From ordering a coffee to accessing vital services, these UK projects are revolutionising accessibility for deaf people The post Three good things: UK projects to improve access for deaf people appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Editor Tom Pattinson introduces the new issue of Positive News magazine, which is out now The post Future urban living. What to expect in the new issue of Positive News magazine appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A UK startup has won multiple investors on Dragons’ Den with its AI-powered climate education game The post Climate learning gets a boost from dragons appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Limited state funding for rebuilding schools in Syria has seen parents taking things into their own hands The post The Syrian volunteers rebuilding their shattered schools appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
An expert on why people think that society is in decline, when research suggests that the opposite is true The post Think society is in decline? Research gives us some reasons to be cheerful appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A new national park at the ‘end of the world’, a welcome health record, and the mission to unlock a cancer mystery, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The British politician on being optimistic, what she learned from her incarcerated mother, and her enduring faith in community The post Life lessons: Naz Shah on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Behind every medal at the British Transplant Games is a story of survival and generosity The post A second chance for first place at the British Transplant Games appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Small shifts can trigger a wave of positive change. Here's how positive tipping points are accelerating the transition to a greener future The post Four positive tipping points that could trigger unstoppable change appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Rewilding successes, homes made out of old wind turbines and – yes – cute fluffy things. Here are the stories that engaged you this year The post From rewilded bison to far-right repenters: our most read stories of 2025 appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
In an increasingly disconnected world, seven resolutions to end the doomscroll and rebuild everyday connection The post New Year resolutions that reconnect us appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Writer and broadcaster Margaret Heffernan explores why making space for uncertainty can unlock creativity, resilience and better leadership The post Time to do more nothing: the art of deep hanging out appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Scientists treated the ‘untreatable’, species bounced back, solar surged, deforestation fell, rivers were revitalised, and more The post What went right in 2025: the top 25 good news stories of the year appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Baby-friendly comedy clubs are giving exhausted new parents the chance to laugh, connect and swap nursery rhymes for punchlines The post Spit-up, stand-up: the comedy clubs for mums (and babies too) appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Workers got a rights boost in the UK, global EV sales hit the fast lane, and Europe’s night train revival gathered pace, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The ethical hacker challenging stereotypes, mentoring girls in tech, and showing that cybersecurity can be smart, collaborative – and seriously fun The post Ctrl+Alt+Defy, the white-hat hacker rewriting the cybersecurity rulebook appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
We shine a light on two individuals pushing boundaries in solar, from sunflower-inspired engineering to gamechanging perovskite science The post Solar, reimagined: meet the bright minds pushing it into the future appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
From lending libraries to children’s charities, grassroots groups are stepping up to keep Christmas creative, sustainable and supportive The post A season of solidarity: 8 projects empowering people this Christmas appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A revolutionary headset streams games to the working part of the retina, enhancing the experience for visually impaired fans The post Breaking boundaries: the headsets bringing cricket to partially sighted fans appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Scientists treated the ‘untreatable’, economies decoupled from emissions, and a ‘lost’ bird is returning to London, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
From southeast England to California, decommissioned oil refineries are being reclaimed by nature The post Abandoned oil refineries are becoming unlikely havens for wildlife appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Amid rising closures across the U.K, singer Frank Turner campaigns to preserve the grassroots music venues where community thrives The post ‘I found my people’, Frank Turner on saving Britain’s grassroots music venues appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Want the kids to have cool Christmas presents that aren’t tomorrow’s landfill? Here are five tips to swerve the tat The post How to avoid plastic tat killing the Christmas buzz appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Europe’s largest restored oyster reef will soon take shape off the Norfolk coast, reviving a long-lost marine ecosystem The post A vast oyster reef is about to transform the English coast appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Fed up of discussing the weather? Here are five ways to initiate deeper, more engaging conversations to truly connect The post Tired of small talk? Five ways to spark meaningful conversations appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A roadmap for ending plastic pollution, Antarctic’s shrinking ozone hole, and London’s falling crime rate, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A former Dyson engineer is rolling out a revolution for household chores in deprived communities after inventing an off-grid washing machine The post Flat-pack washing machine spins a fairer future appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
From potion making kits to caffeinated skincare, here are 27 uplifting gifts to give this Christmas The post Sustainable Gifts: 27 meaningful ideas that do good appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Amid a volatile landscape of grassroots venue closures, low streaming royalties and a cost of living crisis, artists and community champions are banding together to keep Britain's musical heart beating The post The show must go on: keeping Britain’s musical heart beating appeared … | Continue reading
As venues face uncertain futures and arts budgets are slashed, can the punk spirit keep the music flowing? The post The show must go on: keeping Britain’s musical heart beating appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Rachel Moore’s shot 'In Her Shadow' captures the intimate connection between a humpback whale mother and her calf, resting beneath the water’s surface The post In sight: a tender moment in the deep appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Nations promised a roadmap to quit fossil fuels, new asthma jab ‘encouraging’, and the best cycling cities revealed, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Black Friday once marked one of the most dependable spikes in the retail calendar. This year, it's landed with less force The post Are environmental concerns reducing the appeal of Black Friday? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Black Friday ‘deals’ are mostly bogus, new research shows. Here are seven things you can do as a rebuff to hollow consumerism The post Black Friday: seven things to do instead of buying stuff appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A growing number of UK schemes are giving used instruments, and the children who play them, a second chance The post The old instruments bringing new opportunities to young lives appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Across the UK, people are swapping consumerism for community and creativity, proving that Christmas needn’t mean more waste The post ’Tis the season to be resourceful. How to cut waste this Christmas appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Persecuted craftspeople in Mumbai are transforming old tyres into sustainable accessories beloved by celebs The post The Indian designers turning waste into art – and insult into pride appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
World ‘closer to a future free of cervical cancer’, UK music fans got a boost, and Denmark said no to social media fore kids, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Cambodian photographer Sophal Neak captures Chan Kimcheng swimming in a threatened lake she was instrumental in saving The post The Cambodian women rising up to protect their communal land appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The new ban on plastic wet wipes aims to protect waterways, curb microplastic pollution and end the scourge of ‘fatbergs’ The post England to ban plastic wet wipes in a bid to clean up rivers and seas appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
In jails across northern England, fragrances are being used to spark reflection and creativity among inmates The post The man who uses perfume to unlock opportunities in prisons appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A British startup claims to have a carbon capture method that sucks up most of a ship’s emissions. The challenge is scaling it The post Shipping has a big carbon footprint. Can this lo-fi solution shrink it? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The herbivore’s return to Yellowstone is restoring ancient patterns and reshaping the landscape from the ground up The post How bison ‘reawakened’ the world’s oldest national park appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The EU put climate on the curriculum, Egypt defeated an ancient disease, and there was a ‘revolution’ in tooth care, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
We asked readers which book, film, song or art work changed the course of your life. This is what you said The post The works of art that changed your life, and why appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Amid a youth mental health crisis fuelled partly by technology, young people are finding meaning in gritty analogue jobs – including mucking out pigs The post Beyond the classroom, the hands-on outdoor projects transforming young lives appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
This Christmas, consider these gifting and holiday strategies for a slower, more meaningful festive period The post Slow Christmas: four ways to reject the rush and reclaim the calm appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
North of the Arctic Circle, beyond the maps of ancient mariners, a remote Norwegian island once thought lost to time has found new life in an unlikely industry The post Community spirit appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading