Britain's oldest father has child at 74

Gerry Burks, who will be 75 on Tuesday, has a newborn son, Ryan, with his wife Dawn, 41.

The couple, from Louth in Lincs, also have another son, Daniel, age six.

Mr Burks, whose wife is nearly 35 years his junior, has credited his love of bananas for his virility.

He told The Sun: "People might say things about my age, but I look after myself.

"I packed all the bad things up int he mid-1980s when my first marriage broke down. I eat lots of bananas and always have done, sometimes a couple a day."

Mr Burks, a former HGV driver, has three other children from his first marriage which ended in 1985.

Ryan was born on Friday March 12 weighing 5lb 7oz. He initially suffered from breathing difficulties but has since been able to return home with his parents.

His parents married in 2002 after living next door to each other for a decade.

The wold's oldest father is Nanu Ram Jogi, from India, who had a child at 90.


/Telegraph.co.uk/