Category: GoodNews


  • What we know about Huntingdon train stabbings

    Maia Davies & Harry Sekulich “Run, there’s a guy stabbing everyone”: Eyewitnesses describe attack Passengers travelling from Doncaster to London were attacked in a mass stabbing on a train on Saturday night. Ten people were injured and taken to hospital, nine of whom are believed to have life-threatening injuries. Witnesses reported that police used a…

  • Good News in History, November 2

    64 years ago today, Jersey Joe Walcott, the Hall of Famer heavyweight boxer and three-time organization champ, became the first African American to be elected as a Sheriff in the United States. Elected on Tuesday, November 2 by a two-to-one margin, he ran as a Democrat and said he wanted to use the position to…

  • Ben Earl and Henry Pollock add to case for England backline inclusion

    Hybrid players are a bit like concept cars – glitzy, intriguing ideas but, when push comes to shove, coaches have invariably chosen something more reliable and conventional to actually go from A to B. Eddie Jones talked up the possibility during his time as England coach. He thought wing Jack Nowell could work as a…

  • Dogs Rescued from โ€˜Squalidโ€™ House are Being Retrained as Police Sniffer K-9s

    Springer spaniel dogs being rescued โ€“ SWNS / RSPCA Four dogs rescued from a โ€˜squalidโ€™ and derelict house in England are being given a new purposeโ€”theyโ€™re being trained as police K-9s. The springer spaniels were found in April alongside dozens of other dogs crowded into a property in South Yorkshire. Newly-named Bruce, Pablo, Lola, and…

  • Why Sarah Ferguson, Beatrice and Eugenie can’t escape the taint of family scandal

    Noor NanjiCulture reporter Getty Images The scandal that has engulfed Andrew is of his own making, but it has had a profound impact on his immediate family: his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, and their two daughters. Ms Ferguson, 66, has been haunted by her own links with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. She will now move…

  • Good News in History, November 1

    68 years ago today, the Mackinac Bridge opened to connect the Upper and Lower peninsulas of Michigan over the Straits of Mackinac. Nicknamed the โ€œMighty Macโ€ when it was built, itโ€™s still the longest suspension bridge โ€œbetween anchoragesโ€ in the Western Hemisphere. Stretching 26,372 feet (8,038 meters) shore-to-shore, it was designed by David B. Steinman,…

  • Tchรฉky Karyo, star of Nikita and The Missing, dies at 72

    French actor Tchรฉky Karyo, who had a starring role in the film Nikita and the TV series The Missing, has died aged 72. Karyo, who was born in Turkey but grew up in Paris, died of a cancer on Friday, his agent told AFP news agency. Known largely for supporting roles, Karyo acted in films…

  • Kentucky Teacher-of-the-Year Created a Prosthetic Hand for a Student Using Schoolโ€™s 3D Printing Lab

    STEAM Teacher Scott Johnson and student Jackson Farmer with new prosthetic hand 3D-printed at Red Cross Elementary School โ€“ Photo by Fiona Morgan / Kentucky Department of Education Simply using corn-based bioplastic, a couple of screws, fishing line, and small rubber bands, an elementary school teacher turned himself into a hero. But he didnโ€™t have…

  • What we know about Prince Andrew losing his titles and Royal Lodge

    PA Media Prince Andrew has been stripped of his “prince” title and will leave his Windsor mansion, Royal Lodge, Buckingham Palace announced on Thursday. The King has “initiated a formal process” to remove his titles, it said, and Andrew will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor. Andrew, 65 – the King’s younger brother –…

  • Good News in History, October 31

    On this day, 75 years ago, the British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid was born. Described as the โ€œQueen of Curves,โ€ who โ€œliberated architectural geometry, giving it a whole new expressive identity,โ€ Hadid was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to world architecture. The firm she founded in London, Zaha Hadid Architects, continues to innovate…