The population of the Hainan gibbon has tripled in the last 17 years.

https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/rare-gibbon-population-triples/

A new solution to the plastic problem is on the way, thanks to a biochemistry company in the Netherlands.

https://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/3789/The-End-Of-Plastic-New-Plant-Based-Bottles-Degrade-In-1-Year

Dad How Do I? - a new Youtube sensation with almost 2 million followers since launch just a couple of weeks ago shares videos to help fatherless children (and adults) with some of the things dad might have taught you. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNepEAWZH0TBu7dkxIbluDw/videos

And finally, a park in the US has created human parking spots to help enforce social distancing in communal space.

Please keep sending in your good news, we are on social media @canwejustask

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Text for Humanity is the first texting switchboard offering the opportunity to put a smile on someone’s face.

https://www.textforhumanity.com/

Lost stock is tackling the humanitarian crisis resulting from cancelled clothing orders by leading brands due to Covid-19. Aiming to support 50,000 workers and their families by the end of the year, Lost Stock have set up a site where you can buy a box of lost stock clothing to support workers.

https://loststock.co/

A manufacturing company in Belgium have been using their fleet of cranes to help lift families up to visit their elderly relatives in high rise care homes. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/coronavirus-crane-family-reunion-lockdown-belgium-a9513906.html

Ikea have released instructions for the 6 best blanket forts to bring a little childhood magic to lockdown.

https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/ikea-forts-dens-designs-lockdown-entertainment-a4444781.html

An artist in Freshford (near bath) has come up with an idea to help children comet together and create a masterpiece despite social distancing. They have been painting rocks and carrying them on their daily exercise to a field in the middle of the village, arranging them to slowly create a rainbow.

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German clubs have started hosting drive-thru raves

The increase in the humpback whale population is having a positive effect on C02 levels in the environment

Damien Hirst is selling original pieces of art for NHS Charities

Taika Waititi is doing dramatic readings of Roald Dahl's James and the Giant Peach with his celeb friends to raise funds for Partners in Health

We hope you enjoy the show. Please keep sending in your positive stories, and get in touch with us @canwejustask

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Today, we're talking about:

• A German cafe is making their customers wear noodles on their head, to help enforce social distancing
• Konnie Huq has found a brand new career path, after being required to help her husband in his work
• The R rate in London for Coronavirus infection has dropped to 0.4
• A young woman has raised money to create a gender-equal deck of playing cards
• A drive-in cinema is coming to the UK

We hope you enjoy the show!

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Belgians are being encouraged to eat more fries after the shut down of exports of potatoes from the country.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/belgians-urged-eat-fries-potato-products-covid-19/story?id=70598620

After hundreds of years, the first wild stork chicks are expected to hatch in Britain

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/26/uk-first-wild-stork-chicks-hatch-centuries?fbclid=IwAR2spTF5ZyqjOjE3gYpbvCZEuEBlESRHqryAlbQu8oGVzcRvgPTHv5ecjpk

Draw For have raised over £10,000 on their launch weekend with #DrawForNHS

drawfor.org

The V&A Museum are collecting your signs showing support for the NHS, to be displayed in their Childhood Museum once lockdown is oover https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2020/may/12/victoria-and-albert-museum-rainbow-signs-lockdown-coronavirus-britain?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1589264507

Finisterre have released an amazing sustainable, organic collection of clothes in collaboration with the x Natural History museum - showcasing hand-drawn designs and raising awareness for sustainable fashion https://finisterre.com/collections/natural-history-museum-finisterre-mens

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Scientists in Kenya have discovered a microbe which they believe could help prevent the spread of malaria. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52530828

The Nightingale hospital built in London’s Excel Centre has been placed on standby due to the low number of beds in use.

