A Ukrainian teenager is desperately trying to come to Lanarkshire – despite her guinea pigs already having been given the green light to come to the UK.
Nataliia Zavhorodnia has had her visa delayed by the Home Office after waiting for months to escape her war-torn country.
And in a bizarre set of events, the 15-year-old’s two pets - Melon and Julienne - have been permitted to enter the country by the Department of Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).