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.
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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.
How this girl got commuters to dance
THERE’S busking, and then there’s this. A little girl decked out in a pink parka and pink glasses has absolutely owned the crowd at a New York subway platform.
Homeless man’s touching thank-you note
LEE HOUGHTON has bought coffee and breakfast for Simon – a homeless man – every day for the past four months – and received a beautiful card in return.
Incredible journey of one man’s ashes
WHEN a grieving mum asked strangers on Facebook to help scatter her son’s ashes around the world, she didn’t expect this reaction.
‘She can have some of my hair too’
THIS adorable 3-year-old is kind beyond her years. When she found out about young cancer patients who lost their hair, she decided to do something truly amazing.
Babies born from grandmas’ wombs
IN A medical breakthrough, two baby boys have been born after their grandmothers donated wombs for transplant into their daughters.
The most awesome birth notice
THIS is Kai, he’s 19 years old, but his parents have just posted a heartwarming ‘birth retraction’ in the paper.
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