Jupiter, Venus and the Moon will be aligning next week to form a very positive message from the sky :)

http://www.physics-astronomy.com/2020/04/set-your-alarm-jupiter-venus-and-moon.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+physics-astronomy%2FwNJb+%28Physics-Astronomy%29&m=1&fbclid=IwAR3eu14kZ1_MS_IY5A_mDuY8kJVCIfyR0T6NS09Kz4ma1seP4ZJDBUAbuxM

DrawFor is a new social enterprise celebrating artists and raising money for important causes. This week, they launch their first campaign #DrawForNHS, raising funds for NHS Charities Together, through the sale of limited edition prints. Find out more https://www.Drawfor.org.

RudeHealth have partnered with Chef’s in Schools to launch a new campaign #Flip2Feed to raise more money to help Chefs in Schools feed vulnerable children. You can get involved at www.crowdfunder.co.uk/flip2feed

Stacey Dooley is renting out her Strictly Come Dancing dressed to raise money for Rufuge Charit - you can find the information on her Instagram!

Please do keep sending us in your good news and stories, you can find us on social media @canwejustask

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According to the Wildlife Trust Hedgehogs have been enjoying lockdown - in more ways than one.

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/amorous-hedgehogs-enjoy-coronavirus-lockdown-a4427281.html

Pakistan has been tackling both environmental and economic issues by lifting social distancing restrictions to allow a project to plant 10 billion trees to resume.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pakistan-trees-fea/as-a-green-stimulus-pakistan-sets-virus-idled-to-work-planting-trees-idUSKCN22A369

Scuba diving boats that have been grounded by the halt in tourism have been repurposed to support coral restoration on the Great Barrier Reef.

https://passions.com.au/eco-tourism/

It has been reported that there has been a reduction of 11,000 deaths caused by air pollution as a result of cleaner air in Europe.

And finally, coal is currently not required for power in the UK, as we even look to turning off wind farms so as not to overload the grid while we use much less electricity during lock down.

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Captain Tom Moore is celebrating his 100th birthday this week and has now raised over £29million for NHS charities. https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomswalkforthenhs 

In other fundraising news, Run for Heroes has now surpassed their £5million target. You can get involved instagram.com/run.for.heroes

An astroid four times the size of the largest building in the world is on its way towards the earth. The good news is it's only passing, and you can watch it as it does so here: https://www.virtualtelescope.eu/2020/03/06/potentially-hazardous-asteroid-52768-1998-or2-close-encounter-online-observations-28-apr-2020/

Health officials in Odisha, India are hoping the 400 new ventilators ordered will help reduce the number of deaths by snake bites in the country, an issue that costs the country hundreds of lives every year. 

The National Theatre have launched a monthly quiz with hosts such as Ian McKellan, Helen Mirren and Lenny Henry on the line up. Find them on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/LJQ160k_VN4

Rebecca Strickson has been working with Posters for the People, a project creating art for charity and decorating the city while they're at it! https://instagram.com/rebecca_strickson_illustration?igshid=bge5bdm1yvna

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Brewdog are giving free beers at the end of lockdown. You can sign up here: https://brewdog.typeform.com/to/gjyOYq

Peanut butter has become a hack in at-home dog grooming.

The Tate Modern have released a video tour of their Aubrey Beardsley exhibition, to be enjoyed from the comfort of your own sofa https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/aubrey-beardsley

Penguins Edward and Annie have been on a date at Shedd Aquarium in Chicago https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w2eDhC1bD0

Scientists of the Florida Aquarium have made a breakthrough in coral conservation, with the first reproduction of cactus coral in human care. https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/historic-discovery-that-will-help-save-florida-reef-tract/

Anthony O’Shaughnessy has been making dinner for his elderly neighbour. Find him on twitter www.twitteer.com/@anthonyshock

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Animal shelters around the country are starting to run out of animals! That means hundreds of stray dogs have found loving homes, and hundreds of lonely people have found a companion.

In Thailand, there have been record numbers of leather-back turtle nests, after huge reductions in the numbers of tourists disturbing their natural habitats.

