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Every weekday I read tales of unfortunate deaths and gory murders in The Metro on the way to work and the same depressing stories retold in The Evening Standard on the train home.

Here are just some of the headlines I read everyday:

Blind man Gary Thompson dies in Manchester Metrolink tram collision

Stephen Lawrence trial: David Norris’ mother accused of faking alibi

New York advertising executive crushed to death in office lift horror

Why do the papers focus on bad news when the world is such an amazing place?  I’m convinced reading the paper everyday is turning me into another one of those London Zombies who power through the Underground without a care for anyone but themselves.

Weekdays are home to long and boring train journeys where the only antidote is a depressing but mildly entertaining newspaper.

THE WEEKENDS ARE MINE.  The internet is my savior. Facebook and Twitter provide me with news that makes me smile, from people I’ve carefully selected. Stories which remind me that people are amazing.

One day I will have a smartphone and claim back the weekdays.

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