Does she deserve our sympathy? Teenager Bella Culley set off for Thailand in search of adventure but spent five months in a Georgian prison. Yesterday, her family paid a fine to secure her release.
Family pay up to free teenage ‘drug mule’
"Relieved and happy": Culley, who admitted drug trafficking charges and will soon give birth, shared her thoughts with reporters after she was released yesterday. Glossary
Diminutive - Very small.
Teesside - An urban area around the River Tees in northeast England.
Embroiled - Involved in a difficult or complicated situation.
Georgia - A state in the southern USA. Also a country at the intersection of Europe and Asia.
Marijuana - A tall plant. When parts of it are smoked or eaten, it can have a mind-altering effect. Also known as cannabis or weed.
Hashish - A substance made from the resin of the buds of the cannabis plant.
Soviet - Relating to the Soviet Union, a powerful group of communist republics, the biggest being Russia, that existed from 1922 to 1991.
BBC - The British Broadcasting Corporation is the UK's national broadcaster.
Colombo - The capital city of Sri Lanka. It has a population of more than five million.