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Angie BrownBBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporterKieran InnesBrian and his son Kieran say they now have a strong bond following the transplantKieran Innes was just 25 when he was diagnosed with kidney failure and told he would need dialysis three times a week. He was devastated and worried that he would have to curtail plans of a dream wedding and honeymoon with fiancée Lara Russell. Two years later his future has been transformed thanks to his kidney donor – his 63-year-old dad Brian. “This has 100% made our bond stronger, I feel forever like I owe him,” said Kieran. “Everything…

Peter GillibrandBBC NewsbeatBBCSleep Token slid into Lani Hernandez-David’s DMsLike thousands of other music fans, Lani Hernandez-David will be watching Sleep Token at Download Festival this weekend.But unlike the rest, the 22-year-old can lay a claim to playing a role in the headline act’s meteoric rise.The rockers have recently had their first number one album and have developed a huge following with breakout viral hits – all while remaining anonymous behind custom-designed masks.And Lani is the one who’s created some of them.He works out of a small studio in south London and has been into making masks and costumes since he…

Jack SilverBBC News, GuernseyEPAGuernsey’s electricity prices are to rise from next monthThe BBC used information from Guernsey Electricity Ltd’s (GEL) tariff calculator and data from Uswitch to estimate annual costs for low-usage and high-usage households in different regions of England, Scotland and Wales.Using the analysis, a typical low-usage household in Guernsey would spend £637 a year on electricity from July. Depending on the region, in Britain they could expect to save between £7 and £123 a year – between 1% and 19% less than Guernsey.However, heavy electricity users are better off in Guernsey, with a high-usage household to spend on…

How would you feel if your internet search history was put online for others to see?That may be happening to some users of Meta AI without them realising, as people’s prompts to the artificial intelligence tool – and the results – are posted on a public feed.One internet safety expert said it was “a huge user experience and security problem” as some posts are easily traceable to social media accounts.This means some people may be unwittingly telling the world about their searches – such as asking the AI to generate scantily-clad characters or help them cheat on tests.Meta says chats…

Kate MorganCommunities correspondent, BBC Wales NewsPA MediaAbortion care provider the British Pregnancy Advisory Service said there was “limited provision” of surgical abortions in Wales after 14 weeksWales is the worst part of the UK for providing surgical abortions with many women treated in England, according to a leading healthcare charity.The British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) said it was “astonishing” Wales was behind Northern Ireland, where abortion was only decriminalised in 2019.One south Wales woman said she felt extra trauma and guilt at the thought of being sent away for the procedure – which involves an operation to remove the pregnancy…

British rapper Yung Filly is facing two more charges related to the sexual assault of a woman while on tour in Australia.The YouTuber, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, appeared before Perth District Court.In March he pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault occasioning bodily harm, one of strangulation and four counts of sexual penetration without consent.According to court documents filed on Friday he faces two new counts of sexual penetration without consent, and no plea has been entered for them.The attack is alleged to have taken place on 28 September.Barrientos had been touring Australia at the…

Global oil prices have jumped after Israel said it had struck Iran, in a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East.The price of the benchmark Brent Crude was up by more than 10% shortly after the news emerged, reaching its highest level since January. Traders are concerned that a conflict between Iran and Israel could disrupt supplies coming from the energy-rich region.The cost of crude oil affects everything from how much it costs to fill up your car to the price of food at the supermarket.As trading began in Europe, prices had eased a little, around 5% higher than…

Priti GuptaTechnology ReporterGetty ImagesJammu and Kashmir is India’s biggest apple producing region”My neighbours thought I’d lost my mind,” says farmer Kakasaheb Sawant.In 2022 he had decided to plant some apple trees, not crazy for a farmer unless, like Mr Sawant, you live in subtropical southern India, where temperatures can hit 43C.He bought 100 saplings, of which 80 survived. Last year each tree produced between 30 and 40 kilogrammes of fruit.”My farm has become something of a local miracle. People travel from far-off places just to see the apple trees growing under the hot Maharashtra sun.”It’s not been an unqualified success…

BBCA “Trojan horse” therapy that sneaks toxic drugs inside cancer cells is being made available on the NHS in England in a world first.It can halt the blood cancer myeloma for nearly three times longer than current therapies.The drug is an advanced form of chemotherapy that hits cancer with a bigger dose, while reducing side-effects.Paul Silvester, one of the first people to get it, says the therapy has been “life-changing” and he’s now planning history-themed adventures.Myeloma – also known as multiple myeloma – affects part of the immune system called plasma cells. These are made in the spongey bone marrow…

Dua Lipa has confirmed that she’s engaged to actor Callum Turner, saying it’s “a really special feeling”.The singer, 29, has been with 35-year-old Londoner Turner for almost a year and a half.He’s best known for roles in Fantastic Beasts and Masters of the Air, and was Bafta nominated in 2020 for BBC One’s The Capture.”Yeah, we’re engaged,” she told British Vogue. “It’s very exciting. This decision to grow old together, to see a life and just, I don’t know, be best friends forever – it’s a really special feeling.”The couple sparked engagement rumours last Christmas when she posted pictures of…