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Ketsuda Phoutinane

Tuesday headlines: Scots airport chaos and America's 'most inbred family'

Welcome to the Daily Record's Tuesday briefing.

The top stories you need to know today include queues stretching outside Edinburgh airport, a young Scottish man who died 13 days after being diagnosed with bowel cancer, and a documentary on an inbred American family.

Here are the latest headlines from Scotland and beyond.

Glasgow and Edinburgh airport chaos as holidaymakers forced to queue outside

Mirjana Gavrilović Nilsson uploaded the image to Twitter this morning (@mjgn92)

Passengers have reported travel chaos at Scots airports today.

Fed up punters were left outside in the cold this morning at Edinburgh Airport as they waited to drop off their luggage.

Passengers complained that they were left outside at around 5am this morning to stand in a line outside Terminal 5 at the airport.

The Twitter user Mirjana Gavrilović Nilsson uploaded the snap this morning and complained that passengers were told to wait outside in the cold to drop off their bags.

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Young Scot dies from bowel cancer 13 days after diagnosis as twin sister hits out at 'lack of care'

Ryan and Hope were the first twins to be born in the UK to a patient transplant recipient (Supplied)

The family of a young Scots twin who tragically died just 13 days after being diagnosed with Stage 4 bowel cancer have hit out at his 'neglectful lack of care'.

Ryan Brown was found to have a 15x12cm mass in his bowel with further evidence of the disease in his liver and lymph nodes on May 1, after vomiting faecal matter.

The 23-year-old’s parents were forced to hear the devastating news on a FaceTime call as they were on holiday in Tenerife at the time of their son’s hospital admission.

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Filmmaker says America's most inbred family 'like scene out of Deliverance'

Laita offered to take a portrait for them to place in the casket of a loved one (Soft White Underbelly/Youtube)

A documentary has exposed the real life of America's most inbred family.

Filmmaker Mark Laita spoke about the unique experience, which he likened to something out of a scene from Deliverance.

When Laita first reached out to the inbred Whittaker family, he was promptly threatened by their protective neighbours.

However, he was soon escorted down a lane by a police officer to meet the family, who live in a rural village in West Virginia fittingly named 'Odd,' the Daily Star reports.

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Oesophageal cancer early symptoms including 'heartburn' after Andy Goram diagnosis

Andy Goram has been given just six months to live following his cancer diagnosis (Garry F McHarg/Daily Record)

Rangers legend Andy Goram has been given just six months to live after he was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer.

The ex-goalkeeper became unwell around seven weeks ago and ignored the symptoms as he thought he was suffering from heartburn.

He was unable to secure a face-to-face appointment with his GP but was then admitted to hospital after the pain became unbearable.

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11 PIP myths that stop people claiming DWP support worth up to £627 every month

People are often put off applying for PIP because of mis-information about the claims process (Getty)

There are currently 2.9 million people across the UK currently claiming support through Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and accessing a whole range of additional assistance including Council Tax Reductions, benefit top-ups and free or discounted public transport.

Of that total figure, 305,279 people living in Scotland are receiving financial support of between £24.45 and £156.90 each week - the benefit is paid every four weeks so this amounts to between £97.80 and £627.60 every payment period.

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