http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2013 2013-04-29T16:24:08+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/cancer_patient_wins_nhs_drug_appeal/?source=rss A woman with a rare form of cancer has won her appeal to be provided with a life-prolonging drug on the NHS. Health, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-05-04T07:07:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/royal_mail_launches_mammal_stamps/?source=rss The Royal Mail has launched a series of new stamps highlighting the decline of the British mammal population. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-04-14T07:32:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/uk_still_staunchly_loyal_to_fairtrade/?source=rss British people remained "staunchly loyal" to Fairtrade products in the past year, boosting sales by 12% and giving the sector an estimated retail value of £800 million, figures have shown. World, Human Rights, Environment, Climate and Energy, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-02-23T11:29:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/leaders_vow_to_fight_lone_parent_myths/?source=rss Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Tory leader David Cameron and Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg have all signed a pledge to debunk commonly held misconceptions about single parents. World, Human Rights, Politics, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-02-23T09:45:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/mountainous_bicycle_challenge_complete/?source=rss A British cyclist has said how "absolutely ecstatic" he feels to have finished a nine-month journey through the world's longest mountain range. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-02-19T14:02:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hero_of_the_month_sam_stephens/?source=rss Sam Stephens, co-founder of community lending website StreetBank, believes community will end poverty. StreetBank is the people’s bank - a way in which Brits can unite, lend to each other, share things and become richer for it. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-02-19T10:10:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/oxfam_enters_price_comparison_market/?source=rss Oxfam has become the unlikely beneficiary of the £1 billion price comparison market through a new website that donates a cut of the commission on each transaction to the charity. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-02-18T14:43:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/the_unexpected_benefits_of_canary_grass/?source=rss Researchers seeking to beautify contaminated industrial sites found success in more ways than one when they struck upon an unexpected new source for green biomass fuel. Environment, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-02-18T14:38:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/take_us_to_your_leader_ufo_files_out/?source=rss The latest instalment of Britain's very own X-Files have revealed an unlikely destination for so-called extraterrestrial visitors - the former home secretary Michael Howard's home. Science, Space, Feel Good, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-02-18T14:19:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/wildlife_documentary_filmed_by_chimps/?source=rss To create the footage for the Chimpcam Project, due to be screened this week, an 11-strong group of chimpanzees were given a "bash proof" camera to use over 18 months at the zoo's Budongo Trail. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-01-27T07:05:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/hero_of_the_month_george_alagiah/?source=rss Accompanying footage of the wrecked streets of Haiti is a familiar voice. George Alagiah OBE, the BBC Six O'Clock News presenter and journalist who has reported from scenes of the worst disasters of the past decade. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-01-26T08:48:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/inmates_get_sowing/?source=rss Billed as the most ambitious redecoration programme in an English medieval castle for a century, the restoration of the interior of Dover Castle - once the royal court of Henry II - has boasted the skills of the finest of British craftsment. Along with 48 prisoners. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-01-26T08:46:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/winner_takes_all_politics_outdated/?source=rss We debate First Past The Post vs Proportional Representation World, Politics, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2010-01-25T16:56:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/nuclear_family_no_longer_the_norm/?source=rss Children are increasingly likely to be raised by relatives other than their parents, a government-funded parent group has stated. Health, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2009-11-30T17:40:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/uk_marine_conservation_sites_planned/?source=rss Twelve new marine conservation sites around the coast have been proposed by Natural England, the Joint Nature Conservation Committeeand the Countryside Council for Wales. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2009-11-30T17:34:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/santa_shortage/?source=rss As Christmas approaches, it appears that the UK could this year be facing an acute Santa shortage. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2009-11-07T08:58:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/lights_out_for_100_watt_bulbs/?source=rss There is no light at the end of the tunnel for the humble 100-watt bulb after a European Union ruling banning their manufacture and import came into place yesterday Environment, General Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, General Environment, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Science, General Science, Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales 2009-09-03T09:25:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/quadriplegic_woman_embarks_on_solo_sailing_around_uk/?source=rss A quadriplegic woman, the first quadriplegic to sail across the English Channel, now is embarking on a record-breaking journey to sail alone around the British Isles in a boat controlled only by her breath, media reported Tuesday. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Inspirational Stories, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland, Sark and Herm, Scotland, Wales, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, UK Top Stories 2008-06-18T09:04:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/portugal_finds_a_power_niche_in_the_sun/?source=rss Broad fields of giant solar panels as big as houses tilt toward the sun in this torrid patch of the Iberian peninsula. 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