Jade Goody leaves hospital for home

Jade Goody has left hospital today to return to her Essex home, it has emerged.

The reality TV star was previously said to be "thrilled" at the prospect of leaving the Royal Marsden if medical staff deemed her well enough.

Publicist Max Clifford said: "They are going back home. Obviously, they've decided she's well enough to go. One of the nurses is going with her.

"She wants to spend as much time as possible with the boys and Jack. At the moment, that's very difficult."

Clifford added that Goody was "freaked out" after she was confronted by a woman with a hammer at the weekend.