Bernadette Keogh

As couples around the world have just been celebrating Valentine's Day, we're starting with a truly modern transatlantic love story. It has everything. An American with a broken heart, an elderly dog, a German pilot in shining armour and a happily ever after in Switzerland. And as Nicky Cardwell reports, it all began with a tearful plea for help on social media.

Yeah. Adri Pendleton and Niklas Strutavao. And if you have an unusual or dramatic story about how you met your other half, we'd love to hear about it. Send us an email or a voice note to globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. Now to love of a different kind that's led to a son saving his dad's life twice.

Yeah. Adri Pendleton and Niklas Strutavao. And if you have an unusual or dramatic story about how you met your other half, we'd love to hear about it. Send us an email or a voice note to globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. Now to love of a different kind that's led to a son saving his dad's life twice.

Yeah. Adri Pendleton and Niklas Strutavao. And if you have an unusual or dramatic story about how you met your other half, we'd love to hear about it. Send us an email or a voice note to globalpodcast at bbc.co.uk. Now to love of a different kind that's led to a son saving his dad's life twice.

When David Andrew developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, his 12-year-old son Joshua donated bone marrow that helped him beat the disease. Now, ten years later, Joshua has also given his father one of his kidneys. Joshua and David, who are from London, are both recovering well and spoke to Stephen Nolan starting with that first life-saving donation when Joshua was a child.

When David Andrew developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, his 12-year-old son Joshua donated bone marrow that helped him beat the disease. Now, ten years later, Joshua has also given his father one of his kidneys. Joshua and David, who are from London, are both recovering well and spoke to Stephen Nolan starting with that first life-saving donation when Joshua was a child.

When David Andrew developed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a type of blood cancer, his 12-year-old son Joshua donated bone marrow that helped him beat the disease. Now, ten years later, Joshua has also given his father one of his kidneys. Joshua and David, who are from London, are both recovering well and spoke to Stephen Nolan starting with that first life-saving donation when Joshua was a child.

Joshua Andrew and his dad, David. We all know that eating the right foods and avoiding the wrong ones can make a huge difference to our well-being. But with food prices rising around the world, it can be difficult to maintain a healthy diet, especially if you don't know how to cook nutritious meals from low-cost ingredients. So a project here in the UK is teaching people to do just that.

Joshua Andrew and his dad, David. We all know that eating the right foods and avoiding the wrong ones can make a huge difference to our well-being. But with food prices rising around the world, it can be difficult to maintain a healthy diet, especially if you don't know how to cook nutritious meals from low-cost ingredients. So a project here in the UK is teaching people to do just that.

Joshua Andrew and his dad, David. We all know that eating the right foods and avoiding the wrong ones can make a huge difference to our well-being. But with food prices rising around the world, it can be difficult to maintain a healthy diet, especially if you don't know how to cook nutritious meals from low-cost ingredients. So a project here in the UK is teaching people to do just that.

And organisers say those taking part can save around $1,200 a year. Myra Anubi spoke to Alicia Weston, who started Bags of Taste.

And organisers say those taking part can save around $1,200 a year. Myra Anubi spoke to Alicia Weston, who started Bags of Taste.

And organisers say those taking part can save around $1,200 a year. Myra Anubi spoke to Alicia Weston, who started Bags of Taste.

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Alicia Weston. And you can hear more about this and other schemes helping those on low incomes on People Fixing the World, wherever you get your BBC podcasts. coming up in this podcast.

Alicia Weston. And you can hear more about this and other schemes helping those on low incomes on People Fixing the World, wherever you get your BBC podcasts. coming up in this podcast.

Alicia Weston. And you can hear more about this and other schemes helping those on low incomes on People Fixing the World, wherever you get your BBC podcasts. coming up in this podcast.

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