A "DELIGHTED" mother-of-three says she has had the best New Year gift of all.

Sonia Bond, 40, was one of 10 women to have a baby on January 1 in The Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough.

The baby girl, who has yet to be named, was born at 4.02am in the Farnborough Common hospital and weighed in at 6lb 10oz.

Mrs Bond said: "Having her was the best gift I could have had on New Year's Day. I'm delighted."

Mother and daughter returned home yesterday to Otford, near Sevenoaks.

Mrs Bond and her partner Nick, 39, have two other children, Cherise, 15, and Charlie, 14.