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If you’ve ever thought it would be fun to work for a celebrity, you’d be totally wrong. Former celebrity PA Jack Sutherland has revealed what it’s like to work for the world’s most famous celebrities — and it’s awful. In…
Zhao Shijun had every reason not to go to university. The 20-year-old Chinese man is a full-time carer, looking after his paralysed father and sick mother. But if most people would forgive him for not pursuing higher education, Zhao wouldn’t forgive…
Following the recent story of a baby dolphin dying after being mauled by a crowd of tourists eager to take selfies with the animal, a shockingly similar video has appeared online showing a man pulling a shark from the sea and…
When 90-year-old Norma lost her husband and was diagnosed with cancer in the space of a week, she amazed everyone by rejecting treatment and heading off to travel the US. Two days after losing her husband of 60 years, Norma was told…
A 4-year-old boy who didn’t want his mom to feel lonely on Valentine’s Day following her recent divorce decided to take her out for a meal — and try to pay with his jar of saved pennies. Max Schofield, 4,…
Ashley Graham has made history by becoming the first plus-size woman in history to be featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. This is Ashley Graham, a plus-size model, body activist and designer, appearing on the cover of Sports Illustrated…
Humanitarian worker Anja Ringgren Loven has spent three years in Nigeria saving children accused of witchcraft from horrific abuse and neglect and now she’s taking her fight to the Nigerian government. Witchcraft is considered more than just superstition in Nigeria; cases…
Motivational speaker Chris Koch, who was born without any limbs, travels the world to prove that a disability should never stop anyone from following their dreams; his journey is truly inspiring. Along with photographer Anna Tenne, Chris, 36, set off…
Laxmi Saa was just 15 years old when a 32-year-old man threw acid at her after she rejected his offer of marriage. Now, a decade on, the acid attack survivor and campaigner is to be the face of Indian fashion retail brand Viva…
A Chicago-based art director has found a unique way to use advertising skills for good; the anonymous creative improves the cardboard signs used by the homeless to see if they can better grab people’s attention. “As an art director it’s my job…
A group of students in Michigan, US, are helping the homeless and the environment this winter by using hundreds of plastic bags to make sleeping mats. The students use between 500 and 700 bags to crochet just one 6ft by…
When Ryan and Amy Green lost their 5-year-old son Joel to cancer, they channelled their grief into creating “a videogame developer’s love letter to his son”. Computer programmer Ryan began making “That Dragon, Cancer” while Joel was still alive; he had already…
Meet Deng Adut, 32. The accomplished Australian lawyer was a former Sudanese child soldier rescued by the UN and granted asylum in 1998. Adut was taken from his family when he was just 6 years old and conscripted into Sudan’s People Liberation Army where he…
8-year-old Ethan asked his mom if he could learn how to do make up like a professional, so she took him to the best make up artist she could find — and she says it’s got nothing to do with Ethan’s gender…
When Yvonne Trimble donated her wedding dress to a charity that turns the dresses into burial gowns for stillborn babies, she didn’t expect her act of kindness to go viral. In May 2015, Yvonne decided she no longer needed her wedding dress and…
When Mark Zuckerberg posted about his 2016 projects, he took a moment to remind everyone how far we have to go to reach total gender equality in the tech industries. The CEO and founder of Facebook detailed the “personal challenge” he’s…