Correction: Following an investigation led by the BBC, it is alleged that plumber, James Anderson, had fabricated numerous stories about himself to paint himself as a hero. The original story we published goes as follows. A British plumber went viral after he fixed the boiler of a terminally-ill 91-year-old and decided not to charge her […]

2 years ago

‘An angel dressed as a plumber’ A British plumber went viral after he fixed the boiler of a terminally-ill 91-year-old and decided not to charge her a penny. Burnley plumber James Anderson was called out to fix the woman’s leaked boiler, but after arriving at her home found her on palliative care for advanced stage […]

2 years ago

How about this for a brilliant gesture? On Tuesday, a group of hardy Carlisle supporters began a heroic 779-mile round trip to Plymouth for the cruellest of midweek fixtures. They were joined by football journalist Iain Macintosh, who shared details of the journey on Twitter… https://twitter.com/iainmacintosh/status/633290365970292736 https://twitter.com/iainmacintosh/status/633568634791723008 The group were making good ground when their […]

11 years ago

This tugs at the heartstrings a little bit. Irish woman Cara Grace Duggan emailed someone on Gumtree about buying a second hand NutriBullet. But when she explained to the seller that she wantedthe blender for her mother, who is fighting cancer, he came back with an amazing gesture… What an inspiring act of kindness – we hope that guy has […]

11 years ago