Ryan Justin was outraged by a note by Markham Pell (pictured) saying ‘coloured guys’ at Pure Gym’s fitness centre in Derby Older white people sometimes use the word ‘coloured’ to describe black people in the mistaken belief they are being polite, a tribunal has found. Those of a ‘certain age’ who have not had ‘multi-cultural … Read more
No room at the gym! Duncan Bannatyne predicts queues outside fitness centres before they reopen on Monday Gyms will be able to reopen tomorrow morning as Covid-19 rules are loosened Swimming pools and other indoor exercise facilities will also reopen tomorrow People will still have to adhere to social distancing rules during the activities By … Read more
‘My profit has been wiped out by a £250,000 cost’: EU’s new export rules leave small British firms struggling Jerry Lawson of Frogbike said administration fees charged by each government to his customers had forced him to pause selling into Denmark, Spain and Poland He had to hire extra employees to cope with the added … Read more
Senior treasury officials offered to try to redesign a coronavirus business support scheme to help David Cameron, it has emerged. It comes as the former Prime Minister has been embroiled in controversy over texts asking Chancellor Rishi Sunak to support his employer Greensill Capital. Top officials went on to try to find a way for … Read more
Tokyo placed under tighter coronavirus restrictions for at least a month – almost 100 days before the Olympics are set to begin – with host city experiencing surge in new cases Tokyo, the host city of the Olympics, has seen a surge of new cases and variants The Japanese government have now taken action by … Read more
Roman Kemp has ruled out dating Emily Atack after she made risqué comments about his father Martin Kemp, telling her: ‘You said you wanted to w**k off my dad.’ The hilarious moment unfolded on Celebrity Juice, after host Keith Lemon suggested Roman, 28, court Emily, 31, after learning the Capital FM host was single. Despite … Read more
Drinkers should take cash to the pub when they reopen for outdoor drinking on Monday due to ‘control freak’ government rules banning the taking of payments inside, industry figures warned today. Landlords fear that patchy rural broadband and mobile signal means that card machines will be difficult to use in pub gardens, creating the prospect … Read more
Three years ago, in 2018, I wrote proudly of what I considered to be one of my greatest achievements. I had given up smoking. It was hard. I’d been a smoker since I nicked a fag from Dad’s packet around the age of 16. Please don’t ask why I persevered back then when it made … Read more
Italian restaurant owners and others angry at having their businesses shut for weeks due to a virus lockdown clashed with police on Tuesday during a protest outside Parliament in Rome. Protests also took part in southern Italy, where demonstrators blocked a major highway. One officer was injured in the scuffling, the Italian news agency LaPresse … Read more
Newlywed bride and groom and their wedding party are forced to spend the night sitting outside in an empty stadium as punishment for breaking Covid rules in Rwanda Reports say police broke up at least three weddings over due to Covid breaches Photos show entire wedding party being held in an outdoor stadium after arrest … Read more