Britain’s loneliest dog still searching for a home after 775 days at the kennel and 200 rejections

Britain’s loneliest dog is still searching for a forever home after spending more than 775 days at the dog kennel and facing hundreds of rejections. Three-year-old Bob, a Presa Canario cross, first arrived at the RSPCA kennels in Birmingham after being found injured and stray in 2019. The ‘sensitive soul’ has now been with the animal … Read more

World’s loneliest bear who spent her entire life in a cage will finally get to meet other bears

World’s loneliest bear who spent her entire life in a cage and was forced to perform for a circus will finally get to meet other bears after being rescued and taken to Swiss reserve Circus bear Jambolina, 11, was rescued from a tiny cage in a garage in Ukraine last Tuesday She was taken on … Read more

World’s loneliest woman: 76-year-old Russian hermit helped by aluminium billionaire

The World’s loneliest woman will be able to stay in her Siberian home located hundreds of miles from civilisation after a billionaire tycoon stepped in to help. Russian aluminium tycoon Oleg Deripaska has stepped in to help Agafya Lykova, 76, sole survivor of a family that in 1936 fled into the forest – where she … Read more

World’s loneliest elephant Kaavan makes a friend after being relocated

This is the moment the world’s loneliest elephant had his first contact with a member of his own species in eight years after being rescued from a dilapidated zoo. Kaavan, a Sri Lankan elephant who spent three decades in captivity in Islamabad, made his new friend after being flown to a sanctuary in Cambodia last … Read more

World’s loneliest elephant Kaavan finally leaves tiny zoo and begins journey to wildlife sanctuary

An elephant dubbed the ‘world’s loneliest’ has landed in Cambodia on Monday, where it will head for a sanctuary housing three potential mates, an official said.  The case of Kaavan – an overweight, 36-year-old bull elephant – sparked global uproar from animal rights groups, who petitioned for his move from an Islamabad zoo accused of … Read more

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

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

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