The child was taken into care and later transferred to Bradford social services. Greenslade gave birth on 11 December at the Princess Anne hospital in Southampton, but was arrested before she could give her baby to the Rashleys. The following day she e-mailed the Robinson-Hudsons, saying she was cancelling their agreement. The couple contacted police in Wrexham, who searched Greenslade’s home. The husbands of both couples agreed to claim that the baby was biologically theirs ­ a lie ­ in order to ease the adoption process. Neither knew that Greenslade had entered into surrogacy arrangements with anyone else.She also placed a third website advertisement in October. She was contacted by a further two families who have never been traced, though it is thought no money was involved.On 24 November, the Johnsons received a letter from Greenslade cancelling the arrangement and saying she was putting the child up for adoption.

On 3 August she placed another advertisement and attracted the Robinson-Hudsons from Wrexham (who promised £500 a month plus £5,000 for the baby) and the Rashleys from Hampshire (who offered £8,000 in total). She had advertised her services on the Surromomsonline website in January last year. She spent the money on her six-year-old son and family holidays. Greenslade attracted the attention of Mark and Michelle Johnson, from Scotland, who were desperate to have a child after suffering 13 miscarriages and having eight failed attempts at IVF. They agreed to pay monthly expenses of between £500 and £5,000 ­ £9,000 in total ­ once the birth certificate was handed over. In February last year, Mr Johnson handed over two sperm samples to Greenslade, who said she had inseminated herself. A month later, Greenslade e-mailed the couple to say she was pregnant by another man, but when they attended Greenslade’s 12-week scan in May she told pre-natal clinic staff that the couple were the baby’s intended parents.However, Greenslade wanted more money.

For example, you could organise things so that calls to mobiles are made through company A, national calls through company B, and international ones through company C.If the number of different companies, both direct and indirect, and the various tariffs on offer make the prospect of selecting the best deal bewildering, try visiting the uSwitch website. When you log on, you must enter your postcode and details of your telephone usage: you will then get a list of companies operating in your area, and a calculation of the potential average annual savings you can make by switching. Yasmin Pitter, for the prosecution at Bingley magistrates’ court, said Greenslade had signed agreements in which the couples offered her between £5,000 and £9,000 for the child. Greenslade, 33, from Keighley, West Yorkshire, is now facing up to 10 years imprisonment after pleading guilty to three charges of obtaining money by deception and three offences under the Adoption Act. The clocks went forward this morning, ushering in thoughts of warmer weather and imbuing many people with a renewed sense of purpose. But why restrict yourself to clearing the clutter from your home? Spring-cleaning your finances, cutting up expensive credit cards and finding a more competitive savings account will also make you feel better.
Think about the savings you could make. Some of them will be almost immediate, perhaps generating enough cash to pay for a summer holiday to reward your efforts.Below, we look at the areas that might need tackling.MortgageThis is likely to be your biggest monthly outgoing, so any savings here can make a real difference.

If you haven’t moved mortgage for years, you could be on your lender’s standard variable rate and will benefit by switching to a fixed, discounted or capped-rate deal.Halifax Financial Services estimates that borrowers can claw back nearly £100 a month on the average mortgage of £65,000 by switching to a discount rate. Over 60 per cent of BT’s four million eligible customers have not signed up for this.. Pay monthly by direct debit to qualify for a discount and buy a handset: it costs £18 a year to rent one, while a similar model would cost around £7 to buy.Check whether you qualify for BT’s Light User Scheme, which returns nearly two-thirds of line rental costs for very low users. If you decide to go ahead, it should take five minutes to complete the form online and several days for the switch to be completed.If changing supplier is a step too far, you can still reduce your BT phone bill. These operators take advantage of the fixed line but redirect calls over their own networks. Rental is still paid to the fixed-line firm but calls are charged separately by a secon- dary supplier such as OneTel, Planet Talk, Euphony, Alpha Telecom or Swiftcall.Rates can be much lower than those offered by BT, even after its price cuts have been introduced.