Katy Marks has created Uno, a one-cup bra for women who have undergone mastectomies The post The architect who has designed lingerie for the post-mastectomy body appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Youth activist Jennifer Uchendu is on a mission to help fellow Nigerians give voice to their climate fears The post The climate cafe helping eco-anxious Africans find hope amid the heat appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The I Am Not A Typo campaign is calling on tech giants to ‘correct autocorrect’ in the name of equality The post ‘I am not a typo’ campaign urges tech giants to correct their autocorrect systems in the name of inclusivity appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Wikipedia profiled unsung heroines, a satellite launched to ‘name and shame’ polluters, and AI had a cancer breakthrough, plus more good news The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
We asked readers which women most inspire you. From mums and wives to trailblazing public lives, this is what you said The post The women that inspire you, by Positive News readers appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
It’s now used to flog everything from perfume to ice-cream, so how can you meaningfully help girls and women on International Women’s Day? The post 10 ways to really help women this International Women’s Day appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
As California’s pioneering ‘delete act’ progresses, here are five steps you can take today to become less visible online The post Becoming less visible online: five ways to shrink your digital footprint appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
People all over the UK are coming together to save their local pubs, creating community hubs in the process The post All hands to the pumps: the colourful rise of community-owned pubs appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Ahead of International Women’s Day, we want to hear about the women who inspire Positive News readers The post Tell us about a woman who inspires you appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Some horizon-expanding companies have won plaudits from the Green Alley Award in its 10 years to date, altering how we think of waste The post Debunking junk: 10 years of rethinking rubbish appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Europe passed a landmark nature law, Finland almost ended homelessness, and a Scottish land deal empowered communities, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Meet the mums who accidentally kicked off a grassroots movement to protect childhood from smartphones The post ‘Our kitchen has become the hub of an exploding movement of parents’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The wildlife presenter and zoologist Megan McCubbin shares what drives and inspires her The post Life lessons: Megan McCubbin on what life so far has taught her appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Reaching zero-waste in a home kitchen can feel an impossible ambition. Here are six ways to begin The post Six ways to head towards a zero-waste home kitchen appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Waste is a failure of the imagination, goes the adage at Silo: the world’s first zero-waste restaurant The post Thinking outside the bin at the world’s first zero-waste restaurant appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The UK quit a toxic energy treaty, trees kept the eastern US cool, and the four-day week got a boost, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Big oil and gas are doing their best to keep us hooked on expensive fossil fuels. Here’s how to wean yourself off The post 12 ways to phase fossil fuels out of your life appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
In January, a new cruise tax came into effect in Greenland following a campaign by residents and the country’s tourism sector The post How Greenland’s tourism industry lobbied for a green tax, and won appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Its ‘underwater gardens’ echo a tradition of sustainably harvesting the local waters: we go beneath the waves at a Welsh community-owned, regenerative Welsh seafood farm The post From sketch to sea: diving into Wales’ underwater farming revolution appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
War, the climate crisis, political inaction – it’s easy to feel helpless in the face of such challenges. What have you done to empower yourself? The post What’s the most empowering change you’ve made in your life? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
England set a biodiversity benchmark, the ‘most democratic country’ was revealed, and a big bird made a comeback, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news that matters appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A symbol of human resilience, Gaza’s para-cyclists ride through bombsites delivering aid to displaced people The post The para-cyclists delivering aid to displaced Gazans against all odds appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
We asked readers how they celebrate Valentine’s Day. From spreading love at ATMs to looking in the mirror, here’s what they said The post How to spread the love this Valentine’s Day, according to Positive News readers appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A US-based project arranges for handwork projects uncompleted by people before they died to be finished by fellow crafters The post The strangers stepping up to finish craft projects that loved ones leave behind appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Pulses and legumes are a win for people and the planet. Here are some varieties to look out for, and ideas about what to do with them The post Full of beans: how eating pulses can change you and the world appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Australians got the ‘right to disconnect’, Paris put the brakes on SUVs, and a series of climate concerts were announced, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Jack Scott credits running with helping him overcome a six-year gambling addiction that took hold in his early 20s The post Life after: Gambling addiction appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
The UN sustainable development goals are badly needed, but progress is slow. Could collective personal shifts speed things up? The post Can the Inner Development Goals help us create a more sustainable future? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Forget red roses and other costly cliches, how do you celebrate Valentine’s Day without succumbing to commercialism? The post How do you avoid the Valentine’s Day consumer-fest while celebrating love? appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Athletes are increasingly sticking their heads above the podium to speak out on issues from global travel to greenwashing The post Gamechangers: the sports stars speaking out on the climate appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
EU emissions fell sharply, a blood test for brain cancer arrived, and Somali women tackled taboos, plus more good news The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
People can rise above tribalist tendencies and significantly increase their ‘moral circle’ of care, suggests new research The post Major research suggests humans can break free from tribalism appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
At a bike brand that employs prison leavers, donated sets of wheels are helping to break the cycle of reoffending The post Back in the saddle: the bike brand staffed by prison leavers appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
These organisations aim to make traveling the world a more comfortable reality for visually impaired and autistic visitors The post Three good things: tour operators innovating for blind and neurodiverse people appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
New research proves that personal accounts of how people have overcome mental health struggles are effective at helping others in similar experiences The post ‘This too shall pass.’ World-first study proves the power of mental health recovery stories appeared first on Positive Ne … | Continue reading
Projects to support young people with visual impairments, tackle food insecurity and help address climate anxiety will share a £1m prize fund The post Three good things: transformative educational projects appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Cameroon made ‘public health history’, there were ‘promising trends’ in energy, good news for sedentary employees, and more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
In South Africa, women are five times more likely to die at the hands of a partner. A creative new therapy is rooting out violence The post The township caravan tackling South Africa’s femicide problem – the African way appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Young people are rediscovering the joy of visiting libraries thanks to influential bookworms like Mychal Threets The post The social media star helping people fall in love with libraries appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
He’s faced death threats, had his home bombed, and witnessed a crash in biodiversity. How does the TV naturalist stay positive? The post Chris Packham on why he’s angry, yet hopeful appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Divorce can improve our relationships, bins can make us hungry (for positive change) and nature makes for a formidable colleague, plus more The post 10 things we learned making the new issue of Positive News appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Chile pressed on with a global ocean treaty, the EU approved a greenwashing law, and a new cancer drug brought hope, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
An innovation that captures heat from data centres and uses it to warm public pools is about to scale up The post Data centres could soon be heating your local swimming pool appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
We are bombarded by doomsday headlines about the future of our planet, says Ritchie, but what does the data really tell us? The post Not the end of the world: nine data-driven reasons to look beyond doomsday headlines appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Hannah Ritchie is a myth-busting data expert and climate ‘solutionist’ with a radically hopeful message The post ‘Ours could be the first generation that leaves the environment in a better state than we found it’ appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Uplifting headlines from Positive News will be displayed on screens in public spaces throughout the UK The post Positive news headlines to be shared with millions in the UK via outdoor screens appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
Rana Rahimpour went from being BBC Persia’s lead anchor to becoming a psychedelic therapist The post For the love of: Psychedelic therapy appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading
A ‘gamechanger’ cancer test was developed, China smashed renewables records, and the US murder rate fell, plus more The post What went right this week: the good news you should know about appeared first on Positive News. | Continue reading