Good news today as science takes a step closer to a vaccine for malaria. It’s sometimes easy to assume that all the ills in the world are manmade and that all the power is ours, but between influenza, malaria and any number of natural disasters we are not the greatest dealers of death on this world and nor should we try to be. The universe is a wonder to be explored, it has much to show us if we take the time to open our hearts and eyes.

Enjoy these stories and have a great weekend.

• Step forward in hunt for malaria vaccine
• Dialysis miniaturised for babies
• Harvey Milk honoured
• Large drop in young jobless total
• Belfast scientist helping Mars project
• Student creates toy to help the recovery of child soldiers
• Anglo-Saxon artefact found in Mold