Ranting woman bus passenger accuses Asian Bake Off contestant of ‘all these bombings’

A ranting woman accused an Asian Great British Bake Off contestant of ‘all these bombings’ before the ‘bus driver asked him to get off the bus’ miles from his stop. Ali Imdad, 33, from Alum Rock, Birmingham, was travelling on the 94 National Express West Midlands service from the City Centre on Saturday 20 at 6.15pm.  The … Read more

Asian retreat continues as Aviva sells Vietnam business

Shake-up at Aviva under Amanda Blanc continuing as it announces sale of its Vietnam business By Lucy White For The Daily Mail Published: 22:24 GMT, 14 December 2020 | Updated: 22:24 GMT, 14 December 2020 The shake-up at Aviva under chief executive Amanda Blanc is continuing at a rate of knots, as it announced the … Read more

Drunk women hurled racist abuse at their Asian neighbour

Two women subjected their Asian neighbour to a torrent of racial abuse after they became irritated by her playing Bollywood music in her back garden. A court heard that Deborah Holden, 58, told Kauser Parveen to turn off off her ‘P**i music’ whilst 34-year-old Kirsty Law labelled the victim a ‘prostitute’. During their 20-minute tirade … Read more

Joe’s feelgood food: Almond butter satay chicken with Asian slaw 

Joe’s feelgood food: Almond butter satay chicken with Asian slaw By Joe Wicks Published: 00:01 GMT, 22 November 2020 | Updated: 00:01 GMT, 22 November 2020 REDUCED CARB   SERVES 1 MAKE AHEAD (SEE TIP) 2 tbsp almond butter 1 tsp soy sauce juice of 1 lime 1 tbsp coconut oil 200g skinless, boneless chicken thighs, … Read more

Asian people are more likely to get Covid-19 and die, study claims

Black people are twice as likely to get infected with Covid-19 compared to those of white ethnicity, a study has revealed. But they are no more likely to die of the illness, according to the researchers at the universities of Leicester and Nottingham.  People from Asian backgrounds are, however, more likely to both catch coronavirus, become … Read more

Stroke risk DOUBLES for Asian people with Covid-19, study finds

Asian people are twice as likely to have a stroke if they have Covid-19, a study has suggested. Researchers found people from Asian backgrounds made up twice as many stroke patients among a group infected with coronavirus than in a group without it. While only seven per cent of stroke victims in the non-Covid group … Read more

Padma Lakshmi leads a group of South Asian celebs to discuss the power of voting

With just eight days left until the general election, Padma Lakshmi got together with a group of other South Asian celebs to discuss the power of voting. The 50-year-old actress and TV host was part of a group put together by NowThis Politics, with filmmaker Nick Dodani putting together a script that went through some … Read more

MasterChef’s Monica Galetti admits she has been called ‘you Asian’ and ‘the black girl’

MasterChef: The Professionals judge Monica Galetti has opened up about racism in the world of TV and food. Speaking in the latest edition of Good Housekeeping, the chef, 45, insists that she will always call out a racist – whether it is ‘straight-up racism’ or ‘ignorance’ – otherwise those guilty of it won’t learn. Monica, … Read more

Randall Park and Daniel Dae Kim partner to produce and star in Asian American-led heist film

Randall Park and Daniel Dae Kim partner to produce and star in Asian American-led heist film By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 02:35 BST, 19 August 2020 | Updated: 02:35 BST, 19 August 2020 Randall Park and Daniel Dae Kim have teamed up for an upcoming Asian American-led heist film acquired by Amazon Studios. The … Read more

Asian Brits are up to FIVE times more likely to catch coronavirus than white people

Asian people are up to five times more likely to catch the coronavirus than white people, according to data from a government-run surveillance scheme. An Office for National Statistics (ONS) report released today revealed seven out of 1,510 Brits identifying as Asian swabbed positive for Covid-19 — a rate of around 0.46 per cent. For … Read more