People Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:02:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png People Archives - Positive News 32 32 Life lessons: Naz Shah on what life so far has taught her https://www.positive.news/society/life-lessons-naz-shah-on-what-life-so-far-has-taught-her/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:00:29 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=562343 The British politician on being optimistic, what she learned from her incarcerated mother, and her enduring faith in community

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]]> How communities are stepping up to revive our tired towns and cities https://www.positive.news/society/how-communities-are-stepping-up-to-revive-our-tired-towns/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:40:10 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565960 From ferry companies to pubs, communities are buying local assets to run for themselves. Could new funding supercharge the movement?

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]]> Think society is in decline? Research gives us some reasons to be cheerful https://www.positive.news/society/think-society-is-in-decline-research-gives-us-some-reasons-to-be-cheerful/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 12:38:02 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=562569 An expert on why people think that society is in decline, when research suggests that the opposite is true

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]]> What went right in 2025: the top 25 good news stories of the year https://www.positive.news/society/what-went-right-in-2025-the-good-news-that-mattered/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:00:32 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=559139 Scientists treated the ‘untreatable’, species bounced back, solar surged, deforestation fell, rivers were revitalised, and more

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]]> Life lessons: Emmanuel Sonubi on what life so far has taught him https://www.positive.news/society/life-lessons-emmanuel-sonubi-on-what-life-so-far-has-taught-him/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 07:00:02 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=537815 The acclaimed stand-up comedian, 44, on surviving heart failure and a stroke, leading by example, and learning to agree to disagree

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]]> How to embrace an abundance mindset, according to you https://www.positive.news/society/what-abundance-means-to-you/ Wed, 16 Jul 2025 07:00:12 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=536136 From fostering human connections to getting your fingers in the soil, here’s how Positive News readers tune in to an abundance mindset

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]]> Five extraordinary lives, captured in the new issue of Positive News magazine https://www.positive.news/society/five-extraordinary-lives-captured-in-the-new-issue-of-positive-news-magazine/ Wed, 16 Apr 2025 09:03:56 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=523106 Our latest issue has just landed. Here are five inspiring life stories from its pages

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]]> Joy, joining together and giant veg: highlights from the Portrait of Britain prize https://www.positive.news/society/joy-joining-together-and-giant-veg-highlights-from-the-portrait-of-britain-prize/ Wed, 19 Feb 2025 11:37:24 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=516486 The latest Portrait of Britain prize featured a shortlist of 200 images. Here are some of our favourite, introduced by the photographers

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]]> Life lessons: Joan Armatrading on what life so far has taught her https://www.positive.news/society/life-lessons-joan-armatrading/ Fri, 31 Jan 2025 09:29:10 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=514087 The English singer-songwriter and musician on mortality, funny animal videos and the power of positivity

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]]> We asked: when have you experienced the kindness of strangers? https://www.positive.news/society/we-asked-when-have-you-experienced-the-kindness-of-strangers/ Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:07:42 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=512545 When meeting our need to feel safe, secure and loved, we tend to focus on friends and family. What happens when you cast your net wider?

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