Divers who risked their lives to rescue 12 Thai boys and their football coach from a treacherous cave in Thailand

Police officers heroically tackled knife-wielding terrorists to save lives, exemplifying the courage all police officers display every day.

William his own life to save a terrified pensioner trapped in a burning car, suffering serious injuries in the process

When an off-duty soldier was hacked to death in a London street, three women thought nothing of their own safety to step in.

When an out-of-control car hurtled towards a group of children at a school crossing, lollipop lady Karin Williams dived into its path to push them to safety.

When a high-speed, head-on crash left two men trapped inside burning wreckage, three courageous passers-by risked their own lives to save them.