Paula Robinson is being described as the "Angel of Manchester" after she led 50 terrified children to safety following the Manchester terror attack
Last night's atrocities at the Ariana Grande concert in the Manchester Arena has seen 22 people lose their lives, including a little girl of only eight years old.
And whilst they should remain at the forefront of everyone's minds and hearts, we should also remember to pay tribute to the ordinary men and women who stepped forward to help complete strangers in their hour of need.
One of those was 48-year-old Paula Robinson from West Dalton, about 40 miles away from Manchester, who was at Victoria station with her husband when she heard the explosion and the screams.
Paula immediately ran straight towards the danger, gathering around 50 young children and teenagers and leading them to safety.
The brave woman shepherded all 50 of the young people to a nearby Holiday Inn hotel, spreading her mobile number around social media and asking worried parents to call her.
She took to Twitter and Facebook, adamantly refusing to give up. She wrote: "We have got about 50 kids with us waiting to be picked up, they are safe we will look after them.
"Please repost for any parents with children at M.E.N. We have taken as many kids as we can to Holiday Inn. We will keep them safe and stay with them."
Many have hailed Paula as a hero.
Others jumped into action to help those in need - this is AJ Singh, a Manchester-based taxi driver, who offered free lifts for concert goers.
AJ put a sign saying "Free taxi if needed" on the back of his cab, and said to Channel 4: "I've had people who needed to find loved ones, I dropped them to the hospital, they've not had any money, they've been stranded, there's no transport.
"We should, you know, come out and show whoever has done this that it doesn't matter because we're glue and we stick together when it counts."
There was also a hashtag going around Twitter, #RoomForManchester, offering free accommodation to anyone that needed it in the city.
The Manchester Evening News team have also set up a Just Giving page to help those affected and their families. It has already raised a massive £460,447 from 16,749 donators.
These events may be terrible, but at least we can remember the true nature of humanity in these times - kindness and love.
Our thoughts are with those affected at this terrible time. ❤️
If you are looking for information on a loved one, ring the police helpline 0800 096 0095.
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