COMMENT

“We have a long way to go but we are going in the right direction. We are so lucky to have her. The hospital and the staff are amazing.”

The couple added: “We only wish that Eilidh was here too; our hearts and thought are with Eilidh’s family.”

In a statement released at the weekend, Roddy and Marion Macleod said: “We continue to have Laura and her family in our thoughts and pray that she makes a full recovery.”

In Manchester, thousands of mourners, well-wishers

“We have a long way togobutwearegoing in the right direction. We are so lucky to have her … We only wish that Eilidh was here too”

MICHAEL & NAN MACINTYRE