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Kindness · Wales

Award for boy who steered car to safety at 60mph

Thirteen-year-old Zac from Ebbw Vale steered his mum's car to safety at 60mph after she fainted at the wheel, then called 999. He has now won a Child of Courage award at the Pride of Britain Awards, and his mum says she is incredibly proud of him.

BBC News Wales 22 Oct 2026

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Kindness · North West

Teen thanks Children in Need for holiday club

A 14-year-old girl from Bramhall has thanked BBC Children in Need for helping fund a school holiday club for students with learning difficulties run by the Seashell Trust in Stockport. Grace, who has cerebral palsy, says the sessions give her activities like bikes, drumming and swimming, and her mother says she goes off happy and excited.

BBC News Manchester 23 Oct 2026

Kindness · Northern Ireland

Pupils pen special song to give classmates a voice

Pupils at Mitchell House Special School in east Belfast wrote and recorded a song called My Voice to show that people communicate in different ways. The song was written by a class of 11 to 13 year olds, who hope to raise awareness of alternative communication such as Makaton and eye gaze. The school has also earned an accreditation for its communication work.

BBC News Northern Ireland 23 Oct 2026

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