THE TELEGRAPH: The teacher imprisoned in Sudan for calling the classroom teddy bear Mohammed was said to be in "good spirits" after her release as she returned to Britain for an emotional reunion with her family.
Gillian Gibbons was granted a pardon from the President of Sudan following two days of intense negotiations between the Sudanese authorities and the British Muslim peers Baroness Warsi and Lord Ahmed.
Having served eight out of her 15 day prison sentence, the 54-year-old primary school teacher was given the news this morning that she was a free woman. Teddy bear teacher leaves Sudan after pardon >>> By Nick Britten and Nigel Bunyan
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