A terminally-ill woman was given her dying wish to see her horse one final time when it visited her hospice just an hour before she died.

For 17 years Jake had been the woman's loyal companion, and her friends, family and hospice staff rallied to ensure she was able to spend her final moments with him.

The motor neurone disease sufferer, whose family has asked to remain anonymous, was at the Dove House Hospice in Hull, East Yorkshire, when staff arranged the reunion.

Her bed was taken to the car park so the pair could be reunited for a final time.