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New antibiotic kils bacteria in two minutes - developed by Bath and Warwick Universities

Researchers at the Universities of Bath and Warwick are developing a new antibiotic that can kill bacteria in two minutes. ... Read more >>

Be Vegetarian, cut cancer risk

Vegetarians are 12 per cent less likely to develop cancer than meat eaters, according to new research published in the British Journal of Cancer today. ... Read more >>


Daily sex makes for healthier sperm, Australian study finds

Having sex every day improves the quality of men's sperm and is recommended for couples trying to conceive, according to new research. ... Read more >>

Shine: National festival celebrating young people to culminate with Open Weekend of activities

Elton John famously sang that Saturday's Night's Alright For Fighting, but not if those behind a new government drive have their way. ... Read more >>

Optimist World launches its Charity Awards with HSBC Amanah as sponsor

Optimist World prides itself on being the definitive source for good news and today launches its Charity Awards to honour the amazing work undertaken by UK fundraisers and small to medium sized UK-registered charities. ... Read more >>

Michael Jackson - last rehearsal pictures show him 'back on form'

Promoters for Michael Jackson's London concerts have released final pictures of the superstar smiling and apparently back on top formas he prepared for his comeback gigs. ... Read more >>

Penpal charitable website Languagepartner4u.com wins Prince's Trust business award

A team of students from the University of Bath is using socialnetworking technologies to bring the foreign penpal experience into the 21st century - and raise funds for charity. ... Read more >>

Starmaker- Kate Winslet inspires young actors by returning to her former stage school

She is a huge Hollywood name and Oscar winner too, but actress Kate Winslet showed she's still down to earth when she delighted pupils with a surprise return visit to her former stage school. ... Read more >>

Pensioner, 84, survives four days trapped in well shaft in Canada

It just goes to prove how far the will to survive will sustain you. A pensioner is recovering after four days trapped in a well shaft on Canada's Pacific Coast. ... Read more >>

Woolworths opens doors as an online retail website - Good news!

Its demise was seen, perhaps, as the biggest sign of the times- a towering High Street icon felled by an extraordinary economic downturn. Now Woolworths is back - not on the high street, but online. ... Read more >>

The Anthony Nolan Trust bone marrow register - Adib Farid urges young people to join

Student Adib Farid's life was saved after he was diagnosed with leukaemia when he was just 11 years old. He was one of the lucky ones – a bone marrow donor was found. ... Read more >>

"Safe moon landings" - University of Reading technology holds the key

Scientists from the University of Reading have developed technology that will be key to ensuring safe moon landings in future space missions. ... Read more >>

EuroMillions 25 million pounds lottery winner plans to grow better carrots

How refreshing to hear of the retired EuroMillions lottery winner who says he will spend part of his 25 million pound winnings hiring an expert to learn how to grow better carrots. ... Read more >>

Greenhouse Gas Reduction - Cows that burp less help reduce global warming

Canadian scientists are breeding a special type of cow designed to burp less, a breakthrough that could reduce a big source of greenhouse gases responsible for global warming. ... Read more >>

Mobile police scanner detects guns without putting officers at risk

Police could now identify criminals carrying guns and knives without putting themselves in the line of attack - thanks to a prototype scanner. ... Read more >>

Free Chlamydia kits for Glastonbury festival revellers

Revellers at this year's Glastonbury festival are to be offered free chlamydia kits, aimed at reducing the spread of the sexual infection. ... Read more >>

Vocational qualifications - record numbers for under-16s

Over 3.6 million vocational qualifications were awarded last year according to figures released to celebrate Vocational Qualifications Day. ... Read more >>

Google photo map service catches robbers of Dutch teenager

Optimist World isn't alone in making a positive difference online.The Google photo map service has been praised after helping catch Dutch twin brothers who mugged a teenager. ... Read more >>

Summer Solstice at Stonehenge praised by police for being peaceful

It's the highlight of the summer calendar for thousands of people - welcoming the dawn of the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge. And this year's event has been hailed by police as a successful and positive weekend, with few arrests. ... Read more >>

Swine flu vacccine - World Health Organisation gets donation from Sanofi Aventis of 100 million doses

Vaccine maker Sanofi Aventis says it will donate 100 million doses of vaccine against the new H1N1 swine flu to the World Health Organisation once it gets them made. ... Read more >>

Toilet Twinning - Charity CORD aims to improve Africa's water and sanitation

The charity CORD is leading the first global toilet twinning - an innovative campaign linking toilets around the world with those being built in Burundi by families returning from exile in Tanzania. ... Read more >>

Animal cancer center at Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies Edinburgh will also benefit humans

A state of the art cancer centre at Royal Dick School of Veterinary Studies Edinburgh is to provide the latest therapies to animals and give insight into cancers in humans. ... Read more >>

