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Celebrated author identifies the pitfalls of sharing personal trauma. BBC News

Donald Trump has announced 100% tariffs on computer chips and semiconductors made outside the US. The announcement came as Apple chief executive Tim Cook said his company would invest an extra $100bn (£74.9bn) in US manufacturing. Soon, all smartwatch and iPhone glass around the world will be made in Kentucky, …

Rwanda has agreed to accept up to 250 migrants from the US in a deal agreed with President Donald Trump’s administration. The decision makes Rwanda the third African country to agree to accept migrants as part of the United States‘s strategy to relocate migrants to countries with which they have …

As well as the issue of holding on to their best player, Newcastle have found it hard to sign others and strengthen their squad more generally. The club had a list of key targets for summer. But they have faced intense competition for Sesko, Ekitike, Joao Pedro, James Trafford, Liam …

Jack Silver BBC News, Channel Islands Hansons Auctioneers The top secret plan set out the successful British plan to liberate the Channel Islands A copy of the top secret plan for the liberation of the Channel Islands at the end of World War Two will go up for auction next …

Some children with cancer have had chemotherapy sessions delayed as more than half of specialist nurses in the field are off work in the Belfast Health Trust. The trust confirmed to BBC News NI that seven members of staff are “unavailable for work due to planned and unplanned absences”. About …

Aleks Scholz/Geograph Emergency services were called to the Reekie Linn waterfall near Kilry A 65-year-old man has died after he fell at a waterfall in Angus. Police were called to the Reekie Linn waterfall near Kilry just before midday over reports that a person had fallen. The force said a …

Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images The government has announced plans to crack down on dodgy cosmetic practitioners who it says are exploiting people and causing harm. Under the new proposals, only qualified health professionals will be able to carry out risky non-surgical Brazilian butt lifts (BBLs) and clinics will …

Staff at a zoo in Germany which culled 12 baboons and fed their carcasses to the lions say they have received death threats. Tiergarten Nuremberg euthanised the healthy Guinea baboons at the end of July due to overcrowding in their enclosure. Some remains were used for research while the rest …

Dearbail Jordan Business reporter, BBC News EPA UK interest rates are widely expected to be cut on Thursday, taking the cost of borrowing to its lowest level for more than two years. Financial markets predict that the Bank of England will reduce interest rates to 4% from 4.25% in its …

Manchester United make contact with Brighton over Carlos Baleba, Everton open talks with Manchester City for Jack Grealish, and Alexander Isak trains alone amid Liverpool pursuit. Manchester United have contacted Brighton through intermediaries to explore a potential move for Cameroon midfielder Carlos Baleba, 21. (Athletic – subscription required), external Everton …

Nathan Heath BBC West Investigations BBC Ann Devereaux lives next to a property which has been empty for decades Across England, the number of empty homes has been steadily rising, with councils “increasingly concerned” about both the impact they have on local communities and the lost resource. “It makes you …

Jessica Lawrence BBC News NI BBC Cliff Donaldson suffered from two strokes back in January 2023, and took eight weeks off work to recover A man who said he lost his job after suffering two strokes has settled a disability and age discrimination case against his former employer for £100,000. …

BBC News Dr Sabra says that getting messages from his family is “a waiting game” A doctor says he feels “helpless” as he waits to hear from his elderly father and sister in war-torn Gaza. Dr Ahmed Sabra, who lives in Swansea, has not spoken to his family for close …

In the very first week of his presidency, Donald Trump vowed to force silicon manufacturing back to the United States by making processors more expensive, a threat he’s repeated since. Is he finally going through with that plan? Trump just announced he’ll putting an enormous 100 percent tariff on chips …

A record number of 18-year-olds are likely to get into their first choice of university this year, the head of the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (Ucas) has said – even if they narrowly miss their grades. Dr Jo Saxton said universities were keen to enrol UK undergraduates because there …

One person has died as France’s biggest wildfire this summer sweeps through a southern region, forcing tourists and residents to flee. Officials called the scenes “hellish” after the blaze broke out in Ribaute in the region of Aude, close to the border with Spain. The victim died in their home …

Jonathan Josephs Reporting fromLa Rochelle, western France BBC Solvay’s rare earths processing facility in western France is one of only two in Europe For almost 80 years rare earth metals have been pumped out of this industrial plant in La Rochelle on France’s west coast. But as the materials become …

Watch the dramatic finish of Southern Brave’s one wicket win over Manchester Originals, as the away side seal the victory with a ball to spare in the Men’s Hundred at Old Trafford. MATCH REPORT: Men’s Hundred: Manchester Originals v Southern Brave Available to UK users only. BBC News

Kelly Ng BBC News, Singapore BBC Flags from the anime One Piece have emerged across Indonesia as a form of protest against an increasingly centralised government In the popular Japanese anime One Piece, black flags bearing a skull with a straw hat are carried by a rowdy crew of pirates …