A drug addict whose sickening attack on a 4ft 6in pensioner caused outrage around the world has been jailed for four years after admitting trying to mug his visually-impaired victim.

A vulnerable pensioner who has received more than £250,000 in donations after he was mugged outside his home has been “overwhelmed” by the support, his sister said.

Donations for a 4ft 6in frail and visually impaired British pensioner who was mugged outside his home have reached more than £34,000 (€45,000).

A museum is trying to track down the family of a First World War soldier whose Victory Medal was found buried in the grounds of a village church.