Mediation is in the spotlight right now, from the Post Office scandal to its impending integration into the civil justice system. But what is it? And how could it help you? The post For the love of: mediation appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Scientists revealed how to ‘slow’ time, a Finnish factory grew ‘food out of thin air’, and lazy gardeners boosted butterflies, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
England’s largest multi-arts festival is finding ways to open up cultural experiences to as many people as possible The post Five ways community is at the heart of Brighton Festival appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Sometimes it’s OK to leave your kids in a pub, and nine more things we learned while putting together the new issue of Positive News magazine – out now The post 10 things we learned making the new issue of Positive News magazine appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Dion Terrelonge researches the impact of fast fashion on the environment and on self-expression The post The fashion psychologist investigating how what we wear makes us feel appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Ancient woodlands have provided sanctuary to rare species for some 400 years. With help, there’s plenty of life in these old woods yet The post The plan to revive the UK’s ancient woods (and seven species that live in them) appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Some ingenious ideas are vying for the Green Alley Award this year The post The waste-busters: six European companies on a mission to design out waste appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Indie record stores hit a high note, Europe removed hundreds of damns, and an iconic tree was poised for a comeback, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Designer Wayne Hemingway talks David Bowie, ‘pension chic’ and his plan to take charity fashion to the next level The post ‘Style is a really positive form of self-expression, of opening conversations’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A group of Muslim women from east London have found kinship, fitness and spirituality through Nordic walking in the woods The post ‘It connects us to nature’: the Muslim women finding joy in England’s woodlands appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
An Indian woman’s pioneering trauma-informed programme is helping to change the life trajectory of children raised in Delhi’s slums The post A class act: the therapy school for children raised in Delhi’s red light district appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Preloved fashion is booming, but where do you hunt for vintage garms? What persuaded you to go preloved? We want to know The post Tell us about your relationship with secondhand fashion appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Climate activists won big in Europe, the UK hit a pay gap milestone, and Germany went loco for locos, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
England’s largest multi-arts festival returns soon with an emphasis on optimism. We catch up with guest director, Frank Cottrell-Boyce The post ‘I would like people to feel like kids again – to be amazed’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The new issue of Positive News magazine is out now. Highlights include a look at how women are accepting – rather than battling – ageing The post The joyful preloved fashion boom. Plus what else to expect in the new issue of Positive News appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
In a refugee camp in Lebanon, cricket is helping Syrian and Palestinian teenagers to overcome terrible experiences The post ‘Cricket helped me build my personality’: the refugees finding peace on the crease appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Writer and farmer Isabella Tree helped kickstart Britain's rewilding revolution. She talks about man’s hubris and what makes her optimistic The post Life lessons: Isabella Tree on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
As more people seek climate-friendly end-of-life solutions, increasingly popular options include renting a flatpack coffin to reduce your funeral’s carbon footprint The post Thinking outside the box: eco concerns prompt greener funeral options appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Logging fell in key rainforest regions, a landmark dementia study launched, and sustainable shopping surged, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
In the Australian Wet Tropics region, restoration work is under way to protect the world’s oldest continuously surviving tropical rainforest The post As the First Nations know, forests are ‘music to the soul’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Those behind Boop hope to repurpose some of the 90m beauty products that get discarded each year in the UK alone The post The online marketplace saving ‘wonky’ beauty products from landfill appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Anna Whitehouse, who helped usher in UK government legislation giving workers more flexibility, reveals what makes her tick The post Life lessons: Anna Whitehouse on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
For centuries, male land inheritance in the DRC has stymied women’s access to livelihoods. In one region, women are pushing back The post Women in the DRC are pushing for land rights, and curbing gender-based violence in the process appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Florida shielded children from social media, Scotland passed a ‘momentous’ wildlife bill, and a diet offered climate hope, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
We asked readers: what have you done to empower yourself in these strange times? This is what you said The post The most empowering changes you have made in your lives appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Refugees Rock is a free climbing club for people fleeing war, persecution and exploitation The post Hanging tough: the free climbing sessions for refugees and asylum seekers appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Through the ways they connect communities, these hubs go further, and could form a model for others The post Is this the blueprint for a food bank that’s more human? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Adejoké Bakare hopes she might inspire a new generation of chefs from diverse backgrounds The post ‘I cook from the heart’ – UK’s first black female Michelin-starred chef appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Indigenous peoples are being mustered as citizen scientists in some of the world’s most remote rainforests The post Indigenous communities get tech and training on vital early warning systems appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Global child deaths plummeted, France slowed down fast fashion, and the world’s largest tree thrived in an unlikely place, plus more good news The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Our photographers tell us the human stories behind their favourite shots The post From Lagos to Lima: seven striking photographs from our trailblazing mental health series appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The UK’s conifer plantations are bereft of wildlife, but a new single aims to change that. Will it move the (pine) needle? The post Call of the wild: can this song breathe life into our barren spruce plantations? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The Swedish startup behind the world's tallest wooden turbine tower says that teaming wood with wind power is a winning combination The post A good turn: the world’s tallest wooden wind turbine tower – in pictures appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
What will cities look like a decade from now? Utrecht offers clues as it takes green living to the next level The post The city where ‘the future has already arrived’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A poignant portrait by Michelle Sank is among the Sony World Photography awards open competition winners The post Together: changing times captured poolside in Cape Town appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
With millions of pounds raised over the last decade, we take a look at the impact that investors on the not-for-profit investment platform Ethex have mad The post Not your average bank statement: what 10 years of impact investing looks like appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
UK cancer death rates plummeted, eagles embraced city life, and the ‘happiest’ countries were revealed, plus more good news The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
What started as a picnic for neurodiverse people has become a grassroots movement pushing Peruvian society for acceptance and recognition The post Lima’s neurodiverse picnic movement is liberating Peruvians from stigma and abuse appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Katy Marks has created Uno, a one-cup bra for women who have undergone mastectomies The post The architect who has designed lingerie for the post-mastectomy body appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Youth activist Jennifer Uchendu is on a mission to help fellow Nigerians give voice to their climate fears The post The climate cafe helping eco-anxious Africans find hope amid the heat appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The I Am Not A Typo campaign is calling on tech giants to ‘correct autocorrect’ in the name of equality The post ‘I am not a typo’ campaign urges tech giants to correct their autocorrect systems in the name of inclusivity appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Wikipedia profiled unsung heroines, a satellite launched to ‘name and shame’ polluters, and AI had a cancer breakthrough, plus more good news The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
We asked readers which women most inspire you. From mums and wives to trailblazing public lives, this is what you said The post The women that inspire you, by Positive News readers appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
It’s now used to flog everything from perfume to ice-cream, so how can you meaningfully help girls and women on International Women’s Day? The post 10 ways to really help women this International Women’s Day appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
As California’s pioneering ‘delete act’ progresses, here are five steps you can take today to become less visible online The post Becoming less visible online: five ways to shrink your digital footprint appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
People all over the UK are coming together to save their local pubs, creating community hubs in the process The post All hands to the pumps: the colourful rise of community-owned pubs appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Ahead of International Women’s Day, we want to hear about the women who inspire Positive News readers The post Tell us about a woman who inspires you appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Some horizon-expanding companies have won plaudits from the Green Alley Award in its 10 years to date, altering how we think of waste The post Debunking junk: 10 years of rethinking rubbish appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading