The chief defence lawyer of the British teacher convicted by a Sudanese court for insulting Islam expected her to be pardoned with the visit of a delegation of British Muslims today.

IT IS difficult to understand, let alone tolerate, the mind set that would condemn a person to death because they named a teddy bear “Mohammed”.

The British teacher jailed in Sudan for insulting Islam appealed for tolerance tonight in a conversation with her son – her first remarks since being detained for allowing her pupils to name a teddy bear Mohammed.

The British teacher sentenced to prison in Sudan for allowing her pupils to name a teddy bear Mohammed is doing well in prison, according to her son.

Thousands of Sudanese, many carrying knives and sticks, took to the streets in protest in Khartoum today calling for the execution of British school teacher Gillian Gibbons, jailed over a teddy bear.

British teacher Gillian Gibbons was tonight found guilty of inciting hatred after she let her Sudan school pupils name a teddy bear Mohammed.

The British teacher facing 40 lashes for naming a teddy bear Mohammed was reported to police by an office worker at her Sudan school, it emerged today.

The British teacher charged with inciting religious hatred for letting her pupils name a teddy bear Mohammed looked tired and distressed when she appeared in a court in Khartoum, Sudan today.

A British teacher has been charged by Sudanese authorities with insulting religion and inciting hatred, it was confirmed today.

A British teacher has been arrested in Sudan for letting her children name a teddy bear Mohammed, the British Embassy in Sudan said today.