Sleep study shows benefits of napping for problem solving

Research led by a leading expert on the positive benefits of napping suggests that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep enhances creative problem-solving. ... Read more >>

One Laptop Per Child programme boosts learning of Aboriginal children

Aboriginal children are benefiting from the One Laptop Per Child Scheme which distributes laptops free in the hope of combating illiteracy and truancy. ... Read more >>

Anti-cancer properties get a boost if carrots get chopped after cooking

Chopping up your carrot after it has been cooked boosts its anti-cancer properties by 25 per cent, scientists have found. ... Read more >>

Baby Pigeons Rescue - Scottish SPCA's Wildlife Rescue Centre taking care

An animal welfare charity has come to the rescue of a box full of baby pigeons found on a doorstep in Scotland. ... Read more >>

Airway Discovery May Result In New Asthma Treatment

Researchers have discovered a key reason why airways in the lungs of people with asthma change over time - a discovery which could leadto new treatments for millions of sufferers. ... Read more >>

Bill Gates Foundation have pledged $1.5 billion to deliver vaccines to poor together with five governments

Five governments and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have pledged $1.5 billion to help give poor countries better access to vaccines against pneumococcal disease such as pneumonia and meningitis. ... Read more >>

Barack Obama beat Brad Pitt and David Beckham to be named most stylish man

U.S. President Barack Obama has beaten all the usual male style icons including Brad Pitt and David Beckham to be named the world's most stylish man in a poll. ... Read more >>

Sir Paul McCartney launches Meat Free Monday to fight climate change and protect the environment

Meat Free Monday - a roll-call from Paul McCartney - some of the biggest names in show business are joining a mass movement today to limit meat eating and combat climate change. ... Read more >>

Britain's biggest children's hospital opens its doors in Manchester

It's the size of 39 football pitches and has taken less than four years to build. But Britain's biggest children's hospital, The Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, has opened its doors. ... Read more >>

Fall of the Berlin Wall - Daniel Rodan, German leather fashion designer celebrates 20th anniversary

Berlin's leather fashion designer to the stars, Daniel Rodan, has unveiled a new collection of Berlin Wall art-themed clothing as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the fall of the Cold War barrier. ... Read more >>

Good news: HIV epidemic levels off in South Africa, reports Human Sciences Research Council

HIV epidemic has levelled off in South Africa at a prevalence of 10.9% for people aged two years and older and has also declined among children aged 2-14, from 5.6% in 2002 to 2.5% in 2008. ... Read more >>

Smurfs Guinness World Record beaten

More than two thousand students painted themselves blue and slipped into white costumes to top the world record for the largest number of people dressed up as smurfs, a Guinness World Records adjudicator has confirmed. ... Read more >>

Boosting School Funds With Salad Dish Fruity Fiesta For M&S

Scottish pupils have shown a head for business after coming up with a salad, which is to be sold by Marks and Spencer - and raise money for their school. ... Read more >>

Japanese bureaucrats learn stand-up comedy to boost communication skills

Japan has come up with a novel way of improving its bureaucrats' communications skills - by training them as stand-up comics. ... Read more >>

Going Green - Scotch Whiskey Association pledges to reduce fossil fuel use

Scotch Whisky companies have pledged to cut their use of fossil fuels by 80 per cent by 2050. The fossil fuel reduction amounts to the equivalent of taking 235,000 cars off Scotland's roads. ... Read more >>

Gay penguins become fathers at German zoo after hatching egg

They may not be the most likely of couples - but two 'gay' penguins have scored a triumph for equality by hatching a chick and rearing it as its adoptive parents at a German zoo. ... Read more >>

New drug Olaparib shows 'promising results' for hereditary breast cancer

A clinical trial of a new drug designed to treat hereditary breast cancer has achieved promising results, UK scientists have said. ... Read more >>

200 French prisoners to cycle freely in Tour de France-style teamwork project

Close to 200 prisoners will cycle around France next month, watched by scores of guards on bicycles, in the first penal version of the Tour de France - to foster values like teamwork and effort. ... Read more >>

Cabbage inspired underwear wins top title for Tokyo student Sachino Kurozu in Triumph lingerie competition

It isn't exactly the most exciting of vegetables, but the humble cabbage has inspired a budding Japanese lingerie designer Sachino Kurozu and won her the chance to showcase her creations on the world stage. ... Read more >>

London taxi drivers are named the best in the world

They're part of what makes the British capital world famous - and now London's taxis have been declared the best in the world. ... Read more >>

Good news: Couple celebrate eighty one years of happy marriage together

After more than eighty years of marriage they've shown that true love can last. Britain's longest living married couple have celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary. ... Read more >>

