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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.

Three men standing in front a jeep in Ukraine. Two wearing camouflage, the one in the middle wearing a red hat, dark blue jumper and light brown shorts.

Lawyer collects donations and takes them to Ukraine.

Kindness exists even in the darkest times. Harry Sherrard and his Polish friend, Darek Kubik, drove to Ukraine to drop off some aid. Harry donated his Jeep filled with medical equipment and other vital supplies for the Ukrainian people. They received a great number of generous donations from an incredible 70 supporters. Remind yourself of […]

2 golden Labradors and one black Labrador sitting on a low agility table. They are all looking towards the camera, some with their tongues out, some not.

Stranger returns escapee Labrador to exhausted owner.

“My 5 year old Labrador escaped on Friday tea time when I came home from work. We live in Didsbury off the busy A34. Archie just kept on walking and as I can’t run fast, I couldn’t catch up to him. I was frantically running down the street holding his lead in one hand and

A conference room filled with people sitting either side of an aisle. At the far end are two projector screens with chairs for speakers to sit in front of them.

Conference go-er takes photo of speaker.

“I spoke at a conference recently. One of the people at the event offered to take a photo while I was presenting so that I could share it on my social media.” We all know how important it is to capture these moments for social media – and how difficult when you don’t have a

Two children playing in the sand on a beach with buckets and spades while someone holding the phone holds a cardboard container of cod bites and chips. It is a beautiful sunny day.

Stranger gives spare cod bites and chips to family.

“Last week we were on holiday in Bournemouth. A lady came over and said they had been given some cod bites and chips that they didn’t need (duplicate order) and would we like them? It was a lovely act of kindness from a stranger. The children really enjoyed them. The lady said she didn’t want

Two almost identical glass bottles of Coca Cola on a wooden table. The glass on the left is clear whereas on the right there is a slight green tinge, the bottle on the right also has an extra information sticker on it. The Coca-Cola label on the left bottle has two extra bits of information under the logo which are not on the bottle on the right.

Coca-Cola expert buys coke for tourists.

“We popped into a wee shop next to our hotel to get juice and, while we were in there, we got talking to a guy who was telling us the difference between Mexican coke and American coke (it’s all in the sugar apparently). We just assumed the guy worked there and thought no more about

The inside of a passenger train. Text overlaid reads “stranger lets passenger know he’d left his wallet.”

Stranger lets passenger know he’d left his wallet.

“I pointed out a guy on the train had left his wallet on the seat as he was about to get off.” A true everyday kindness superhero! What small kindness have you seen or done today? Tell us here. Need some more reminders that there’s a lot of kindness in the world? Give these a

The door to a changing room cubicle slightly open. The number 5 is on the door beside a large handle.

Parents show kindness outside changing rooms.

“I was shopping with my teenager for a prom outfit for after her exams. We went into the changing rooms and it looked like all the cubicles were full. There was another Mum standing outside one of the cubicles while her child tried some things on and she told me that there was an empty

a café in San Francisco with tables with mosaic tops in pastel earth tones and wooden chairs sat round them. A person sits at a table in the centre of the shot. The wall beyond is filled with old photographs in brown and gold frames. The café is well lit with natural light and cosy but spacious.

San Franciscan offers directions and local advice to tourist.

“A kindly stranger helped us find the City Lights book store when she noticed we looked lost. After giving directions she said we must visit this café nearby. Francis Ford Coppola wrote The Godfather here! It’s so nice and the barista was so friendly. San Franciscans are so friendly!” How wonderful! Big thank you to

A view of a Lidl store across some café tables and the Lidl carpark. Beyond the store are some green hills with trees. Text overlaid reads “Stranger points out dropped coin at Lidl.”

Lidl customer alerts stranger to dropped coin

What tiny kindness have you seen today? When I paid for my shopping at Lidl, a coin fell out of my purse without me noticing. As I walked away, a customer at the next till called out to tell me that I’d dropped the coin. Can’t think of any kindness at all, give these stories