MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Ignore the playground squabbles – and let the PM guide us to freedom 

MAIL ON SUNDAY COMMENT: Ignore the playground squabbles – and let the PM guide us to freedom By Mail on Sunday Comment for the Daily Mail Published: 00:18 GMT, 21 February 2021 | Updated: 02:18 GMT, 21 February 2021 On the eve of a crucial Cabinet meeting on the path back to freedom from lockdown, … Read more

Coronavirus travel: Quarantine guest makes dash for freedom through Heathrow hotel foyer

A British father-of-one tried to break out of a quarantine hotel near London Heathrow Airport this morning and has gone on hunger strike after claiming he is being held there ‘under duress’, MailOnline can reveal. Anthony Pium, 30, from Leyton, East London, was involved in an angry confrontation with security guards as he tried to … Read more

Half of Britons fear freedom of speech is under threat from the rise of ‘cancel culture’

Half of Britons fear freedom of speech is ‘under threat’ in the UK as rampant ‘cancel culture’ scares people out of speaking their minds, a poll has found. Some 50 per cent of Britons feel it is harder to share their honest thoughts on controversial topics such as immigration or transgender rights now than it … Read more

Birmingham sheep run for freedom after escaping an abattoir

Hey ewe, come back! Moment flock of two-dozen sheep run for their lives down residential street after escaping from a nearby abattoir The flock of sheep were destined for an abattoir in Sparkbrook, Birmingham  Video footage shows the sheep running down the street chased by a butcher The flock is believed to have just been … Read more

Freedom of speech fears amid Facebook Covid ‘fake news’ crackdown

Facebook will crack down on ‘misinformation’ about Covid-19, including claims that coronavirus was man-made, the tech giant has announced, sparking freedom of speech fears. The news comes despite the outbreak’s source still not being identified, and after WHO scientists researching the origins of Covid in China said it is ‘extremely unlikely’ the virus leaked from a lab. … Read more

Facebook Covid ‘misinformation’ crackdown sparks freedom of speech fears

Facebook will crack down on ‘misinformation’ about Covid-19, including claims that coronavirus was man-made, the tech giant has announced, sparking freedom of speech fears. The news comes despite the outbreak’s source still not being identified, and after WHO scientists researching the origins of Covid in China said it is ‘extremely unlikely’ the virus leaked from a lab. … Read more

British newspaper editors call on the government to protect the Freedom of Information Act

Newspapers and publishers have today united to urge MPs to investigate the Government’s ‘disgraceful’ obstruction of legitimate Freedom of Information (FOI) requests. Boris Johnson has said he supports press freedom in Britain but an investigation has revealed that his Government operates a secretive taxpayer-funded ‘Clearing House’ allegedly stifling disclosure of data. Today civil servants have … Read more

Isle of Man braces for ‘freedom weekend’ with crowds set to descend on island’s pubs and bars

Enlivened bar and restaurant owners on the Isle of Man are preparing for a weekend blowout after the island was freed from lockdown. Restaurant bosses have revealed how they have already taken a flurry of bookings for this weekend, while pubs and nightclubs are putting out job adverts for bar staff. It comes after lockdown … Read more

Dolly Parton turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom TWICE from Trump’s administration

Dolly Parton reveals she turned down the Presidential Medal of Freedom TWICE from Trump’s administration due to COVID-19 By Carly Johnson For Dailymail.com Published: 03:48 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 03:48 GMT, 2 February 2021 Besides being one of music’s biggest superstars, Dolly Parton has also performed a great deal of philanthropy over the … Read more