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Rupert Murdoch has warned of the dangers of censorship and curtailing of debate, saying that an 'awful woke orthodoxy' is stifling dissent and hampering societies' ability to reach their true potential. The 89-year-old media mogul made his remarks in a speech that was recorded before Christmas and broadcast on Saturday as he was awarded a lifetime achievement award from The Australia Day Foundation, a British non-profit. Murdoch, born in Melbourne, Australia, noted that a 'lifetime achievement award does have an air of finality, almost of closure.' He said that his career, which 'began in a smoke-filled Adelaide newsroom, is still in motion.' Rupert Murdoch gave an acceptance speech to thank The Australia Day Foundation and said  that an 'awful woke orthodoxy' is stifling dissent and hampering societies' ability to reach their true potential pic.twitter.com/1bFpvQ7qgZ — PoliticsVideo23 (@politicsvideo23) January 25, 2021 pic.twitter.com/1bFpvQ7qg

Loyalist killer Michael Stone who tried to murder Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness in Stormont has been released on parole.  The convicted killer was being held in Maghaberry Prison until his release earlier today.  Stone was one of the most notorious terrorists of the Northern Ireland Troubles after he murdered three people in a gun and grenade attack during a funeral at Milltown cemetery in Belfast in 1988.  Michael Stone, pictured, was jailed for this attempt to murder Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness in Stormont in November 2006. He had earlier been released under the terms of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement having been convicted of murdering six people Stone, pictured, was released from the Maze prison outside Belfast in July 2000 under the terms of the Good Friday Agreement. He was handed 16 years in jail in December 2008 for the Stormont attack He had also been convicted of the murders of milkman Patrick Brady in south Belfast in 1984, carpenter Kevin McPolin in Lisburn in 19

Newly acquired Indiana Pacers guard Caris LeVert has undergone successful surgery to treat kidney cancer and is expected to make a full recovery, the team revealed Tuesday. Monday's procedure was aimed at treating renal cell carcinoma of his left kidney, which was discovered during a routine physical following the four-team trade that sent LeVert from Brooklyn to Indianapolis and All-Star James Harden to the Nets. The condition is the most common form of kidney cancer found in adults.  According to Dr. Jason Sprunger at Indianapolis' Community North Hospital, who performed the surgery, no further treatment is necessary and LeVert is expected to make a full recovery. However, the 26-year-old remains out indefinitely, according to the team. Newly acquired Indiana Pacers guard Caris LeVert has undergone successful surgery to treat kidney cancer and is expected to make a full recovery, the team revealed Tuesday  Prior to Tuesday, the team had not acknowledged that the small mass fo

Surrey Police has ridiculed a burglary suspect after catching him in a bright yellow onesie and saying they have 'eliminated Pudsey and Big Bird' from their enquiries.   Officers were called to a report of a burglary on Station Road in Ashford at about 3.40am today.   Upon arrival, officers found the two suspects along with the stolen goods nearby.  Surrey Police's Roads Policing Unit wrote on Twitter: 'Wearing a yellow onesie makes it quite easy for us to spot you as you make off from a burglary.  Officers were called to a report of a burglary on Station Road in Ashford at about 3.40am today Surrey Police's Roads Policing Unit wrote on Twitter: 'Wearing a yellow onesie makes it quite easy for us to spot you as you make off from a burglary' A Surrey Police spokesperson confirmed a 26-year-old man from Woking and a 35-year-old man from Addlestone were arrested on suspicion of burglary. Pictured: Station Road in Ashford 'RPU detained the two suspects who h

The West Virginia woman who fatally shot her three kids and two step-kids before burning them all down in their family home was into witchcraft, posting rituals and jars of dead butterflies to her social media.  Oreanna Myers, 25, shot and killed herself after burning down the home in Greenbier County with the children's bodies inside on December 8.  A peruse of Myers's Instagram account, @glowing_goddess520, reveals that the mother actively participated in rituals related to witchcraft and spiritualism.  Oreanna Myers, 25, shot and killed herself after burning down the home in Greenbier County with the children's bodies inside on December 8 A peruse of Myers's Instagram account, @glowing_goddess520, reveals that the mother actively participated in rituals related to witchcraft and spiritualism On November 25, just under three weeks after the murder-suicide, Myers posted a photo of insect jars On November 25, just under three weeks after the murder-suicide, Myers posted

The Church of England has warned that it may cut the number of paid clergy by up to 20 per cent amid fears that a fifth of worshippers may never return after the coronavirus pandemic. A leaked internal document has warned that the majority of dioceses across the country intend to 'prune number of clergy and diocesan staff' as the establishment looks to cut costs. It is thought that the financial subsidies given to 5,000 loss-making parishes - out of a total of 12,000 - were also called into question.  The Church of England has warned that it may cut the number of paid clergy by up to 20 per cent. Pictured: Church parishioner watching the Church of England's first virtual Sunday service given by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby at Liverpool Parish Church The Church of England will now look to recruit unpaid clergy with the number of paid priests being cut by 10 to 20 per cent, one source told The Sunday Times. These new recruits would join the 2,870 unpaid clergy,

Making the impossible possible is somewhat of an addiction for former British Special Forces soldier Nirmal 'Nims' Purja. In 2019, he smashed the world record for climbing the 14 highest mountains in just six months and six days and this January, he accomplished one of the greatest mountaineering feats by returning to K2 on the China-Pakistan border and scaling it in the depths of winter, with no supplementary oxygen. He has now revealed, following numerous reports, that he had also planned to 'fly from K2 in style' using a glider but winds of more than 100mph/ 160 km swept all of his gear away halfway up the peak and he made the descent on two feet instead. Nirmal 'Nims' Purja and nine Nepalese climbers were the first to summit K2 during winter this January. The former British Special Forces soldier wanted to claim a first for the Nepalese mountaineering community In winter, all of the challenges K2 throws up are magnified with temperatures hovering around minu

Texas is preparing to launch several legal battles against Joe Biden for his current and future climate initiatives, which Governor Greg Abbott claims are 'hostile' and 'job killers.' The Republican governor signed an executive order Thursday directing Texas' state agencies to 'use all lawful powers and tools to challenge any federal action that threatened the continued strength and vitality of the emergency industry.' 'Each state agency should work to identify potential litigation, notice-and-comment opportunities, and any other means of preventing federal overreach within the law,' Abbott included in the announcement of his executive order. The order from the Lone Star State's Republican leader came after Biden's climate czar John Kerry said blue collar energy workers were fed lies that environmental protections would come at a cost to their jobs and livelihoods. 'They've been fed the notion that somehow dealing with climate is comi