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PA MediaRuvimbo Kaviya was left unable to eat because of the pain caused by her tumourA nurse has become the first person in the UK to undergo an operation that saw a tumour removed through her eye socket using keyhole surgery.Ruvimbo Kaviya, 40, from Leeds, had a meningioma removed from the space located beneath her brain and behind her eyes.Many of these types of tumour would have previously been considered inoperable because of where they are situated in an area called the cavernous sinus.Experts at the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust practised the surgery several times in advance of Ms…

BBCLatonya only learned she had a Child Trust Fund when a tutor at her college told her about the schemeLatonya Skye-Paterson had no idea a Child Trust Fund had been set up for her until her college tutor suggested she check online.”I found I had £955 in there, which is a lot. A lot more than I was expecting… it helped me so much,” she said.New figures suggest £1.4bn belonging to 728,000 people is ready to be claimed now they have turned 18 – but many do not know the accounts exist, according to a charity that traces lost funds.Now…

Police are investigating after Gladiators star Apollo was reportedly harassed on set in Sheffield by a stalker.The star, real name Alex Gray, 33, was also targeted by the female stalker at home and when meeting fans, according to The Sun on Sunday.South Yorkshire Police confirmed to BBC News that they were aware of reports of a man in his 30s “being subjected to stalking and harassment”.”An investigation has been launched and enquiries are ongoing,” the police added.The BBC declined to comment, while Hungry Bear Media, which produces the show, has not responded to a request for comment.Gray, a former English…

TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect. BBC News Tech Correspondent Lily Jamali explains what led to this and shows what now happens when she tries to access the app. It comes after the social media platform warned it would “go dark” on Sunday unless the outgoing Biden administration gave assurances the ban would not be enforced. President-elect Donald Trump has said he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a ban once he takes office on Monday, but the popular app’s future in…

Lisa McHughHallie was in hospital for 10 days and had to be fed through a tubeCountry music singer Lisa McHugh has told how her baby daughter spent 10 “horrendous” days in hospital after contracting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).RSV is a common, but highly infectious, respiratory virus that affects the breathing system, particularly in young children and older adults.”You feel so helpless, and it’s the most horrible feeling for a parent to go through, to not be able to fix what’s going on or help,” said Ms McHugh.According to the Public Health Agency in Northern Ireland, there have been more than…

TikTok has gone offline in the US, hours before a new law banning the platform was due to come into effect.A message appearing on the app for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning “you can’t use TikTok for now”.The video-sharing app was banned over concerns about its links to the Chinese government and had been given a deadline of 19 January to be sold to an approved US buyer.President Joe Biden had said he would leave the issue to his successor, Donald Trump. Trump has said he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve…

Matt PearsonSisi has performed for BBC Introducing, set up to support new music and artistsA young musician has said fringe events taking place ahead of the MOBO Awards, which are to be held in Newcastle for the first time, will “open doors” for the region’s musicians.The awards have been running since 1996 to celebrate black music and culture.A five-day festival leading up to the main event has been planned to create opportunities, raise aspirations and showcase the region’s talent.Sisi, a singer-songwriter from Middlesbrough, said: “A lot of eyes will be on Newcastle that wouldn’t have been.”The 20-year-old said the awards…

Getty ImagesThousands of TikTok users have migrated to popular Chinese social media app RedNoteA looming TikTok ban has connected Chinese and American citizens like never before, as they swap jokes and memes in what one user described as a “historic moment”.It’s all unfolding on a popular Chinese social media app called RedNote, or Xiaohongshu (literally translates as Little Red Book), which doesn’t have the usual internet firewall that separates China from the rest of the world. It has been drawing self-professed US “TikTok refugees” seeking a new home on the internet – despite the fact that their own government is…

Getty ImagesCalories must now appear on menus in large restaurants and take-aways Putting calories on food labels and menus “is no silver bullet”, say researchers who analysed the best evidence to date on how effective the policy can be.A review of 25 studies on calorie labelling in a number of countries found a small reduction in the calories people chose to eat – equivalent to two almonds – but even this modest effect could help prevent adults putting on weight as they get older.The new rules on calorie labelling came into force in England in 2022 as part of government…

BBCJohnnie Walker hosted his final show on Radio 2 in OctoberLed Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, as well as former BBC Radio 2 colleagues of Johnnie Walker, were among the mourners at the late DJ’s funeral.The veteran disc jockey’s death aged 79 was announced by his friend and fellow Radio 2 presenter Bob Harris in December.Former colleagues Simon Mayo, Jeremy Vine and Tony Blackburn were among those attending the service at St Peter’s Church in Shaftesbury, Dorset.Following the memorial service, Walker’s friends and loved ones gathered to watch the cortege of Harley Davidson riders escort the DJ’s hearse.Walker was an avid…