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kindness of strangers

These good news tales about the kindness of strangers are intended to be uplifting and give readers faith in humanity.

A sign for Benfleet station on the platform at sunset. The shy above has white clouds with some blue sky above it and sun breaking through it as it sets. The platform itself is quite dark.

Angel at Benfleet station.

“I worked late in London, next to me on the train was a young lady around 19-20. She got off at my stop and I was at the front of the queue for a taxi, it was around 11pm so I offered her to go ahead of me so she was safe. 11 out of […]

Several platforms at Marylebone train station. At two platforms on the far left there are trains, the other visible platforms are empty.

Marylebone passenger gives up seat to faint stranger.

“Travelling home on a packed train standing room only. I was feeling faint and a guy stood up and gave me his seat. Good to know there are good guys out there thanks a million to my hero on the Marylebone to Banbury train.” We share examples of kindness like this one, sent in by

a large, beautiful lake stretches out towards a forest in the distance. The sky above is light blue.

Passerby at lake shares the time.

We were walking round the lake near our house before my parents came over to visit for a cuppa. We realised neither of us had brought our phone with us, so we had no idea what the time was! We asked a passerby for the time and he got his own phone out of his

a variety of ducks swimming on a large lake at Anglers Country park. Grass all around the lake and lots of reeds in one side of the lake. It is a beautiful sunny day.

The Anglers Country park kindness superheroes!

“I took my 7 year old daughter and 86 year old mum for a walk at Anglers Country park in Wakefield. Mum was in her wheel chair and my daughter Rose on her scooter and just a quarter of the way along the path my daughter stopped suddenly and collided with mum’s wheelchair, in the

Photo of a laptop with the words be kind on the screen

Acquaintance helps set up new laptop.

“The wife of a friend my dad made in the neurology rehabilitation program helped my dad install his new laptop because I’m sick and can’t do it for him. I can’t get over how kind she is.” Thank you to the anonymous person who sent in this wonderful example of kindness to us. What kindness

4 homemade spiced potato patties in a plastic tub with a piece of kitchen towel inside it for them to rest on. They look delicious.

Spare plastic tub for cookery class attendee who forgot theirs.

“I was taking an Indian cookery course and one week I forgot to take something to bring my dish home in. One of the other students had a spare tub and let me borrow it.” These everyday acts of kindness are happening all the time all over the world. We share at least 1 a

a blueish green bus driving along a country road. Either side of the road are woodlands, and a wall is just visible tapering away on the far side of the road.

Three stories of bus related kindness.

A while ago we shared some stories of kindness on public transport – well here are 3 more! Keep your eyes peeled the next time you’re using public transport to see what kindness you can spot. “I left the Western General Hospital, and was around 50 metres from the Lothian 29 bus on the other

The checkout of an M&S cafe with two men behind it working. Above them is a menu of lunch snacks and hot drinks.

Stranger in M&S cafe gifts free hot drink voucher.

“We were in M&S cafe and about to order when someone came over and asked if we were ordering hot drinks. They gave us a free hot drink voucher as they had a spare one they weren’t going to use. I think the person felt a bit awkward about asking a total stranger so I

a train arriving at Bank tube station. Several people are standing around on the platform waiting for it.

Kindness on the London tube.

My daughter spotted a man on the Tube in London telling another man that his bag wasn’t closed properly. What kindness did you see today? No kindness is too small to shout about so tell us what you’ve seen today. Get more inspiration for what kindness you might be able to see with these stories:

a small glass bottle of milk with a screwed top sitting on a light wood grained table.

Crigglestone woman provides glass of milk for lost teeth.

“My son, Thomas, fell off his BMX and knocked his front teeth out and bust his lip. In my panic I knocked on a random door and asked for some milk to put the teeth into. I’d like to thank the lovely lady (I didn’t get her name) from Crigglestone near Wakefield who gave me