Girls deserve a big cheer

Four teenagers from the Lothians will cheer for Scotland in two forthcoming international cheerleading competitions.

Natalie Samuel and Eilidh Mason, both 14, from Penicuik's Black Diamonds cheerleading squad, will join Rachael McDonald and Abbi Horsburgh, both 15, from East Calder's EC Allsteps in the Scotland cheerleading squad.

They will be going up against 92 nations in the World Cheerleading Championships in Orlando next April, followed closely by the European Championships in Prague in July.