1. EU emissions shrank (and China’s ‘may have peaked’) While the climate crisis came into ever sharper focus in 2024, emissions continued to rise – but not everywhere. Data published in October ...

Spain is cracking down on online fakery with a draft law targeting disinformation on digital platforms. “We citizens have the right to defend ourselves from professional hoaxers,” said Spanish PM ...

‘We want viewers to share our enjoyment of nature and take the time to recognise its value,’ say organisers of the Comedy Wildlife Photography awards Celebrating nature’s capacity to make us laugh, ...

This festive season, remember that a healthy diet is not just about what’s on your plate but what you feed your mind After overindulgence on festive food, going on a diet is one of the most popular ...

‘People said they donated because just knowing the Great Oak Table existed made them feel better about the world,’ said the project founder Great oaks from little acorns grow – and when a ...

Health warnings like those on cigarette packets should be on news sites dominated by negative headlines, says Positive News CEO, Sean Wood Policies from the Ministry of Imagination In this series, we ...

Positive News is the media brand for rigorous journalism about what’s going right. We report socially relevant and uplifting stories of progress – ranging from the global boom in renewable energy to ...

Wanted: community conscious businesses looking to scale For entrepreneurs in England who want to improve the world, there’s a new programme that’s looking for recruits Written in partnership with The ...

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 ...

The UK has likely reached “peak petrol” this year, according to analysis by AutoTrader, the country’s leading marketplace for used cars. The firm forecasted a sharp decline in petrol cars over the ...

Bioacoustic listening devices and environmental DNA samples are giving Forestry England the ‘best ever’ data on wildlife species Drones, DNA profiling and ultra-sensitive listening devices are being ...