Girl to have tonsils out online

The tonsils of a seven-year-old girl were due to removed live on the internet today.

The operation on Jessica McNeal, from Blackburn in Lancashire, was expected to take place at 10am at Blackburn Royal Infirmary using a new coblation technique.

Consultant surgeon Michael Timms, of the East Lancashire NHS Trust, has pioneered the coblation tonsillectomy since 2000.

It uses salt water which is turned into plasma and can cut through tissue.

The technique is less painful, reduces bleeding, and has a shorter recovery time than traditional methods.