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Colombian Journalist Fellow Laura Dulce Romero wanted to know if solutions journalism could convince her not to quit journalism for good.

Meet the people finding families for some of the 5 million children living in care

The deputy mayor of Salisbury, northern Adelaide, reacted with shock when informed of the power pole blocking a pathway used by pedestrians and cyclists.

Innovative projects around the world are trying to help teenage mums

The lotteries that nudge people to take medicine, pick up litter or pay their taxes

How are Covid dogs, a sturdy bicycle scheme and balloons beaming the internet getting on?

Show more Recent years have seen remarkable successes against some of the most unpleasant illnesses on the planet. While much of the world’s focus has been on the fight against Covid-19, the battle against other diseases rages on. From the battle against hepatitis C in Egypt, to the war against metre-long parasitic worms, to the near elimination of sleeping sickness in the Ivory Coast, we hear the good news that you might have missed. Produced and presented by Tom Colls Imag...

Show more Machines to shred, melt and mould waste plastic are popping up in workshops around the world - from the UK to Malaysia, Kenya to Mexico. The project is being led by an organisation called Precious Plastic. They put designs for the devices online for anyone to download and build themselves. More than 400 teams around the world are now taking on the challenge of plastic waste using these machines, making everything from sunglasses to plastic bricks in the process. Pres...