Newlyweds’ incredible act of generosity
IT IS the happiest day of their young lives. So why not make it a heartwarming occasion for 4000 starving strangers too?
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Why the world sent books to Mathew
WHEN a local postman saw a young boy rummaging through the junk mail bin looking for something to read he had to do something.
This poem is a viral sensation
A girl from New York has written a clever poem, that spread like wildfire online after it was posted on a wall in London.
Shorten’s pledge to ‘end the gender divide’
Opposition leader to boost female representation, vowing at least half of all Labor MPs would be women by 2025, in a bid to embarrass the Abbott government.
Pain of grief leads to caring new career
LOSING her dad to cancer gave Georgia Harley the idea of creating care packages for others
Aussie teen is a Rubik’s Cube master
MELBOURNE teenager Feliks Zemdegs has taken out the Rubik’s Cube world title for the second straight time at the 2015 World Championship finals.
Baby on board! Woman gives birth in car
AN incredible video has emerged of a US woman giving birth in a car while her husband was driving them to hospital. WARNING: Graphic content
Kind cop’s heartwarming act
THIS police officer could have made an easy arrest when he busted a struggling mum shoplifting items. What he did instead was heartwarming.
Junkie finds $3000 in street
A BAG containing a staggering $3000 lying in a street was picked up by a man who had been struggling with drug addiction for 25 years. What he did next will surprise you.
Weather halts Brown’s $100k swim
EX-AFL hardman Campbell Brown had to be pulled out of the sea in his attempt to swim the English Channel and raise more than $100,000.
Studious boy’s dreams to come true
A HOMELESS boy, 9, who was pictured studying on a makeshift desk under the light of a McDonald’s will achieve his dreams after his photo went viral.
Model with Down syndrome lands huge gig
MADELINE Stuart is an 18-year-old Brisbane girl with Down syndrome who is on a mission to help change how the world sees beauty. Now she’s finally achieved her goal.
Mum finds son’s dad after Gumtree search
AN Australian mother who fell pregnant from a one-night stand has been reunited with the father of her child after she placed an ad on Gumtree.
Johnny Depp surprises kids with kind gesture
HE’S BEEN in the headlines lately for all the wrong reasons, but Johnny Depp stepped it up yesterday and warmed the hearts of some sick children.
Peter’s $1 miracle after takeaway lunch
WHEN Peter Bilello was handed his change after buying a sandwich, he couldn’t believe what he was seeing.
Mystery woman with amnesia identified
SHE woke in a US hospital with memories of Australia and nothing else. Now this mystery woman with amnesia has finally reconnected with family.
Coles worker rubbing shoulders with Queen
SHE started out at the local Coles. Now Emily Smith is hanging out with the Queen and David Beckham, with plans to change the school curriculum forever.
Mr Tickle saved my daughter
MEET the baby girl who was saved from a life-threatening condition by a Mr Men book.
Waitress’s note to grieving couple
THIS heartwarming story will make your day. A young waitress from Texas has touched the lives of a couple grieving the loss of their baby.
Question that made Michelle Obama cry
SHE’S a seasoned operator who is not afraid of speaking in public, but even the First Lady teared up after being asked a question by this girl.
Woman freezes ovaries as child, has baby
IN A world first, a woman has given birth after surgeons implanted ovarian tissue that had been removed when she was a child when she was diagnosed with acute anaemia.
Nazis can’t stop 102-year-old now
IN 1938, the Nazis banned Ingeborg Syllm-Rapoport from getting her PhD because she was Jewish. Nearly 80 years later, justice has been served.
The moment this man walked again
CHRIS Norton was just 18 when he broke his neck playing football and was told he’d probably never walk again. But on the weekend he did exactly that, with the help of his beautiful new fiancee.
Baby joy for kidnap survivor
ELIZABETH Smart, who was rescued in 2003 after being kidnapped and sexually abused over nine months, has given birth to a baby girl.
Waitress gives ill customer a kidney
A WAITRESS who heard that a regular customer needed a kidney transplant to stay alive was more than happy to met his order.
‘Boy Australia didn’t want’ allowed to stay
HE faced deportation because his disability made him a “burden” to Australian taxpayers, but in a win for humanity, this 10-year-old autistic boy will be allowed to stay.
How boy, 5, made a dozen strangers cry
THIS is the moment a five-year-old decided to make a positive difference to the life of one man. His actions reduced restaurant-goers to tears.
Man breaks religious rules to aid kid
A SIKH man has been widely praised for ignoring the strict rules of his faith to remove his turban and put it under the head of a hurt child.
19 ways you know you were a ‘90s teen
THAT Joey and Pacey kiss shocked you. You know who Joey and Pacey are. And Nirvana ruled everything. Here’s a bunch of evidence you were a 90s teen.
Beautiful act over dead cop’s car
TANNER Brownlee desperately wanted to buy his murdered cop dad’s squad car at auction. Someone outbid him, but what happened next will warm your heart.
Teen takes great-gran, 93, to prom
WHEN Drew Holm told his great-grandma he had no one to take to the prom she suggested as a joke he take her. But Drew took her words seriously.
Cutest toddler learns to dance again
A DOUBLE amputee toddler, who shot to fame and won the hearts of the nation when he danced to a famous pop song, is learning to walk again after being fitted with his first pair of temporary prosthetics.
