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Recently released figures show that one in four liver transplants go to people who have damaged their livers due to alcoholism. For The One Show, Paddy O'Connell has been looking at whether the UK's organ transplant system needs to be changed to give lower priority to those that "only have themselves to blame". 听In the film Paddy met George Best's surgeon - Prof Nigel Heaton. Nigel told Paddy that he believes that everyone on the transplant list should be treated equally and be given one chance at a new life. Eunice Booker does not agree. Eunice's daughter died in 2006 - and her organs were donated to help others. Eunice told Paddy that alcoholics should have lower priority on the transplant list. 听The film closed with Nigel saying that it's "important that the public supports transplantation and organ donation rises to the level we see in other countries, because there are so many people we could offer this effective form of treatment to". More information . .
Should alcoholics receive liver transplants? Has your life been transformed by an organ transplant? Share your views and experiences.
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Lucy Siegle has been looking at Google Maps - a website that uses photography to allow anyone with internet access to view our world in unprecedented detail. It has led to some amazing discoveries but it also a tool that can be used for no good. It has been speculated that terrorists have used it to plan attacks and that its detailed view of houses and back gardens makes it a ready source of information for burglars.
A recent update to the website allows users to browse a selection of pictures taken along city streets. Street scenes, people and homes, in 25 UK cities from Aberdeen to Southampton can be viewed using the service.
Recent One Show guest Dave Gorman says he can be seen on the website standing outside a shop . You听see The One Show office听. The Angel of the North can be seen . And a satellite view of Glasgow .
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Do you want your home to be shown on the internet? Do you feel that your privacy is under threat from the web? Or are you welcoming the benefits that maps on the web bring? Share your views.
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