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The happiest stories in the world - our weekly collection
The Happy Pod: Puss in the post
The Happy Pod: From pollution to paradise
The Happy Pod: Punching a crocodile to save her sister
The Happy Pod: The opera singing rescue dog
Meet Georgia, the opera- singing greyhound, the oldest person to go to space and more
The Happy Pod: Seoul's 'space-out' contest
South Korea's annual 'space-out' competition, where contestants sit still for 90 minutes
The Happy Pod: Reunited with the man who saved my life
Christian nearly drowned as a child. Two decades later, his baby is meeting his saviour
The Happy Pod: The happiest country in the world
What makes Finland the happiest country in the world?
The Happy Pod: Knitted together by a sweater
How socials post led to a gift from a stranger, and earthquakes from Taylor Swift fans
The Happy Pod: A teacher's life-saving gift
Carissa Fisher heard her pupil, 5-year-old Ezra, needed a liver so she gave him hers
The Happy Pod: How kindness made a dream come true
Uta's chance meeting with Harry shows how simple acts of kindness can change lives
The Happy Pod: Inspiring my daughter to donate a kidney
A woman's decision to donate a kidney to a stranger prompted her daughter to do the same
The Happy Pod: South Korea's Samba diplomat
The Happy Pod: The surprise star of a US Olympic team
Beacon the therapy dog works with the USA Gymnastics team, helping them cope with stress
The Happy Pod: The blood test that could spot Alzheimer's early
A new blood test for Alzheimer's appears to be able to spot the disease 10 years before
The Happy Pod: Panda pair bring joy to San Diego
Giant pandas Xin Bao and Yun Chua are the first of their kind to enter the US in 21 years
The Happy Pod: Finding love at 89 years old
The newlyweds with a twist. Also, the grandfather who has found a new life as a YouTuber
The Happy Pod: Uniting generations with a splash
How a huge water fight brings joy to both young and old at a preschool with a difference
The Happy Pod: The sky is no limit at 102
Meet Manette, the 102-year-old who has become Britain's oldest skydiver
The Happy Pod: Doggy paddling the waves
Happy stories and positive news from around the world - our weekly collection
The Happy Pod: The Aussie astronaut reaching for the moon
Katherine Bennell-Pegg, Australia's first official astronaut, urges children to dream big
The Happy Pod: AI offers blind runners more freedom
Swedish former Paralympian Fatmir Seremeti ran a half marathon with an AI guide
The Happy Pod: The young people changing the world
Innovators and inspirational people from around the world at the One Young World summit
The Happy Pod: Adopting a grandparent to tackle loneliness
How a project, Adopt a Grandparent, is tackling loneliness by uniting young and elderly
The Happy Pod: Kylie thanks fans who got her through cancer
The pop superstar says letters of love and support from around the world really helped
The Happy Pod: The teenager faster than a calculator
Meet the 14-year-old human calculator, Aaryan Shukla, who holds a Guinness World Records
The Happy Pod: The gloves that hug premature babies
Meet the woman helping premature babies feel their parent's love
The Happy Pod: Marrying the man who saved my life
Charlotte met Dave at a train station when she was at her lowest ebb and then marred him
The Happy Pod: The million dollar prize winners saving the planet
The innovative environmental projects awarded millions in this year's Earthshot Prize
The Happy Pod: How saving an otter changed our lives
The Happy Pod: The dolphins who 'smile' at their friends
Research shows dolphins change their expression when they are interacting