Gary Currie was laid out on the ground, presumed dead, when fellow Liverpool supporter Dr. Glyn Phillips spotted him and spent 15 minutes performing CPR, determined that Gary, then just 18, deserved a chance to live. Now in a moving interview with the Sunday Mirror, Gary reveals how he has struck up a lifetime bond with his saviour, since that day 23 years ago.
Crowds cheered as Kieran Maxwell, donning a cane and heavy prosthetic leg, carried the Olympic flame through northeast England in June. During the torch relay, the young teen who became an amputee after a battle with a rare form of cancer tripped and fell. His parents had been fundraising to buy him a lighter replacement limb, and this week Britain's biggest lottery winners stepped in to supply the money.
An old painting, which shows a woman embracing a young child, was nearly thrown out on several occasions, but Fiona McLaren, 59, from Scotland decided to seek an appraisal recently after financial difficulties forced her to look for new resources. Auctioneer Harry Robertson, the director of Sotheby's in Scotland, gasped when he saw the artwork which had been given to her father by one of his patients.
There is an extraordinary sign on the outside of a well-tended West Yorkshire vegetable garden: Help yourself. It is part of the sharing revolution across the UK.
Part of a novel lost when a blind woman's pen ran out without her knowing has been salvaged with the help of a local forensic police team.
Following the riots in London, crowds of people turned out Wednesday to help clean up the glass and ashes left on the streets of cities across the country. Andrew Bayles' photo of brooms raised in the air has become an internet sensation via Twitter, and used by journalists around the world to underscore the decent citizens, which have come out in full force to outnumber the troublemakers.
The group of altruistic technology professionals working under the name Apps for Good is now recruiting immigrants or unemployed youths from East and South London to develop phone programs relevant to their needs, and in the process teaching entrepreneurial skills and encouraging confidence.
89 year-old Aaron Biber's barbershop has been a mainstay in his Tottenham neighborhood for 41 years, but it took one night of rioting to nearly destroy it. But some kindhearted strangers launched a fundraiser online to help restore the shop to its former condition.
A growing band of British economists, politicians and academics is thinking seriously about happiness — and they are putting theory into practice by starting a "mass movement for a happier society." Action for Happiness launched Tuesday in London, encouraging hugging, meditation and random acts of kindness.
When Lucy Gavaghan's letters of protest to the CEOs of Tesco went unanswered, the young teen took to the internet to find success in bigger numbers.
One of Britain's biggest retailers is crowdfunding solar power installations for its stores – but offering 5% interest on investments and donating profits.
More and more entire ocean ecosystems are being rescued by proactive governments stepping up to protect the planet and its sea life.
Sweet little George poses for a portrait with 4 generations of British royals for new postage stamps honoring the queen's 90th birthday on Thursday.
When an arsonist attacked a shop catering to immigrant tastes, a community in England came together to help the shopkeeper, and stand with love.
The first photos of the two royal babies together were released by Kensington Palace. The adorable shots were taken by Kate herself, the proud mother.
The script for the stage play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" comes out July 31st, but it's already topping print and digital bestseller lists.
This UK discovery blocks cancer-causing UVA radiation by working inside skin cells, preventing damage by gripping the cells in a protective shield.
After watching her mom care for people with dementia, she was inspired to create a simple device that would keep people safe-and her mom, less worried.
English schoolchildren spread out across Bristol in an attempt to set a new world record for the most random acts of kindness in a single day.
Usually, the cops are called when homeless squatters show up, but the Manchester United football stars who owned the building welcomed them in for the winter.
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