Start your week the right way

Here are some positive stories that have caught our eye over the past week...

Start your week on a positive note with this round-up of impactful stories from around the world.

• You may not have realised, but sleeping rough was still a criminal offence in England and Wales - until this month. The Government has finally repealed the 200-year-old Vagrancy Act.

• This NZ-based charity matches holiday home owners who’d like to give away free nights with people with cancer or another incurable illness who deserve a holiday.

• The UK government has announced a proposed ban on bottom trawling in 41 offshore Marine Protected Areas.

• Did you know that the speed at which you walk could be a predictor of how healthy you are?

• Fossilised dinosaur guts found in outback Australia are helping scientists understand more about a dinosaur’s diet.

• It’s National Volunteer Week in New Zealand this week, so here’s a story highlighting how one volunteer is using her lived experience to help others.