Category: GoodNews


  • What we know about the US-Ukraine minerals deal

    Reuters Ukraine’s President Zelensky first discussed a minerals deal with then presidential candidate Donald Trump last September. Kyiv has agreed to the terms of a major deal giving the US access to Ukraine’s deposits of rare earth minerals, Ukraine’s prime minister says. Ukraine hopes the deal โ€“ which would give the US a financial stake…

  • Plates London becomes first UK vegan restaurant to win a Michelin star

    A tick bite almost ended visionary chef Kirk Haworthโ€™s stellar career โ€“ but now itโ€™s unexpectedly earned him a history-making Michelin star. Plates, the London-based eaterie Haworth founded with his sister Keeley (pictured above), is the UKโ€™s first vegan restaurant to win the coveted culinary gong. It comes eight years after Haworth pivoted to a…

  • Apple boss Tim Cook says DEI programmes may have to change

    Apple boss Tim Cook said his company may have to change its diversity practices as the US legal landscape shifts. His comments came just minutes after a majority of shareholders rejected a proposal calling on the tech giant to end its diversity policies, such as the use of race and sex in hiring decisions. Apple…

  • New DNA Evidence Frees Innocent Man After 30 Years in Prison for Murder

    Gordon Cordeiro visiting the grave of his mother on Makawao, Hawaii, hours after his release โ€“ credit Denise Cordeiro, family photo Imprisoned in a โ€œmiscarriage of justice,โ€ a Hawaii man has been released from prison after DNA evidence exonerated him. Behind bars for 30 years, Gordon Cordeiroโ€™s first desire was to visit the grave of…

  • The disturbing rise of ketamine abuse among young people

    Jane Deith BBC File on 4 Investigates Getty Images At the urology department of Burnley General Hospital, 26-year-old Ryan (not his real name) is having a drug solution inserted through a catheter – part of his treatment for a condition known as ketamine bladder. This procedure will not completely reverse the damage inflicted by Ryan’s…

  • Mice Discovered Giving โ€˜First Aidโ€™ to Unconscious Mates in Surprising Display of Empathy

    A mouse tends to an unconscious peer by pulling its tongue โ€“ credit: Wenjian Sun et al. 2025, released When presented with an unresponsive acquaintance, a mouse may attempt to revive them by pawing and gently biting at their face, scientists recently reported. A third behavior was also seen, however, and that involved the attendant…

  • Taliban says it will try to release British couple as soon as possible

    The Taliban has told the BBC it will endeavour to release two British nationals who have been arrested and held in Afghanistan “as soon as possible”. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie, 75, were arrested on 1 February while returning to their home in the country’s Bamiyan province. An American national and an Afghan…

  • New Tuna Packaging Seen to Reduce Mercury Levels by 35%, Though it May Not Be Necessary

    A jar of tuna next to the researchersโ€™ solution of cysteine โ€“ credit: Chalmers University of Technology/Hanna Magnusson Reprinted from permission from World at Large A breakthrough in packaged tuna preparation has been found to reduce mercury content in the fish by 35%. Consumption of tuna has long been limited, especially by pregnant women and…

  • The Papers: 'Zelensky offers to quit' and 'Germany turns Right'

    Volodymyr Zelensky’s offer to step down as president of Ukraine features heavily in Monday’s papers. Source link

  • The UKโ€™s Cutest Bus Stop Has Been Decorated By Locals With Quirky Themes For 20 Years (Pics)

    Bus stop in Fowey, England, โ€˜All you need is Foweyโ€™ design from Jan. 2022 โ€“ via SWNS A bus stop in Fowey, England, has been getting artistic makeovers from creative locals for two decades. Dubbed the Pretty Bus Stop on Lankelly Lane in Cornwall, it was given its first makeover by Jane Tinsley after it…