Little Hannah Eastham was in such a rush to come into the world, she arrived one week early - in a car on a garage forecourt!

Now proud parents, Lis and Patrick, pictured, of Carleton near Skipton, are considering giving her the middle name "Fina" in honour of the Ilkley garage where she was born. When Lis went into labour after doing some paint stripping the couple set off for Leeds Infirmary.

Lis said: "We got as far as Ilkley and I said to Pat, pull over, pull over, the baby's coming. We pulled into the Fina Service Station and Pat shot out of the car and shouted through the hatch: 'my wife's having a baby, call an ambulance'. By the time he got back the baby's head had appeared, and he was in time to catch her ."

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