Video shows man save dangling toddler
A MAN has been hailed a hero after he risked his own safety to save a dangling toddler. Watch him save the day.
Girl with no RSVPs gets birthday wish
THIS girl’s rare disease means she’s always found it hard to make friends. When no classmates wanted to come to her birthday party, her mum made a desperate plea.
Tessa and Nate’s birthday celebration
YOU won’t see a bigger smile than this today! Tessa James has celebrated her 24th birthday with a slew of friends by her side.
Adopted daughter’s incredible discovery
A WOMAN desperate to find her biological mother was stunned to discover she wasn’t very far away.
What Monica Lewinsky’s comeback can teach us
IF MONICA Lewinsky being back in the spotlight can teach us anything, it’s that you really can turn your life around, no matter how much you stuff up.
Man invents shoes that grow five sizes
THE best ideas are often the simplest. So it proved for a volunteer who hit upon an ingenious way of ensuring poor kids always have a pair of shoes.
Mystery hero who saved driver revealed
THE identity of the mystery man who rescued a driver as his car dangled over a canyon has been revealed after the reluctant hero came forward.
Hero saved man in dangling car, then vanished
‘HE SAID he had to go.’ The hunt is on for this mystery man who rescued a driver as his car dangled over a canyon. See how close the driver came to the edge.
Wallet thief is country’s ‘best banker’
A MAN who lost his wallet containing just over $1000 in cash 14 years ago has it returned to him in the mail — with a $900 interest payment.
April Fool’s Day: best and worst
MIDDAY April 1 has passed across the world — thank goodness — and we give you the best and worst of April Fool’s Day pranks. Some are shockers.
Classic April Fool’s Day pranks
IT’S April Fool’s Day today and what better way to start you thinking of the best pranks to pull with 10 all-time classics that fooled millions.
Facebook apology gripping the world
A MOTHER found out her two daughters were rude and obnoxious to a stranger in the cinemas. She’s being applauded around the world for how she handled it.
Tessa’s beautiful post chemo pic
SALLY Obermeder knows exactly what Tessa James has been through and has shared this gorgeous pic after meeting on the weekend.
Tiny hero receives police award
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD girl has earned an award from police after saving her mother’s life with an ‘exceptional’ call to emergency services.
Did a lads’ website finally get it right for once?
NOW this is a list we can get behind. A men’s website has put together a list of women that for the first time actually isn’t a total insult.
Woman’s perfect smackdown to anti-gay measure
WHEN a lawyer paid $200 to introduce an initiative that could see killing gay people “by bullets to the head” legalised, one activist didn’t get mad. She got even.
Passers-by lift bus off trapped man
IN an incredible display of human spirit, more and more passers-by heed a call to eventually lift a bus off a man trapped and screaming underneath.
Toddler OK after 101 minutes of CPR
A TODDLER, 22-months-old, whose lifeless body was pulled from an icy creek and revived after 101 minutes of CPR, is called extraordinary.
Missing man walked for 360km
A MAN reported missing from his New Zealand home three weeks ago has been found and is thought to have walked 360km. It’s not his first “big walk”.
Little girl’s perfect smack-down of bully
AFTER being called “ugly” by a boy in the playground, this little girl came back with a response that would make Emma Watson proud.
Stars flash their flesh for Mardi Gras
HORDES of spectators have packed into Sydney’s city centre for the annual smorgasbord of sequins and flesh that is the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
Yes romance is alive and kicking
A WOMAN, who saw a shirtless “boy with star tattoos” and put up a poster asking to meet him, has had her dreams realised.
Teacher to donate student a kidney
A TEACHER is giving a six-year-old student the gift of life by donating her kidney.
Unemployed to $242 million
A MOTHER of four has been struggling on her own without a job but a random lottery ticket purchase may have changed all that forever.
Jolie’s centre for women in war zones
ANGELINA Jolie has returned from visiting IS refugees in Northern Iraq. What she saw there has helped inspire a new centre that will be a first for Europe.
Miracle for mugged disabled man
A DISABLED pensioner was mugged outside his home and left with a broken collarbone. What happened next will shock you.
Handcuffed teen saves cop’s life
ARRESTED teenager Jamal Rutledge was in lockup when the police officer processing him suddenly collapsed. Watch what happens next.
Top 10 things NZ does better
IT’S somewhat foolhardy to ruin an otherwise pleasant new year by getting my head punched in.
What’s the deal with Boxing Day?
WHY are the colours of Christmas red and green, where did Santa come from, why do we say ‘Xmas’ and what is Boxing Day? We’ll tell you.
Mum throws kids from raging inferno
“YOUR mamma said do it. C’mon!” A terrified mother was filmed flinging her children from a burning apartment into the arms of neighbours in a harrowing Christmas Day fire.
Cops deliver miracle baby on train
PEAK hour train commuters got more than they bargained for on Christmas after an expectant mum crowned in front of them. Here’s what happened.
See what homeless man does with $100
A HOMELESS man was given $100 and secretly followed to see how he would spend it. What happened next will shock you.
Millionaire: My dreams all went to s**t
AS nervous teens await their Year 12 results, John McGrath recalls the crushing moment he discovered he’d flunked. Here’s how be bounced back.
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