A kind-hearted great-grandmother has provided a home for a mum and her three-year-old daughter after they fled the war in Ukraine.
Svitlana Oliinyk, 27, made the painful decision to leave her home country with her daughter Karolina Dolyniuk following Russia's invasion. They travelled to the UK for safety while Svitlana's husband Vitaly Dolyniuk, 31, a delivery driver, remained in their home city of Odesa.
For the last six months, Margaret Hickson, 76, has shared her home in West Rainton, County Durham, with the mother and daughter. The retired nurse has now extended the sponsor agreement until April next year.