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In July 2023, I deleted the Day One journaling app from my phone and laptop. It was perhaps the best thing I’ve done as a lifelong diarist. The decision was prompted by Apple announcing its Journal app at WWDC that year. In that keynote, Apple said it would use “on-device …

Mark Carter BBC News, South East Nathan Bevan BBC News, South East BBC Now in its 83rd year, the Donkey Derby welcomes thousands of people annually A Surrey community which was effectively split in two by the appearance of a giant sinkhole has been “reunited” by a fete and donkey …

Cullyhanna GAC has asked the public to keep their player Pearse Casey “in your prayers” after he was involved in a “serious incident” which forced the abandonment of their game against Mullaghbawn on Sunday. The incident occurred after just four minutes of the Armagh Senior Football Championship Group B game …

PACEMAKER The alert, which started after a suspicious object was discovered on Friday, has now ended A man in his 30s has been arrested in connection with a security alert in north Belfast, which has now ended after three days. The alert was triggered on Friday morning, after a suspicious …

Citizens Theatre Giles Havergal died on the same day as the reopening of the Citizens Theatre, where he was artistic director The actor and former artistic director of the Citizens Theatre Giles Havergal has died, age 87. Mr Havergal presided over the Glasgow venue from 1969 to 2003 – described …

Getty Images Alex Turner, of Arctic Monkeys, who are among the bands to have recorded their music at Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire In a quiet Lincolnshire village stands a quaint Victorian chapel. Worshippers have long departed, but musical notes still resonate off these brick walls courtesy of some of Britain’s …

Angela Ferguson BBC News, Cheshire Handout Emma Miller said her family “hold on to hope” that her brother James will be found The sister of a man who disappeared nearly five years ago has said his family “holds on to hope” that they will see him again. Emma Miller said …

Not all of The Verge’s staff live in the US. For example, news editor Dominic Preston is based in London and is, as he says, “responsible for keeping our news coverage ticking over in UK mornings before the US team comes online.” He also curates our new Verge Daily newsletter …

Mary McCool BBC Scotland News PA Media Sam Nicoresti won the award for Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Fringe British comedian Sam Nicoresti has won the award for Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Fringe – the first transgender person to win the award. Nicoresti took the accolade for …

Mary McCool BBC Scotland News PA Media Sam Nicoresti won the award for Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Fringe British comedian Sam Nicoresti has won the award for Best Comedy Show at the Edinburgh Fringe – the first transgender person to win the award. Nicoresti took the accolade for …

Some north Belfast residents are still out of their homes after having to spend the night in a council facility because of a security alert, a local MLA has said. The alert, which started after a suspicious object was discovered on Friday in the area, is continuing, but some areas …

Chiamaka Enendu BBC News in Lagos AmunRa Eyeconic Vision Laniyah Belcarist, from St Louis in Missouri, ordered her dress from Nigeria for this year’s prom “I felt like a princess,” says US teenager Brianna LeDoux about her prom gown which she specially commissioned from Nigeria. “I wanted my dress to …

Eoin Carey The Citizens Theatre has been closed for seven years Glasgow’s Citizens Theatre is to reopen this weekend after a seven-year revamp, which was hit by Covid and skyrocketing costs. The theatre, in the city’s Gorbals area, closed in June 2018 for a refurbishment which was planned to take …

The Pixel line has often been on the cutting edge of mobile photography. This year, that means baking AI straight into the camera app and making us grapple with all of the very messy things that means. I’ve been scouring the internet for sample images of the Pixel 10 Pro’s …

A number of homes and businesses in north Belfast have been evacuated as a security alert remains ongoing. Police are in attendance at Victoria Parade after a suspicious object was discovered in the area on Friday morning, and a public safety operation is in place. North Queen Street is closed, …

Brian Harte Firefighters were not able to save the roof of Milltown House The childhood home of one of the Victorian era’s most famous hymn writers has been badly damaged in an arson attack. Cecil Frances Alexander was born in Dublin and moved to Milltown House, in Strabane, County Tyrone …

The draw for the first round took place on Thursday, 21 August. Women’s singles: Aryna Sabalenka [1] v Rebeka Masarova (Swi) Emma Raducanu (Gbr) v qualifier Katie Boulter (Gbr) v Marta Kostyuk (Ukr) [27] Beatriz Haddad Maia (Bra) [18] v Sonay Kartal (Gbr) Barbora Krejcikova (Cze) v Victoria Mboko (Can) …

A man in his 30s has died following a stabbing incident in Dunmurry on Thursday night. It happened in Mulberry Park at around 20:15 BST. The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) received a call at 20:15 BST and despatched two emergency crews to the incident. One person was taken to …

Plans to close ten libraries across a Welsh county are “on pause” following a backlash and a “last-minute legal challenge”. Concerns were expressed by people in Caerphilly county earlier this year after the council announced plans to shut libraries and leisure centres as part of addressing a £29m budget gap. …

Mark Denten Correspondent, BBC North East and Cumbria BBC Marketing manager Jade Damarell died as a result of “blunt trauma”, a post-mortem examination found An inquest has found a 32-year-old woman, who died while skydiving the day after her relationship ended, took her own life. Marketing manager Jade Damarell died …