Mr Zaffiro said he was travelling in the UK when he found out his kidneys were failing after being sent for tests. 
"About a year later I had my transplant," he explained.
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An Australian team of people who have had transplants took on Wickford in a friendly.

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Since its illegal invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Russia has become the most sanctioned nation on Earth, and yet its economy has been remarkably resilient.
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The country's economy has been surprisingly resilient but there are underlying problems.

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Matt Dawson and Jamie Roberts discuss Lions icons, and how Maro Itoje could join the list.

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A man from West Sussex is training to cross the English Channel, from Dungeness to Boulogne-sur-Mer, via paddle board.
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Jamie BartlettBundy is raising money for chidlren's cancer charities after losing his daughter in 2017.

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Paloma continued on Gerson therapy. Some of her friends noticed how she became more and more unwell.
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Paloma Shemirani’s brothers say she refused chemotherapy because of their mother’s beliefs.

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In the latest barrage 352 Russian drones and 16 missiles targeted Ukrainian territory, mostly in the Kyiv area, the Ukrainian air force said.
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Russian missiles and drones hit residential areas and hospitals in Ukraine's Kyiv region, the interior minister says.

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