IT is usually the bride who worries about getting to the church on time. This time it was the bridegroom's mother.

Cecilia Williams flew from the Caribbean to be at her son Dugal's wedding. But when she touched down at Gatwick, immigration officials told her to get straight back on the plane.

She did so. After flying across the Atlantic again in both directions, Mrs Williams finally made it to Copmanthorpe with hours to spare.

Her son has served with the British army in Afghanistan. But it is his mum who deserves the medal, for sheer persistence.