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Emma Dunn & David Flett

Student let stranded woman, 71, stay at her flat and now they're best friends

A student let a stranded woman stay at her flat after she missed her last bus home - and now the pair are best friends despite the 52-year age gap. Rebecca McCurry, 19, didn't hesitate to offer Ann, 71, a grandmother-of-five, a place to stay for the night after she spotted her wandering the streets of Glasgow alone.

After joining a party Rebecca was at and staying the night at her student halls, thankful Ann headed back to Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, but the pair stayed in touch. Now the unlikely pals talk every day and have visited each other's homes - going for walks, dinners, and to the pub together.

Rebecca, a sociology student at the University of West of Scotland, said: "I was at a party, and I went outside and spotted her. She'd been wandering the streets for hours after missing her bus.

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