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

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

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

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

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

JOHN HUMPHRYS: We should fear the mob when even doctors can’t speak freely about their fears

There’s not a journalist in the land who hasn’t, at some time or another, asked this question: ‘Can I quote you on that?’ It invariably comes during a conversation with someone important who has said something pretty shocking. I had just such a conversation last week. It was with a senior, well-respected figure in the … Read more