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Theresa May says sacking Gavin Williamson over Huawei leak allowed security chiefs to ‘speak freely’

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Theresa May defended firing Gavin Williamson as defence secretary over a leak from a security meeting about Huawei today, saying his departure allowed security officials to ‘speak freely’ again. The former prime minister said that the 2019 incident in which material from a National Security Council meeting about the Chinese tech giant was leaked to the … Read more

ANDREW DOYLE: Your right to think and act freely is CANCELLED

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Writer and comedian Andrew Doyle We need to check your thinking. These chilling words are taken not from a dystopian novel or some totalitarian regime, but were rather those of a British police officer speaking to businessman Harry Miller. Miller was contacted following a complaint by an offended party about a poem he shared on … Read more

Almost half of New York Times employees don’t feel they can express their views freely, survey finds

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Almost half of all New York Times employees say they don’t believe they can express their views freely at the newspaper, according to a company survey.    A poll conducted among staff in December revealed negative responses to questions regarding company culture, the New York Post reported.  According to the report, only 51 per cent of … Read more

Traffic flows freely between England and Wales on first day of supposed travel ban

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Traffic is still flowing freely across the border from England to Wales on the first day of the supposed travel ban from high-Covid areas. The ban, which came into force at 6pm on Friday, makes it an offence to travel to Wales from coronavirus hotspots in the UK. It was described as ‘unenforceable’ by the … Read more

Coronavirus: Cars drive freely into Wales despite 6pm travel ban

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Motorists have been driving freely into Wales from England as the 6pm coronavirus travel ban came into force this evening. The ban – which was described as ‘unenforceable’ by the Police Federation earlier this week – makes it an offence to travel to Wales from coronavirus hotspots in the UK. But there was no sign … Read more

Black bears have QUADRUPLED at Yosemite since the coronavirus shutdown, allowing them to roam freely

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The number of black bears has QUADRUPLED at Yosemite since the park closed due to coronavirus as the beasts migrate there while visitors stay away Yosemite National Park closed to the public on March 20 due to the coronavirus  Bears, coyotes and bobcats that usually hide are walking around in the open Rangers said the … Read more