LORD Deedes, who has been in Ashford's William Harvey Hospital since he fractured his leg three weeks ago, is making good progress after a second operation.

The 92-year-old former Fleet Street editor, Ashford MP and Government Minister, hopes to return to his home at Aldington to convalesce in a few days' time.

He has continued to produce his regular Monday column for the Daily Telegraph. His daughter Lucy has been taking her lap-top to his bedside and he dictates his copy.