Fertility clinic forced to close after running out of sperm

A Scottish IVF clinic has been forced to close its doors to new patients because it has run out of sperm.

The clinic at the Aberdeen Maternity Hospital - one of only five in the country - has shut down because of a national lack of sperm donors.

Fertility treatment in Scotland has been plunged into crisis because new government rules means sperm donors can no longer be anonymous.

"It's also really hard for staff to have to withdraw a service that's been here for two decades. I hope supplies will improve but, to be honest, I'm very nervous about the future."