Delta Goodrem breaks down as she reveals how a serious condition left her with nerve paralysis and an inability to control her speech Delta Goodrem broke down as she revealed a serious health condition The 35-year-old singer was left unable to speak or sing following complications after the removal of her salivary gland The Voice … Read more
Syrian President Bashar Assad is forced to stop speech and sit down after feeling faint while addressing MPs Bashar Assad looked tired and halted his speech in Syria’s parliament twice He told his audience: ‘My blood pressure has dropped and I need to drink water’ Assad then said ‘I need to sit for a minute … Read more
JK Rowling’s publisher asked transgender activists to edit court report covering free speech ruling Ian Yule has resigned after his court report was edited by charity Mermaids The 72-year-old’s article was edited at the invitation of Hodder Education He resigned from the editorial board of A-level Law Review magazine By Inderdeep Bains for the Daily … Read more
Author Salman Rushdie warns that Left-wing ‘cancel culture’ is a threat to literature and freedom of speech Salman Rushdie warned Left-wing ‘cancel culture’ is threat to freedom of speech He said he could not accept there are ‘areas in which censorship is acceptable’ Author signed open letter in US magazine Harper’s, objecting to ‘cancel culture’ … Read more
Despite not being able to talk, dogs process speech in the same way as humans do, according to a new study. Both dogs and human brains separately process the intonation – how a voice rises and falls – and the meaning of the words spoken. Hungarian researchers used functional MRI – measures brain activity by detecting changes … Read more
Theresa May often liked to talk about ‘strong and stable’ leadership during her premiership. Well, her political currency certainly is, even though she has long since departed Downing Street. I can disclose that the former Prime Minister was paid a staggering £56,000 for a speech she gave online last month. The event was held by … Read more
President Donald Trump said the decision to fly the Confederate flag is one of ‘freedom of speech’ after lashing out at NASCAR for banning it from its racing events. ‘I view it as freedom of speech,’ he told NexStarDC’s Jessi Turnure in an interview Tuesday. ‘It’s freedom of speech. You do what you do. It’s freedom … Read more
Facebook’s European vice president today defended the platform’s attempts to stop the sharing of ‘hate speech’, amid a growing boycott from firms halting advertising. In a BBC interview, Steve Hatch said there was ‘no tolerance on our platform for hate speech’ but claimed debates around such issues were, ‘extremely challenging’. But Radio 4’s Today host … Read more
Facebook’s European vice president today admitted the platform struggles to stop the sharing of hate speech, amid a growing boycott from firms halting advertising. In a car crash BBC interview, Steve Hatch said there was ‘no tolerance on our platform for hate speech’ but claimed debates around such issues were, ‘extremely challenging’. But Radio 4’s … Read more
YouTube is the latest social media site to take a stand against hate speech. The video platform banned several well-known white supremacist channels, including those belonging to Richard Spencer, David Duke and Stefan Molyneux. The Google-owned site updated its policy last year to include a ban on videos ‘alleging that a group is superior in … Read more