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𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗽𝘀, 𝗮 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆, 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟯𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆… 𝗔𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 💚
April 26, 2025 at 11:04 AM
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬, 𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬, 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 – 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲!
April 11, 2025 at 8:48 PM
𝐓𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐲, 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 - 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧! 💚

The news can feel very daunting (especially on the political landscape right now), but it's warming to always find so much positivity out there 💚
March 21, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Happy International Women's Day!

This year we wanted to celebrate and remind you of some of the amazing and inspiring women we have had the pleasure to chat with and tell the stories of since we started in 2020.

Mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, you make this world better and brighter 💜
March 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Another week, another seven days of loveliness across the world - very UK focused this week 💚
March 7, 2025 at 8:15 PM
𝙁𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠

Need some positive news on your feed? We "goat" you!
February 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 💚

"Eye" can never quite believe the amount of goodness out there in the space of seven days, it's a challenge to choose five!

We promise to make sharing these stories more common, and more exclusive groundbreaking stories are on their way again soon too 💚
February 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
A very, Merry Christmas from us!

We're all about the goodness, there is SO much out there.

I'm immensely thankful for what Oh My Goodness is - the people we interview, stories we share, personally bring the best out of me. Giving me something to smile about.

I hope today is lovely for you 💚
December 25, 2024 at 10:11 AM
What's this? An Oh My Goodness exclusive?!? About time!

This fantastic story is a culmination of creativity and community togetherness - two of our favourite things! 💚

Merry Christmas Eve 🕺

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Chalfont St Peter businesses unite to save high street through poetry
Traders on a village high street have brightened spirits and footfall by joining together to recite a video poem written by a local business.  As the high street battles survival in a digital …
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December 24, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Conservationists from non-profit organisation Conservation International and members of local indigenous groups on an expedition to Alto Mayo, including the Amazon rainforest, have detected 27 new species 👏💚

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Conservationists discover 27 new species in Peru
The scientists, on an expedition to Alto Mayo, identified among the 27 new species discovered an amphibious mouse with webbed feet and a blob-headed fish. Conservationists from non-profit organisat…
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December 21, 2024 at 5:53 PM
Fiona becomes the sixth female to win the show since it launched in 1982 👏🏆💚

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Countdown Crowns first female champion in 26 Years
A forensic accountant from Scotland has become the first woman to be crowned Countdown champion since 1998. Countdown has had five other female champions since its launch on Channel 4 in 1982, but …
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December 20, 2024 at 11:16 PM
It is hoped the potato will meet needs for food in the regions most at risk from global warming.

Remarkably, the study also found there was no impact on the nutritional quality of the potato as a result of the genetic engineering 👏💚

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Scientists developing heatwave-resistant potatoes
Researchers are developing potatoes that could withstand heatwaves in a move that will help crops grow in a future affected by climate change. The team of researchers from the University of Essex c…
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December 19, 2024 at 5:59 PM
Five residents from Dorset gave a fresh look to some of the most iconic album covers by recreating them 🕺💚

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Dorset Pensioners recreate iconic album covers
Five pensioners from Dorset gave a fresh look to some of the most iconic album covers by recreating them. The residents in their 70s and 80s from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole all took part i…
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December 18, 2024 at 11:22 PM
In October this year, Egypt became the 44th country to have been certified malaria-free 💚

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Egypt certified malaria-free after 100-year effort
In October this year Egypt was certified malaria-free by the World Health Organization. Egyptian authorities and the UN public health agency launched their first efforts to stamp out the deadly mos…
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December 17, 2024 at 1:50 PM
Councillor Ben Martin, Mayor of Swale, said he "can't wait" to send out the cards and that they will "bring a smile to the face of everyone who received them, like they did when I was looking at all of the submissions." 💚

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Children help design Mayor of Swale’s Christmas cards
Four school children have helped design the Mayor of Swale’s annual Christmas cards. Mayor of Swale, Ben Martin, invited students from his former primary school, Ethelbert Road School in Faversham,…
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December 16, 2024 at 2:01 PM
The reintroduction through the Restoration Forth project, which is also plating four hectares of seagrass, has so far seen an 85% survival rate 💚

