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They come from different walks of life, from every part of the country, and range from incredible children to remarkable pensioners.

But the winners of the 2017 Daily Mirror’s Pride of Britain Awards, in partnership with TSB, share a spirit that embodies all that is best about our nation.

Our winners include young people facing daunting adversity, inspirational campaigners, members of the emergency services who went beyond the call of duty, and people who displayed awe-inspiring courage to save others.

On Monday night we celebrated their achievements at Grosvenor House in London along with Prince William, the Prime Minister, Jeremy Corbyn and more than 100 of our best-loved celebrities, including music superstars, TV favourites, sporting legends and top politicians.

The Awards will also be screened on November 7 on ITV.

Pride of Britain winners were selected from tens of thousands of nominations sent in by Daily Mirror readers and ITV viewers, and handed in at TSB branches.

A team of researchers sifted through thousands of stories and contacted hundreds of charities and the emergency services to add to the shortlist.

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Winners were then chosen by a panel of distinguished judges. Paul Pester, CEO of TSB, said: "The Pride of Britain Awards recognise the extraordinary achievements of people right across the country.

“The dedication, commitment and courage of all nominees and winners is inspirational. The awards are a great way to celebrate the character of the people of Britain across the length and breadth of the country.”

Now, time to meet the Pride of Britain 2017...

Good Morning Britain Young Fundraiser: George Mathias

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James Mathias was only a few days old when his parents found him limp and struggling to breathe after waking him for a night feed. James, who had been born seven weeks premature, was rushed to Alder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool, where he spent five days in a coma with a bout of potentially fatal bronchiolitis.

James’ big brother George, then four, came to visit him. Peering into the intensive care cot, George feared it might be the last time he’d see his baby brother.

Thankfully, staff at Alder Hey were able to nurse James back to health. To say thank you when he was older, George suggested running a mile for every month his little brother had been alive.

But what started as a sponsored jog soon snowballed into something much, much bigger.

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After reaching his goal of 75 miles, George, now 11, didn’t stop. He is now on his 99th mile and aiming for the big 100.

His mission has attracted attention from all over Liverpool and beyond, with celebrities queuing up to run alongside George and cheer him on.

Steven Gerrard, John Bishop and Jason Manford have all run a mile with George, and so far they’ve helped him raise more than £35,000 for Alder Hey.

Each celebrity nominates another famous face to run with George next, and so the journey continues.

And so far, George shows no signs of slowing down. His dad Richard says: “Every mile means more money for the hospital, and that’s what drives him!”

This Morning Emergency Services Award: Grenfell firefighters

In the early hours of Wednesday 14th June, firefighters were called to the 220-foot Grenfell Tower in west London.

A fire which started in a flat on the fourth floor had quickly spread through the 24-storey tower. The first fire crews arrived six minutes after the alarm.

Commander Richard Welch, who was one of the first senior officers to arrive at the scene, described how the flames kept spreading as more and more firefighters arrived.

He said: “‘Initially they had six machines. Then they asked for eight, and then 10, and then 15, 20 and 25. Every single person within that building was willing to lose their own life to try to save others. Every single person.”

Firefighters repeatedly went into the fire to rescue residents, climbing to the upper floors of the building despite crippling exhaustion and serious fears it was on the verge of collapse.

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As they battled the flames, they continued to return to the building knowing they might never come out again. A total of 65 people were rescued from the building by firefighters.

Up to 80 residents of the tower are believed to have perished, but without the heroism, courage and relentless determination of the London Fire Brigade, the death toll would have been far higher.

It took 250 officers 24 hours to extinguish the fire and firefighters remained at the site over the following four days, with some putting in near 24-hour shifts as they dampened pockets of fire and searched the rubble.

London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton said: “In my 29 years of being a firefighter, I have never, ever seen anything of this scale.”

Special recognition Professor: Lorna Dawson

While studying in Edinburgh, Lorna Dawson was gripped by a crime that happened on her own doorstep.

On a Saturday night in October 1977, she was asleep in her university halls of residence when 17-year-olds Helen Scott and Christine Eadie were murdered after a night out at the city’s World’s End pub.

The killer was not found, but Lorna never forgot the case, and nearly 40 years later, after becoming one of the country’s leading forensic scientists, she uncovered the vital evidence that finally nailed the killer.

After gaining a geography degree from Edinburgh University, Lorna began working in forensics, helping to pioneer soil investigation techniques that allowed for a sample as small as grain of rice to be analysed.

The Aberdeen mum-of-three now runs one of the only laboratories in the world dedicated to forensic geology, The James Hutton Institute.

