As I found out last week, sometimes looking for the good news out there can be very hard. You end up wading hip deep through some of the worst horrors in the world. Sometimes things aren’t that bad, it’s just the language that pulls us to the darkness and asks us not to recognise the kindness, bravery, joy and positives that are often all around us.

After a solid weekend of spending time amongst family & friends and the press frenzy of the last week it is great to start the week of with some genuinely joyous news. The London marathon showed respect to the tragedy in Boston but also gave us thousands of heroes none less than Mike Ellicock raising £20 000 for charity and finishing in an incredible 3hrs 25 minutes carrying an 18 kg rucksack. Makes my burdens feel just a little lighter. 🙂

• Serbia & Kosovo landmark accord reached
• First Democratic elections in Iraq since US Withdrawl
• 7 boys saved from Dartmoor via airlift
• French hostages freed in Cameroon
• Man survives Crocadile attack in Northern Australia
• Antares Rocket completes test flight
• 13 scots Businesses celebrate Queen’s Awards for outstanding achievement
• Pret a Manger plan 1000 worldwide new jobs and 500 specifically in the UK after profit rise announced
• UK Government aim to boost status of vocational courses
• Daft Punk break spotify record
• Oldham clinches GB silver medal in Russia
• BMX World Cup wins for Reade and Phillips in Manchester
• Ex-Paratrooper sets new Marathon Record