Comic Relief have teamed up with artist Charlie Mackesy to release a limited edition t-shirt raising money for the NHS: https://shop.comicrelief.com/

The BBC have announced the coolest line-up of substitute teachers to help children learn their summer curriculum from home. The line-up includes David Attenborough teaching geography, Danny Dyer teaching history and Professor Brian Cox teaching science: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52351131

Please keep sending in your good news stories, we are @canwejustask and at www.canwejustask.co

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99 year old Tom Moore has raised over £17.5 million for the NHS walking in his garden https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/tomswalkforthenhs

Pivot are supporting young homeless people and have created a special bookmark in the shape of a hug to help their makers build a future makepivot.org

Banksy has been working from home, creating his latest piece in his own bathroom https://www.instagram.com/banksy/?hl=en

A tweet by  twitter.com/sara_rose_g has got #chlamydia trending - but not how you’d expect.

Matt Muir showed his support for the NHS on Strava.

Festival fans can seek a little solace knowing that Glastonbury generators will now be used to support Covid-19 testing centres.

Please keep sending in your good news stories, we are @canwejustask and at www.canwejustask.co

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Today we chat about:

Penguin Random House UK is distributing free books to some of the communities most affected by the coronavirus crisis, including families on low incomes and older people facing isolation.

https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/company/news/2020/april/penguin-random-house-uk-distributing-free-books-to-communities-f.html

Joy4All project set up by students of the Ever Active Schools recreational leadership program run by the Calgary Board of Education to share a hotline for Isolated seniors to listen to pre-recorded messages of positivity. Jokes, stories, meditations & educational messages.

https://www.instagram.com/joy4allproject/

TOMS have updated their giving model to offer £1 for every £3 made to their charity partners during this crisis. You can read more about this here

https://www.toms.co.uk/global-giving-fund

Jay’s Pub Quiz, a family friendly online pub quiz has raised over £90k for the NHS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_XoxB9hJ7Y

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Zane Powles - Assistant head teacher from Western primary School in Grimsby has been walking 5 miles a day to deliver 76 packed lunches to disadvantaged children from the school. 

Sports commentator Andrew Cotter has been keeping his skills well practiced with his dogs, Olive & Mabel.

After 30 years, the reduction in air pollution and rise in air quality in India has brought the Himalayas bak into view!

Chelsea Flower Show might have been cancelled but you can still get your floral fix.

Love under Lockdown - Jeremy Cohen asked his neighbour in New York out by drone and they have been dating ever since whilst respecting the social distancing laws in Italy. @jeremycohenjeremy

For more good news, head to our instagram page @canwejustask and please leave a rating and a review if you enjoy the show! 

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Join Annie and Will for a dose of good news including:

Face masks adapted to support American Sign Language Users. https://www.gofundme.com/f/reuasble-masks-for-the-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing

A doctor whose adapted his bedside manner with a scan of his own face.

New laws in China to prevent the sale and consumption of wildlife, cats and dogs.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-52131940

More streaming services - including a tour of the Great Barrier Reef with David Attenborough and Fleabag on the Soho Theatre's on demand service.

Plus - a dad who cleverly timed exercise to finish his run home at the same time as the clap for our carers.

For more good news, head to our instagram page @canwejustask and please leave a rating and a review if you enjoy the show!

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Today we are winding down the week with some more positive stories and initiatives that have uplifted us over the past few weeks.

1. People of the Pandemic: An instagram project by Jaz O’Hara of The Worldwide Tribe to champion the unsung heroes of the Covid-19 Pandemic. Find the project on instagram @peopleofthepandemic
2. Former Commonwealth Games Athlete, James Campbell, has put his time in isolation to good use and run a whole 26.2 mile marathon in his 6 metre long back garden. He live streamed the whole thing to raise money for the NHS. You can donate here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/james-campbell0104  #6mgardenmarathon
3. Pai Skincare put their lab and know-how to great use and have developed the Action Spirit hand sanitiser in a matter of days in response to the shortage a few weeks ago. They are now selling these on a 1-for-1 basis. You can buy one here and for every one purchased, another is donated to a NHS frontline worker, care home, homeless charity or beauty bank https://www.paiskincare.com/products/acton-spirit-hand-sanitizer?variant=31626028679255
4. Amazon will be screening films due to be playing at the SXSW film festival. No further details have been released at time of recording but keep an eye out for details and updates.

