America fired more than 50 tomahawk missiles at the al-Shayrat military airfield near Homs on Thursday. Officials confirm that no fixed wing aircraft were involved.
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- Clarifications and corrections
- A secret court prevents us knowing the truth about the missing mother who has been arrested after running off with her two boys - but her loved ones say she is a great mum as they reveal they were thrown in cells and had their homes raided
- Runaway mum and boys hid in £1,000-a-week holiday park: Family found just 15 miles from home after tip-off
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A secret court prevents us knowing the truth about the missing mother who has been arrested after running off with her two boys - but her loved ones say she is a great mum as they reveal they were thrown in cells and had their homes raided
SUE REID: Because they are so secretive, it’s very hard for the Press to establish the truth about what happens in family courts. But, certainly, loyal friends describe Samantha Baldwin (left and right) as a perfect parent who dotes on her children. Furious at the way she’s been treated by the family court system that removed her two young boys and put them into care, they are raising money to pay her estimated £100,000 legal bill to fight the controversial ruling. They are also planning street protests to highlight her unfair treatment, and accuse the police of acting ruthlessly by ‘hounding’ them and wrongly accusing them of helping her disappear. Miss Baldwin was held after a search for brothers Dylan Madge (bottom inset) and Louis Madge (top inset) who had been missing since March 27
Now end the school holiday rip-offs: Parents hit out at having to pay more for breaks after the Supreme Court rules children CAN'T miss lessons
Travel companies must stop ripping off families for breaks during school holidays following a landmark Supreme Court ruling, critics demanded last night. Parents, heads and politicians called on ministers to ‘cap’ the price of summer getaways, which can rise by more than £1,000 at the end of term. Firms were accused of ‘holding law-abiding parents to ransom’ after a father yesterday lost his fight against a £60 fine for an unauthorised term-time trip. The ruling means families will face a fine or prosecution if pupils take even half a day off without permission. Parents now have little choice but to book within school holidays, leaving them at the mercy of travel firms charging sky-high prices. Lib Dem education spokesman John Pugh said ‘greedy’ firms must ‘stop exploiting hardworking parents’.
Third of hospital trusts flout new guidelines by not letting drivers pay for parking when they leave
Gun guards for Aintree: After the Westminster attack, security is stepped up at Grand National racecourse
Armed police were on patrol at Aintree for the first time in its 170-year history yesterday as part of a massive anti-terror operation ahead of the Grand National. Sniffer dogs and bomb detector teams were also deployed to protect racegoers in the wake of last month’s Westminster terror attack. Although armed police have always been on hand at Aintree – and undercover officers with guns have mingled with the grandstand crowds – this is the first time uniformed officers brandishing automatic weapons (left) and Tasers have been in full view of the public. The heightened security (right) – as well as grey skies and chilly temperatures did not seem to dampen the spirits of racegoers yesterday – the first day of Liverpool’s three-day steeplechase festival.
WESTMINSTER TODAY
- PM declares there are no 'no-go' areas for the Tories as she lashes Corbyn over Red Ken and urges voters to flock to her party at May 4 elections
- Nicola Sturgeon BACKS DOWN over threats to take Theresa May to court for refusing fresh referendum on Scottish independence
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Mother carried dead son in her womb for 15 WEEKS so his twin could survive after they were struck by rare disease
Emma Dutton and partner Mark Prince (right), of Walsall, West Midlands, were devastated to learn son Elijah had died after 20 weeks in the womb due to a rare disease which affected him and his twin. The pair were initially delighted to learn they were expecting identical twin boys only to be informed they were suffering from twin to twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), which causes blood supply to be divided unequally between foetuses. Miss Dutton (left) carried Elijah in her womb for another 15 weeks before giving birth to son Oliver (inset), who is now 'happy and healthy'. The couple have also launched a charity drive to raise awareness and funds to prevent the disease in the future.
