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October 12, 2012updated 16 Oct 2012 3:10pm

32. British journalism’s greatest ever scoops: Internet Baby Traders (The Sun, Briony Warden, 2002)

By Richard Wilson

The extraordinary tale of two sixmonth old girls sold twice over the internet then kidnapped and chased across the United States won scoop of the year at the British Press Awards.

They were first sold to an American couple, then snatched back by a dodgy adoption agency and bought by a British pair.

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