9 September 2026
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A community rugby club for over-fifties has grown to three hundred members with one rule: no scoreboard. Players say the absence of a result removed the arguments, the injuries and the need to be good at rugby. Doctors have started referring patients.
A village voted to switch off its streetlights after midnight to save money and cut light pollution, and residents now report seeing the Milky Way from their doorsteps. Crime has not risen, but an argument about who is responsible for tripping over the cat is ongoing. Astronomy clubs have started booking weekends there.
A regional airline has locked every economy seat upright and says complaints have fallen by two-thirds. The carrier argues that the fight over recline was the single largest source of onboard conflict. Passengers are split down the middle, loudly.