CRIME: A woman aged in her 80s fought off a robber yesterday by punching him in the face.

The plucky pensioner was walking her dog in an alleyway Kent when she was grabbed by the male attacker who was wearing black clothes and a hooded top to hide his face.

The elderly woman managed to fend off the mugger by punching him in the mouth in the incident which happened at 7.20am.

EDUCATION: The Department for Education spent tens of thousands of pounds on a film promoting their school reforms, figures showed yesterday. 

A private company was paid more than £38,000, plus VAT, to create and produce the 30-minute video to plug Tory education policies like free schools and unqualified teachers. 

Figures obtained by the Press Association through a Freedom of Information request show that the firm was paid £38,250 plus VAT to make the film, making the overall total £45,900.

COURTS: A man will appear in court today charged with the murder of a mother-of-five who was stabbed to death as she tended her horses in the New Forest.

Justin Robertson, 36, of no fixed abode, is accused of murdering 47-year-old Penelope Davis on Tuesday September 2.

A 28-year-old woman from Hampshire was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder and has been released on bail until November 3.

TRIBUTE: Amy Winehouse has been immortalised with a life-size statue.

Fans and relatives gathered on what would have been the singer’s 31st birthday as the bronze figure by London-based artist Scott Eaton was unveiled in Camden, north London — where the star lived before her death in July 2011 after a public struggle with addiction.

The singer’s father Mitch Winehouse said: “It is like stopping her in a beautiful moment in time. We really hope Amy’s fans love the statue.”