Apologies for the, extended, time away. Between work, holidays, family and, my brain wanting to eat me alive, Reasons to be Cheerful has fallen a little by the wayside.

However, we are back with a bumper crop of great news stories.
My favourite? Has to be Wiltshire’s answer to Iron Man, inventor Richard Browning.

Having lived in the South West of England, I have always been impressed by the wealth of engineering ingenuity from Wessex. The fact that I’m a huge geek, and this is a guy in a jet powered flying suit is just a bonus. Colin Furze, looks like you’ve got a challenger:

• UK Manufacturing Growth at 3-Year High
• UK Helping Gay Couples Marry in Australia
• Norwegian Billionaire to donate ‘Lion’s Share’ of Their Fortune
• Cheap Drug “Tranexamic Acid”, could cut Post Partum Haemorrhage Deaths by a Third
• Damage to Ancient City of Hatra less than Feared
• Liberty House to create 300 New UK Steel Jobs
• Reconvictions in Scotland at 18-Year Low
• Re-Examined Fossil Reveals New Dinosaur Species
• Smartphone used to Control Living Cells
• Test may Spot Glaucoma before Symptoms Begin
• Toddler returns home after 3rd Leg Successfully Removed
• Health of Children in Wales living with Diabetes Improving
• Project in Dominican Republic Crowd Sourcing Medical Volunteers
• Baby Humpbacks found to Whisper to Parents
• US Writers’ Strike Averted
• 8-Year-Old Sees Clearly for the 1st time in Years
• Man breaks Lawnmower Balancing Record
• Dubai becomes 1st City to get its Own Font
• Surfer Survives 32 Hours at Sea
• Man Survives 300ft Fall in Lake District
• Baby Rescued from Car caught in Floodwater
• Man Dodges Out-of-Control Car
• Cat Rescued from River
• Amazing Iron Man style Flight Suit
• Motor Neurone Patient completes Northampton Half Marathon
• Joshua Crowned WBA World Heavyweight Champion