Life on the Farm: ‘Britain’s loneliest shepherdess’ has first baby

A new BBC documentary has given a glimpse into the life of Britain’s youngest solo shepherdess Emma Gray, who last year became a mother for the first time.  The farmer, 34, who once wrote a book about her life as Britain’s loneliest shepherdess, married fireman Ewan Irvine, 41, in 2018 after meeting him four-years ago, and … Read more

A rear gunner on a Lancaster, Ron Needle, 19, had the loneliest and deadliest job of the war

John Nichol with Ron Needle who was the the rear gun turret at the back end of a Lancaster Bomber at 19-years-of-age. Ron died in August 2019 The leaden skies spread from horizon to horizon. Ground crews have been working the snow ploughs all day to keep the runways clear. Now at last, the moment has … Read more

A rear gunner on a Lancaster, Ron Needle, 19, had the loneliest and deadliest job of the war

John Nichol with Ron Needle who was the the rear gun turret at the back end of a Lancaster Bomber at 19-years-of-age. Ron died in August 2019 The leaden skies spread from horizon to horizon. Ground crews have been working the snow ploughs all day to keep the runways clear. Now at last, the moment has … Read more

The world’s loneliest tree sits on a remote New Zealand island 137 miles away from nearest companion

Revealed: The world’s loneliest tree, which sits on a remote New Zealand island 137 miles away from its nearest companion It’s a 100-year-old pine on Campbell Island, 500 miles from New Zealand  Why it has not managed to reproduce is something of a mystery  Instead of growing in a conventional cone shape, it resembles a … Read more

The loneliest Mother’s Day: Sons and daughters share photos of chats through window panes

People from across the nation have told of their heartbreak after being left with no choice but to spend Mother’s Day speaking to their elderly parents through a glass window amid the coronavirus pandemic.  With government advice urging anyone over 70 to be ‘particularly stringent in following social distancing measures,’ many have taken to Twitter to reveal … Read more