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Uplifting stories

A paramedic tends to a patient while holding a walkie talkie

'Surviving cancer inspired me to be a paramedic'

Split screen image: Left, Nicholas Harding in an ICU hospital bed. Right, his art sculptures.

Paralysed skater turns his passion into art

Jon Mckenna, lies on the canvas of a boxing ring. He is surrounded by colleagues and members of the ambulance service.

CCTV shows coach's lifesaving CPR in boxing ring

The moment a boxing club coach’s life was saved during a children’s sparring session.

Holly and Lauren from Remember Monday sit in the BBC Radio 2 studio. They are wearing light blue shirts and tops

The moment UK's Eurovision act was announced

Country trio Remember Monday will be representing the UK at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2025.

Toy elephant lies on a pillow in bed, tucked up under duvet

Butcher reunites boy, 3, with toy elephant

A 3-year-old boy's mother trumpets the return of his toy elephant from a south London butcher.

Elliot Caswell, model with cerebral palsy, in Primark beside the accessible clothing range

Model with cerebral palsy champions adaptive clothes

Elliot Caswell says adaptive clothing is "life-changing" as he models for fashion store Primark.

Gill Green, smiling to the camera, sitting down, wearing a black top, cat broach and a green and black jacket. She has short grey hair.

Village awards highest accolade for very first time

"Selfless" volunteer Gill Green, 86, says being the Freewoman of Woburn is a "fantastic honour".

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Paul McCarthy, in a black and white speckled jacket, white shirt and black tie. He is clean-shaven and has short dark spikey hair.

'Heroic' bus driver gave CPR to collapsed man

Bus driver Paul McCarthy wins an award for giving first aid help to a man after he collapsed.

A collage of some of the images that relate to the stories in the round up. The top left image is of a man in an England shirt asleep, the bottom left is a woman paining celebrity sculptures, the top right is a man sitting on a wall, the bottom right is a sign on a fence.

Sussex's most uplifting stories of 2024

From anti-fun campaigns to sushi celebrities there have been many stories keeping us entertained.