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  1. A very unusual apple has astounded a fruit grower in Devon.

     

    Ken Morrish, 72, from Colaton Raleigh found an apple on his Golden Delicious tree which was almost exactly half green and half red.

     

    Mr Morrish, who has been growing apples in his garden for about 45 years, admitted it looked like two different apple halves stuck together.

     

    The apple was examined at nearby Bicton Ariculture College, but experts think it is a very rare genetic mutation.

     

    Mr Morrish said he was picking apples for his sister in law to make a pie when he spotted the apple of two halves.

     

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  2. Britain is facing a ‘major’ sperm shortage with some clinics relying on imported sperm to meet demands, the British Fertility Society (BFS) has

    The deficit in sperm donations could tempt clinics into accepting lower quality sperm in order to "get donors through the door", the BFS chairman, Dr Allan Pacey said.

     

    Dr Pacey told the BBC he was concerned women could be subjected to more invasive procedures if lower quality sperm is used, citing possible examples of sperm being accepted that would be suitable only for injecting into an egg, known as intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection.

     

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