Teacher speaks of Sudan 'ordeal'

Gillian Gibbons was met by her son and daughter at the airport

A British teacher jailed in Sudan for letting her class name a teddy bear Muhammad has spoken of her "ordeal", after returning to the UK.
Gillian Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, had spent eight days in custody for insulting Islam before eventually being pardoned by President Omar al-Bashir.

Mrs Gibbons said she was in "total shock" but was "well treated in prison and everyone was very kind to me".

After speaking at Heathrow, she is thought to have begun her journey home.

Mrs Gibbons' son John and daughter Jessica met her at Heathrow Airport, and the BBC's Matt Prodger said a homecoming party would be held in Liverpool tonight.