A family is planning to enjoy the “best Christmas ever” after winning a two-year fight to return to Britain.

Sara Oxley has been battling for the right to come back and live in Sussex with her children Wallis, eight, and Reuven, six.

Her ex husband had refused to agree to them leaving their home in Bali and had kept their passports but after a long legal battle, immigration authorities have finally given permission for them to go home.

The trio flew in on Saturday morning to a tearful get-together with Sara's parents Mike, 72, and Pat, 71, and her sister Lisa, 41, in Eastbourne.

It was the first time the family has all been together for more than 18 months.