News Summary

• Michael Wright had been due to head off to the States for a dream 30th birthday trip with his brother.
• He ended up having to send his brother through the security gates at Manchester Airport on his own when his visa status switched from "approved" to "pending" and finally to "travel not authorised" He said the late U-turn had left him feeling "very raw" - as well as thousands of pounds out of pocket.
• First Minister John Swinney said he had contacted US officials over the issue and would do "all I can to help" those affected.