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

Britain’s loneliest dog? Border collie who has spent 10 years at an animal rescue needs a new home

Is this Britain’s loneliest dog? Bess the border collie has spent 10 years at an animal rescue centre hoping someone will give her a home Last Chance Animal Rescue in Edenbridge, Kent, has cared for her for a decade Bess is famous for her clever ways of conning workers into giving her treats Anyone who … Read more