{"id":341470,"date":"2026-05-07T15:00:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/children-born-near-army-base-learn-truth-about-uk-soldier-dads-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:00:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T14:00:16","slug":"children-born-near-army-base-learn-truth-about-uk-soldier-dads-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/children-born-near-army-base-learn-truth-about-uk-soldier-dads-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Children born near army base learn truth about UK soldier dads | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/9_jO9mUu5Ro\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Children born near army base learn truth about UK soldier dads | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9_jO9mUu5Ro\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>There are nearly 100 documented cases so far of children fathered by British soldiers near an army base in Kenya since the 1950s who have grown up without knowing their dads, sometimes facing poverty or being ostracised by their community. <\/p>\n<p>Now, some are finally finding answers with the help of a UK lawyer bringing evidence from commercial DNA databases into family court proceedings for the first time. 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