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Pentagon rescinds new testosterone screening policy without explanation
The Pentagon has withdrawn a newly published clinical guidance document mandating testosterone screening for military personnel, just one day after it was released, without explaining why. The policy, championed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth as a way to “restore and optimise” troops’ capabilities, had already drawn sharp criticism from medical experts who warned it was…
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Have a little fun scamming the scammers | Letters
This is a letter to the Guardian, responding to an earlier Money article about a reader who strung along bank-card scammers by giving them fake details. The letter writer, Gary Calder, offers tips to make such fake details more convincing, suggesting people are keen to have fun turning the tables on fraudsters attempting card scams.…
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Storm brews over water use, food security and Middle East fallout, plus Oasis and Hull City hearten
A Guardian probe exposes big firms’ water use amid hosepipe bans, as NAO flags food-supply risks and Iran-driven oil prices hit child aid; also: Sheffield forest school vandalism, the Oasis reunion documentary, teenage Hull star Herrington, and a chilling French attack survival story.
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Sex symbol in a 70s tank top: how Richard O’Sullivan blazed a trail for funny, frisky, cheeky chappies
Richard O’Sullivan, the actor best known for playing Robin Tripp in the 1970s ITV sitcom Man About the House, has died aged 82. A former child actor, he built an unprecedented run of hit series through the 1970s and 80s, becoming a defining face of the era’s more liberated sitcom style and a tabloid-favoured sex…
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The Trump White House’s fetish for gamer culture has moved up a level with new arcade
The Trump White House has escalated its use of gaming imagery from social media memes into a permanent “propaganda arcade” hosted on its official website, prompting a Guardian critic to review the full set of games and condemn them as dehumanising and lazily made. The critic, who suspects the games may be AI-generated, argues this…
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Nigel Farage latest: Conference thrown into chaos as leader’s speech delayed due to ‘security scare’
Nigel Farage’s keynote speech at the Reform UK party conference was delayed by more than an hour after security staff were reportedly seen searching underneath the stage, with party sources citing a “security scare” that they said had prompted counter-terror police to hold him back. The disruption capped a chaotic day for Reform, which was…
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Cambridge University launches probe into James Orr after Reform donations sting
Cambridge University has launched a probe into associate professor James Orr after he stepped down as Reform UK’s head of policy over claims he arranged for polling to be paid for by an overseas company, an impermissible donor under UK electoral law. The allegations, part of an undercover investigation by Channel 4 and Verbatim, broke…
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Reform councillor quits party as row erupts over alleged missing funds
A Reform UK councillor in North East Lincolnshire has quit the party after being sacked from the council’s cabinet amid allegations of financial mismanagement linked to a Christmas Ball she organised. Tanya Brasted, who represents the West Marsh ward, denies any wrongdoing and says she has “nothing to hide”, while council leader Oliver Freeston says…
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Bayeux Tapestry got torn on trip from France to British Museum, French culture minister reveals
The Bayeux Tapestry suffered a minor tear during its transfer from France to the British Museum for its first UK exhibition in nearly 1,000 years, France’s culture minister Catherine Pegard has confirmed. Two threads broke across the 70-metre tapestry during the journey, though experts who examined it centimetre by centimetre concluded it remains “in the…
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Halle Berry, Zoë Kravitz, Colin Firth & Jack Whitehall To Star In Rom-Com ‘Otherwise Engaged’; Mister Smith Launches For TIFF Market
Halle Berry, Zoë Kravitz, Colin Firth and Jack Whitehall have been cast in the romantic comedy “Otherwise Engaged,” which will be directed by Suzanne Farwell, the longtime producer of Nancy Meyers films. The project brings together a notable ensemble of award-winning actors and is being launched internationally at the Toronto International Film Festival’s market, giving…