A student has returned from a major international sports tournament with a fistful of medals after literally bowling over her opponents.

Jenny Billingham, 17, of Broompark, near Durham City, was part of Great Britain's ten-pin bowling team for the Commonwealth Youth Games in Australia.

An A-level Durham Sixth Form College student, she was one of four youngsters in the ten-pin team that flew to Bendigo, near Melbourne.

She said: It was totally fantastic."

She won a gold medal in the girls' doubles, a silver in the singles, a bronze in the team event and a bronze overall.

Jenny's father, Martin, who was there to cheer her on along with mother, Val, said: "She did terrifically."