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Victims of forced adoption to get formal apology after years campaigning
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Times of India
· Jul 2, 2026
Survivors of UK's historical forced adoptions to get apology from Starmer
Survivors of UK's historical forced adoptions to get apology from Starmer
Guido Fawkes
· Jul 2, 2026
WATCH: Starmer Apologises for Historic Adoptions Scandal
Starmer is in the Commons to formally apologise for the forced adoption scandal, in which an estimated 185,000 unmarried mothers who, between the 1950s and 1970s, were pressured or coerced into surrendering their babies. A 2022 parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights inquiry called for an apology. Now Starmer – in legacy mode – is
Independent Online
· Jul 3, 2026
UK's forced adoptions | PM Starmer's apology to mothers coerced into losing their children
UK's forced adoptions | PM Starmer's apology to mothers coerced into losing their children
The Eastern Herald
· Jul 2, 2026
UK Forced Adoptions: Starmer Apologises, No Payments for 185,000 Survivors
UK PM Keir Starmer formally apologised Thursday for forced adoptions affecting 185,000 people between 1949 and 1976, calling it 'a stain on our history.' The government offered £4 million in support but no financial compensation, leaving open what remedy words alone can provide.
CityNews Montreal
· Jul 2, 2026
UK formally apologizes for state’s role in forcing unwed mothers to give up babies for adoption
LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally apologized Thursday for the British state’s role in separating tens of thousands of unmarried mothers from their babies, a practice that lasted for decades until the 1970s. He said in Parliament that “we are deeply and profoundly sorry” for what he called a “stain on our history.” [] The post UK formally apologizes for state’s role in forcing unwed mothers to give up babies for adoption appeared first on CityNews Montreal.
The West Australian
· Jul 2, 2026
Starmer apologises for UK's role in forced adoptions
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has made a formal government apology for decades of forced adoptions of babies born to unwed mothers.
Metro
· Jul 5, 2026
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Caucasian Knot
· Jun 28, 2026
A Dagestani resident publicly apologized for a conflict with teenagers.
A 34-year-old resident of Leninkent has publicly apologized after admonishing several teenagers for not following his instructions as an older person.
ABC News
· Jul 2, 2026
UK government to apologize for the state's role in decades of forced adoptions
The British government plans to formally apologize for separating unmarried mothers from their babies, a practice that lasted until the 1970s
Sweden Herald
· Jul 2, 2026
Starmer apologizes for Britain’s forced adoption scandal involving 185,000 children
Starmer apologizes for Britain’s forced adoption scandal involving 185,000 children
NL Times
Dutch government apologizes for forced infant adoptions between 1956 and 1984
Dutch Cabinet officials on Thursday issued a formal apology to about 15,000 unmarried women who, after the 1956 Adoption Act, were subjected to strong social and institutional pressure that led the
Utusan Malaysia
· Jun 23, 2026
Mengapa sukar melafazkan maaf, wahai ibu ayah?
DALAM situasi kekeluargaan, ibu bapa masih diletakkan pada posisi autoriti yang hampir tidak boleh dipersoalkan. Struktur ini secara tradisi berfungsi untuk memastikan disiplin dan kestabilan. Namun, dalam banyak keluarga, ibu bapa masih dianggap sebagai pihak yang sentiasa betul sehingga permohonan maaf kepada anak sering dilihat sebagai sesuatu yang sukar dilakukan. Secara tradisi, kedudukan ibu bapa ... Read more The post Mengapa sukar melafazkan maaf, wahai ibu ayah? appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.
Korea Times News
· Jul 2, 2026
UK formally apologizes for state's role in forcing unwed mothers to give up babies for adoption
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South China Morning Post
· Jun 28, 2026
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Daily Mail
· Jul 3, 2026
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· Jun 25, 2026
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· Jun 28, 2026
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Associated Press
· Jul 2, 2026
UK apologizes for role in forcing unwed mothers to give up babies for adoption
Prime Minister Keir Starmer formally apologized Thursday for the British state’s role in separating tens of thousands of unmarried mothers from their babies, a practice that lasted for decades until the 1970s. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home
MyJoyOnline
· Jul 8, 2026
Akandoh mourns Sefwi Sayerano shooting victims, calls for justice
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Toronto Sun
· Jul 2, 2026
UK court overturns teen boys’ ‘unduly lenient’ sentence in gang rapes
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Irish News
· Jul 2, 2026
Compensate victims of forced adoption after apology, governments told
It comes after Sir Keir Starmer made a formal apology to victims in England and Wales on behalf of the state.
Knewz
· Jun 29, 2026
Former Biden Cabinet member details ‘darkest hours’ when Child Protective Services investigated him over ‘dangerous’ false report about his kids
Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg revealed that his family was targeted by a fabricated child welfare complaint that triggered a Child Protective Services investigation at his Traverse City, Michigan, home, temporarily separating him from his 4-year-old twins. In a Substack post titled A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family, Buttigieg wrote that a CPS...
