Article: It was the best decision I ever made; Despite jail, the threat of 40 lashes and a baying mob calling for her execution, 'Teddy-bear teacher' Gillian Gibbons tells Emma Pinch she has no regrets.(News)

Byline: Emma Pinch

HOME has been a number of places for Gillian Gibbons over the past year.

It's been a comfortable house in Aigburth, a school apartment in Khartoum, personalised with wall hangings from the local market - and, for a terrifying five days, it was a filthy, rat-infested prison cell.

Now she lives in an apartment near Beijing, still suffering the occasional nightmare but feeling she's largely succeeded in putting the past behind her.

She's currently on a fleeting visit to see friends and family in Liverpool. Her uniform of choice is a frank smile, a mass of springy brown curls and a practical pair of sandals. It's hard to imagine a less ...

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