Peace & human rights · Italy
Italy posts one of the EU’s lowest homicide rates
Recent figures place Italy near the bottom of EU homicide rates, reflecting a long decline in lethal violence.
2026-11-04 · via Good News Network · original source
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Innovation · United Kingdom
UK researchers grow climate-ready cocoa near Reading
A student made chocolate bars from cocoa cultivated in Reading, part of work on varieties that can handle a changing climate.
2026-11-04 · via Positive News · original source
Animals · United Kingdom
Beavers return to Loch Ness after centuries away
Scotland is preparing to welcome beavers back near Loch Ness, a species absent from the area for roughly 500 years.
2026-11-03 · via Good News Network · original source
Kindness & community · United Kingdom
English village builds social care around shared living, not just services
A community in England is testing social care based on communal living and mutual responsibility rather than isolated appointments.
2026-11-03 · via Positive News · original source
Kindness & community · Italy
Sardinian restaurants trial phone-free family meals with game kits
Italian pediatricians designed game boxes so parents and kids talk at dinner while some restaurants discourage phones.
2026-11-02 · via The Optimist Daily · original source
Kindness & community · United Kingdom
All-women boxing nights fund free classes for abuse survivors
Fight nights raise money for free boxing sessions that help women rebuild confidence after abusive relationships.
2026-11-02 · via Positive News · original source
Peace & human rights · Ukraine
Hundreds of Ukrainian civilians evacuated under a major humanitarian truce
More than 750 civilians stranded in a Russian-occupied city were escorted to safety in one of the war’s larger humanitarian evacuations.
2026-11-02 · via Good News Network · original source
Animals · Portugal
Azores island blacks out lights each October to save seabird fledglings
On Corvo Island near Portugal, a planned autumn blackout has already helped tens of thousands of young seabirds avoid fatal light confusion.
2026-11-02 · via Good News Network · original source
Environment & climate · Netherlands
Netherlands commits $500 million to protect tropical forests
The Dutch government pledged half a billion dollars over a decade to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, a fund aimed at keeping tropical forests standing.
2026-10-28 · via Good Good Good · original source
Health & medicine · Netherlands
Young advocate living in dementia care pushes for dignity over warehousing
Dutch campaigner Teun Toebes, who moved into a dementia ward as a young adult, argues care should prioritize a good life, not only safety.
2026-10-28 · via Fix the News · original source
Animals · Denmark
Denmark sets 2029 deadline to end mink farming
Denmark announced it will phase out mink farming by August 2029, a landmark animal-welfare decision.
2026-10-28 · via Squirrel News · original source
Innovation · United Kingdom
Positive News expands its What Went Right series to video podcasts
The constructive-journalism outlet launched a video podcast to bring weekly progress stories to new platforms.
2026-10-28 · via Positive News · original source
Animals · United Kingdom
Bird-scaring kites cut seabird deaths in fishing nets off Cornwall
A Cornwall study found nets fitted with bird-of-prey kites sharply lowered the odds of catching guillemots and razorbills.
2026-10-27 · via Good Good Good · original source
Innovation · United Kingdom
Dairy brand explores regenerative farming to harden supply chains
Positive News profiled a company testing regenerative practices to make dairy more resilient.
2026-10-27 · via Positive News · original source
Education · United Kingdom
Digital tool helps young men reflect on harmful sexual behavior
A free online resource aims to steer young men toward accountability and away from toxic online subcultures.
2026-10-26 · via Positive News · original source
Health & medicine · United Kingdom
Patient-safety reforms inspired by Martha’s Rule keep spreading
Fix the News highlighted continued uptake of rules that let families escalate care concerns in hospitals.
2026-10-15 · via Fix the News · original source
Science & space · Norway
Norway glacial dig recovers dozens of Stone Age arrowheads
In southern Norway’s mountains, a long-running glacial archaeology survey recovered 48 Stone Age arrowheads and shafts.
2026-10-09 · via Good News Network · original source
Peace & human rights · Kosovo
Kosovo landmine clearance advances toward safer ground
Progress reporting noted continued demining work that returns land to civilian use in Kosovo.
2026-10-08 · via Fix the News · original source
Animals · United Kingdom
Scottish detection dog sniffs out invasive ‘sea vomit’ near oyster reefs
Uisge the Labrador works with Conservation Detection Dogs of Scotland to find invasive algae that threaten lochs and oysters.
2026-09-30 · via Good Good Good · original source
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