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The shifting reality of knife crime in the UK

Hannah Partos — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:55:27 +0000

Despite the ‘broken Britain’ headlines, violent crime is falling – including knife crime. We meet the people helping to make the streets safer

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The everyday extraordinary: highlights from the latest Portrait of Britain prize

Positive News — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 13:19:04 +0000

Diversity and empathy shine through many of the shots shortlisted for the latest Portrait of Britain prize

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Making a comeback: the ‘lost’ species returning to Britain

Positive News — Tue, 14 Nov 2023 16:27:08 +0000

Some were reintroduced, others mysteriously reappeared. Meet the species that came back from the abyss

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Brits are among the most positive in Europe on the benefits of immigration

Lucy Purdy — Fri, 03 May 2019 13:14:45 +0000

Fresh research challenges the assumption that the UK is more hostile than its European neighbours

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How the ‘world’s fastest’ broadband is coming to rural UK communities that big providers won’t touch

Gavin Haines — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:14:40 +0000

We meet the social entrepreneurs who have made it their mission to tackle poor rural broadband provision. Through crowdfunding, the organisation hopes to raise £3m to bring ultra-fast, reliable internet to even more people in rural areas – and all profits stay in the communities too

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Four brands that suggest British made fashion is back in business

Mark E. Johnson — Wed, 21 Nov 2018 16:08:15 +0000

From a company making clothes from nylon ocean and landfill waste, to one whose makers come from women’s groups and charities, four brands that are breathing new life into British fashion manufacturing

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Record numbers of volunteers set to clean up UK beaches this weekend

Lucy Purdy — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 15:39:33 +0000

The 2018 Great British Beach Clean expects a bumper year after the Blue Planet television series prompted a surge of interest in ocean plastic pollution

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From moaning to meaning: what are Brits optimistic about?

Positive News — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 10:56:13 +0000

The team at thinktank Demos polled more than 2,000 UK adults to find out: what makes Brits optimistic?

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Upbeat Britain: forget what divides us, what could bring us back together?

Polly Mackenzie — Thu, 06 Sep 2018 10:03:54 +0000

Brits are known for enjoying a good moan, but what are we optimistic about? Polly Mackenzie and the team at thinktank Demos decided they were done with despairing about what divides us, and asked: what can bring us back together?

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A cut above: Britain’s blossoming slow flower movement

Lucy Purdy — Tue, 31 Jul 2018 12:44:16 +0000

British flower growers report fresh demand for their home-grown blooms. We ask a Somerset-based florist and flower farmer: why is native flora gaining ground?

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