Category: GoodNews


  • Lacking Ninja Training, Trapped Turtle is Rescued from City Sewer by Police and Firefighters

    Officers lower fireman into shopping mall drain to rescue turtle โ€“Sanibel Fire Department Fire department officers on Floridaโ€™s Sanibel Island were alerted to the plight of a local turtle who had fallen into the sewer. Whatโ€™s more, it seemed to the first responders that the terapin lacked certain mutations and ninja-like agility known to be…

  • Sara Sharif family court judges named after appeal

    Daniel Sandford and Helena Wilkinson BBC News Handout Sara Sharif suffered unimaginable cruelty at the hands of her father and step-mother, culminating in her murder in 2023 Three judges who oversaw Family Court hearings involving Sara Sharif in the years before she was murdered can be named for the first time following a legal appeal.…

  • Arizona Man Who Never Stopped Trying is Reunited with Dog Lost 8 Years Ago in Another State

    Paul and his dog Damian 2016 โ€“ credit: Paul Guilbeault A man was recently reunited with his beloved pooch Damian after 8 years of separation. Heโ€™s far from the puppy he was when he ran off at a rest stop in Oklahoma, with longer teeth, wobbly legs, and a grey snout, but he hadnโ€™t forgotten…

  • Good News in History, January 31

    54 years ago today, My Sweet Lordย by George Harrison reached number 1 on the UK pop charts. It would hold the same position in the US, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Belgium, Sweden, Switzerland, West Germany, Japan, and others. His first single as a solo artist, the song was the first number-one single by an ex-Beatle. It…

  • Body found in Aberdeen search for missing women

    A body has been found near where two missing sisters were last seen in Aberdeen. Henrietta and Eliza Huszti – both 32 and from a set of triplets – were last seen near the River Dee on 7 January. Police Scotland said it had been made aware that a body had been seen in the…

  • Six Nations 2025: Warren Gatland’s Wales aim for lift in France

    Gatland looked a broken man at times during the latter stages of 2024 but has been publicly defiant before this latest campaign. Pre-tournament comments have included how he believes Wales can win the tournament, how he is building “a siege mentality” and how people should write his side off “at their peril”. He has also…

  • 'Goodness me!' – England fielding woes continue as five catches dropped

    England’s woes in the field continue as they drop five catches on day two of the Ashes Test in Melbourne. Source link

  • Newcastle United: Alan Shearer interviews Alexander Isak

    Another thing I asked Isak about is where he has come from, and how his background shaped him as a person and a player. He grew up playing street football in the suburbs of Stockholm and there is still an element of that to his playing style now, with the way he caresses the ball…

  • Six Nations 2025: Pundit predictions on potential winners, star players and Lions bolters

    In November, England suffered narrow defeats by Australia and New Zealand, having led those matches heading into the closing stages. They last won the Six Nations in 2020 and head to Dublin to face champions Ireland on Saturday before hosting France at home. Former England wing Ugo Monye told BBC Sport: “England are at a…

  • The best of Paris Haute Couture Week

    Annabel Rackham Culture reporter Getty Images Lily-Rose Depp, Dua Lipa, Marion Cotillard were on the front row for the Chanel Haute Couture show Brands including Dior, Chanel and Armani Privรฉ showcased their new collections at a high-profile Haute Couture Week in Paris, with their shows attracting a host of global celebrities. Chanel’s show was unsurprisingly…