Too middle class to be mentally ill: Mum who jumped off cliff with newborn didn't get enough help because she was articulate, NHS report reveals
Charlotte Bevan, 30, (left) vanished from St Michael's Hospital in Bristol with her four-day-old daughter Zaani Tiana Bevan Malbrouck in her arms. She walked off the maternity ward (right) holding her four-day-old child and walked past at least four nurses without being stopped. The new mother - who had a long history of mental illness - threw herself into Avon Gorge in November 2014 still cuddling Zaani around 40 minutes after leaving hospital. A report released today said staff felt 'intimidated' by Ms Bevan. It said: 'One professional described her as "middle class", "articulate". This made it more difficult for professionals to identify the potential risk'.
Fishing boat skipper, 68, who tried to smuggle £80 million of cocaine into Britain is jailed for 16 years as border force reveals his haul was the ‘biggest single seizure in the UK in 2016’
Michael McDermott (left), 68, was jailed for 16 years at Bristol Crown Court after he was convicted of attempting to smuggle more than £80million of cocaine (top right) into the UK on a fishing boat. The court heard he had paid £17,000 cash for the Bianca (bottom right) weeks earlier but was caught by National Crime Agency and Border Force agents who found more than 2,000lbs of the drug in the ship's hold. Authorities found 38 bales of cocaine, each weighing between 55lbs and 66lbs, hidden under bags of sand and gravel.
Chilling images of a shadowy figure dragging the body of a woman away after she was 'sexually assaulted and murdered' are shown to jurors
Hotel housekeeper Pardeep Kaur (left), 30, was captured on CCTV in the minutes before she was snatched while walking to work on the morning of Monday October 17 last year. CCTV shows the mother-of-one wearing jeans and striding towards a ramp up to a bridge over the M4 followed by a stooped man (circled, main) who appeared to stagger around in the street. The prosecution allege her murderer and the man in the CCTV is 25-year-old Vadims Ruskuls who was sleeping rough with his mother underneath the bridge at the time. At 6.33am, they disappeared from view behind a bush and 25 minutes later, an indistinct figure was caught on camera dragging her body back down the path and behind a pillar under the bridge. Mrs Kaur was reported missing by her husband when she failed to return home from the Sheraton Skyline Hotel in Harlington, Middlesex.
Laura Ashley boss, 78, is ordered to give his wife, 70, £64million in their divorce settlement as their long running high court battle finally finishes
Former Miss Malaysia beauty queen Pauline Chai (right, in 2015, and top inset in 1969) wanted around £100m from ex-husband Khoo Kay Peng (left) following the breakdown of their 42-year marriage. Dr Khoo, non-executive chairman of Laura Ashley Holdings, said she should pocket about £9m. After analysing the evidence at the trial at the High Court in London, Mr Justice Bodey announced his decision today that Ms Chai should get a £64m package made up of cash and property (bottom inset, Ms Chai’s home in Hertfordshire).
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French Presidential hopeful Francois Fillon is FLOUR-BOMBED at a rally amid ongoing controversy surrounding his campaign
Francois Fillon, who has faced growing protests after being charged over allegations he gave his wife a fake parliamentary job, was in Strasbourg for a rally on Thursday when he was pelted with flour. A shaved-headed man wearing a Students for Fillon t-shirt emptied the flour over the Presidential candidate's face and suit before being tackled by security and dragged away. Fillon then took to the stage, claiming to be the victim of 'merciless persecution' by his political opponents.
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'My children... they were beautiful': Syrian father whose wife and twin babies were killed in 'Assad gas attack' weeps over his family's graves in heart-breaking footage
Disturbing footage shows Abdul Hamid al-Yousef weeping over the graves of his wife Dalal and twins, Ahmed and Aya, who were killed in a chemical gas attack blamed on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. 'My children. My children. They were beautiful,' the widower screams in distressing footage of his visit to the makeshift burial site where his young family were laid to rest. More than 80 people, including at least 30 children and 20 women, were killed in the chemical attack on the Syrian town of Khan Sheikhoun early Tuesday morning. Abdul has now revealed in explicit detail how his relatives' homes were flattened by a series of suspected Syrian airstrikes - and the agonising moment he discovered his wife and children had died from chemical poisoning.