by 150% in five years

Mother has 16 babies taken away from her as newborns removed at birth up by 150%

Family court records reveal that in 2013 some 2,018 babies were taken into care at birth or soon afterwards, up from 802 in 2008. Between 2007 and 2014 a total of 13,248 babies were removed by the authorities. It included one mother who had 16 babies taken away from her. Education Secretary Nicky Morgan said more needed to be done to prevent the 'cycle of failure'.

Egypt says it has found NO evidence the Russian plane was downed by 'any illegal or terrorist action' in preliminary crash report

Troops approach the tailfin of the Metrojet plane at the site where a Russian aircraft crashed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula near El Arish city. 
Kogalymavia Airbus A321 came down in central Sinai as it traveled from Sharm el-Sheikh to St Petersburg, killing all 217 passengers and 7 crew members on board. 

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Egypt's civil aviation ministry said it had completed a preliminary report on the crash on the Sinai peninsula and said it had so far found no evidence of a criminal act.

Blitz on failing social services: Experts to seize control of departments if children are at risk

Failing social services departments, like those shamed in the Baby P scandal, will be handed over to a neighbouring authority or charity, Prime Minister David Cameron will announced today.

Marine A 'had mental illness' when he shot dead injured Taliban fighter as evidence from two psychiatrists boosts case for appeal

Two psychiatrists have concluded 'Marine A' Sgt Alexander Blackman was suffering from mental illness when he shot dead a wounded Taliban soldier in Afghanistan in 2011.

Murder victims' mothers call for law change so killers cannot be released from prison until they reveal where they have hidden their bodies

Marie McCourt (pictured), 72, fears she will die without knowing where her daughter Helen (background) is buried, after she was killed aged 22 in 1988 by pub landlord Ian Simms.

Now St John Ambulance is linked to 'predatory fundraising': Firm used by the charity targeted elderly for money and pocketed 45p out of every £1 donated

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A fundraising firm, called Wesser International, which works for St John Ambulance is under investigation for using predatory tactics to raise cash from vulnerable elderly people.

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Inside Britain's Sharia courts: There are now EIGHTY-FIVE Islamic courts dispensing 'justice' across the UK. This special investigation into what really goes on behind their doors will shock you to the core

Inside Britain's Sharia courts dispensing 'justice' across the UK

A forthcoming book by Machteld Zee offers an unprecedented insight into the secret world of Britain's so-called Sharia courts after she was allowed access to them over three days in 2013. The 31-year-old academic, who describes herself as an atheist, was permitted to observe hearings at the Islamic Sharia Council (ISC), the country's busiest Sharia court, based in a converted corner shop in Leyton, East London. The experience - one of the most detailed academic studies of Sharia courts ever printed - led her to conclude they are condemning Muslim women to 'marital captivity' and failing to properly protect victims of domestic violence.

Now back bid to quit EU, PM told: Eurosceptics' plea as he retreats from curbs on migrant benefits 

The Prime Minister has bowed to pressure from Brussels and EU leaders ahead of a crunch summit this week and is prepared to accept alternative proposals from Europe if they cut migrant numbers.

Outcry as Tories abandon plans to crack down on bank chiefs: Ministers accused of going soft after dropping laws weeks before they were due to be implemented 

Tough new laws proposed after the financial crisis - and due to come into force in the UK soon - were designed to ensure that senior managers could be held responsible for misconduct on their watch.

Shelved - the bid to reign in the junk food giants: Government's flagship policy is 'paused' after they were forced to defend it for five years 

Just last week Dame Sally Davies, the chief medical officer in the UK, warned obesity is the biggest risk to women's health - and urged the Government to make it a national priority as soon as possible.

Mothers-in-law come bottom of Christmas lists as new report says more than half of them will miss out on festive gifts

A further 21 per cent will of mothers-in-law will receive a token present costing under £20, while youngster are the biggest winners, with an average of £206 being spent on them, a new survey shows.

