Girl has tonsils op live on net

THE parents of a seven-year-old girl whose tonsils were taken out live on the internet yesterday said they were delighted with the operation.

Jessica McNeal, from Shadsworth in Blackburn, Lancashire, England, had her tonsils removed at Blackburn Royal Infirmary in a controversial new procedure.

Consultant surgeon Michael Timms took less than 10 minutes to perform the coblation tonsillectomy, with a worldwide audience watching online. Ninety minutes later, Jessica, who has had tonsil problems for three years, was eating and drinking in the recovery ward.