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A car-mad schoolgirl was flown to Germany to tour a massive largest factory after she wrote to the chief executive of Audi – to ask for a job. Aspiring engineer Leona Burrell, 11, was driven by a female chauffeur to the facility outside Munich during the all-expenses paid trip. She was invited by the company after her school in Croydon, south London, asked pupils in her class to write a persuasive letter to a person of their choice. Leona, whose...

This is the heartwarming moment a police officer is filmed waltzing with a sprightly pensioner in a shopping centre. PCSO Steve Hopley was spotted taking the old lady by the hand and leading her onto the floor accompanied by the music being piped into the mall. Chloe Blower, who works for an online promotions company, filmed the pair's spontaneous routine while shopping in the Mander Centre, in Wolverhampton, West Mids., on Tuesday (13/6). She said: "It was so great to...

.Steve Winterbottom Snr, 63, and son Steve Winterbottom Jnr, 35, were both born on June 4. In a unique set of events, they now share their birthday with the latest addition to the family – newborn ‘miracle baby’ Alexa Ray. Bookies Ladbrokes have put the chances of Steve Snr, Steve Jnr and Alexa all being born on the same day are 48,000000/1. Alexa was conceived naturally despite two rounds of IVF treatment which devastatingly ended in losing two babies. Steve...

These hilarious photos are 'poocher-perfect' and prove man's best friend just loves life in front of the camera. Jason Checkla abandoned taking wedding photos and now has a money-spinning business snapping dogs and their owners. He got the idea after getting his own pooch to strike a pose. His work is now so popular that the New York-based snapper made more than £4,700 snapping nearly 100 canines in the space of just four hours. He said: “It is not nearly...

A kind-hearted barber who walks the streets to give homeless people free haircuts in his spare time has been commended for his selfless actions. Kalon Forrest, 20, has been a professional barber for over four years and works six days a week. However, in his own time, Kalon takes to Princes Street, Edinburgh, to cut the hair of the homeless to make them feel better about themselves. Kalon, from Gullane, East Lothian, did the work without recognition for years before...

The Amazon rainforest has been given fresh hope after British scientists found it is much more resilient than previously feared. It constitutes more than half of the planet's remaining rainforest, with its 2.4 million square miles the most species rich tract of land. Storing about half of the global tropical forest carbon, large losses could make climate change worse. Logging can leave it fragmented and punch holes in the canopy, drying out the vegetation below. This, combined with the effects...

Generous strangers have raised more than £2,000 for a homeless man who had his meagre belongings stolen on the street. They answered an appeal launched by law firm manager Bob Barnes who befriended the rough sleeper, known only as ‘Steve’. Big-hearted Bob, 34, was walking through Bristol city centre when he spotted Steve holding a sign which said ‘Not a drunk, not a druggie, but drink and food welcome.’ He bought him a hot meal of bangers and mash from...

Meet the real life ‘Kick Ass’ – a ten-year-old British girl who is the best junior kickboxer in the WORLD. Tiah Ayton took up the martial art four years ago after her parents noticed she enjoyed play fighting with little sister. Her coaches were instantly impressed and within months she was fighting BOYS who were three years her senior just to get a fair match. Nicknamed ‘Girl On Fire’ the determined fighter trains six days a week and has already...

These stunning images show the amazing bond that has developed between a photographer and a fox. Iza Lyson, 20, has formed such a strong relationship after snapping the vixen in her forest home that it even lets her HUG her. Rather than flee from the camera, the curious fox seems happy to pose in front of the lens. Iza said: “She likes me very much. I’m the only photographer that can hug her. “I think that it’s because of my...