A mother has described her joy after a successful operation to separate her conjoined twins.

Rosie and Ruby Formosa, who were born joined at the abdomen and shared part of the intestine, underwent an operation at London's Great Ormond Street Hospital on July 27 - the day after they were born.

Despite being told that survival chances were low, the sisters, who are only 12 weeks old, are now doing well and are smiling "bubbly babies", their mother Angela said.

Mrs Formosa said that she and her taxi driver husband Daniel, 36, were "happy and relieved" to have the girls at home.

"They are normal bubbly babies who are starting to smile and cry when they want something."

The mother-of-three added that she was "incredibly grateful" to the hospital, saying: "What they have done for my two girls is amazing."