Lifestyle

With hotspots groaning under the burden of tourism and rents soaring as holiday lets take over, overtourism is more problematic than ever. Enter Fairbnb, a new platform that puts the...

There’s a growing trend for tarmacking over front gardens. Positive News readers are bucking it, by doing the exact opposite The curious British fashion for paving over front gardens got...

Ibex duelling on a clifftop, a bonobo cradling a mongoose and sleeping lions are among the winning shots, which celebrate nature and promote conservation A clifftop above Israel’s Zin Desert...

As compostable underwear goes mainstream and cotton recycling scales up, a new book examines the toxic legacy of fast fashion When Katie Lopes set out to create a women’s underwear...

2. Free (or cheap) public transport One emerging trend in Europe is cheap or free public transport. In 2022, Germany trialled the Deutschlandticket scheme. It gave passengers unlimited travel on...

Travelling outside of peak times can be cheaper and less busy – but did you know that shoulder season holidays also have a greater positive impact on local communities? Here’s...

Looking for a new job? You’re in luck. An annual index of organisations has just revealed the best purpose-led companies to work for in 2023 – and many have vacancies...

Around the world, 200m women alive today have undergone female genital mutilation. Now a grassroots project is piloting an approach that helps to heal the mental scars that mean the...

An annual index of the world’s most liveable cities suggests there’s cause for ‘optimism amid instability’. Where does your city rank? Life is broadly improving in most major cities, according...

Adopting a healthy, sustainable diet could deliver a 36 per cent reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions and a 20 per cent reduction in biodiversity loss compared to the average...