A tiny rural North east community offering sanctuary to dozens of Ukrainians has been thwarted by 'shameful' delays in the Government's visa system.
The villagers of Rothbury in Northumberland - which has a population of little more than 2,000 - rallied round to help as soon as war broke out.
A team of volunteers applied for visas on behalf of families living in Kyiv, Lviv and Mariupol.
