11 h. ago Gatehouse Pharmacy marks first birthday by offering new earwax removal service

Soenaid Anderson and her team recently held a small open night to mark one year since the independently owned and run business opened.

Politics

39 h. ago BBC boss ‘not ruling out’ controversial Gaza documentary returning to iPlayer

The corporation removed the documentary from the BBC’s on demand service after it emerged that the child narrator is the son of a Hamas official.

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6 d. ago Pentagon declares transgender troops will be kicked out of the U.S. military in 60 days

The Pentagon has ordered all transgender service members removed from the United States military, according to a new memo, unless granted a waiver demonstrating their fitness for duty.

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6 d. ago Transgender service members and advocates ‘devastated’ by ‘un

Pentagon begins process of removing all trans service members while federal judges consider blocking Trump’s order

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6 d. ago Transgender US military personnel must be identified and stood down, says Pentagon memo

Being transgender is not compatible with service, court filing says, foreshadowing removal of people from service within 60 daysTransgender service members will be separated from the US military unless they receive an exemption, according to a Pentagon memo filed in court on Wednesday – essentially banning them from joining or serving in the armed forces.Donald Trump signed an executive order in January that took aim at transgender troops in a personal way – at one point saying that a man identifying as a woman was “not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member”. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Rangers panic as Elon Musk’s job cuts remove vital services in national parks

The Trump administration laid off 1,000 National Park Employees last week, a move rangers say will cause chaos across the country.

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1 week ago Fired rangers warn of chaos at national parks as Musk’s sweeping cuts remove vital services

The Trump administration laid off 1,000 National Park Employees last week, a move rangers say will cause chaos across the country.

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