IT may be one for sorrow but it was definitely two for joy for a baby magpie taken in by a pair of homeless people.

Lottie Pauling and her partner Gabriel Chamberlain, who live at the O’Hanlon House shelter in Oxford, found the nestless bird and took it under their wing.

They have shown a compassionate and caring side that should be admired.

Perhaps the plight of the bird resonated with their own experiences of being lost and alone.

Whatever the reason, they should be congratulated for their selflessness, and we hope the bird can be returned to the wild soon.