Sometimes I get asked why I’ve picked a particular story as it doesn’t immediately grab someone as being positive. I can imagine the news about Maelbeek Station being one of those stories, with the memories of the terrorist attacks still being fresh in people’s minds. For me, it’s the fact that the station has re-opened, and not only that but the memorial wall is dedicated to messages of hope. When I started Reasons to be Cheerful as a personal project, it wasn’t to deny that bad things happened or that there is pain in the world, but to say that the positive and good things happening deserve to be more of a priority on the News and in our lives.

So whether you’re taking giant slide rides, or investigating lost cave systems in far off jungles enjoy the good that’s out there to be had. Enjoy the ride…

• Messages of Hope as Maelbeek Station Re-Opens
• 2nd EU Radar Satellite Launches
• Blue Light Bathing may prevent Organ Damage During Surgery
• Wind Farms’ Climate Impact Recorded for 1st Time
• 11-Year-Old saves drowning Teenager
• Walker rescued from Skye Mountain
• Missing teenager found Safe & Well
• Inside the Lost Cave World of the Amazon’s Tepui Mountains
• Olympic Park Orbit Tower Slide Tickets go on Sale
• England’s Only Blind Taekwondo Master
• Sheepdog makes 240-mile Trip to former Home