Six months ago little Oscar Dunkley clung to life waiting for an organ donation.
Today the toddler is full of smiles after a successful heart transplant and is living proof of why Max and Keira’s Law is so important.
The Daily Mirror campaigned for this change introducing an opt-out system for organ donations as it will save hundreds of lives a year.
After Wales became the first country in the UK to adopt an opt-out system consent rates for donations increased by 75%.
Now the law has changed in England a similar rise should happen here.
As it is still possible for relatives to block a donation, it is essential you keep talking to your family about your wishes.
The happiness on the faces of Oscar’s family show the joy a donated organ can bring.
Dangerous talk
The attacks on two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman have sparked a worrying war of words between the US and Iran.
Both sides have thrown accusations at each other over who is responsible for the incidents.
Tensions between the countries were already riding high following Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and impose fresh sanctions on the country.
Now there is a danger that the bellicose posturing could escalate into something far more dangerous.
The Iranian regime needs to end its provocation and America needs to act with the responsibility that comes with being a superpower.
If we want to avoid an accidental drift to war in one of the most sensitive regions in the world we need restraint and dialogue.
Ale to pay
A strike by fed-up delivery drivers could cause pubs to run dry.
The management needs to see sense if they do not want to risk the fury of the country’s
beer drinkers.
This is important work which deserves a proper wage. We’ll all say cheers to that...
