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Unlikely friends frolic at Beijing zoo

Beauty queen's plastic bottle dress

Meet the real life Super Gran. Video, 00:00:50Meet the real life Super Gran

'Underwater, I'm a normal person' Video, 00:02:52'Underwater, I'm a normal person'

Man bids to be oldest to cycle across UK

How to get rewards for your rubbish. Video, 00:03:20How to get rewards for your rubbish

'I didn't know black people went to Cambridge'

A-level student with ME gets As

Face transplant for suicide survivor

'My play helped dad's depression' Video, 00:01:23'My play helped dad's depression'

The Syrian refugee who feeds everyone she meets

How door knocking got this kid a job in the City. Video, 00:04:41How door knocking got this kid a job in the City

Knives down bikes up for 3,000 teenagers

Ironman's mum takes turn at triathlons. Video, 00:01:22Ironman's mum takes turn at triathlons

Man uses doodles to help illiterate gran

'I saved my son's life with a defibrillator'

Seven As for boy given 1% recovery chance

The woman tackling child marriage with football

'Threats won't stop me feeding refugees' Video, 00:03:08'Threats won't stop me feeding refugees'

‘When I started working, there weren’t even ladies' toilets’ Video, 00:01:09‘When I started working, there weren’t even ladies' toilets’

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Meet Argentina's handless barber. Video, 00:01:08Meet Argentina's handless barber

Girl, 11, leaves sickbed to be bridesmaid. Video, 00:01:01Girl, 11, leaves sickbed to be bridesmaid