GB News
· Jul 2, 2026
WATCH: Keir Starmer issues 'deep and profound' apology to victims of forced adoption scandal
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has issued a deep an profound apology to the victims of the historic forced adoption scandal.In a statement to MPs, Sir Keir told some of the victims attending in the public gallery: We are deeply and profoundly sorry to the mothers who were told they were unfit, who were prevented from caring for the children.The shame is not yours. The shame was never yours. The shame is ours. And I say that on behalf of the whole country.I know that this apology will not be able to lift that completely. It will help a little, I hope, but it won't lift it completely.I hope that this statement, this apology, perhaps gives some of them the confidence to speak about what happened to them, because it will help in a small way.WATCH ABOVE. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter
Reuters
· Jul 2, 2026
LIVE: UK Prime Minister Starmer speaks on historical forced adoption
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a parliamentary statement on historical forced adoption, where 185,000 children were forcibly separated from unmarried mothers and put up for adoption in the decades after World War Two. #starmer #speech #parliament #forcedadoption #ukpolitics #live #Reuters #News Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/
Hindustan Times
· Jun 22, 2026
Nancy Guthrie dead? One ransom note seeks disturbing apology for accidentally killing her
Nancy Guthrie's family received a ransom note with an apology for her unintended death.
DutchNews.nl
· Jun 22, 2026
Moluccans welcome government apology but say it came too late
Moluccans have welcomed the Dutch government’s apology for its postwar treatment of their community, but many said it had come...
Al Jazeera
· Jul 12, 2026
Ghana slavery apology: Why many descendants say words are not enough
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Irish Mirror
· Jul 10, 2026
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· Jun 26, 2026
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Slate Magazine
· Jul 4, 2026
My Wife and Her Sisters Never Listen to Our Daughter. They Missed a Major Announcement, and All Hell’s Broken Loose.
If only they’d let her get a word in edgewise
POLITICO
· Jul 2, 2026
Söder, Reformen und die heilige Mütterrente
Präsentiert von Ørsted.
MS NOW
· Jun 22, 2026
‘Dreamer’ father misses son’s birth after deportation: ‘Great sense of grief’
Even if immigrants “adhere to the rules,” there is “no guarantee against a system that could still break its promise,” José Contreras Diaz told MS NOW. The post ‘Dreamer’ father misses son’s birth after deportation: ‘Great sense of grief’ appeared first on MS NOW.
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· Jul 6, 2026
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Brisbane Times
· Jun 29, 2026
Young mother dies after shooting, man charged with murder
A friend of the victim’s family said she was heartbroken by the devastating loss of “such a beautiful young mum”.
UPI
· Jul 2, 2026
Britain makes official apology to women forced to give up their babies
Britain makes official apology to women forced to give up their babies
KSAT San Antonio
· Jul 9, 2026
‘Everything is gone’: Family shares heartbreak after driver drag racing hits, kills 17-year-old girl
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· Jul 13, 2026
After 56 days in captivity our children may not return to schools — Oriire parents
One relative, Fausat Akindele, said the incident had permanently changed many parents’ perception of the schools’ safety. The post After 56 days in captivity our children may not return to schools — Oriire parents appeared first on Vanguard News.
Legit.ng
· Jun 23, 2026
My husband got angry when our daughter said, 'Mommy, that lady pays daddy to cry'
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· Jun 22, 2026
Are We Now Apologizing for Teaching About the Holocaust
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· Jul 9, 2026
Avis de décès de Monsieur Kabinè Oulén Koïta, dit « Maire »
La grande famille KOÏTA de Banankoroda, dans la commune urbaine de Kankan, les familles alliées ainsi que les amis et connaissances ont la profonde douleur d’annoncer le décès de leur père, frère, cousin, neveu, beau-père, Monsieur Kabinè Oulén Koïta, affectueusement appelé « Maire », enseignant de profession. Son décès est survenu dans la nuit d’hier []
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UK formally apologizes for state’s role in forcing unwed mothers to give up babies for adoption
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The West Australian
· Jul 2, 2026
Starmer apologises for UK's role in forced adoptions
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ABC News
· Jul 2, 2026
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Sweden Herald
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· Jun 29, 2026
Young mother dies after shooting, man charged with murder
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UPI
· Jul 2, 2026
Britain makes official apology to women forced to give up their babies
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· Jul 9, 2026
Avis de décès de Monsieur Kabinè Oulén Koïta, dit « Maire »
La grande famille KOÏTA de Banankoroda, dans la commune urbaine de Kankan, les familles alliées ainsi que les amis et connaissances ont la profonde douleur d’annoncer le décès de leur père, frère, cousin, neveu, beau-père, Monsieur Kabinè Oulén Koïta, affectueusement appelé « Maire », enseignant de profession. Son décès est survenu dans la nuit d’hier []
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