7 h. ago Politicians have put us in an impossible position over free speech, says Met Police chief

The head of the Metropolitan Police has blamed politicians for putting his officers in an 'impossible position' over online speech.

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17 h. ago Voices: Cracking down on transphobic hate speech doesn’t make the UK a police state

Graham Linehan's arrest for allegedly suggesting that people assault trans women is not an assault on free speech, writes Marc Burrows. The scandal is that we live in a society where some people think the language he reportedly used is acceptable

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38 h. ago Police are unashamedly silencing anyone who won't conform to radical Left ideology

How many police officers does it take to arrest one middle-aged sitcom writer? That might sound like a joke - but there's nothing funny about the answer.

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3 d. ago Tories promise to extract "all" remaining oil and gas from North Sea

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch will make a speech in Aberdeen on Tuesday in an attempt to use energy policy as a political dividing line.

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6 d. ago Vernon Kay shares overseas plan with Strictly's Tess Daly after 'messing up' opportunity

BBC Radio 2 host Vernon Kay once voiced ambitions to give America “another crack” with his career, ahead of unveiling his latest travel plans

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8 d. ago Cracker Barrel apologizes for new logo but says it is sticking with change

Company says ‘we could have done a better job sharing who we are’ after taking heat over rebrandThe US restaurant chain Cracker Barrel has apologized to fans who were angered when it announced a new logo recently – but it is sticking with the change.“If the last few days have shown us anything, it’s how deeply people care about Cracker Barrel. We’re truly grateful for your heartfelt voices,” the company said Monday in a statement on its website. “You’ve also shown us that we could have done a better job sharing who we are and who we’ll always be.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Shopkeeper rebuked by police for putting up sign calling shoplifters 'scum bags' says officers have failed to arrest any of the thieves he caught this year

Police caused a free-speech row when they turned up at Rob Davis's vintage store in North Wales and told him to take down a handwritten sign that referred to shoplifters as 'scum bags'.

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