If you enjoyed the show, please rate and leave us a review, share with your friends and let's continue to spread the good news.

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In this episode we talk freeing elephants, fighting loneliness with WaveLength, The Great British Sing-Along, Re-wilding and how to watch plays from the National Theatre Stage in your own living room.

You can find out about the initiatives we shared here:

Wave Length https://wavelength.org.uk/

BBC Sing-along https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52090318

Heal Rewilding https://www.healrewilding.org.uk/

National Theatre At Home https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/nt-at-home?queueittoken=e_safetyevent25mar20~q_169b09e1-a37b-4d27-bcac-f28dcbb4c0ad~ts_1585640643~ce_true~rt_safetynet~h_afeca701440f2adca73ec1d6911738c8a377d69e6d5d2815180f2cb22701c49d

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The world has been turned upside down, it can be quite difficult to take and really hard to manage some days. So instead of continuing the same conversations that we hear on the news every day, we've decided to create our own positive news bulletin. Every Tuesday and Friday we'll bring 2 stories or initiatives each that we've come across to the show, to hopefully shine some light in the darkness.

Whether it's businesses adapting to help those in need, new charities popping up or just people helping to spread joy - we hope our 10-15 minute episodes can bring you some happiness every week.

This is the first episode of What's the good news? and today, we're talking about an acai business who found themselves with a little bit too much acai, a charity helping children get nutritious school meals from home, Help the Elderly - a charity helping the most vulnerable people in society, and a car business lending their fleet to some tired bums.

For more info on each of the stories we mentioned, you can find them here or sign up to our newsletter.

Grow Wild Acai: https://growildacai.co.uk/

Chefs in Schools: https://www.chefsinschools.org.uk/

Help the Elderly: https://www.helptheelderly.org/

Virtuo: https://www.govirtuo.com/uk

For more, please head to our website www

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Annie and Will share their own thoughts on the panel discussions on masculinity, gender equality, activist and social enterprise and also give a little hint about what might be to come in Season 2.

TOMS have been our partner for the whole series, and we can't thank them enough for their support.

If you want to send us a question or topic for next season, you can get in touch with us on instagram or on our website www.canwejustask.co

We hope you enjoy listening and we'll be back in 2020!

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The panel includes activist and writer Gina Martin, documentary photographer and filmmaker Alice Aedy, presenter and broadcaster Richie Brave and Deputy CEO of The Diana Award - Alex Holmes.

We discuss the challenges activists face, where people can start when wanting to create change, what the role of government is and ultimately - whether everyone can and should be an activist.

We're very proud that all of the proceeds from this event went to our charity partner The Mix, and all of the tickets were sold via ethical ticket platform Ticketpass HQ.

This is the final live panel discussion of season 1, we will be back in 2020 for season 2 and you can find more information on our website www.canwejustask.co

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This is the first of two episodes that will dive into the topic of activism, with the next one being a live panel discussion on November 20th in London.

Angelina, Thais, Annie and Will share personal stories that explore why the world of activism is changing, how we ensure we don't put people off by the large-scale, media grabbing headlines of spokesperson-led activism and ultimately ask, can small voices ever make a big enough difference?

If you are affected by anything discussed in this episode, please speak to a professional. We are not experts, and everything we talk about is from personal experience. Our charity partner for the series is The Mix UK, who provide essential support for Under 25 year olds, and would be a good place to start if you want someone to talk to.

TOMS, our partner for the episode, are also partnering with Gucci Gang to bring Safe Place events to women in Paris, allowing them to build communities, share and grow as a movement.

This episode was recorded at L'Orangerie Studio in Paris.

Our next panel, which will be recorded as Can We Just Ask episode 9, is entitled 'Why are women still paying for their sex?' on November 20th. For tickets visit https://ticketpass.org/event/EQRFKX

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The panel includes activist and journalist Milou Deelen, Dr Sara Kayat - This Morning's resident GP, Faima Bakar who is a journalist for The Metro and Grace Hazel - women's sexual health expert and 'vagina witch'.

