Adoption

After decades of campaigning by those affected, PM says state ‘did not do enough to protect’ mothers and childrenKeir Starmer has formally apologised for the British state’s role in historic forced adoptions after decades of campaigning by mothers and children affected.The government said the “state did not do enough to protect mothers, children and families”, that it “failed to prevent harm from continuing” and that it bore responsibility for funding and legitimising the system that allowed the adoptions to take place. Continue reading...

Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and WalesGood morning. Keir Starmer is clearing the decks in his last three weeks in office, and today he is going to settle one unresolved issue when he delivers a formal apology on behalf of the state to victims of forced adoption policies that were in place in the middle of the last century.Between 1949 and 1976, an estimated 185,000 babies were taken from unmarried mothers and placed for adoption in England and Wales as a result of a culture of shame surrounding pregnancy outside marriage. The mother and baby homes involved were mostly run by religious organisations, but councils were involved in placing children for adoption.Survivors of historical forced adoption are to get the state apology they have spent decades campaigning for when Keir Starmer says sorry in parliament.The prime minister is expected to stand in the Commons and acknowledge the harm caused when an estimated 185,000 babies of unmarried mothers were adopted in England and Wales between 1949 and 1976. Continue reading...

• Cybersecurity teams are struggling to maintain visibility and control as companies and employees adopt AI tools at an unprecedented pace. • This rapid integration has created security gaps, leaving analysts scrambling to identify and monitor the various AI applications running across corporate environments. • To address this challenge, Fortinet is developing agentic AI capabilities to automate complex investigative tasks that previously required manual effort across multiple systems.

• The global Artificial Intelligence Trust, Risk and Security Management (AI TRiSM) market is projected to grow from USD 3.20 billion in 2025 to USD 20.66 billion by 2035. • This growth represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.5% over the forecast period. • The surge in adoption is primarily driven by the need for governance platforms to ensure compliance with the EU AI Act's strict regulatory obligations.

• The European Central Bank (ECB) released a report detailing the progress of EU Member States toward adopting the euro, focusing on price stability and currency convergence. • The ECB established a reference value of 5.1% for long-term interest rates, calculated by adding 2 percentage points to the 3.1% average of Denmark (2.6%), Cyprus (3.1%), and France (3.5%). • The report emphasizes that institutional quality and governance are critical for sustainable convergence, specifically highlighting the need for improvements in Hungary and Romania.

Church ‘profoundly sorry’ for pain caused to mothers and children separated at birth between 1940s and 1980sThe Church of England has made a long-awaited apology for its role in forced adoptions after the second world war.Hundreds of thousands of children were forcibly separated from their mothers in the UK between the 1940s and the 1980s. Survivors testify to suffering abuse, neglect and lifelong trauma. Continue reading...

Education secretary describes historical practice in England as a ‘shameful period’ in country’s historyDowning Street is to make a full apology on behalf of the state to those affected by historic forced adoption in England, the education secretary has confirmed.Bridget Phillipson, giving evidence to MPs on the education select committee on Wednesday, described it as a “shameful period” in the country’s history. Continue reading...