Couple who share rare ageing disorder celebrate transatlantic Valentine's Day

Love blossomed when Amy Hughes, 26, from Wallasey, Merseyside, and Nick Jaminet, 25, from Texas, met in 2006 at a medical conference in Boston.

Their transatlantic romance faced more obstacles than most because the couple both have the debilitating premature ageing disorder, Cockayne Syndrome.

They walked down the aisle in 2010 to have their relationship blessed during a wedding-style ceremony.