Stiletto self defence classes which teach women to use their heels as a dangerous weapon are set to hit the UK

Former ballerina Avital Zeisler developed the method after suffering a sexual assault as a teenager. Her stiletto self defence technique is a craze in the US and boasts some celebrity fans.

Company which owns Queen's jeweller Mappin & Webb 'has paid no corporation tax for five years despite £66million profits'

The allegations against Mappin & Webb - owned by Aurum Holdings - came as the conduct of firms holding royal warrants was scrutinised amid revelations some could benefit from tax havens.

Teacher at French kindergarten is stabbed in the neck by hooded man shouting 'This is Daesh. This is a warning'

France teacher stabbed in Paris by 'ISIS supporter'

A kindergarten teacher has been stabbed in the neck at a school in Paris by a man claiming to be acting in the name of ISIS. The 45-year-old teacher was preparing for one of his classes when he was attacked by a masked man armed with a box cutter and scissors. The attacker claimed he was acting in the name of the brutal jihadi group ISIS before fleeing the scene in Aubervilliers, Seine-Saint-Denis.

I can't expect you to love me straight away Shaker told his sons: Former detainee tells of awkwardness when he first met his children on return to Britain

Shaker Aamer said hugging his wife Zinneera washed away the pain of 14 years. But his reunion with his four children was, to his dismay, more awkward.

Grill Blair on torture demands Shaker: He must have known about my ordeal, says Briton 'forced to drink sewage at Guantanamo' 

Shaker Aamer said Tony Blair and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw must have known he was being tortured in 2002 at a US air base in Afghanistan.

'Jihadis must get the hell out of Britain': Shaker Aamer says what many UK Muslims dare not in his first interview since release

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Shaker Aamer, the Briton held at Guantanamo Bay for 14 years, pictured, said last night that Muslims who support terror attacks have no right to live in this country.

Don't curb the freedom law, urges former head of the civil service because Britain needs more open government

Former head of the civil service Lord Kerslake will appear before a cross-party committee in London today to defend freedom of information laws and highlight the need for an open government.

Climate deal 'signals end to gas cookers': They'll have to be phased out to meet new targets, experts claim

Within 15 years, British families may have to start phasing out gas cookers, fires and boilers if the UK is to meet new tougher targets aimed at halting rises in global temperature.

Half of people aged 50-64 have quit work in some areas as baby boomers retire younger than their grandparents

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Ministers say that too many people are being forced out of work 'too early' and should not be 'written off' after turning 50, with data showing 50 per cent of over-50s in Bolsover are not in work.

Thug made pregnant woman put her boyfriend on speakerphone so he could listen to her screams as he repeatedly stabbed her in the stomach

Thug made pregnant woman put her boyfriend on speakerphone so he could listen to her

Nathaniel Robinson (inset) stabbed his victim (left) nine times during a three-minute frenzied attack when she told him she was expecting a baby. The 25-year-old victim, who would not be named, grappled with her attacker and almost bled to death at the scene. She and unborn child both survived but she is still haunted by the motiveless attack, which has left her with visible scars (right). Robinson struck at the victim's at her home in Bournville, West Midlands, in May. Police were called to the scene by a neighbour who heard her screams. Officers then forced their way into the property using a crowbar. The victim had lost so much blood that, when a 999 operator urged her to apply pressure to the wound, she replied: 'Which one?' Robinson, 25, of Bartley Green, admitted inflicting GBH with intent and possession of a bladed article. He is due to be sentenced later this week.

The workers taking sick days with 'text neck': Warning over number of complaints linked to hunching over a small screen for hours 

Workers who spend too long on their phones are being getting 'text neck', one of many problems caused by excessive screen time. Camden council warns technology is harming workers.

