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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 was born - to avoid religious persecution under Stalin. The rush is on now to build the remarkable woman a home, as she refuses to move to a town or city, the nearest of which is 150 miles from the scenic mountainside where she has survived all her life. Much of her life has been spent as an 18th century peasant, growing her own food, shunning modern comforts, and living by the bible. But there are now fears for Agafya's health if she continues to live in the shack where she was born built by her father and brothers after they fled Communism to live in a remote corner of Siberia.  Agafya Lykova, 76, is the survivor of a family that in 1936 fled into the forest - where

A Good Samaritan has died after allegedly being stabbed to death when he confronted an armed robber at a service station. NSW Police said a 24-year-old man tried to hold up the petrol station in suburban Newcastle, north of Sydney just after 8pm on Saturday. The man allegedly threatened a worker with a knife before running away empty handed, heading south down Sandgate Road in Shortland. The alleged knifeman is then accused of approaching the entrance of a second service station where he was confronted by a 54-year-old man who was also entering the store. Paramedics tried to save the 54-year-old Good Samaritan at the scene after he was allegedly stabbed to death by an armed robber but the man did not survive The scene outside one of the two Sandgate Road service stations in Shortland, NSW, on Saturday night The Good Samaritan was allegedly stabbed in the stomach by the younger man, 24, during the confrontation, police said on Saturday. The man was treated by paramedics at the scene but

The first polyamorous family in California to put all three dads on the same birth certificate has opened up about life as a parenting 'throuple'.  Doctor Ian Jenkins, 45, and his partners Alan Mayfield and Jeremy Allen Hodges, from San Diego, made legal history in 2017 when a judge agreed to put them all on the birth certificate of daughter Piper, now 3, paving the way for other polyamorous families to gain greater legal recognition in the US. They now also have a 14-month-old son, Parker.  The children are half-siblings born using an egg donor and a surrogate. Ian and Alan have been together for seventeen years. And they've been with their partner, Jeremy, for eight.  Jeremy is known to the children as 'daddy', while Alan is 'dada' and Ian is 'papa'.  Ian, a specialist in hospital medicine and a university professor, described their 'unique family' set up as 'just three tame, regular people who spend a lot of time talking about what to

London's economy could face a 'killer blow' should it be plunged into Tier 3 next week, business leaders have said, as a new Covid-19 spike was blamed on prison outbreaks.  A decision on whether the capital will enter the toughest level of coronavirus restrictions is due on Wednesday, with any confirmed changes set to come into force on December 19. London has experienced a surge in infections in recent weeks - with the case rate per 100,000 people at 191.8 on December 6 compared to 158.1 the previous week.  November 7: An outbreak in Sheppey East where the cases increased by 144 per cent and saw the Swale area of content have a rolling rate of 303. HM Prison Swaleside is located near the village of Eastchurch on the Isle of Sheppey November 21: Infection rates increase to more than 400 cases per 100,000 in The Isle of Sheppey and surrounding areas in Kent  December 5: Areas between south London and Kent see their cases rise in areas such as Dartford and Greenwich Experts a

Ministers threatened to take legal action against schools last night amid fears that many will close early to reduce the spread of coronavirus among teenagers before Christmas.  At least one council has already told some of its schools it would allow them to switch to online learning for the last week of term.  Secondary schools in London and the South East are also expected to tell parents they will be closing early for the holidays. And some headteachers at schools which do stay open intend to turn a blind eye if children are kept at home by parents.  But senior sources at the Department for Education warned schools and councils it could apply for High Court injunctions which would force them to stay open, according to The Telegraph.    Ministers threatened to take legal action against schools last night amid fears that many will close early to reduce the spread of coronavirus among teenagers before Christmas The newspaper reported how Presdales School, an academy in Hertfordshire, i

A renowned musician and former university professor who went on the run while he was being prosecuted for a string of sex attacks is taunting police from abroad with an online blog called 'Diary of an Exile'. In the sickening diary, Agustin Fernandez, 62, compares himself to Oscar Wilde, insists he is innocent, talks of his 'courage' and 'determination' and writes of a 'lifetime's work' with the young. He also lists the things he says he has 'lost', including his family, four cats, two houses, a dog and a car. The Bolivian-born composer, who was a lecturer and later a professor at Newcastle University, was found guilty of 13 sex offences and was jailed for 23 years in March. He did not attend his sentencing and it is understood he fled overseas after the police investigation into his crimes was launched, leaving his reputation in tatters. Agustin Fernandez , a renowned musician and ex-Newcastle University professor who went on the run while h

Critics have slammed the NHS charity Christmas advert for showing medics battling to save Santa's life, claiming it will 'scare the hell out of little ones'. The film, titled The Gift, depicts an old bearded man unconcious on a hospital bed wearing an oxygen mask as NHS medics in full PPE try to revive him. He is later revealed to be Father Christmas who has been nursed back to health by dedicated NHS staff.  Viewers have interpreted the presence of oxygen masks and tubes as a sign that Santa was suffering from coronavirus - in a move branded 'insensitive' by concerned parents. Several feared young viewers would be traumatised thinking Santa was going to die and urged the charity to let children enjoy the festive season 'without giving them adult problems to deal with'.  Critics have slammed the NHS charity Christmas advert for showing medics battling to save Santa's life , claiming it will 'scare the hell out of little ones'  Viewers have inte

French police arrested nearly 150 people and sprayed a water cannon at bottle-throwing demonstrators during the third weekend of clashes over President Macron's proposed new security laws. Officers waded into the crowds of several thousand to haul away suspected trouble-makers in Paris today. Police targeted protesters they suspected might form violent groups like those who vandalised stores and vehicles and attacked officers at previous demonstrations. They used pepper spray, riot shields and batons against violent protesters before using a water cannon later in the evening.  The interior minister said police detained 142 people.  French police arrested nearly 150 people and sprayed a water cannon at bottle-throwing demonstrators  during the third weekend of clashes over President Macron's proposed new security laws  A protester holds a light flare during the demonstration in Paris today. It is the third weekend of demonstrations in France during protests against a security b