The “soil sleuth” and her team have helped put some of the UK’s most evil killers behind bars by unearthing vital hidden clues. But Lorna’s story came full circle when she was asked to re-analyse samples from the World’s End case.

She discovered tiny soil particles on one of the victim’s feet which helped convict killer Angus Sinclair, who had initially been acquitted of the murders in 2007. Thanks to Lorna’s dedication and expertise, Sinclair was convicted and jailed for life with a minimum of 37 years in 2014.

Lorna, 59, says: “One thing that drives me on is the desire get some closure for families who’ve been affected by serious crime. Life’s so precious, and if it’s taken away then I think we should stop at nothing to find justice.”

Special recognition: Grenfell community

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After the flames were extinguished, the people of Grenfell and their neighbours came together in a remarkable effort to provide shelter and comfort, showing the strength and power of the human spirit to overcome adversity.

People from neighbouring blocks, estates and streets, and from across London, rallied to assist residents of the tower who had lost their homes, possessions, and in some cases were still searching for loved ones.

It was a response that saw people of all ages, races and social classes come together to offer accommodation, food, water and clothes.

Shopkeepers and businesses offered their services for free, community centres and social clubs opened their doors to evacuated residents.

Many local residents also welcomed strangers into their homes. Churches, mosques and Sikh temples offered shelter to families who had been rescued from the blazing building. Volunteers rallied together to sort and distribute donations.

Boxes of fruit and vegetables were donated from local market stalls. Westway Sports Centre was transformed into a sanctuary, with donations of shoes, baby milk, nappies, soap and blankets. Donations soon spread to cover the entire tennis courts.

At the same time businesses from the nearby Notting Dale Village development brought trolleys of refreshments including sandwiches and fruit for the emergency services working at the cordons around the tower.

In their community’s hour of greatest need, the community came together to look after each other with love, courage and dignity.

It was a response that inspired the entire nation.

Special recognition: Manchester medics

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As thousands of elated music fans streamed out of the Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena on May 22, evil was about to strike.

Suicide bomber Salman Abedi blew himself up in the lobby, killing 22 people and leaving 250 injured.

The youngest fatality was just eight. Arena first-aiders rushed to help and were joined by paramedics, who carried out

life-saving procedures. The wounded were taken to eight hospitals across Greater Manchester, where staff worked tirelessly to treat them in difficult circumstances.

Surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, radiologists and hospital managers who had just finished their shifts turned around and went back into work.

One medic said: “The response from my colleagues represented everything great about this country. Empathy, tireless ­

self-sacrifice and above all else profound unity. Staff from almost every imaginable background, race and religion came together and put their all into caring for those wounded.”

Showing courage, professionalism and compassion staff battled through the night and the days that followed to rescue and treat the victims of the attack.

Lifetime achievement: Dr Paul Stephenson OBE

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Paul was a young social worker in Bristol when he embarked on the campaign that would change not only his life, but the entire country.

Born to a British mother and West African father in Rochford, Essex in 1937, he was determined to confront the racism he’d encountered growing up.

So when a Bristol bus firm refused to employ black or Asian people, Paul began a 60-day boycott of the company.

Paul says: “If you were a young black person living in Britain, you couldn’t be a police officer, an ambulance driver or firefighter. You couldn’t go into pubs, hotels, swimming pools, and now you couldn’t drive on the buses.

"I’d been watching what Martin Luther King had been achieving in America, and now I thought something had to be done here too.”

His campaign directly resulted in the company revoking their ‘colour bar’.

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Paul then went on to achieve nationwide fame for refusing to leave a public house until he was served - in the face of their ‘no blacks’ policy. His resulting arrest and trial paved the way for the first Race Relations Act in 1965.

In the 1970s and 80s, Paul worked at the Commission for Racial Equality and the Press Council to ensure minorities were both working in newspapers and being covered fairly by them.

Now 80, and suffering from Parkinson’s disease, the Civil Rights campaigner says: “Every generation has a duty to fight against racism, otherwise it will find its way into our country and into our homes. Addressing this challenge is our duty if we wish to seek a happy and prosperous existence”.

Special recognition: Sarah Hope

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Sarah’s twin sister had just given birth to her first son, and on a sunny morning in April 2007, Sarah was taking their mother Elizabeth and two-year-old daughter Pollyanna to meet the new addition to the family.

On their way to the hospital in London, an out-of-control bus mounted the pavement and smashed into the the family. Sarah’s legs were trapped under the bus, and as she slipped in and out of consciousness, she could hear Pollyanna screaming, 20 feet away, with horrific leg injuries.

Sarah’s left leg had been “degloved”, meaning the skin had been completely ripped off. Her mother Elizabeth, 65, was killed and Pollyanna eventually had her right leg amputated below the knee.

She had only just learned to walk.

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Ever since the horrors of that day, Sarah has fought relentlessly for the needs of child amputees. Her campaign for extra NHS funding for amputees has changed hundreds of children’s lives forever.

Sarah’s lobbying directly resulted in the government providing an extra £1.5million for new sports prosthetics for child amputees last year. Previously, prosthetic legs on the NHS only allowed amputees to walk.

Sarah, 45, from Hertfordshire, says: “Running and jumping are second nature to any child, including amputees. But despite their hunger to compete, they just can’t [with walking prosthetic limbs]. On school sports days the cruel difficulty of running becomes apparent as they try – and fail – to match their friends.”

Sarah’s campaign means 500 children will be able to have blades fitted that enable them to run, swim and play with their friends.

Outstanding bravery PC Keith Palmer , PC Wayne Marques, PC Charlie Guenigault

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When terrorists struck in the heart of London this year, at Westminster and London Bridge, police officers rushed into danger to protect the public, regardless of the risk to their own safety.

Three officers who directly confronted the Jihadis suffered serious injuries, with one of them paying the ultimate price and losing his life.

On March 22, Khalid Masood carried out a frenzied attack outside the Houses of Parliament. He had driven down the pavement of Westminster Bridge, injuring 50 people and killing four, before running into the Palace of Westminster grounds with two large knives, determined to kill as many people as possible.

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PC Keith Palmer, who was unarmed, confronted Masood, preventing him from entering Parliament, and delaying him long enough for an armed officer to reach the scene and shoot Masood dead. Tragically, PC Palmer, 48, suffered a fatal knife wound in the struggle.

On June 3, British Transport Police officer Wayne Marques was just beginning his Saturday night patrol in London Bridge when he heard screaming.

As soon as he saw knife-wielding Jihadis attacking people on Borough High Street, he rushed to confront them. PC Marques was wounded just above his right eye and also suffered major injuries to his head, leg and hand. He was also temporarily blinded in one eye.

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During the same attack, off-duty Emergency Response Officer Charlie Guenigault was drinking with friends when the terrorists smashed their van into a nearby restaurant. Instead of fleeing, he ran towards the attackers to protect others.

The 25-year-old received stab wounds to his head, leg, back and stomach, and underwent a three-hour operation to remove his spleen. All three officers rushed into danger, regardless of the risk, to protect the public, and through their heroic actions undoubtedly saved lives.

Special recognition: Dilys Price

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Dilys Price is not a typical 85-year-old grandmother. She might look like a retired teacher from Cardiff — which, technically, is exactly what she is — but she’s also made a habit of jumping out of planes.

Known throughout Wales as “Daredevil Dilys”, the fearless OAP made her first parachute jump at the age of 54 and she has now completed more than 1,139 jumps for charity.

Incredibly, Dilys was petrified of heights before her first jump, but 30 years later she holds the Guinness World Record as the Oldest Female Solo Sky Diver and has raised tens of thousands of pounds for charity.

Dilys has dedicated her life to helping young people with disabilities. Her innovative techniques have been used in hospitals, schools and care homes throughout the world.

In 1996, she founded The Touch Trust from her kitchen in Cardiff. It soon grew into a renowned centre for movement education (called ‘touch therapy’) for people with autism, dementia and profound disabilities. Using music, colour, scent and touch, they help more than 1,000 adults and children every week. Their motto is: “No one will ever be turned away.”

She stepped down from running the charity in 2015 - but she’s still helping to fundraise its work through her parachute jumps.

Dilys says: “I’ve had a lovely life but I’ve found if I’m knocked down I just stand back up again. I’m extremely stubborn and I won’t give up in what I believe in. It’s never too late. Life can still be fun, be challenging and have a purpose.”

Child of courage: Suzie McCash

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Faced with a medical emergency, most people would freeze or panic, especially a child. But Suzie McCash, then just four, not only kept a calm head but took vital action to save her mum’s life.

Suzie, from North Tyneside, had just returned home from the park with her mum Rowena. But as soon as Rowena, 33, stepped through the door of their house, she began to feel dizzy.

Rowena, a GP, suffers from a life-threatening allergy to salicylates, found in even just tiny traces of oranges and almonds. Within minutes, she had collapsed in the hallway, struggling to breathe.

With dad William at work, it was up to little Suzie to save her mum’s life.

She carefully described her mother’s situation to the emergency call handler, who guided paramedics to the family home.

Suzie was asked if she could open the front door of her home, and replied. “I can’t really reach the lock, but I’ll have a go.”

