Take a break - be inspired

Here's our latest selection of interesting and inspiring stories from around the world

Before Monday ends, take some time out for an inspiration break and see what good things are happening in the world.

• New tech aims to help blind and partially sighted people navigate England’s home of cricket - Lord’s Cricket Ground, by guiding them around the stadium and to their seats.

• Unwanted and unsellable items have been recycled for charity by students at Otago Polytechnic’s School of Design.

• Once thought to be deadly, a fungus found in ancient tombs like that of King Tut may now be helping scientists to fight leukaemia.

• Why did the badger cross the road? Badgers and other wildlife, and people and horses, will be able to safely cross a busy Cornwall road thanks to a green bridge being constructed.

• A Puffin has been rescued after being found 177km off course in a garden in Herefordshire in England. It’s believed the bird was blown off course by strong winds while attempting to return home to her coastal nest.

• This is a fascinating discussion on whether AI can be used to reinvigorate forgotten languages like the Ainu language in Japan, or whether it is beset by pitfalls.