Susan Boyle wins her place in Britain's Got Talent final

She's shown she isn't a fluke. She's shown she's no 'one hit wonder'. Indeed, when she performed live on TV for the first time in the semi-finals of Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle proved she had all the ingredients required of true staying powe... Read more >>

Threatened dormice show signs of recovery, says People's Trust for Endangered Species

Conservationists have some very encouraging good news as they celebrate twenty one years of their work to protect the threatened hazel dormouse. They say the species is beginning to show early signs of recovery. ... Read more >>

Good news: Seahorse heads scientists' list of ten newly discovered species

A pea-sized seahorse, a ghost slug and the world's smallest snake were among the top 10 new species discovered in 2008, according to a committee of international scientists. ... Read more >>

One year on, construction of Olympic Stadium is 'on track' for London 2012

Organisers of the London 2012 games say the construction of the Olympic Stadium is on track, a year on from the start of building work. ... Read more >>

World wide Internet audience watches birth of baby elephant at Antwerp zoo

Little could she have realised the impact her arrival has made.But the birth of a baby elephant at a Belgium zoo has captivated and delighted animal lovers, who watched it unfold online ... Read more >>

Washington office worker saves ducklings from fatal jump

An American office worker has become a hero in his workplace and made headlines in the United States after an extraordinary rescue, saving ten ducklings which were stranded on a window ledge. ... Read more >>

Sir Ranulph Fiennes reaches the summit of Mount Everest for Marie Curie Cancer Care

It's an inspiring achievement and makes him the oldest Briton to conquer Mount Everest. Sir Ranulph Fiennes can be justly proud of himself today after reaching the summit in support of Marie Curie Cancer Care. ... Read more >>

Good News as scientists offer new hope for AIDS vaccine from artifical antibodies

Researchers may have discovered a technique that will eventually lead to a way to vaccinate against the AIDS virus, by creating an artificial antibody carried into the body by a virus, Reuters reports. ... Read more >>

University of Liverpool heralds research to make childbirth safer

The University of Liverpool says its research is helping to make childbirth safer for mothers and babies around the world. ... Read more >>

British skydiver James Boole survives 6,000 ft fall without a parachute in Russia

As lucky escapes go - it takes some beating. A British skydiver has told how survived despite plunging 6,000 ft without a parachute in Russia. Imagine the relief for James Boole and his family in Tamworth, Staffordshire. His extraordinary survival... Read more >>

U.S. teenager armed with a banana 'holds-up shop in North Carolina and eats the evidence'

You have to hand it to him for quick-thinking - an American teenager who was allegedly thwarted in an attempt to rob an internet cafe armed with a hidden banana, apparently ate the so-called 'weapon'- before police could arrest him. ... Read more >>

Milionaire Brian Burnie will sell his £16m Northumberland country estate Doxford Hall Hoteland and give it all to charity

Some will say he's crazy, but you have to admire the generosity and inspiring spirit of a Northumberland millionaire, who's pledged to sell his £16m country estate and give every penny - yes every penny - of the proceeds to charity. ... Read more >>

University of Nottingham student develops way of using bananas for Third World cooking fuel

A student has designed a way of using bananas to produce cooking fuel, which he hopes could be a boost to the Third World. ... Read more >>

Good news: Opera singer boosts cows' milk production with sweet music

It's not the usual audience for an opera performance, but the milk production of a herd of Lancashire dairy cows may be boosted by being serenaded by an Italian opera singer. ... Read more >>

Calendar Girls return with a new 2010 calendar for Leukaemia Research

It was the tragic loss of her husband John from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma which inspired Angela Baker and her friends from the Rylstone WI to make the first ‘naked' calendar. To date, the Calendar Girls have raised nearly £2million for Leukaemia Rese... Read more >>

Prince William's surprise visit to 109-year-old great grandmother

It's not often that a real-life prince turns up on your doorstep, but that's exactly what happened after a 109-year-old woman wrote to the Queen to complain about the birthday cards she received. ... Read more >>

Inspiration: Serviceman Major Phil Packer completes London Marathon a year after being injured in Basra rocket attack

A serviceman who became a paraplegic after being injured in a rocket attack in Basra, has shown extraordinary courage and inspiring optimism by completing the 2009 Flora London Marathon. ... Read more >>

Cow's life is saved after escaping from New York slaughterhouse

Here's a good news story that will warm the hearts of animal lovers, expecially vegetarians. A cow has escaped death after fleeing a New York City slaughterhouse. ... Read more >>

Honesty pays off as Argentinians show their gratitute by donating to honest taxi driver Santiago Gori

It's always affirming to be able to report on an act of public spirited honesty - and here is a tale that does just that, but shows true generosity too. ... Read more >>


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