What went right this week: the good news that matters
The ‘alternative Nobel prize’, global progress on ageism, and a boost for gorillas, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
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The ‘alternative Nobel prize’, global progress on ageism, and a boost for gorillas, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
Listening is often overlooked as a leadership skill, but it can challenge assumptions and lead to better decisions The post Why good leaders listen appeared first on Positive News.
What changes when you swap the daily doomscroll for journalism that asks not just what’s wrong, but what’s working? Oliver Balch finds out The post I stopped reading bad news for 48 hours. Here’s what happened appeared first on Positive News.
Forest fires have ravaged Peru in recent years, but some Indigenous communities are seeing a decline. Meet the forest protectors of Paamari The post ‘The forest is life’: how Indigenous communities in Peru are preventing wildfires appeared first on Positive News.
With a focus on living wages, better fabrics and sustainability, one clothing brand is pushing to transform the fashion industry The post Can affordable ethical fashion scale up? appeared first on Positive News.
Kosovo was cleared of landmines, Germany set a date for quitting oil, and a new species was discovered, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
Molly Lambert went viral discussing OCD, helping others recognise frightening experiences they’d been too scared to share The post Life after… a diagnosis for panic disorder appeared first on Positive News.
The winners of Bird Photographer of the Year 2026 have been revealed The post Winners of Bird Photographer of the Year announced appeared first on Positive News.
The UK has one of the highest NEET rates for young adults in Europe. New figures offer some encouragement The post The race to get more young people in the UK into work, education or training appeared first on Positive News.
EU to ban social media for kids, England approves life-extending cancer drug, and reading linked to better health, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
Researchers have identified 51 environmental solutions to save the planet. Here are five of the most promising The post 51 ways to get the planet tipping the right way appeared first on Positive News.
Angela Garwood swapped conversation for stillness at a device-free silent retreat, hoping to discover what lies beneath the noise The post What happened when I stopped filling the silence appeared first on Positive News.
Twenty-five years on from 9/11, BGC Group has managed to turn tragedy into a day with purpose The post What if giving away a day’s revenue was the best day of your year? appeared first on Positive News.
A housing model that gives people a permanent home before asking them to tackle their other problems has achieved striking results The post How ‘housing first’ is helping people leave rough sleeping behind appeared first on Positive News.
Solutions to save the planet, protecting childhood from algorithms, and the new world map, plus more The post What went right this week: solutions to save the world, plus more appeared first on Positive News.
Ten years of Comedy Wildlife Photography is brought to life in a new immersive experience in London this autumn The post In pictures: 10 years of the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards appeared first on Positive News.
With nearly 50 million children displaced by conflict, charities are finding ways to give young people something often lost in war: the chance to play The post The right to play: displaced by conflict appeared first on Positive News.
Forward-thinking gardeners are using leftover builders’ waste to create gardens that are drought-tolerant and full of biodiversity The post They’re resilient, low-effort and beautiful: how to plant a rubble garden appeared first on Positive News.
Crossing the climate threshold now looks unavoidable, but temperatures are still shaped by the choices we make now The post We’re likely to breach 1.5C. What happens next is still in our hands appeared first on Positive News.
A ‘superhuman’ tool to spot heart disease, France slows fast fashion, and a species comes back from the brink, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
Richard E Grant struck gold in a charity shop – now he’s fronting a camping to inspire others to do the same The post ‘My life-changing career break happened because I was wearing a second hand coat’ appeared first on Positive News.
Why does Brazil have so many supercentenarians? Researchers are trying to find out – and the early findings are in The post What Brazil’s supercentenarians can teach us about living to 120 appeared first on Positive News.
Seven years after London introduced its Ultra Low Emission Zone, researchers are measuring the impact on children's health The post London’s Ulez linked to healthier lung growth in children appeared first on Positive News.
Sea shanties became an online craze, but these old working songs are doing more than filling dancefloors: they're connecting communities too The post The unlikely rise of the sea shanty band appeared first on Positive News.
An ‘historic’ fall in US violent crime, Europe’s right to repair law, and a conservation triumph for Kazakhstan, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.
Former oil executive Samantha Cooper once helped power the industry. Now she’s fighting to end its hold on our future The post Life after: oil appeared first on Positive News.
A new mapping tool pinpoints where slugs are likely to strike, helping farmers cut pesticide use while protecting crops The post Putting slugs on the map: farmers pioneer precision crop protection appeared first on Positive News.
Here are five simple ways to reconnect with your artistic side and make art part of everyday life The post Art attack: five habits to help you get (back) into art appeared first on Positive News.
Why rewilding is one of the best solutions we have to the concerning rise of wildfires The post How rewilding could help stop the spread of Britain’s wildfires appeared first on Positive News.
A ‘pivotal moment’ for cancer treatment, resurgent whales, and the city that made public transport free, plus more The post What went right this week: a ‘pivotal moment’ for cancer research, plus more appeared first on Positive News.