Eddy's Good News: A Christmas miracle and some feathery news from down under

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19 Dec 2023, 10:10

Every day during his show on Virgin Radio, Eddy Temple-Morris brings you Good News stories from around the world, to help inject a bit of positivity into your day!

Be sure to listen each day between 10am and 1pm (Monday - Friday) to hear Eddy's Good News stories (amongst the finest music of course), but if you miss any of them you can catch up on the transcripts of Eddy's most recent stories below:

Tuesday 19th December 2023

If you want a Christmas miracle here’s one for you…Sydney Moore watched in horror as a tornado ripped through the caravan park she and her two children live in, a one year old pre-toddler and a 4 month babe in arms.

The tornado tore the roof clean off their mobile home and with it, the cradle her baby was sleeping in. With no time for even a tear, she threw herself on top of her one year old in an effort to keep him from joining his brother in a 100mph vortex. 

They both survived the entire collapse of their home, her boyfriend broke his arm and shoulder in the ordeal, but now they had the heartbreaking task of locating a little baby’s body.

It wasn’t long before they found the little might, still in his cradle, perfectly placed by mother nature in the crook of a fallen tree as if he’d been placed there by an angel, with not a scratch on him. And…he’s called Lord! The Christmas miracle has helped them get enough money to get a new mobile home, crowd funded from well wishers.

Via: goodnewsnetwork.org

Some encouraging, interesting and feathery news from down under now as we meet the critically endangered Night Parrot.

The rare nocturnal bird which is capable of flying but spends almost all its time on the ground has been photographed for the first time and conservationists are delighted it’s still with us. Feral cats and increasing wildfires have seen their numbers dwindle. 

Now they want to build a picture of how many are left in the wild, but that’s really hard in the bush where they live as they tend not to come out of the bushes they call from every night. It’s that distinctive call which ornithologists have worked out is the key to a Night parrot census. They’re not putting up camera traps, they’re putting up microphones and recording. They can pick out individual calls then work out how many are in a certain area and extrapolate population that way to help save this enigmatic and beautiful bird.

Via: goodnewsnetwork.org