Category: Positive News

This week brought a variety of good news, from England taking a significant step in boosting its biodiversity to Norway retaining its title as the world’s most democratic country. In a world first, England passed legislation requiring all new developments to increase nature. If habitats are destroyed for infrastructure, equivalent habitats must be created on-site… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news that matters

The Gaza Sunbirds para-cycling team is helping people in Gaza who were displaced due to the conflict with Hamas by providing humanitarian aid. Although the team’s primary objective since its inception in 2020 was to create opportunities for Palestinian para-athletes to participate in international tournaments, including the 2024 Paralympics, it had to shift its focus… Continue reading The para-cyclists delivering aid to displaced Gazans against all odds

Valentine’s Day was celebrated by Positive News readers in a variety of ways this year. Some chose to express their love through cooking, with many promising to showcase their culinary skills for their partners. Others celebrated the day by expressing their love through poetry, songs, and homemade cards. However, being single didn’t stop many from… Continue reading How to spread the love this Valentine’s Day, according to Positive News readers

Loose Ends, a not-for-profit US-based project, pairs skilled volunteers, known as ‘finishers’, with people who have found unfinished knitting or crochet projects left incomplete by their loved ones when they died. Founded by Jennifer Simonic and Masey Kaplan, the project began in September 2022 when the duo supported a friend who had recently lost her… Continue reading The strangers stepping up to finish craft projects that loved ones leave behind

Beans and legumes have been gaining popularity as a healthy and sustainable protein source, and for chef Ali Honour, there’s nothing she can’t make with them. With three decades as a chef and a passion for homegrown legumes, Honour is involved with the campaign Beans is How. The campaign hopes to double the global consumption… Continue reading Full of beans: how eating pulses can change you and the world

This week has been rich with positive news: Australians have been granted the “right to disconnect,” Parisians voted to increase parking rates for SUVs, a study found that quitting smoking reduces cancer risk at any age, indigenous people around the world reported similar levels of happiness as wealthy people in western nations, a project has… Continue reading What went right this week: the good news you should know about

Jack Scott, the winner of the ‘UK’s most brutal running race’, has credited the sport with helping him overcome his six-year gambling addiction. Scott’s addiction began in his late teens when he started gambling on football, horses, and greyhounds during rowdy weekends in his hometown of Stone, Staffordshire. By his early 20s, he had become… Continue reading Life after: Gambling addiction

Experts working towards the Inner Development Goals believe that personal shifts are the missing piece in achieving progress towards the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs). While the UN focuses on investing in evidence-based science and solutions, members of the Inner Development group believe that true change will come from looking inwards at our own… Continue reading Can the Inner Development Goals help us create a more sustainable future?

Valentine’s Day is often dismissed as a “Hallmark holiday” created by marketers to exploit our emotions. However, contrary to popular belief, the holiday has been celebrated for centuries, long before capitalism came into play. The earliest evidence of a Valentine’s letter written in English dates back to 1477, when Margery Brews of Norfolk, England, sent a… Continue reading How do you avoid the Valentine’s Day consumer-fest while celebrating love?

Athletes have been speaking out on climate change. Innes FitzGerald, the 17-year-old English Schools cross country champion, refused to travel to Australia for the World Championships due to her worries about carbon emissions. FitzGerald’s stance earned her the title of Young Athlete of the Year at the BBC Green Sports Awards 2023. Athletes such as… Continue reading Gamechangers: the sports stars speaking out on the climate