Category: GoodNews


  • The six things you should do if you’re in a crash

    Rebecca MasonFormer police detective and Morning Live expert Morning Live As a former police detective for 14 years with Surrey Police, I regularly provide advice on criminal matters for BBC’s Morning Live. I have also attended many car accidents in a professional capacity, but this summer, for the first time, I was in a head-on…

  • Man Reunited with Class Ring 56 Years After Losing it in the Long Island Sound: ‘It’s a Miracle’

    Photo via Alfred DiStefano A man recently received word through social media that a Long Islander and his metal detector found his missing class ring, lost on a day at the beach 56 years ago. Then just Alfred DiStefano remembers vaguely standing on a dock or a pier on Cedar Beach, Long Island Sound, when…

  • Portugal in shock as Lisbon funicular crash leaves 15 dead

    Alison RobertsBBC News in Lisbon and Emily Atkinson & Mark LowenBBC News Watch: Emergency crews surround derailed Portugal funicular Portugal is in shock after 15 people lost their lives in the derailment of the 140-year-old Gloria funicular, a major tourist attraction in the capital Lisbon. Another 18 people were taken to hospital, five of them…

  • She Used Nature to Transform Dry Steam Beds into Lush Oasis During USGS Study

    Laura Norman with check dam that transformed dry stream bed in Arizona โ€“ Gerry Norman / USGS In Americaโ€™s arid southwest, a scientist whoโ€™s studied dryland water systems for over 20 years has found the key to transforming barren desert into verdant oases. That key is so basic, it hardly even merits being called technology,…

  • Radiohead to tour for first time in seven years

    Radiohead have announced their first tour in seven years, after teasing it with a series of mysterious flyers that appeared in cities across Europe. The revered band will play four nights at London’s O2 Arena on 21, 22, 24 and 25 November 2025, with other dates in Berlin, Bologna, Copenhagen and Madrid. Radiohead last played…

  • Officer Buys Stranded Deaf Man Train Ticket to Get Home

    Officer Steven Harris of Pittsburgh Police via KDKA โ€œWeโ€™re supposed to be good men,โ€ said Officer Steven Harris. Harris was responding to a question from local news in Pittsburgh about why he would spend $113 of his own money to solve a strangerโ€™s problem. Itโ€™s a suggestion that all of us, from cops to kids,…

  • Putin, Kim and Xi are meeting in China: BBC correspondents explain why

    Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un are standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Chinese president Xi Jinping in Beijing at a military parade marking 80 years since the end of World War II on 3 September. It will be the first time these three leaders are meeting in public together. The BBC’s Laura Bicker…

  • Dutch Designers Create Tiny Home by Burrowing into the Bosom of a Recycled Wind Turbine

    The Nestle, made from a wind turbine โ€“ credit, Jorrit Lousberg / Blade-Made For some, a 4 bedroom 3 bath with a basement theater, wrap-around deck, and two-car garage is the dream. For others, housing thatโ€™s quaint, thatโ€™s economicalโ€”even portable, is the aim. The market should provide options to everybody, and for those in the…

  • Who is the new Green Party leader?

    Zack Polanski has stormed to victory in the Green Party leadership election on a platform promising bold communication and “eco-populism”. The new leader said he would now “take the fight to Labour”, telling Sir Keir Starmer’s party: “We are here to replace you.” While he’s made a name for himself as a feisty media performer…

  • This Teen’s iPhone Called 911 by Itself After Severe Crash, Saves Her Life

    Lindsayโ€™s vehicle after the crash โ€“ credit, supplied by the Leskovacs A tragedy suffered, an even greater tragedy avoided: thatโ€™s the narrative on Laura Leskovacโ€™s mind since her daughter was seriously injured in a car crash. The greater tragedy? What would have almost certainly happened had her daughter Lindsay not had the crash detection feature…