| Darius Danesh has urged people to take time out to give blood. The Pop Idol contestant teamed up with Miss Scotland Juliet Horne to support the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service's Easter Campaign. Darius says his mother and father were also blood donors. The 21-year-old from Glasgow said: "We run around in our everyday lives and we don't really think about the significance of giving blood. "In hospitals all across the country, 300 operations a day would not be able to take place without blood donations. "It is rare that I am back in my home town and this is one of the causes that I am very happy to support as I think it is very worthwhile." The blood transfusion service in Scotland needs 50,000 new donors this year to meet hospital demands of 1,000 donations every day to treat patients. Research has shown new donors between the ages of 17 and 25 were more likely to become regular, committed blood donors in the future. Darius plays a second Pop Idols tour date in his hometown tonight - and again plans to don a kilt for the show. Speaking about last night's performance, he said: "It was just incredible being home - I just didn't know what to say. "I feel very privileged and proud to be able to perform in front of my home town." Thankyou to Ananova for the story |
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