2 h. ago Pete Hegseth says US troops ‘need to be fit, not fat’ as he attacks ‘completely unacceptable’ statistic

Pete Hegseth has said America's troops "need to be fit, not fat", after a report by the American Security Project found two-thirds of Guard and Reserve service members are overweight.

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3 d. ago Georgia university receives $500,000 grant to preserve Gullah Geechee heritage

GSU will establish the Gullah Geechee Sacred Land Project to research and protect the community and its cultureA new $500,000 Mellon grant will allow Georgia State University to develop archival, historical and cultural research to protect Gullah Geechee heritage and communities in Georgia and South Carolina.Using the grant, GSU will establish the Gullah Geechee Sacred Land Project (GGSLP), which will be “dedicated to maintaining African American burial grounds by recovering communities’ spiritual, genealogical and spatial lineages and safeguarding the places where those communities interred their ancestors”, according to a statement by the college. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Home Secretary says damage to statues during trans rights protest 'completely unacceptable'

Plans are underway to remove the graffiti ,but will require specialist equipment, the Met Police said on Sunday

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1 week ago People over State Pension age with heart issues could be due up to £441 each month

More than 124,500 people over State Pension age receive Attendance Allowance support for a heart condition.

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2 w. ago Stockport councillor suspended amid 'Trigger Me Timbers' WhatsApp scandal quits Labour Party

He plans to stand down as a councillor in 2027.

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2 w. ago Edinburgh sex saunas closure crackdown as MSP attacks 'state

EXCLUSIVE: Alba MSP Ash Regan said it is "completely unacceptable" the brothels are allowed to operate in "plain sight".

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3 w. ago 'It would be completely unacceptable': Stockport councillors REJECT increasing their allowance by £2,500 a year

It would have given them £2,500 a year more

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3 w. ago Everton condemn abuse of Tarkowski and family after wife posts of death threats

‘Such behaviour is completely unacceptable,’ Everton saySamantha Tarkowski calls abuse ‘beyond disgusting’Everton have strongly condemned abuse directed at their defender James Tarkowski after Wednesday’s Merseyside derby. The centre-back was targeted for his tackle on Alexis Mac Allister, which resulted in a yellow card but led to an acknowledgment from Premier Game Match Officials Ltd that the video assistant referee was wrong not to recommend an upgrade to a red.Tarkowski’s wife, Samantha, posted on Instagram on Thursday that they had received, among other things, death threats. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Stockport councillors to decide on increasing their allowance by £2,500 a year

It could mean £2,500 a year more for elected council members in the borough.

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4 w. ago Scottish health board review findings 'completely unacceptable', says John Swinney

A probe found a ‘serious breakdown’ in relationships among staff and management at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

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