Suzie says: “Mummy had an anaphylactic shock and I rang 999. I then got her medicine to make her feel better. They said I should hold Mummy’s hand, so I did.”

When the paramedics arrived, Suzie managed to let them in, and they were able to administer lifesaving treatment to Rowena.

Rowena says: “Me and her dad told her she must have superpowers because we have no idea how she managed to open the front door on her own!

“When she was little she had a paramedic costume and loved playing doctors. I think that helped her stay calm and remember what to do in an emergency. I’m so lucky Suzie was so brave. She saved my life.”

TSB community partner: Fraser Johnston

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Fraser, 20, spends all his spare time in the saddle, taking care home residents out for trips through the countryside on his trishaw bike, which has a seat for two fastened to the front.

Fraser, from Falkirk, Scotland helped set up the Cycling Without Age scheme in March 2016. Now he and 30 volunteers have taken out over 150 care home residents on rides, all aged over 85.

The team use specially designed trishaw cycles - which are power-assisted to help navigate steeper Scottish hills.

Fraser says: “I started by taking a couple of women. They loved it. So, anytime I was free, I took them out. They saw things outside which helped jog memories from their past. It really helps to improve their overall quality of life.”

After a video of Fraser taking elderly people for a cycle went viral with over 38 million views, he started a Crowdfunding page which raised £43,492 for the scheme. And he doesn’t want to stop there.

He says: “My dream would be to raise enough money for all the care homes to have their own trishaw. Everyone has some time in their lives that they could give back to the older generation.

"You get to really share their stories and celebrate how they’ve lived their lives. I get as much out of talking to them as they do from the bike rides.”

Prince’s Trust Young Achiever: Katie Walker

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From the outside, Katie Walker’s beauty salon looks like an ordinary boutique in Liverpool. But for Katie, 32, it’s much more than that. As well as running a successful business, Katie helps victims of domestic violence.

In 2011, Katie tried to realise her childhood ambition of opening her own salon. But trapped in a controlling relationship with a violent partner, she seemed destined never to achieve her dream. One night her partner beat her so savagely that he broke every bone in her face. He was sent to prison but Katie shut herself off from the world, suffering from depression.

After her counsellor suggested she meet with the Prince’s Trust, she began their Enterprise Programme for new businesses. With their support, Katie finally opened the new salon in 2013.

Katie says: “It was the happiest day of my life. But I wanted to use it for something more than hair and beauty. I wanted to help people who’d struggled like I had.”

Now, every year on the anniversary of the attack, Katie re-posts the photographs of her badly beaten face on social media. “Every time I post the photos, I give an update on the good things that are happening in my life now,” Katie says. “I want to show women going through this that there is a way out. There is life on the other side.”

Katie asks her followers to nominate someone who is going through difficult times and in need of a pamper and someone to talk to.

Katie says: “I know what it’s like to be rock bottom with no hope. It’s amazing what it can do for somebody’s self-worth, just knowing someone cares about them and wants to help them.”

Teenager of courage: Moin Younis

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Moin has defied medical opinion throughout his life, since the moment his parents Mohammed and Shafia were told he would not live beyond his first birthday.

Now 17, the fanatical Aston Villa fan inspires others around him as an ambassador for Acorns Children’s Hospice, offering advice and support to other desperately ill children.

He was diagnosed with Epidermolysis Bullosa when he was just two months old.

The life-limiting condition means he lacks the protein needed to bind the layers of his skin together, so it tears at the slightest touch.

Moin - one of the only people in the world with the most severe type of EB - has scarring across his body as well as wounds which will never fully heal.

He says: “You can imagine cutting yourself or burning yourself - now just think for a second how much it would sting. That’s pretty much how I feel everywhere. I go to sleep at night hoping to not wake up the next day, so I do not have to go through this routine.”

Each day Moin spends over an hour soaking his bandages in the bath so they can be removed before Shafia applies fresh bandages - a painful process that sometimes takes up to five hours.

But despite his many challenges, Moin is committed to making a difference to the lives of others. In his role as a Young Ambassador at Acorns, he has a real say in ways the charity can improve its services

Moin said: “A lot of people take life for granted. While I am here I want to get the message out to people to enjoy life. Please, please get the most out of your life and make the most of what you have.”

ITV fundraiser: Jake Coates

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Jake Coates and childhood sweetheart Emmy Collett cycled 2,000km from London to Copenhagen and raised £140,000 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, after they married in 2016.

Brave Emmy had already been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and she tragically died in June, this year, aged just 31.

They had spent her final months of life fundraising together on a tandem.