China’s emissions shrank, scientists had a breast cancer breakthrough, and Europe’s best cycle city was revealed, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
It’s kitsch, but its message is anything but frivolous. ‘Sunshine Place’ is a bid to put support for solar on the UK government’s agenda The post Beacon of light: the model village retrofitted into a tiny renewables kingdom appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
For DJ Brandon Block, even when his reckless hedonism led to hospitalisation, he continued to use drugs. Somehow, he managed to drag himself out of addiction The post Life after: the party appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Ever-changing, brilliant fun and a limitless conversation starter, weather can be embraced as a positive presence in all of our lives, believes teacher and author Matt Gaw The post For the love of: weather appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The popemobile was bequeathed to Gaza, Uganda’s Ebola outbreak ended, and elk looked set to return to Britain, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
More than 30 years since the launch of Fairtrade in the UK, international smallholders continue to face livelihood-threatening challenges. Here’s why its proponents argue the certification will endure The post Fairtrade certification changed the way we shop. Where is it headed no … | Continue reading
A home in Ghana rescues trafficked child slaves and rehabilitates them. Founded by a former child slave, his story and those of the inhabitants are as inspiring as they are shocking The post A fresh jump at childhood: Ghana’s safe house for trafficking survivors appeared first on … | Continue reading
From thinking beyond the obvious, to trying mini ‘sabbaticals’, here are five suggestions about how to really slow down The post A real recharge. Five ways to get more – and better – rest appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Recycled textiles from the city's world-renowned hot air ballooning scene have been put to good use The post An idea that just ballooned: Bristol brand produces bags from hot air appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Indonesia topped a new wellbeing index, the hunt for an Alzheimer's cure stepped up, and an ‘extinct’ bird bounced back, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
An ambitious programme combines solar power with mobile connectivity to revolutionise the prospects for people living in rural India The post Making light work: solar’s potential to lift rural Indians out of poverty appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
From a pioneering degree course to a world-first tiny home made from part of a decommissioned wind turbine, here are five inspiring firsts from our latest issue The post Five inspiring firsts in the new issue of Positive News magazine appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
From truck drivers targeting human trafficking to millionaires pushing for economic equality, three impactful collaborations formed in unexpected places The post Three good things: surprising alliances tackling entrenched challenges appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Eco heroes were honoured, data caught up with climate wreckers, and scientists developed a superbug-busting paint, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A Finnish researcher has designed a visual tool to get us talking in depth about the emotional impact of the climate crisis The post The visual tool for better understanding our feelings around the climate appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
One of the most effective ways to boost mental and physical wellbeing is to get active in nature – and there’s growing evidence to prove it The post High on life: why exercising in nature is more than the sum of its parts appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The novelist and nature writer on people’s inherent goodness and her new app, a free guided nature journal that promises to ‘open your eyes to your nearby wild’ The post Life lessons: Melissa Harrison on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Social protection improved globally, Australia slashed marine pollution, and lab-grown meat had a ‘breakthrough’, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Loopholes mean the energy you’re buying may not be as clean as claimed. New standards are designed to filter the green from the greenwash The post 100% renewable, or is it? Fresh standards aim to make green energy tariffs more transparent appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Our latest issue landed last week. Here are five inspiring life stories from its pages The post Five extraordinary lives, captured in the new issue of Positive News magazine appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Part of an old turbine has been transformed into a house in a bid to prove that these structures can have a meaningful second life The post The decommissioned wind turbine that became a tiny home appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The TV and radio presenter on her contempt for bullies, embracing ageing and what she’s learned from decades of intense pain The post Life lessons: Naga Munchetty on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The world got a new national park city, the ‘Oscars of science’ revealed its winners, and medical history was made, 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 Tuning into abundance. What to expect in the new issue of Positive News magazine appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The northern bald ibis was extinct in Europe. Now it’s back, and people are helping it to migrate for winter The post Soaring high with a flock of birds and their human ‘foster parents’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Workplaces that put people and progress before profit? They do exist. With discerning job hunters increasingly focusing on employers that align with their values, it pays to have purpose The post Beyond the ping pong table: new certification endorses truly progressive employers a … | Continue reading
The UK’s first drug room ‘saved lives’, Germany turned sewage into shipping fuel, and Finland kicked a dirty habit, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A pioneering shared wardrobe scheme in Shropshire means you can visit the library and leave with a fresh outfit The post Check out my threads! The local library where you can borrow a new outfit appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Sluggish action on the climate crisis is inspiring communities to take charge of their own renewable energy, bringing benefits beyond lower bills. Can a new government bill supercharge the sector? The post Power to the people: the rise of community energy appeared first on Positi … | Continue reading
Storing and sharing seeds has clear environmental benefits. But new findings suggest they can bring about wellbeing wins too The post Growing and sharing seeds can boost mental health appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Europe offered ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers, neurodivergence hit the big screen, and plans for a new national forest were announced The post What went right this week: ‘scientific asylum’ in Europe, plus more appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Europe offered ‘scientific asylum’ to US researchers, neurodivergence hit the big screen, and plans for a new national forest were announced The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
David Clarke will distill a lifelong love of folklore into the new National Folklore Study, which is due to begin in 2026. Myths and legends help meet our need for enchantment, he explains The post For the love of: Folklore appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The shot alludes, judges noted, to the adaptability of wildlife in changing environments, as well as their vulnerability The post Bearing nature’s beauty and fragility – snoozing king of the Arctic wins photo contest appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
One of the first fresh GCSEs in a decade will teach students about the climate crisis, sustainability and the natural environment The post Rewilding the curriculum: natural history GCSE to be introduced in the UK appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A guerilla ad campaign called time on ‘no ball games’ signs, a rare moth was reintroduced, and a ‘brain-pacemaker’ was trialled The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Taking inspiration from nature, scientists have tracked down a road surface material that repairs itself The post Researchers put the UK’s pothole problem on the road to recovery appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The UK’s largest woodland conservation charity is enlisting technology's help to plant thousands of trees The post Drone tree-seeding trial could ‘revolutionise’ the expansion of rainforests say exponents appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
It connects London’s National Cycle Network, Cycleways and the extended cycle network to green spaces and waterways The post New free London Underground map helps cyclists to discover the city’s green spaces appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A coterie of wild camping spots opened up, a study found London’s air quality markedly improved, and the ‘truth-seeking’ Edinburgh International Festival lineup was revealed The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Tubes from a bandage factory and a Bafta red carpet are among the reworked materials at Replay The post Rubbish repurposed – for fun. Unique playground reopens in London appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Tune into Nature Music is for UK musicians aged 18-30, whose work includes collaborating with nature The post Winners of inaugural nature music prize announced appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A group of deaf scientists and educators have created 400 BSL signs related to environmental science The post All hands on deck: rewilding British Sign Language appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Europe’s train network is undergoing something of a renaissance – and one tour company is climbing on board The post Riding the rail revival: how holidays by train are drawing the discerning traveller appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Scientists opened ‘a new frontier’ in medicine, COP16 nature deal ‘a step forward’, and low earners got a sick pay boost, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The world’s most famous exoneree believes her unique experience holds lessons for us all The post ‘I created my own freedom’: Amanda Knox on resilience, courage and the capacity to forgive appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
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