A British mother who snatched her four-year-old twins from social services was charged today with two counts of kidnap.

Two twins snatched from social services by their mother were safe and well in police protection today after being recovered by officers.

A British mother who snatched her twins from under the noses of social workers and who may have taken them to Ireland was told she had only a slim chance of keeping the children, her elder daughter said today.

An alcoholic mother snatched her four-year-old twins from social workers in the UK and might have fled to Ireland, a judge said today.