To baldly go
Lib Dem MP Mark Oaten has blamed his dramatic midlife crisis on having suddenly lost his hair. His reaction may have been a little extreme, writes Nicholas Lezard, but the loss of a man's crowning glory is rarely a laughing matter.
Maverick who goes hunting for controversy
Profile: fertility doctor Severino Antinori.
Behind this outcry lurks the image of a haggard witch and her demon child
Polly Toynbee: Are those horrified about a 63-year-old woman having a baby really just concerned about the fate of her offspring?
It might seem shocking, but the 63-year-old woman who is expecting a child might just help to make Britain a better place
Stuart Jeffries: Is it a good idea to have a baby at 63?
Generation gap
Leader: Some news stories reveal much, much more about the state of the world in which we live than the headlines might suggest. "UK's oldest mother at 63" is one of them.
Middle-aged Britons healthier than American counterparts, says study
· Higher US health spending fails to bridge gap with UK
· Disparities may be result of childhood obesity
Flu pandemic would peak in UK within four months
· Call to double stockpile of anti-viral drugs
· Two-month time lag forecast by researchers