How Major Tim will be able to enjoy a nice cup of tea: British astronaut says his space mug will be most important gadget he takes with him during five-month mission 

LOCATION UNKNOWN -- Sep 2015 -- The British ESA astronaut Tim Peake before his launch to the International Space Station on 15 Dec 2015. Tim Peake is the first British astronaut to visit the ISS and will be launched together with commander Yuri Malenchenko and NASA astronaut Tim Kopra. The trio will then spend six months working and living on the International Space Station -- Picture by Atlas Photo Archive/ESA

Chichester-born astronaut Tim Peake has revealed his most important piece of equipment on his five-month space mission will be a space-mug specially designed to stop his cup of tea floating away.

TV shows that encourage kids to guzzle fizzy drinks: Two thirds of instances of a character drinking showed them choosing an unhealthy option

Water only featured in one in every five scenes involving drinks and across all the children's programmes studied, a third of mealtime scenes featured no drinks at all.

Struggling to buy Christmas presents? Psychologists reveal the tricks behind giving the perfect gift 

Choosing a Christmas gift is always a stressful time but scientists say it should be surprisingly easier than you think, claiming you should choose something you like rather than guessing what they want.

Wine o'clock... women do their serious clothes shopping online when the children are in bed

Alison Loehnis, the new boss of Net-A-Porter revealed the secret nighttime shopping habits of women, and said late-night purchases tend to be more adventurous and 'dreamier'.

Vegetarian diets for pets put their health at risk and could even be fatal say experts as sales of vegan cat food soar 

Sales of meat-free pet foods are increasing by up to 25 per cent a year - but an unsuitable vegetarian diet for cats can lead to blindness, brain damage and even death, experts have warned.

The real life Pinocchio: Toddler is born with his brain growing into his NOSE due to his skull not forming properly

Ollie Trezise is born with his brain growing into his NOSE due to skull defect

Ollie Trezise, from Maesteg, Wales, was born with a rare condition which caused his brain to grow through a crack in his skull into his nose (left). At 21 months, he has already had several operations to correct the problem (right). An MRI scan later confirmed that the lump was an encephalocele, which is a defect that causes the brain to grow through a hole in the skull, creating a protruding sac. His mother, Amy Poole, 22, said he had been subjected to cruel taunts from strangers. She said: 'It's absolutely heart-breaking. Once, a woman told me I should never have given birth to him. I nearly burst into tears.'

Tube attack hero who shouted 'You ain't no Muslim bruv' reveals he is NOT a Muslim and now fears ISIS revenge attacks 

The man who shouted at a suspected terrorist during the Leytonstone tube station stabbing, coining a phrase that later went viral, has told how he just had to say what he felt at the time.

Show some steel, Dave: After Heathrow debacle, PM is accused of retreating on migrant benefits, greedy bankers and junk food firms 

David Cameron accused of retreating on migrant benefits after Heathrow debacle

Ahead of summit talks this week, Downing Street says Prime Minister David Cameron is prepared to accept alternative proposals from European leaders on several key pledges But Eurosceptics say he should now accept his strategy is failing and instead back the campaign for Britain to leave the EU. Mr Cameron, who was furiously criticised last week for delaying a decision on a third runway at Heathrow, is accused of watering down a new law to rein in reckless bankers - following intense lobbying from the financial sector. And the Government has quietly shelved a campaign to combat obesity under which junk food firms were supposed to police themselves. On Europe, the PM has bowed to pressure from EU leaders and Brussels and will accept an alternative plan for cutting migrant benefits - as long as it reduces the flow of arrivals.

Pictured: The terrifying moment a female robber broke into the home of Michael Winner's widow is reconstructed for new Crimewatch appeal

In an episode of Crimewatch, Geraldine Winner revealed she still wakes up in the night terrified somebody will attack her and prefers to have someone sleep in the room next door.

Hiding away in a manger: Drunk driver tries to hide from police in nativity scene after crashing his car into metal barriers 

The unnamed man hid with bales of hay and a model of the baby Jesus as he tried to lose officers in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, on Friday after crashing his Mini Cooper into a pedestrian island.

Murder probe launched after man, 23 is found fatally stabbed at his girlfriend's home

A murder investigation is under way after a 23-year-old man was stabbed to death in Bolton. The man, named locally as Carlton Alexander, was found at a house in Breightmet at 4.15am today.

