Best friends with a 52-year age gap after student lets stranded women stay over

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 wondering the street of Glasgow, Scotland, 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 wondering the streets for hours after missing her bus.

"I just said 'you'll sleep with me tonight' and she looked so thankful.

"The next morning, I was a bit shocked to see a tuft of her hair poking out of my bed, but then I remembered I'd let her stay.

"Most students wake up with a bit of a hangover, but I woke up with a 71-year-old stranger in my bed.

"We've stayed in touch and we're great friends.

"She's so cool and I learn so much from her."

Ann had been in Glasgow, Scotland, visiting her sick brother when she got stuck trying to get home in March 2021.

Unable to stay in a hotel due to covid regulations and having missed the last bus home, she planned to wonder the streets all night.