Upgrading the UK’s ageing onshore windfarms could bring huge climate benefits, with fewer turbines. But what to do with the old turbines? The post Repowering Britain: how ‘super turbines’ could turbocharge green energy appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Researchers are hoping to uncover the elusive secret to happiness in the biggest study of its kind to date The post What’s the true secret to happiness? Scientists may be about to find out appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Project 195 is built around the premise that art is global society’s ‘only true universal language’ The post A masterpiece in the making? Movement aims to unite artists from every country in the world appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The green economy defied sceptics, a river was granted rights, and ‘life-changing’ therapy treated a rare blindness, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A Cairngorms-based project is designed to help farmers deal with high deer numbers while putting local, wild meat to good use locally The post Culled national park deer to provide venison for local schools and food banks appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Curious diners have been packing out the Shoreditch eaterie to sample a menu packed with ‘layers of flavour and texture’ The post Plates London becomes first UK vegan restaurant to win a Michelin star appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Microsoft has revealed a new quantum chip that could eventually lead to computers so powerful, they’re capable of solving highly complex industrial and societal problems The post Microsoft unveils breakthrough chip, promising quantum computers in ‘years not decades’ appeared firs … | Continue reading
John McFall has been approved to become the first person with a physical disability to take part in a mission to the International Space Station The post First astronaut with a disability cleared for space station mission appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
An additive-free wholemeal and white loaf is being sold cheaply to families in Bristol, many of whom are used to eating white sliced bread The post ‘Lush bread – for all.’ Placing affordable loaves where they’re most needed appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Wales mulled sacking politicians who lie, clean energy supercharged China’s economy, and the ocean came into focus, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The latest Portrait of Britain prize featured a shortlist of 200 images. Here are some of our favourite, introduced by the photographers The post Joy, joining together and giant veg: highlights from the Portrait of Britain prize appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
During this week’s Real Bread Week, those at a pioneering Scottish bakery explain why the best bread should be available to everyone The post The bakery that offers pay-as-you-can-afford bread appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Having an abundance-based mindset can help us fully embrace life, though it’s easier said than done. What does abundance look like to you? The post We want to know: where does abundance show up in your life? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Under the eye of a Michelin-starred chef, Home Kitchen is serving up the finest quality food alongside the chance for a marginalised group to transform their lives The post The restaurant staffed solely by people who’ve experienced homelessness appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Cleaning up, under the radar: from landmines to refuse lying in subterranean caves, these people are tackling less-visible pollution The post Three good things: projects clearing up junk that’s hidden from view appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Discarded fishing nets are a grave threat to marine life. Our writer joins the volunteers who are determined to retrieve this ‘ghost gear’ The post Meet the ghost hunters: the volunteer divers cleaning up UK seas appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The world got 31 new ‘wetland cities’, beavers saved Czech taxpayers £1m, and a UK city mooted a basic income, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Roses are red, violets are blue – but the duo behind the School of Sustainable Floristry want you to think green when it comes to flowers, on Valentine’s Day and beyond The post ‘Don’t say it with roses’. The school leading a green revolution in floristry appeared first on Positi … | Continue reading
For scholars and human rights defenders from across the world, the University of York is offering a rare refuge where they can study in safety The post The university that became a sanctuary for hope appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
For scholars and human rights defenders from across the world, the University of York is offering a rare refuge where they can study in safety The post The university that became a sanctuary for hope appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The comedian and actor on the pleasure of being alone, her fascination with the English class system, and why she’s grateful to her parents for their ‘toxic’ divorce The post Life lessons: Katherine Ryan on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Artists need encouragement and exposure to the light. A new prize launched by Winsor & Newton and the Paul Smith Foundation does just that The post Art for heart’s sake: how a new prize transforms the chances for early career artists appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A plan was hatched to create England’s biggest bird sanctuary, a ‘pollution sponge’ won plaudits, and publishers took a stand against censorship, plus more good news The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
