Divorce can improve our relationships, bins can make us hungry (for positive change) and nature makes for a formidable colleague, plus more The post 10 things we learned making the new issue of Positive News appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Chile pressed on with a global ocean treaty, the EU approved a greenwashing law, and a new cancer drug brought hope, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
An innovation that captures heat from data centres and uses it to warm public pools is about to scale up The post Data centres could soon be heating your local swimming pool appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
We are bombarded by doomsday headlines about the future of our planet, says Ritchie, but what does the data really tell us? The post Not the end of the world: nine data-driven reasons to look beyond doomsday headlines appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Hannah Ritchie is a myth-busting data expert and climate ‘solutionist’ with a radically hopeful message The post ‘Ours could be the first generation that leaves the environment in a better state than we found it’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Uplifting headlines from Positive News will be displayed on screens in public spaces throughout the UK The post Positive news headlines to be shared with millions in the UK via outdoor screens appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Rana Rahimpour went from being BBC Persia’s lead anchor to becoming a psychedelic therapist The post For the love of: Psychedelic therapy appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A ‘gamechanger’ cancer test was developed, China smashed renewables records, and the US murder rate fell, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The new issue of Positive News magazine is out now. Highlights include a taste of the visionary menu at the world’s first zero-waste restaurant The post Chris Packham the ‘punk optimist’, and greening sport. Plus what else to expect in the new issue of Positive News appeared firs … | Continue reading
A social enterprise has launched in Britain to provide marine conservation jobs in deprived coastal communities The post Wanted: young people to conserve Britain’s oceans (and get paid) appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
We asked Positive News readers, from tried and tested rituals to more eccentric practices, what habits do you swear by? The post The habits that have most improved your life appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Diversity and empathy shine through many of the shots shortlisted for the latest Portrait of Britain prize. Some of the photographers introduce their work The post The everyday extraordinary: highlights from the latest Portrait of Britain prize appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A recent citizen science study suggests that eating foraged food could improve gut health, blood sugar and BMI The post Really wild diets are found to boost foragers’ health appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A project is giving a timely boost to talented, eco-minded design graduates The post Young, gifted and green. The ‘green grads’ designing the future appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Increasingly, specialised employment agencies are drawing attention to the benefits of conditions such as autism The post The rise of job centres for neurodivergent people appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Secondhand shopping is a multibillion-pound marketplace – and going from strength to strength The post Roll up for the great resale retail rush: the rise and rise of secondhand shopping appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The enviable childcare situation of Guatemalan parents, and why ‘stringers’ have the best job on earth The post Five things we’ve learned making a series on community-led mental health projects around the world appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
This prize-winning shot captures the powerful potential of a balletic swarm of tiny insects The post A swarm of solutions: insect food experiment lands top photography prize appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Young nature-lovers had their best photographs showcased and the EU put the brakes on fast fashion, 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 share the highlights of the journey so far, as Positive News celebrates three decades of breaking the bad news bias The post 30 years of good news that matters: Positive News celebrates milestone year appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A unique health programme that focuses on self-kindness will launch in January The post The secret ingredient for optimum health? Kindness, says this fitness expert appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Transport poverty is a growing concern for people seeking asylum in the UK. The Bike Project provides a solution The post ‘Getting a bike was a resurrection’: the project donating bicycles to refugees appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
An adventure leisure company has partnered with the NHS to offer canine-led therapy to offenders on a mental health unit The post How ‘husky therapy’ is helping offenders to tackle their mental health challenges appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A ‘landmark’ climate deal was struck, a species came back from extinction, and New York teens got free therapy, 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
The Cop28 agreement is imperfect yet significant – and one of a host of causes for optimism The post Even as the heat has been on in Dubai, the renewables juggernaut has gathered pace appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Tree-planting can be boosted by teaming up with farmers, but what’s the smartest way to do this? The post ‘We’ve had untold support’: how farmers are getting creative with tree-planting appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Developed by Finnish doctors in the 1980s, 'open dialogue' dramatically improves outcomes for those in crisis The post The Nordic way: why the alternative Finnish approach to psychosis is going global appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Following decades of civil war, a community collective in Guatemala uses sharing circles to revive Indigenous concepts of mental health The post Circles of hope: the Guatemalan women reviving Indigenous concepts of mental wellbeing appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The Amazon turned a corner, there was progress at Cop28, and South Africa’s four-day week pilot brought ‘huge benefits’, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
From plantable calendars to prescription poetry, as well as timely books, here are 33 positive presents to give this Christmas The post Presents with purpose: 33 sustainable gifts to give this Christmas appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
More than 500 members of UK climate choirs are taking part in peaceful protest performances on the climate and nature emergency The post ‘It reaches deep inside people’: the climate choirs singing for the planet appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Much hinges on the latest climate summit in Dubai. As it enters the second week, here's a quick rundown of the crucial event The post All eyes on Dubai: COP28 and what you need to know appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Justine Aldersey-Williams owns the only pair of jeans that have been homegrown, home-dyed and homespun in the UK The post The woman who grew her own pair of jeans appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The writer and broadcaster on having parents who were ‘addicted’ to curiosity – and why chickpeas are worthy of our adoration The post Life lessons: Michael Rosen on what life has taught him appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Health research entered a new era, English rainforests got a boost, and low-carbon flying inched closer, 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
It may seem counterintuitive, but getting firms to think beyond the bottom line could boost the economy, a report suggests The post Could purpose-led firms lift the UK’s flagging economy? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Soaring rents and a looming election have put the UK’s housing crisis back in the spotlight. What levers can be pulled to address the problem? The post Seven solutions to ease the UK’s housing crisis appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Tis’ the season to be jolly careful about your environmental impact. Here’s how to go green this Christmas, while also saving money The post Sustainable Christmas ideas: 13 ways to make the festive season greener appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
We take a closer look at a laptop, phone and a vacuum cleaner that have been designed with a longer life in mind The post Three good things: longlife tech to inspire us beyond our throwaway culture appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Millionaires mooted a wealth tax, class entered the climate debate, and blue whales returned to the Seychelles, 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
‘Tis the season for rampant consumerism, but Positive News readers are choosing to do things differently this Christmas The post You told us: how Positive News readers challenge rampant consumerism appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Holly Tucker on the ‘magic’ of supporting small businesses – and why nothing of real value gets made and shipped within 24 hours The post The ‘Queen of small business’ whose mission is to restore the joy in Christmas – and the humanness in retail appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Retailers have many tactics to get you to splash the cash. Here’s how to sidestep them, while shopping more mindfully The post 20 ways to shop more mindfully (and resist pressure to part with cash) appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
What happens when companies give nature a voice – and a vote – in how they’re run? The post What would nature say? Second UK company appoints the natural world to its board appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
We break down how each renewable fits into the mix, and when we might reach that 100% milestone The post 100% renewable electricity for the UK – how close are we? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Black Friday. Christmas. ‘Tis the season for rampant consumerism. How do you choose to do things differently? We want to know The post How do you challenge or avoid consumerism? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Fearing the impact of phone use on their children, one town came up with a solution. Now the Irish government is following suit The post As Ireland’s smartphone school ban is approved, the town where it all began appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
China gave cause for climate hope, sperm whales got their own reserve, and Kenyans took a day off to plant trees, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading