People experiencing homelessness are to be given direct financial support as part of a pioneering UK trial. The government-funded trial is inspired by similar schemes in Mexico and Canada, where cash ...

Relatable language, fast-paced messaging and avoiding scare tactics are key to the new project, thanks to the input of Scottish teens Young people in Scotland have worked alongside the UK charity ...

The reduction is close to that recorded in Europe at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, when flights were grounded and factories shut Total net greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union dropped ...

Five “gamechanging” initiatives have won this year’s Earthshot prize, a competition that’s designed to scale up solutions to environmental problems. A pioneering conservation project that saved a ...

The chatbot-like tool creates group statements that reflect majority and minority views, helping people to find areas of agreement Fancy letting a machine mediate your argument? It could be the latest ...

Digital apps get a bad rap for disconnecting families, but one company has come up with an idea that reconnects generations by combining technology with print Once upon a time some 20bn letters were ...

Looking for festive gift inspiration? Then take a cue from Positive News readers, who reveal the most meaningful Christmas presents they have received Like Santa’s sack, our inbox has been overflowing ...

Surrounded by concrete, in a low-ceilinged space that could optimistically described as ‘intimate’, musicians sit with bows poised, mouthpieces at the ready. They’re here to perform a prom, but this ...

The first female president of the Magic Circle, Megan Swann, now performs environmental magic, creating spellbinding tricks to inspire children and adults to act more sustainably For 34-year-old Megan ...

From insightfully chosen presents to the gift of an experience or simply someone’s time, what offerings have meant the most to you? Many of us have much more stuff than we’ll ever need, but giving and ...

Amid the cost of living crisis, the University of York has launched a plan to address the financial and educational inequalities students face Huddled over the books and notes on her bed, Milda looked ...

A federation of wildlife charities plans to create a ‘showcase for nature recovery’ after buying a rural estate in the largest land sale in England for three decades. The Wildlife Trusts has partnered ...