– photo courtesy of Valasseril Swimming Club Following the tragic drownings of 15 schoolchildren in his home town, an Indian man has started a swimming club that has seen more than 10,000 learn how to handle themselves in the water. He’s narrowed down the introductory course, which focuses entirely on swimming for safety rather than…
Philippa Roxby and Elena Bailey Health reporters Getty Images Women using weight-loss jabs are being advised to stop if they are trying for a baby, have fallen pregnant or are breastfeeding. Drug safety experts in the UK say it’s not known whether taking the medicines, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, could harm an unborn baby.…
Credit: Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0) – cropped What a year it has been since we first reflected on Cannes Lions 2024. GNN’s momentum in launching new exciting products mirrors the industry around us—creator-led content is intensifying while advertising is becoming more about making a difference in the world. We at Good News Network are…
A body has been found in the search for a Scottish man reported missing in Portugal. Greg Monks, 38, was reported missing last week after leaving the main strip in Albufeira in the Algarve in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Mr Monks, from Cambuslang, near Glasgow, had travelled to the resort on 27 May…
Sarah-Jane Muirie and Ginger the tortoise – credit, Sarah-Jane Muirie, released Ginger was a lonely female tortoise who escaped from her home one year ago to try and find love. Single for the first time in years, Ginger dug under the garden fence and made a slow getaway across countryside fields following the death of…
There is no standout lead story across the fronts of Wednesday’s papers. But a handful touch on small boat crossings. “Now it’s good weather to blame for boat surge!” is the headline in the Daily Express. A photo of the “major new search for missing Maddie” appears on the front, as police resume their hunt…
Photo provided to ENR by Intermountain Power Agency A coal power plant in Utah is set for a green transformation having reached its decommissioning year, as billions are being set aside to use modernize it with hydrogen gas. A rare geologic feature underneath the plant will allow them to store the gas in copious amounts,…
Daniel Sandford Home affairs correspondent in the Algarve, Portugal Watch: The BBC’s Daniel Sandford at the scene of the new search operation Portuguese and German authorities have started a new search for Madeleine McCann in Portugal, nearly two decades after her disappearance. Madeleine was three years old when she vanished from an apartment complex in…
Mykale Baker working in his graduation outfit – credit Maria Mendoza GNN readers loved the story of Mykale Baker, a teen who metaphorically leapt from atop the stage of his high school graduation right into the drive-thru window of his job at Burger King the same night. On Thursday, a Georgia mom who had watched…
A man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at demonstrators attending a march for Israeli hostages in Colorado on Sunday planned the attack for a year, investigators say. Mohammed Sabry Soliman, 45, who is charged with a federal hate crime as well as state charges of attempted murder, assault and use of an explosive device, made…