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Locally extinct oysters now thriving in Firth of Forth after reintroduction
Thousands of oysters released into the Firth of Forth appear to be thriving again after a century-long absence from the Scottish estuary since they were lost to overfishing. Marine experts from Her…
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December 15, 2024 at 11:22 PM
Six-year-old spanador Ivor has been taught to identify a ‘highly destructive’ pathogen destroying trees and shrubs across the UK 💚

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Barking up the right tree: sniffer dog detects tree disease
Six-year-old spanador Ivor has been taught to identify a ‘highly destructive’ pathogen destroying trees and shrubs across the UK. A collaboration between Forest Research and Canine Assi…
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December 14, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Researchers behind the technology are hopeful this early detection can get patients treatments sooner, giving them a better chance of overcoming the disease 💚

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Scientists develop urine test that can detect lung cancer
Scientists are hopeful they can identify earlier detection of lung cancer after creating an injectable sensor that releases a compound into urine. Developed by University of Cambridge scientists, t…
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December 13, 2024 at 9:43 PM
The story of wisdom, a 74-year-old laysan albatross, is remarkable, as the species usually only live for 12-40 years, but Wisdom was tagged in 1956 when she was about five 💚

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World’s oldest known wild bird lays egg at 74 on Midway Atoll
Wisdom, the world’s oldest known bird, has laid another egg at the ripe old age of 74. A Laysan albatross, Wisdom returns to the same nesting site, on Midway Atoll, each year to reunite with …
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December 12, 2024 at 1:25 PM
The agreement between Birmingham City Council, Unison and the GMB will see 6,000 low paid, predominantly women workers, finally receive settlement payments from the local authority 👏💚

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Birmingham City Council agrees ‘historic’ equal pay deal
Thousands of women are set to have their equal pay claims settled with the local authority after four years of campaigning. Workers gathered outside Victoria Square, Birmingham City council’s…
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December 11, 2024 at 1:40 PM
‘The Knitting Nannas’ from Saltburn, North Yorkshire, 5,000 miles away from Hercules’ home, have been knitting blankets for several months for charity Blankets for Baby Rhinos and now the group’s love is helping Hercules back to recovery 🥰💚

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‘Knitting Nannas’ support recovering baby rhino 5,000 miles away
A North Yorkshire care home group called ‘The Knitting Nannas’, have been supporting a baby rhino recovering from a life-threatening hyena attack. The orphaned three-week old calf, Herc…
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December 10, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Installed in January 2024, the machine is now fully operational and sees polyester pellets produced from polyester waste.

By the end of 2024, it is estimated that the plant would have recycled 2,500 tonnes of unwanted polyester with a further 5,000 tonnes in 2025 👏

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First UK clothing recycling plant to tackle textile waste has opened
The joint venture between the Salvation Army and Project Plan B began operations earlier this year and is the first commercial-scale, post-consumer polyester recycling plant of its kind. Project Re…
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December 9, 2024 at 6:09 PM
The donation means huge quantities of food originally catered for the 40,000 crowd, has now been donated to foodbanks and good causes around Liverpool 👏

In an ideal world, foodbanks would not exist, but Everton's gesture ensures the food goes to a good cause 💚

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Everton donate matchday food after Merseyside derby called off
The Premier League club has overseen the donation of matchday food to help a joint initiative between rival fans support the region’s most vulnerable. Everton have donated the food that was s…
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December 8, 2024 at 10:53 AM
The world-first legal breakthrough is being hailed by some supporters as a “revolution" 👏

Sex workers now have added protection where they can sign employment contracts, and will have the fundamental rights to be able to refuse clients and choose their practices 💚

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Sex workers in Belgium granted full employment rights
The law which puts them on a par with other professionals, comes as sex work was decriminalised in the country in 2022. Sex workers in Belgium have been granted full employment rights, including ma…
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December 7, 2024 at 9:41 AM
Owl bet you'll struggle to find something more sweet than this today, right?

What a hoot of a story 🦉💚

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Surrey snowy owl finds love again in time for Christmas
A widowed Snowy Owl has found love again this Christmas, following the passing of her long-time companion.  Moose, a seven-year-old owl residing at Birdworld, in Surrey, faced life alone after her …
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December 6, 2024 at 4:42 PM