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“Kristine Casey acted as a surrogate for daughter Sara Connell after she was unable to have children of her own. Mrs Connell and her husband Bill are the biological parents of the boy, who is called Finnean. The 35 year-old lecturer sat holding her mother’s hand as she delivered the baby boy at a hospital in Chicago, Illinois, USA. She said her mother, who gave birth to her last child almost 30 years ago, had offered to act as a surrogate when she suffered years of heartache trying to conceive. Mrs Connell said she underwent IVF treatment in 2004 but delivered stillborn twins, and later she suffered a miscarriage. She said when she heard her son cry for the first time after the caesarean section delivery she could not hold back the emotion. “I lost it,” Mrs Connell said. “It’s such a miracle.” Mrs Casey, a mother-of-three, said she was grateful to be able to help her daughter. “The three of the happiest days of my life were giving birth to my daughters,’ and I thought I could choose to do this for someone I love,” she said. Mrs Casey underwent multiple tests to evaluate her medical and psychological health, as required by Illinois law on surrogate births. She fell pregnant after he second course of IVF treatment and gave birth after 39 weeks. Mrs Casey, who is from Virginia, is believed to be the oldest person in the state of Illinois to give birth.” w/ photo

“Fourteen couples in Thailand’s resort of Pattaya took part in a kissing marathon in an attempt to beat the 32-hour record set in Germany last year. The couples were given a space of one square metre and had to lock lips at all times. They were not allowed to sit, sleep or leave the venue, or they would be disqualified. One woman fainted after 34 minutes of kissing. Others gave up after a few hours. But seven couples managed to last it out to break the record.” w/ photos + video

“Here comes the fried two Valentines lovebirds celebrated their wedding in a fast food restaurant. Bride Kalli Buchan, in a white gown, and groom Gareth Pritchard tucked into $270 of chicken and fries with their guests at a KFC. Kalli, 25 tomorrow, got the idea for the unusual venue from parents Madalene and Davy. Their reception was at a McDonalds in 1989. Mum-of-two Kalli said it had been a joint decision to hold yesterdays do at the Bristol restaurant. She said: Because my mum and dad had their reception at McDonalds we decided we would do the same. Its been a great day. The newlyweds girl Amelia, three, and Lana, six, Kallis daughter from a previous relationship, were flower girls at the register office service. Unemployed Gareth, 33, said: We arent that keen on McDonalds but we thought everyone would like KFC. I think all the guests took it in the right spirit, as a bit of fun.” w/ photo