A man and woman who developed a close friendship while working at Manchester airport discovered they are long-lost siblings. Dave Green, 60, a bus station supervisor, and Andrea Urmston, 53, who worked at nearby vending machines, bonded over a shared love of motorbikes.
Their friendship lasted for two years before Mr. Green mentioned he was adopted during a discussion about fostering in 2007. Ms. Urmston then revealed that her brother had been put up for adoption as a baby before she was born. During the conversation, Mr. Green shared his birth name, Stuart Proudlove, which happened to be Ms. Urmston's maiden name.
Realizing the connection, Ms. Urmston called her mother to confirm Mr. Green's birthday. "I was shaking, I was just shaking and my heart was pounding," she told the BBC. "I'd finally found him. It's unbelievable."
Mr. Green later learned that his biological mother had given birth to him at age 15. As a bus driver, he discovered he had frequently driven past her house. Ms. Urmston described the first meeting between her brother and their mother as "amazing," noting it was something their mother had greatly desired. "It was a surreal moment, there was lots of tears and then we all just hugged. I couldn't believe that I'd got my brother and my mum together."
Despite growing up apart, the siblings found they shared similar tastes, including how they prepared cups of tea and a fondness for "tomato sauce butties." Mr. Green reflected, "I have always thought it’s not what you have in your life it’s who you have in your life."
This reunion echoes other instances of long-lost siblings finding each other. In 2025, two brothers, Peter Macdonald, 58, and Trevor Schwartz, 61, were reunited after more than 50 years of separation on an episode of ITV's "Long Lost Family." Their meeting was made more poignant as it fell on what would have been their late mother's birthday, a fact Mr. Macdonald was unaware of.