The Daily Mail claimed that five-year-olds could be taught about gay lifestyles under new Qualifications and Curriculum Authority guidelines which say that children should be able to recognise different family patterns, including same-sex families and single parents.
Giving birth to sons could shorten a mother's life, reported The Daily Telegraph. Bearing a heavy boy baby places extra stress on her body and can weaken her immune system by raising her testosterone levels.
The biological clock ticks for men as well as women, according to TheGuardian. Researchers from California found men aged over 50 are four times more likely to father children with Down's syndrome.
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