Britons arrested after drugs gang disguised £240 MILLION haul of cocaine as wood and charcoal 'bound for the UK'

Spanish Police raided a shipping container in Valencia after a tip-off from the National Crime Agency, and found 1.5 tonnes of cocaine, which had been disguised as wood and charcoal.

Paul Gascoigne faces police probe after racist joke on stage about not being able to see a black security guard in poor light

It's claimed Paul Gascoigne star drew gasps after stating he wasn't be able to see a black security guard in poor light during a show at Wolverhampton Civic Hall last month.

Tube attack hero who shouted 'You ain't no Muslim bruv' reveals he is NOT a Muslim and now fears ISIS revenge attacks 

The man who shouted at a suspected terrorist during the Leytonstone tube station stabbing, coining a phrase that later went viral, has told how he just had to say what he felt at the time.

Bin Laden's house? I could have been there: Shaker Aamer says he may have gone to seek safety during US bombing - but stresses he never met the Al-Qaeda leader

Shaker Aamer stresses he never met Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden

Shaker Aamer today says he could have been 'in Osama Bin Laden's house' in Afghanistan (bottom left). He also says he could have been at the Battle of Tora Bora (top left), the scene of a dramatic mountain showdown between the terror mastermind's acolytes and US-led forces in December 2001. And he adds that he met hook-handed cleric Abu Hamza (bottom right) in London and that he used to 'sit and talk' with Abu Qatada, the preacher of hate thrown out of Britain in 2013. But he insists there are innocent explanations for all of these things, and denies ever being a terrorist. Mr Aamer (pictured today) was detained in Afghanistan by bounty hunters in December 2001 and sold to US forces as a potential Al Qaeda suspect, before being transferred to Guantanamo Bay in 2002. Allegations were dropped against him in 2007 - eight years before he was released.

Transgender woman sent to a men's prison says she was forced to flash for male lags because she was terrified of being raped

Tara Hudson, 26, is calling for changes in laws around transgender people in prison after she claimed she was 'humiliated' during a seven-day stint at HMP Bristol.

Now the celebrities' favourite lawyer Mr Loophole wins court battle for woman fined £50 for walking her dog off its lead

Lynette Tweedale, from Bedfordshire, faced the penalty for walking her dog off the lead in a cemetery, but thanks to the intervention of barrister Nick Freeman, she's now celebrating victory.

Now electric unicycle sparks fire which guts house as fire brigade warns against using cheap batteries 

The lounge and hallway of the property were gutted following the blaze at the property in Bulkington, Warwickshire on Monday.

How to run a house fit for a Queen: Plates an inch from the table edge. Taps that sparkle like the crown jewels. A former royal housekeeper reveals her secrets

Ex-royal housekeeper to the Queen reveals her secrets to running a house

Barbara Allred (left in main picture) was head housekeeper at Sandringham for a decade. Now she teaches people how to clean properly. Anna Maxted (right in main picture) spends the day with her to learn her secrets and tricks of the trade - which include taking 20 minutes to make the bed and using a ruler to set the table for dinner.

Why the long face? Because we've just had to complete a pantomime horse race for charity (but at least there were six pubs on the way)

The annual London Pantomime Horse Race hit the streets of Greenwich, London, with brightly costumed runners raising cash for charity Demelza Children's Hospice.

These are not the nuts you're looking for: Squirrel looks like Darth Vader as he dives his head into novelty feeder 

Emma Young converted a lamp into a feeder and it did not take long before a hungry squirrel came to investigate, quickly finding the meal it was looking for in the garden of her home in Beaulieu, Hampshire.

The world's greatest cities in a different light: Stunning time slice images show New York, Tokyo and Shanghai shifting from day to night in a single photo

Daniel Marker-Moore, from Los Angeles, snaps hundreds or thousands of photos from the same spot - usually focusing on dramatic light - and then blends them to create one mesmerising portrait.

