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A couple in their 70s has been granted a court order to become the legal parents of a 14-month-old surrogate baby boy - despite a judge's concerns they could die before the child reaches 18. The husband and wife, both aged 72, applied to the courts for a parental order in July after the baby was born six months earlier to a surrogate in California using the husband's sperm and a donor egg.

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Vital new gender guidance to help organisations deal with Supreme Court ruling on the definition of a woman is in a 'state of limbo until EHRC chair is replaced'By SAM MERRIMAN, SOCIAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT Published: 12:09 EDT, 27 May 2025 | Updated: 12:09 EDT, 27 May 2025 Official guidance on how businesses should implement the Supreme Court gender ruling may not be released until the chair of the equality watchdog has left the role, it has been claimed.

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Almost half of teenagers live with just one parent as family breakdowns reach highest level since records beganFamily breakdowns are at the highest level since records began – with almost half of teenagers not living with both birth parents by 14, a study has …

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Nearly half of British teenagers don't live with both birth parents as family breakdowns reach record levelsBy SAM MERRIMAN, SOCIAL AFFAIRS CORRESPONDENT Published: 19:01 EDT, 26 May 2025 | Updated: 19:01 EDT, 26 May 2025 Family breakdowns are at the highest level since records began with almost half of teenagers not living with both natural parents by the age of 14, according to a new study.