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Meeting my friend Julian for our regular coffee catch-ups is one of the highlights of my month.

Freddie Mercury, who would have turned 80 tomorrow, was no stranger to controversy during his lifetime. And nearly 35 years after his death, it's still raging.

A genetically modified pig kidney kept a 66-year-old man off dialysis for a record nine months, marking the longest survival yet for a pig kidney transplanted into a living person and the first time such an organ successfully served as a bridge to a later human transplant. The Guardian reports: Tim Andrews was seriously ill with end-stage kidney disease caused by type 2 diabetes and had only a 9% chance of receiving a human kidney within five years, against a more than 40% risk of dying or being removed from the waiting list. Kidney transplantation provides the best survival and quality of life for patients with end-stage kidney disease, but global demand for human organs far exceeds supply. Surgeons in the US successfully transplanted a kidney from Wilma, a Yucatan miniature pig, into Andrews, after genetically engineering it to be compatible with his immune system. The kidney kept Andrews free of dialysis for a record nine months, the longest period ever recorded, before it began failing and he received one from a dead human donor. It was also the first time a pig's kidney had been used as a temporary "bridge" to a human transplant. The breakthrough has been detailed in the journal Lancet.

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As the Lindsay Clancy trial drags on after six long days of jury deliberation, eagle-eyed courtroom watchers have spotted a bizarre new detail on her wheelchair.

Gen Z have a reputation for 'cancelling' popular items - and their latest verdict might be their most divisive yet.

Increasing demand for Chinese-built models such as the Jaecoo 7, dubbed the 'Temu Range Rover', and the Omoda 5, means Chinese cars now account for more than one in five of all new motors.

People are being warned about the impacts of the super El Niño that is set to bring unprecedented weather to the UK and Essex.

People are being warned about the impacts of the super El Niño that is set to bring unprecedented weather to the UK and Essex.

15 Mustangs on the city streets, but the Nissan LEAF follow-up could dispense with the safety driver

Reform UK has been reported to the Met Police and the Electoral Commission after an undercover Channel 4 News investigation.

Reform UK has been reported to the Met Police and the Electoral Commission after an undercover Channel 4 News investigation.

The luxurious detached home originally went on the market for £1,850,000 but has now sold for £1.5million.

Witham may soon welcome its first McDonald's, with the chain hinting at an opening later this month on Gershwin Boulevard, near the A12.

The besieged Cotswolds village of Bourton-on-the-Water has been victim to overtourism - and a local councillor has expressed his concern at the consequences.

It's Fleabag, but not as we know her. Gone is the university uniform of striped T-shirts, dungarees and trainers. Instead, Phoebe Waller-Bridge has cemented herself as a style icon.

The agenda for Reform's first 100 days will include halting small boat crossings and scrapping green levies on energy bills to save the average household £250.

Ellie Titmus, 32, said her accumulating debt began to 'snowball' after she became a single mum in 2022.

Police are asking any witnesses to come forward

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They were kept safe and clear of the incident