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As a young child, Sara Wahedi fled Afghanistan with her mother and brother to seek refuge in Buffalo, New York, escaping the oppressive regime of the Taliban. Tasked with checking a bulletin board for their asylum interview, Sara’s sense of responsibility was ingrained from a tender age. Witnessing her mother’s sacrifice and resilience in starting… Continue reading Life after: Escaping the Taliban

Kate Wilson’s love story took an unexpected turn when she discovered that her partner, Mark Stone, was actually an undercover police officer named Mark Kennedy. Despite this revelation, Wilson was not filled with anger or a sense of betrayal. Instead, she felt sadness at losing a close friend, likening it to a feeling of mourning… Continue reading Life after: The Spycops scandal

Rewilding Britain is founded on the principle of thinking big and acting wild, a philosophy that Sara King embodies in her work every day. As a rewilding manager at Rewilding Britain, she not only advises on rewilding initiatives in the UK but also coordinates the Rewilding Network, a community of pioneers dedicated to envisioning a… Continue reading Weaving a story of hope with nature recovery

ar favor, with sales of locally grown varieties increasing significantly compared to imports. Bullock says: “People used to think if flowers weren’t the same price as a bunch of carrots, they weren’t getting value for money.” Members of the public are invited along to workshops at the school in Howbury Hall, a majestic Grade-II listed… Continue reading ‘Don’t say it with roses’. The school leading a green revolution in floristry

lls. “But when he brought in our version of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, he was the one with the cool book that all the other kids wanted to read.” The books have also proved valuable for children with dyslexia and autism, and for those learning English as a second language. Living Paintings is continuing to… Continue reading Bringing picture books to life for blind and visually impaired children

The Welsh government has vowed to make lying in politics illegal, potentially setting a precedent for other governments, including Westminster, to follow suit. Compassion in Politics, a lobby group, has been campaigning for criminal penalties for political lying since 2019, and a petition has already attracted over 200,000 signatures. In May 2024, an Opinium survey… Continue reading The campaign to outlaw lying in politics

Doctor Radha Modgil and journalist Seyi Rhodes are co-hosting a new series of the Positive News podcast, the six-part series, Developing Mental Wealth. In it, the pair explore “practical ways” to improve mental health, with a focus on communities in economically developing countries in Africa and South America. Each episode examines a different solution to… Continue reading ‘There’s a lot of space now for solutions.’ Meet the hosts of the Positive News podcast

Cenia Elizabeth Muñoz and her spouse, Angel, were afraid of becoming mere statistics of the widespread gang violence in their native El Salvador. They would switch off their lights every evening and hide from the gang members that operated nearby their house, as their lives were always at risk. Eventually, they fled the country and… Continue reading Life after: Escaping gang violence

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