33 m. ago GOP House leaders’ solution to furious new town halls: Skip ‘em

If you can’t join ‘em, RUN

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36 m. 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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51 m. ago Trump might not know it, but he’s forging a new relationship between Britain and the EU | Martin Kettle

Support for Ukraine means that closer ties to Europe are now a patriotic priority, opening up avenues that Brexit had once blockedIt would be absurd to claim to see a silver lining behind every Donald Trump cloud. Those clouds are too many, too dark and too dangerous. All the same, viewed from a domestic political perspective, there is a clear emerging British upside to Trump’s efforts at crashing the post-cold war order. It might even get a boost from Thursday’s Washington visit by Keir Starmer.In July 2024, when Starmer became prime minister, Labour was rigidly on the defensive about Europe. Brexit was seen as an electorally unstable issue for a party whose priority was to reconnect with leave voters. Everything about Europe was thus sidelined during the election. Only vague generalities were permitted. The only foreign leaders pictured in the party manifesto were Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Canada’s Justin Trudeau.Martin Kettle is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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51 m. ago Clyde have 11 cup finals left in League Two survival bid, says boss Darren Young

The Bully Wee are looking to make sure of their place in the bottom tier of the SPFL

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51 m. ago Albion Rovers boss says mistakes cost his side as they lose derby clash

The Coatbridge side failed to follow up a thumping win over Broxburn as they lost 2-1 to Cumbernauld Colts

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51 m. ago Hamilton Accies boss says relegation battle will go down to 'nerves' in the run

Rankin is determined not to let fans down after a challenging run of results

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51 m. ago Biggar Rugby Club secure National 1 place in style with win over Stirling County

Biggar ended up fourth in the table after an unexpected victory

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51 m. ago Cambuslang Rangers boss pays emotional tribute to friend and club helper after 'unexpected' death

John 'Spud' O'Raw passed away recently, aged 50

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58 m. ago Yoon Suk Yeol ‘ranted’ about imposing martial law over drinks, former ruling party leader says

Han Dong Hoo claims in new memoir he and party colleagues feared they would be arrested or even killed

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1 hour ago Vote expected on Iowa bill that would remove gender identity protections from civil rights code

Iowa lawmakers are expected to vote on an unprecedented bill that would remove protections based on gender identity from the state civil rights code

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1 hour ago ‘I don’t want it to die’: one man’s battle to save the last phone box in his village

In 1935, Derek Harris was born – and so was the K6 red phone box. Now, Harris is spending his 90th year ensuring this beloved local facility isn’t lostThe battleground at the heart of a struggle between an 89-year-old man and a multi-billion pound multinational is a small junction in a Norfolk village, where a red phone box stands. And at the red phone box, sheltering from the wind, is Derek Harris. Last month, he learned that BT (formerly British Telecom) was threatening to close the phone box in the village of Sharrington, where he has lived for 50 years, when he saw it on the agenda of the parish council meeting. “I thought: ‘I’d better do something about this,’” says Harris.He has described it as a “David and Goliath” campaign. It is that, and – as becomes clear on this sunlit but biting February day – so much more. We will talk mortality and reprieves, heritage and value. I’ll leave with a renewed sense of how it’s possible to feel real affection for an inanimate object, and wh...

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1 hour ago Every DWP benefit not increasing in April 2025 in major blow to thousands

The benefits that will remain unaffected by rises this April include the benefit cap, capital limits, and Local Housing Allowance. Additionally, bereavement support and the High Income Child Benefit charge are also not included

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2 h. ago Trump’s spending bill may face a big problem: Disgruntled Senate Republicans

After the House passed its budget resolution, Senate Majority Leader John Thune called it a ‘first step in what will be a long process, and certainly not an easy one’

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2 h. ago Spanish island tourists face new tax and rules as destinations reach 'limit'

The Balearic Islands are set to limit tourist numbers and charge more to visit this summer as leaders warn a record 18 million visitors in 2024 was the 'limit'

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3 h. ago Big Tech MUST pay to use artists' work for AI, MPs tell ministers

The Government's proposal to give AI developers an exception to copyright law was dealt a blow yesterday after the Commons culture and tech select committees criticised the plan.

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3 h. ago Supreme Court pauses judge’s order for Trump to unfreeze USAID payments in first DOGE test for justices

High court temporarily blocks judge’s order just before midnight deadline to restart aid payments

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4 h. ago Mississippi judge vacates her order that a newspaper remove its editorial criticizing local leaders

A Mississippi judge has nixed her order that a newspaper remove its editorial criticizing local officials

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4 h. ago The mothers left distraught after the NHS removed their daughters' healthy breasts because the girls said they were transgender

Two years after her daughter was given a double mastectomy at the age of 24 by the NHS to remove her healthy breasts - in order to 'change gender' - Jane is still absolutely 'livid'.

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5 h. ago Israel releases some Palestinian prisoners after Hamas returns bodies of four hostages

Gaza ceasefire appears to hold, though it remains unclear whether exchange would include all 602 Palestinian prisoners who were due for release on SaturdaySee all our Middle East coverageHamas has handed over the bodies of four hostages, and Israel has released some Palestinian prisoners, as the five-week-old ceasefire appeared to get back on track after a breach that had brought fears of a return to war in Gaza.The bodies of the hostages were transferred to the Red Cross in southern Gaza and driven to the border point at Kerem Shalom at about midnight. Meanwhile, a convoy of buses carrying Palestinian prisoners arrived in the West Bank city of Ramallah. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that 43 Palestinians being held in Ofer had been transferred to the Red Cross. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Trump calls on Supreme Court to block USAID payments in first DOGE test for justices

Trump administration calls on high court to block judge’s order in fight over foreign aid payments

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