Kwik Save said in a statement it was a "difficult decision" but it had been forced to announce the cutbacks "to secure the future of the business".

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Charity Save the Children UK has issued a statement urging the star and fellow celebrities to think very carefully before adopting from overseas.

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"While conditions in Somalia have improved in recent months, the country still has one of the highest rates of child malnutrition and infant mortality in the world, " Ben Foot, from the charity Save the Children, said in a statement.

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