The ‘alternative Nobel prize’, global progress against 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, writes social innovator Ken Banks 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 actually 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 The ethical fashion brand championing change across the industry appeared first on Positive News.

Kosovo was finally cleared of landmines, Germany set a date for quitting fossil fuels, and a new cat species was discovered, plus more good news 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: the good news that matters 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 Celebrating 10 years of the Nikon 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.

The actor is helping launch Oxfam’s annual secondhand fashion campaign, as research finds 57% of UK adults tried to buy less clothing in the past year The post Richard E. Grant fronts Second Hand September as Britons try to buy fewer clothes appeared first on Positive News.

While tech-moguls pour billions into trying to live longer, the answer might well be in the simple life 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
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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: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.

In Syria, a brightly painted bus is bringing books, puppets and art workshops to children who have grown up with war The post The mobile library bringing books to rural Syria appeared first on Positive News.

We asked: how do you forge meaningful human connections in a busy, disconnected world? This is what you said The post How to forge meaningful human connections – according to you appeared first on Positive News.

How music festivals are putting land restoration, community action and environmental change on the bill The post Can festivals leave the land better than they found it? appeared first on Positive News.

An Italian farm is using biomimicry and agroecological technology to ensure their crops can handle the heat The post ‘We like breaking the rules’: the radical farm that yields results appeared first on Positive News.

Plummeting deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon, hurricane-predicting sharks and a courtroom reckoning on the cards for tech giants, plus mor The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.

Luke Holdsworth was born deaf and is now one of the UK’s most respected BSL interpreters at live concerts The post Bringing the thrill of live music to deaf audiences – with the help of air guitar appeared first on Positive News.

At 50 years old and with the release of his new book The Midnight Train, Matt Haig explains why acceptance has descended on him The post Back on track: Matt Haig on finding acceptance appeared first on Positive News.

These three groups are using sport and movement to create connection, purpose and community The post Three sports groups using movement to tackle isolation appeared first on Positive News.

A new wave of young birders is helping to turn one of Britain’s oldest pastimes into one of its fastest-growing hobbies The post How birdwatching has become an unexpected hit with Gen Z appeared first on Positive News.

A reality check for ‘AI slop’, the US’s plummeting murder rate, and a big win for an uncontacted tribe, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.

The British singer-songwriter and frontman of alt-J on capturing creative sparks and the rise of the far-right The post Life lessons: Joe Newman on what life so far has taught him appeared first on Positive News.

The government is overhauling school food standards in England for the first time in more than a decade The post How schools are winning children over to healthier lunches appeared first on Positive News.

At Groundswell, experts debated how to get more nature-friendly foods on shelves. Here are three key takeaways The post Will regeneratively grown food become mainstream? appeared first on Positive News.

A new album made from the echolocation calls of bats is inviting listeners to hear the misunderstood mammals differently The post The musicians turning bat calls into club music appeared first on Positive News.

From knife-crime prevention to mental health support, grassroots football is being taken seriously as a tool for social change The post How community football is helping youth stay out of trouble appeared first on Positive News.

Scientists flew into the heart of 'fire clouds', Finland cut emissions with a sand battery, and food banks turned waste into millions of meals, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.

As Edinburgh introduces a visitor levy this week, we look at what a decade of tourist tax-funded investment has done for one of Europe’s resorts The post Did a tourist tax save Magaluf? appeared first on Positive News.

In east Africa, Maasai men are redefining what it means to be brave by helping people and lions co-exist The post A new measure of courage: how Maasai warriors became lion guardians appeared first on Positive News.

Replacing real leopard skins with synthetic furs has helped leopards recover in western Zambia, researchers say The post Leopards recover in Zambia as communities swap skins for synthetics appeared first on Positive News.

The world’s road got much safer, global hunger levels eased, and Brazil set a welcome record for deforestation, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News.