We discuss the way society views women's sexual health, women's bodies and women's choice, and the affect those views have on the progression we are making within the gender equality space. We also discuss how to bring men into the conversation more than we are doing already.

We're very proud that all of the proceeds from this event went to our charity partner The Mix, and all of the tickets were sold via ethical ticket platform Ticketpass HQ.

If you want to come to our next live panel discussion, you can find more information on our website www.canwejustask.co

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This is the first of two episodes that will dive into this topic, with the next one being a live panel discussion on October 30th in London.

Milou, Annie and Will share personal stories that explore what slut-shaming is, why it's still happening and ultimately ask the question - who's really in control of women's bodies?

If you are affected by anything discussed in this episode, please speak to a professional. We are not experts, and everything we talk about is from personal experience. Our charity partner for the series is The Mix UK, who provide essential support for Under 25 year olds, and would be a good place to start if you want someone to talk to.

TOMS, our partner for the episode, are also partnering with Milou and Amsterdam-based girl empowerment non-profit, Project Fearless, to take a stand for gender equality for this generation of young women and the next. TOMS is giving an impact grant to Project Fearless to launch their pilot programme. The grant will directly support 36 girls aged 9-14 in Amsterdam to participate in three 6-8 week courses of hands-on learning and female-led mentoring.

This episode was recorded in Vondel CS in Amsterdam.

Milou will be part of our next panel entitled 'Why are women still paying for their sex?' on October 30th. For tickets visit https://ticketpass.org/event/EQRFKX

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The panel includes James McVey from The Vamps, Iman Amrani - a journalist from the Guardian, Derek Owusu who is a writer and podcaster and Holli Rubin - a body image specialist.

We discuss the nature of masculinity and how it impacts men's mental health, the role of woman in helping to create change and what we can do as individuals to bring about a shift in society.

We're very proud that all of the proceeds from this event went to our charity partner The Mix, and all of the tickets were sold via ethical ticket platform Ticketpass HQ.

If you want to come to our next live panel discussion, you can find more information on our website www.canwejustask.co

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James, Annie and Will dive into personal stories that explore why men have difficulty opening up, what societal pressures might be reinforcing gender stereotypes and ultimately, what modern masculinity could, or should, look like.

If you are affected by anything discussed in this episode, please speak to a professional. We are not experts, and everything we talk about is from personal experience. Our charity partner for the series is The Mix UK, who provide essential support for Under 25 year olds, and would be a good place to start if you want someone to talk to.

The Can We Just Ask Podcast is in partnership with TOMS, and for more info on our live events and future episodes please head to our website www.canwejustask.co

James will be part of our next panel entitled 'How do we shape the future of masculinity?' on September 24th. For tickets visit https://ticketpass.org/event/EFLRKI

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The panel includes: Nick Mcgirl (Ashoka), Lisa Hogg (TOMS), Josh Babarinde (Cracked It) and Alex Beasley (Patagonia). We discuss how social enterprise measure impact, what other businesses can learn from social-first companies and how we as consumers can make a difference in the world today.

If you want to come to our next event, head to our website www.canwejustask.co - we're proud that all of the ticket sales are going to our charity partner The Mix (www.themix.org.uk) and are sold through ethical ticketing site TicketPass.

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The Can We Just Ask Podcast is in partnership with TOMS, and aims to start conversations that matter by asking questions to inspire positive change. For more info on our live events - you can visit our website www.canwejustask.co

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Can We Just Ask is all about starting conversations that matter, and if you'd like to join us at one of our live panel events, you can find information on www.canwejustask.co

Remember, there's no such thing as a stupid question.

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Welcome to the Can We Just Ask Podcast. In this season, we'll be asking questions with the intention of inspiring positive change. Hosted by Annie Clarke and Will Clempner, we'll be focussing on the overarching question of 'How can we all stand for a better tomorrow?'

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