Category: Positive News

The beauty industry contributes significantly to the UK’s waste problem, with 90 million beauty products discarded each year. To combat this, Boop has launched an online marketplace offering cosmetic seconds and overstock products at reduced prices. The marketplace aims to address the issue head-on, using the model employed by the ‘wonky’ fruit and veg industry… Continue reading The online marketplace saving ‘wonky’ beauty products from landfill

Anna Whitehouse, also known as Mother Pukka, is an author, journalist, and radio presenter who has become a campaigner for flexible working rights through her Flex Appeal movement. This movement has recently been instrumental in prompting UK government legislation that allows workers to request flexible working from their first day in a new job, which… Continue reading Life lessons: Anna Whitehouse on what life so far has taught her

In many developing countries including the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), women are unable to own the land they work on due to male land inheritance. Women make up almost half of the global agricultural workforce but are only a fifth of landowners. Women who don’t have access to land in the Congo remain marginalised… Continue reading Women in the DRC are pushing for land rights, and curbing gender-based violence in the process

A new law to protect children from social media has been passed in the US state of Florida, as growing evidence highlights its negative impact on mental health. The strictest law in the US bans children under 14 from having a social media account and obliges platforms to delete accounts for children under this age… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about

In a recent survey, Positive News asked their readers what empowering things they had done during the difficult times we are all facing. The responses were diverse yet equally inspiring. For instance, Zoe from Cambridge spoke about quitting social media and opting for a simpler life. After blocking all social media sites, Zoe now has… Continue reading The most empowering changes you have made in your lives

Refugees Rock is a climbing club that aims to provide free climbing sessions to people who have been subjected to war, exploitation, and persecution. Waleed, who came to the UK from Sudan only three years ago, was among the first people who took part in Refugees Rock. This club operates in partnership with The British… Continue reading Hanging tough: the free climbing sessions for refugees and asylum seekers

The Bread and Butter Thing is revolutionizing the way food banks are run in the UK. With over 90 hubs spread out across the country, the charity provides nutritious fruits, vegetables and other household essentials to over 45,000 members each week. Unlike other food banks, The Bread and Butter Thing doesn’t provide a pre-determined set… Continue reading Is this the blueprint for a food bank that’s more human?

Adejoké Bakare, a Nigerian chef running her modern west African cuisine restaurant, Chishuru, in London, recently became the UK’s first black female chef to win a Michelin star. Bakare’s approach to cooking is rooted in the culinary traditions of Nigeria’s Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo ethnic groups. She showcases these culinary legacies in Chishuru’s dishes, and… Continue reading ‘I cook from the heart’ – UK’s first black female Michelin-starred chef

Citizen scientists are being trained in some of the most remote rainforests to help predict the effects of climate change and deforestation. The Rainforest Labs project set up by the charity, Cool Earth, uses tech that draws on data from imaging outfit Planet and its constellation of 200 satellites to create an early warning system.… Continue reading Indigenous communities get tech and training on vital early warning systems

From Somalia to France, this week has seen a host of positive events, including the fact under-5 child mortality rates have reached an historic low. The United Nations revealed that the reasons for this were multiple, but had been driven largely by successful healthcare programs in countries including Cambodia, Malawi, Mongolia, and Rwanda. Despite the good… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about