From the forests of Finland to the South Korean capital, these soundscapes are redefining our connection to places across the world The post Three good things: linking people and place via sound appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Behind the scenes at the Living Paintings charity, we explore the hard work involved in adapting a two-dimensional book for its readers The post Bringing picture books to life for blind and visually impaired children appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A Ukrainian composer has crafted a pitch perfect message of hope and defiance by turning a Russian missile into a musical instrument The post Deadly Russian rocket is transformed into musical instrument of hope appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The English singer-songwriter and musician on mortality, funny animal videos and the power of positivity The post Life lessons: Joan Armatrading on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Scotland’s rewilders blazed a trail, hundreds of firms adopted a four-day week, and a mountain was granted rights, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Since Kabul fell to the Taliban three and a half years ago, Untold Narratives has helped to protect the courageous words of women writers The post A chronicle of courage: the programme keeping Afghan women’s words alive appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Data from the Cairngorms national park captures the positive impact of ecological restoration work The post Restoration is helping native raptors thrive in Scotland, report shows appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
From a skateboarding grandmother to a new perspective on the world's most famous exoneree, here are just a handful of the striking portraits in the new issue of Positive News magazine The post Five stunning portraits in the new issue of Positive News magazine appeared first on Po … | Continue reading
From clashing stag beetles to a resting damselfly, winners of the latest Close-up Photographer of the Year competition The post Eleven photographs that capture our world’s beauty in close up appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Those behind a national movement for suicide prevention are finding that the forest is a good place to talk The post How a walk in the woods is helping men overcome the stigma of talking about their feelings appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
There was a global work reset, fossil fuels ‘lost their grip on EU energy’, and a vast new reserve was created, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A good coat and a pair of shoes can be key to rebuilding the lives of women in crisis, says charity founder Rachael Bews The post Clothes destined for landfill become capsule wardrobes for domestic abuse survivors appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The pieces for men and women include a trenchcoat that can be taken off while seated and hidden access points for stomas and insulin pumps The post Primark launches fashion range for people with disabilities appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The choice reflects children’s awareness of mental health and current affairs, say those behind the annual survey The post ‘Kindness’ is named Oxford Children’s Word of the Year for 2024 appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
When meeting our need to feel safe, secure and loved, we tend to focus on friends and family. But what happens when you cast your net wider, whether by choice or circumstance? The post We asked: when have you experienced the kindness of strangers? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Natacha Planque is working to understand how the climate crisis is impacting emperor and Adélie penguins in Antarctica The post Braving the frozen wilderness: the researchers working to protect Antarctic penguins appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
As our latest issue hits subscriber doormats and shop shelves this week, here are just five of the inspiring life stories from inside The post Five extraordinary lives, captured in the new issue of Positive News magazine appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Indonesia launched a free meals scheme, Thailand halted ‘waste colonialism’, and a ‘lost’ species returned to England, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Editor-in-chief Lucy Purdy introduces the latest issue of Positive News magazine, which is out now The post Taking a steer from hope. What to expect in the new issue of Positive News magazine appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
These stylish holiday stays offer the chance for rest and relaxation while donating to community projects The post These holiday lets offer not only an escape – they support vital community projects, too appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
If you have a screwdriver, you can mend the modular kettle, promises its designer The post UK student brews design for a repairable kettle that anyone can fix appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A charity that tackles electronic waste is drawing attention to the possibilities offered by reuse and repair The post ‘Shred your Christmas tree, not your gadgets’ urges e-waste charity appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
There was an ‘epic ocean victory’, a new prostate cancer test showed promise, and coffee drinkers got a boost, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Prints of the fresh interpretations of the well-known symbol have been sold to raise money for charity The post ‘A common vision for a world without war’: artists redesign the iconic peace symbol appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
It can be difficult to fit self-expression into your schedule, but the benefits are huge. Here are some suggestions to get started The post Artful opportunities: five ways to be creative every day appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading