Gavin Haines, Author at Positive News Good journalism about good things Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:38:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Gavin Haines, Author at Positive News 32 32 What went right this week: renewables-1; oil-0, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-11-of-2026/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:00:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=569774 Events strengthened the case for renewables, Croatia eliminated landmines, an ‘extinct’ species returned to England, and more

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What went right this week: progress in tumultuous times, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-10-of-2026/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 05:16:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=569097 Health breakthroughs, a Ukrainian conservation success, and a win for river defenders in the Amazon, plus more

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What went right this week: a giant returns, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-9-of-2026/ Fri, 27 Feb 2026 05:31:05 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=568250 A lost giant returned to Galapagos, Wales passed a ‘life-changing’ bill, and a Chinese river came back from the brink, plus more

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What advice did you receive as a child that has stayed with you? https://www.positive.news/society/what-advice-did-you-receive-as-a-child-that-has-stayed-with-you/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:55:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=568272 You can’t put an old head on young shoulders, so they say. But some wisdom is passed on. We want to hear the nuggets that helped guide you

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What went right this week: a basic income for artists, plus more https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/good-news-stories-from-week-7-of-2026/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 05:00:39 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=566819 Ireland’s basic income for artists goes permanent, there's progress on FGM, and polar bears prove resilient, plus more

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How communities are stepping up to revive our tired towns and cities https://www.positive.news/society/how-communities-are-stepping-up-to-revive-our-tired-towns/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:40:10 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565960 From ferry companies to pubs, communities are buying local assets to run for themselves. Could new funding supercharge the movement?

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What went right this week: not-so-lawless Britain, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-5-of-2026/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:09 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565093 England’s murder rate plummeted, France said ‘non’ to social media for kids, and the world set a welcome record, plus more

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Revolutionary therapy treats ‘untreatable’ blood cancer https://www.positive.news/society/revolutionary-therapy-treats-untreatable-blood-cancer/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:34:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565080 Gene therapy which turns white blood cells into a disease-busting “living drug” has reversed previously untreatable blood cancers

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What went right this week: Europe’s energy ‘tipping point’, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-4-of-2026/ Fri, 23 Jan 2026 04:30:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=564432 Europe’s green energy ‘tipping point’, a US cancer milestone, and a big beast released, plus more

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How a ‘dysfunctional’ English farm became a biodiversity hotspot https://www.positive.news/environment/how-a-dysfunctional-english-farm-became-a-biodiversity-hotspot/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:19:24 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=563601 A trailblazing rewilding site in England has recorded a 900% increase in breeding birds in just 20 years

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