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Oh boy! Meet Elvis, 10 weeks, and his 11-day old brother Ezra, who have made British history along with their mums Emily Patrick and Kerry Osborn. The babies, pictured here for the first time, were born to the lesbian couple via IVF. Elvis was created from Kerry's egg which was fertilised and implanted in Emily so she could be his birth mother. Ezra, meanwhile, was created from Emily's egg and implanted in Kerry so she could carry and deliver him. It's the first time the procedure, known as simultaneous reciprocal IVF, has been attempted in the UK - and it...

CHINA — Forestry officials in China have found a 1900-year-old pine tree. The ancient evergreen is six stories tall and has a hollowed-out trunk, big enough to allow seven people to stand inside. The discovery was made in the Sichuan province in southwest China. Despite its old age and hollow trunk, foresters say it’s healthy and has lush foliage. Chinese officials expect it to become a local tourist attraction, but they will also do their best to protect it. Although ancient, it cannot lay claim to the world’s oldest living tree. That record, according to Science Daily, belongs to a...