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Earth News

PFAS pollution trial: Italian mothers seek justice for toxic water

The former managers of chemical company Miteni received prison sentences after being found guilty of water pollution in northeast Italy. What does this mean for other PFAS cases in Europe?

13/09/2025

Europe in Motion

Rock bottom birth rates: What are Europe's least fertile nations?

While parents should have at least two babies to keep Europe's population stable, current birth rates barely exceed one. Will the new wave of over-60-year-old boomer fathers save the continent?

18/07/2025

Italy

Controversy as Italian politician suggests babies get mothers' surname

This is not the first time the debate has surfaced in Italy, with a 2022 judgement from Italy's Constitutional Court ruling it unconstitutional to automatically assign a baby their father's surname.

26/03/2025

World News

Mother of US school shooter found guilty of manslaughter

Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty on four counts and faces 15 years in prison for each charge.

07/02/2024

Netherlands

Sperm donor alleged to have fathered 550 children faces legal action

A Dutch man, said to have sired hundreds of kids through sperm donation, is being taken to court to stop him fathering more.

27/03/2023

Health news

Dads have always been older than mums, study finds

According to a new study, men have historically been seven years older than women when first having children.

16/01/2023

Work

Can a 'blind' CV layout help break the stigma around career gaps?

Many working mums and former caretakers aren't telling their employers about their career breaks for fear of being passed over.

24/10/2022

Greece

Mother charged with killing daughter, 9, as other child deaths probed

A 33-year-old mother has been charged with killing her daughter while the deaths of her two other children are being reviewed.

31/03/2022

France

Mother of 2015 Bataclan attacker jailed for 'financing terrorism'

Fatima Hajji was found guilty of sending money to her son when he was planning to commit an attack.

09/03/2022

Germany

German mother given life sentence for murdering five of her children

The bodies of five of her children were found at an apartment in the western city of Solingen in September last year.

04/11/2021

Earth News

Why should you eat your placenta? A vegan mum-of-three explains

Human placenta is legally classified as a food - this British doula tell us why it's suitable for vegans.

30/01/2021

Sweden

No evidence mother imprisoned son for three decades, says prosecutor

The woman was arrested on Monday on suspicion of "unlawful deprivation of liberty" and "causing grievous bodily harm".

03/12/2020

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'Their future': Extinction Rebellion mothers demand action on climate

Demonstrators called for politicians to take action on climate change in order to preserve "basic human needs" for their children.

02/12/2019