First of all, a VERY Happy Year of the Rooster to anyone who celebrated the Lunar New Year over the weekend.

There has been lots of anger and hate still flying around the internet and the world this weekend, but with despite all of the negativity we have seen breathtaking stories of solidarity, and the generosity of the human spirit. Whether it’s AirBnB offering to help house people; Lawyers flocking to airports to work, for free, sat on the floor; or IKEA’s Refugee Shelter winning Awards.

Imprint of Hope (Picture via BBC)

If I have a favourite story today it has to be the work of Imprint of Hope in Baghdad. A city crisscrossed with Hescos, and concrete wall erected during the war or to help fight insurgents, Imprint of Hope are showing how messages and images of hope can make a difference. Great Work Guys!

If these stories help make you smile, and inspire you today, please remember to like and share them:

• Chinese New Year Celebrated
• IKEA Flat-Pack Refugee Shelter Wins Worldwide Design Award
• Earth Makes its own Water
• Amazing Paintings on Walls of Baghdad
• Starbucks Pledges to Hire 10 000 Refugees Globally
• AirBnB offers Free Housing to those Hit by Trump Travel Ban
• Lawyers Flock to US Airports to Help Stranded Travelers for Free
• First Images of Amazon Coral System
• UK Savings Protection Limit Raised
• Shark-Inspired Drug may help Treat Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Virtual Reality can “Help Diagnose & Treat Vertigo”
• Robots Could Help with Social Care
• Seeds give Clue to Larger Size of Domesticated Plants
• The Women Training to be US Marines
• West Midlands Police seek information on 1st Female Officers
• Saxon Workshop found by Amateur Archaeologists
• 2 People Rescued from Lerwick Harbour
• Funds Raised to get Scottish Vet home from US
• WW2 Device Safely Detonated
• Soccer returns to Aleppo
• Tom Pidcock wins World Championship Cyclo-Cross Gold