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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 view from inside a car, there is a sat nav and an iPod and out of the window there is a road and green fields on a grey day.

Help find the M4s kindness superhero who helped Brenda

“Brenda, 80, has been travelling 380 miles to Cornwall regularly for the past 30 years – following the break for Covid she felt she was unable to make this journey and my husband and I, would invite Mum to holiday with us. Earlier this year she decided to make the journey alone, armed with a […]

Sarah standing outside a cafe on a paved street. There are wooden benches alongside the window of the cafe with small tables in front of them.

Café patron directs stranger to the toilet.

On a recent trip to Kiel in Germany, my husband and I went into a little café for a coffee and cake. It was very quiet in there, with only 1 other customer. I went to find the loo but the only door I could see opened into some sort of broom cupboard! The other

screenshot from a Vinted chat showing the sender sending a photo of the parcel ready to go, a reply saying "thanks." The sender then saying "Sent. There is a nationwide problem with EVRI/post drops so it may say it's been returned to me but still should get to you." A notification saying order shipped. A reply saying "fingers crossed! Thanks for the info." And a screenshot from the seller showing information about the Evri issue.

Vinted seller goes the extra mile

“I ordered a planner on Vinted and the seller was so kind to let me know of issues with Evri, not only letting me know but even sending over a screenshot of the information. They didn’t need to even mention it so I thought it was super kind of them to let me know.” What

a black umbrella in the foreground covered in rain, in the background a blurred view of city buildings.

Edinburgh businesses show kindness during Fringe season.

“I was up in Edinburgh recently and it was tipping it down. Being Fringe season there were plenty of people handing out leaflets about various shows. Someone from one of the bars raided their lost property box and handed out unclaimed umbrellas to the people working outside. Nice that they spotted it and took the

A blood pressure monitor showing the numbers 115 and 95 sitting on a sofa beside a mug.

Neighbour lends blood pressure machine and picks it up later.

“I needed to take my blood pressure for the GP and someone on my estate let me borrow their blood pressure machine. When I picked it up they mentioned they’d be near my house later that day and could collect it to save me going out again to drop it back.” What kind act have

a paper bag with one handle, the Boots logo on it and the text "with you for life."

Kindness from a Boots shop assistant gets parent’s shop back on track.

“I went into Boots looking for nappies because our supermarket was out of stock and my toddler was really interested in the different shopping baskets. She tried to pick one up and trapped her fingers which made her cry. As we were right by the tills, the person working there heard her and immediately came

A woman with short pink hair wearing sunglasses and a yellow, orange, pink and black mask, stands next to a bus stop.

A helpful chat at the bus stop.

“While walking the dogs past a bus stop an elderly lady walked over to the bus stop and asked me if the bus had gone. I had just seen it so I let her know that it had just gone but they run every hour. We had a little commiseration at the lack of public

a femme presenting person sitting in a power chair. They are wearing a red top and stripy bottoms. They are smiling with one hand up, the elbow resting on their knee.

Wheelchair seat offered to latecomer.

“A disabled friend and I went to an event where she’d had to book an allocated seat for her wheelchair. When we arrived we noticed she could actually fit at our table. Someone who arrived late, just as the event was starting, noticed there were no seats apart from the reserved ones left and my

a train leaving a station as a small hand waves from a pram.

A small wave makes a small child’s day.

“My toddler loves things that go – cars, bikes, buses, planes, trains. She often stops to watch them and points or waves and it’s amazing how often they wave back. Today we stopped to watch a fire engine and the driver waved and flashed his lights which she loved. All these small things people do