Former Al-Qaeda hostage talks about Being Released after 6 Years Female Vice-Presidents Appointed in Iran Menstrual Banishment Criminalised in Nepal Pioneering Type 1 Diabetes Treatment Safe Study Shows Hundreds More surviving Hear Failure in England & Wales UK Home Repossessions fall to New Low Winged Mammals flew 160 Million Years Ago France trailing Solar Road […]
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Spanish Economy back to Pre-Crisis Size Gay ‘Dad Dating’ Game Hit on Steam Slug Slime inspires Medical Glue Genetic Analysis reveals secrets of World’s Toughest Astronomers may have found their 1st Exomoon New Whale Species found near Sri Lanka No Policy Change on US Transgender Troops for Now Danish study shows Moderate Drinking may help […]
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Today’s video is of the Aurora ‘Burrito of Awesomeness’. However, my favourite story is from the British Military. As President Trump comes out criticising Transgender service personnel, British Military leaders have come out to praise the service and courage of Transgender Troops. Enjoy the good news: Palestinians return to Holy Sites in Jerusalem French Wildfires […]
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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 […]
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Hmmm, hard to choose a favourite story today. Glasgow School of Art rising from the ashes, literally; amazing sweatpatch for diabetes; Nike Hijab; or the fact that Neanderthals were self medicating with penicillin mould and aspirin from bark. Hoping you find some inspiration from today’s good news: Malaysian UN Workers Allowed to leave North Korea Smart […]
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Lots of very cool things have been happening while we were away. However, now we’re back, I’m indulging my geek a little. With title like Laputa, Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro, Howl’s Moving Castle and more, Studio Ghibli have been at the forefront of animated story telling for years. So I will have to admit […]
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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 […]
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Sometimes it’s about quality rather than quantity and a single headline can contain so many stories. Coming from the United Kingdom it is still hard to believe that Great Britain sits so high on the Olympic Medal Table vying with China. For a small island with a relatively small population it is simply breathtaking. So […]
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Being based in the UK, today is very important as we have several elections happening. If you’re reading this then please exercise your right to vote. It has direct effect on your local community and is perhaps the most powerful thing you can do next to standing for office yourself. Around the world we have […]
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Been follow the journey of Solar Impulse for a while now and it’s great to hear that Bertrand Piccard has landed safely. Between LGBT being part of the Anzac Day celebrations, the signing of the Paris Climate Treaty or Type 1 Diabetes giving up its secrets it can be hard to choose a favourite story. However, I’m a […]
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