Star Wars megafans camp and even get MARRIED as they queue up for a week in advance of The Force Awakens premiere 

Fans of Star Wars are already camping out for the premiere of The Force Awakens in Hollywood. About 150 fans clustered outside of the TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard.

Hundreds of Father Christmases get themselves on the naughty list after annual boozy SantaCon party descends on London 

Elves, reindeer and gingerbread men also joined the pub crawl in London on Saturday night as they partied from midday into the early hours in what proved to be a messy event.

How much more depraved can ISIS get? Group's Sharia judges order children with Down's syndrome and other disabilities to be killed in chilling echo of the Nazis

ISIS's Sharia judges order children with Down’s syndrome killed in Nazi echo

Sharia judges have apparently ruled that ISIS militants are authorised to 'kill newborn babies with Down's Syndrome or congenital deformities' in Syria and Iraq in their latest sickening act. More than 38 children born with deformities and Down's syndrome, aged between one week and three months, have already been killed by lethal injection or suffocation, according to Iraqi activist group Mosul Eye, who released footage of children who risk being killed under the ruling.

Russia and Syrian regime launch deadly new blitz on rebel-held Damascus stronghold in strikes 'which kill 31 civilians'

Adults were seen carrying injured children through streets reduced to rubble (pictured) by the bombardment of a besieged rebel stronghold by forces who back leader Bashar Assad.

France's far right are crushed in elections: Marine AND Marion Le Pen both lose their bids for power as their National Front party is routed in regional vote

France's far-right has been crushed in tonight's regional elections, as leader Marine Le Pen is forced to abandon her bid to become president in 2017. But she celebrates the 'eradication' of the Left.

At least 19 women win seats on local councils across Saudi Arabia after they were allowed to vote and run in elections for the first time in the country's history

More than 106,000 cast their ballots which helped women win 19 of the 2,100 seats available in a landmark event for a conservative country where women are not even permitted to drive.

Russian warship fires warning shots at Turkish fishing boat in the Aegean Sea after it failed to respond to warnings to avoid heavily-armed destroyer

The Russian Defence Ministry has revealed one of its warships fired on a Turkish fishing vessel in the Aegean Sea after it 'failed to respond' to warnings to avoid the destroyer.

Refugee whose wife and SEVEN children were drowned on crossing to Europe tells others: 'Stay in Syria however difficult it is' 

BBC News report about family that drowned whilst trying to cross the Aegean sea near Cesme  between Turkey and Greece. Ali Al Saho ( spelling unsure ) lost his 7 children and wife in tragedy; he is pictured with his children. MUST CREDIT BBC

Ali Alsaho fled from ISIS in Syria and headed for Europe in the hope of a better life for his family. He paid a smuggler £4,600 to get them from Turkey to the Greek island of Chios, but they never made it.

Bloodbath in Burundi as gunmen storm two army bases: 'Dozens' of soldiers and militants killed as gunfire and explosions rock the capital in co-ordinated attacks

"Heavily armed men" attacked a base at Ngagara in the north of the Burundi capital Bujumbura and a military training college in the south, according to a senior military officer ©Phil Moore (AFP/File)

Fighting began at around 4am (6am GMT) when 'heavily armed men' attacked a base at Ngagara in the north of the city and a military training college in the south.

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PETER McKAY: We need an inquiry into all these inquiries!  

Governments, other public bodies and private corporations favour long, drawn-out inquiries into their wrongdoing or malpractice. They protect them from public anger, says PETER McKAY.

STEPHEN GLOVER: Why should we have to fill in FOUR tax returns a year when giant firms don't pay a penny?

STEPHEN GLOVER: George Osborne has just done something which shows he doesn't have the faintest conception of the burden of form-filling on the self-employed.

ANDREW PIERCE: Proof England DOES lose out to Scotland

As ministers pledged cash to show Cumbria and the North-West is still open for business, they were quietly killing off VisitEngland, which is at the forefront of the region's fight-back.