The big news, sports wise anyway, seems to all be coming from the Taekwondo mats. As a Brit it’s great to see Jade Jones retain her title. However, it’s the news that Iran has seen their 1st female Olympic medal winner, and Jordan its 1st ever Olympic medal winner that has me smiling. It can be really easy to get cynical about international sport, especially with recent scandals, but these sort of stories give strength to the Olympic ideal.

Here are some more positive news stories to see you through the weekend.
Catch you all next week:

• Type 2 Diabetes Drug could be used to treat Non-Diabetic Conditions
• UK Public Finances see Small Surplus
• Family of Missing Farmer Overwhelmed by offers of Help
• May backs Northern Powerhouse
• Star snapped before and after Supernova
• Suspect Package safely dealt with in Newport
• Water Voles to be released into the Yorkshire Dales
• Bronze Age Relics declared Treasure
• TV Presenter brought out of Malaria Coma
• WWI Mine Trawler given Special Protection
• Jones Retains Olympic TKD Title
• Mauritian Athlete defies Cancer to Compete in Olympics
• Alizedah becomes 1st Iranian Woman to win an Olympic Medal
• Abughaush wins Jordan’s 1st ever Olympic Medal