A man has walked his daughter down the aisle eight days after having a heart attack.

Newlywed Nicola Rankin thanked staff at two Lanarkshire hospitals after they got her father Andy Reilly back on his feet in time to give her away at her wedding.

Ms Rankin, 27, said she was ready to cancel the event when her 57-year-old father was taken ill at his home in Bellshill.

After treatment at Monklands Hospital in Airdrie and Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride, the taxi driver recovered in time to see his daughter marry William Rankin at the ceremony in Motherwell.

Ms Rankin, who runs a hairdressing salon in Baillieston, Glasgow, with mother Jean, said: "There wasn't a dry eye among the 160 guests at the reception when we shared our father-daughter dance.

"Dad was on great form on the day despite having had a heart attack just over a week before. He lasted the whole night although he wasn't up dancing as usual.

"He's watching his diet now so he had to steer clear of the wedding cake."

Mr Reilly also paid tribute to the hospital teams for helping him get to his daughter's big day in April.

He said: "The staff were brilliant and I can't thank them enough for making sure I saw my daughter getting married."

Heather Knox, NHS Lanarkshire director of acute services, said: "We're delighted that Andy was well enough to attend Nicola's wedding, thanks to excellent treatment at two of our hospitals.

"The staff who cared for Andy are very appreciative of these warm words of thanks."