From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishglad tidings/newsglad tidings/newsold-fashionedNEWS good news → glad
Examples from the Corpus
glad tidings/news• I come as the bearer of glad tidings.• Mrs Baxter will spread the glad news.• Then I too broke into glad tidings and joy to the world with the crowds of believers around me.• He was one of thousands who headed south as soon as they heard the glad tidings on Monday morning.• Air traffic confirmed the glad news that one was hanging down.• Instead of announcing the glad news to all the nations, Christians became smug and indolent.• Dissension between the Peshawar politicians and the resistance commanders brings glad tidings to Kabul.• The next day a large medal sale continues the glad tidings with only about 8% unsold. 