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A schoolboy has proved he can 'live a life like anybody else' after featuring in one of Britain's first major advertising campaigns to use a model with Down's Syndrome. Joseph Hale, 11, is set to change the world of advertising after being selected as the poster boy for the huge River Island Kids A\W clothing online campaign. The smiley youngster didn't even need to audition for the role before bagging his first ever modelling job with the top high-street clothing...

This touching cuddle between a six-year-old girl and her army hero dad will break hearts in a new charity calendar celebrating British service personnel and their children. Adorable Lucy Smith, now nine, can been seen on the airfield at Royal Air Force Akrotiri smiling proudly at her dad Staff Sgt Martin Smith, 40, after months apart. The emotional reunion after his stint in Iraq is just one of 15 photos chosen from hundreds submitted to charity Little Troopers for their...

This is the heartwarming moment a homeless man broke down in tears when a Good Samaritan gave him his £120 trainers after seeing him walking barefoot in the street. Craig Wells, 36, was in a restaurant with his wife and three children when he spotted a homeless man wander past the window. Sales manager Craig noticed the man wasn't wearing any shoes and his socks were threadbare so he dashed outside to speak to him. In an incredibly kind gesture,...

A young Afghani girl who worked as a carpet weaver before coming to the UK ten years ago today walked away with a first class law degree. Hameeda Hussani, 23, said she dreamed of becoming a lawyer when she worked from morning to night weaving Persian carpets every day as a child. But she now hopes to become a lawyer in the City and said "anybody can go as far as they want to go" as she picked up her...

Meet Britain's most daredevil gran - Trish Wagstaff, 85, who has spent her retirement swimming with sharks, jumping out of planes, wing walking and paragliding. After her retired Army major husband Peter died ten years ago she pledged to spend her time fundraising for local charities and pushing herself to the limit. But instead of organising bake sales the daring gran-of-two decided to do a hairraising stunt every year and has so far raised more than £150,000 for charity. She...

An inspirational 11-year-old boy has started a charity project to collect new socks and underwear for the homeless. Joe Cox had noticed a growing number of rough sleepers while walking around in his neighbourhood of Leith, Edinburgh. His simple idea, which he has dubbed Socks for the Street, has touched the hearts of people around the world through a Facebook appeal. Joe has even convinced his school Leith Primary to be a drop-off point for people’s donations. Joseph Cox, 11,...

A young Syrian refugee who only came to England last year has won one of the country's most prestigious poetry awards. Amineh Abou Kerech, 13, could not even speak English before her family arrived in the UK in 2016 after four years of exile in Egypt. But now the teenager has been commended with the prestigious national Betjeman Poetry Prize for a vivid poem that remembers the country she loved as a young child. Oxford Spires Academy student Amineh Abou...

These adorable pictures show five of the smallest otter species in the world rumaging around in autumn leaves to celebrate world animal day. Otters rummaging around in autumn leaves to celebrate world animal day. The fluffy bundles of joy, who are homed at Edinburgh Zoo, were captured playing together in the leaves and looking for food which staff placed in the colouful leaves. The oriental short-clawed otters, listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, were celebrating world animal day...

This is the emotional moment an OAP who had his shopping stolen from his doorstep was surprised by his caring neighbours - who had a whip round for food and cash. The pensioner - known only as Peter - had lost his keys and left his shopping bags outside his bungalow while he popped next door to ask for some help. But when he returned, the shocked pensioner found out he was not only locked out - but all his...