Inspiring stories

Record attempt to swim the Pacific. Video, 00:00:39Record attempt to swim the Pacific

Swimmer begins record Pacific crossing

How I found my biological mother. Video, 00:03:33How I found my biological mother

'I woke up and didn't recognise my wife'

Firefighter saves boy's life on holiday

How balcony rescuer shines light on today's France

Paris boy's family thank Mali 'Spiderman'

Bike challenge for locked-in syndrome man

Hero rescuer to become French citizen

Moment Malian man rescues child. Video, 00:01:06Moment Malian man rescues child

Astronaut and artist Alan Bean dies at 86

'I want to be the first wheelchair user in space' Video, 00:02:47'I want to be the first wheelchair user in space'

How the Pankhurst Runners ran for women's suffrage

'There wasn't much jazz in Bali' Video, 00:02:03'There wasn't much jazz in Bali'

The mobile laundry for homeless people. Video, 00:02:59The mobile laundry for homeless people

Jameela Jamil 'was too ethnic' for US

Training my pet as an assistance dog. Video, 00:01:48Training my pet as an assistance dog

Learning to walk again after a skydiving accident. Video, 00:02:43Learning to walk again after a skydiving accident

Acid attack victim shares recovery photos

Coping with dementia at 11 years old. Video, 00:01:14Coping with dementia at 11 years old

Horse riding changed my life - Kai. Video, 00:02:59Horse riding changed my life - Kai

Amputee makes history on Everest summit

I bring my orchestra to the terminally ill. Video, 00:02:25I bring my orchestra to the terminally ill