‘Even in the most unlikely places there is beauty’: stories of hope from newsrooms around the world

Media | The Guardian · Guardian Staff · last updated December 31, 2025 – 4:15 AM

From the construction worker who won a place at medical school to an art exhibition in a country with no galleries, we asked journalists for their most optimistic tales of the year.

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‘Even in the most unlikely places there is beauty’: stories of hope from newsrooms around the world

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