John Barnes says Gareth Southgate ‘does not understand how complex racism is’

John Barnes says Gareth Southgate ‘does not understand how complex racism is’ in Twitter rant on ‘taking the knee’ – as England fans call for team to copy Croatia by refusing to do gesture By Tom Pyman For Mailonline Published: 18:25 BST, 9 June 2021 | Updated: 18:39 BST, 9 June 2021 Football legend John … Read more

Hamish Blake and wife Zoë awkwardly fail to understand Natalie Barr’s question on Sunrise

‘How embarrassed have you been?’ Watch the awkward moment Hamish Blake and wife Zoë fail to understand Natalie Barr’s question as they discuss their Tourism Australia ad on Sunrise By Nicole Douglas For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:47 BST, 6 May 2021 | Updated: 01:47 BST, 6 May 2021 Hamish Blake and his beauty entrepreneur … Read more

Patient, 21, died because staff did not understand sickle cell disease, inquest hears 

Evan Smith, 21, was forced to call 999 from his temporary bed in a hospital corridor when he grew concerned about his oxygen levels A patient in sickle cell crisis who rang 999 from his hospital bed after being refused oxygen would not have died if medical staff had recognised his symptoms and offered a … Read more

Health Minister Nadine Dorries says nurses will understand 1% pay rise

Health Minister Nadine Dorries says nurses will understand 1% pay rise because it helps their ‘husbands or partners’ carry on bringing in a wage via the furlough scheme Nadine Dorries told BBC Woman’s Hour most nurses understand pay rise issue  She said one nurse manager said she would prefer her husband to get furlough  Boris … Read more

Married At First Sight’s Russell Duance can’t understand the ‘eye gazing’ task

‘Is this guy alive?’ Married At First Sight’s Russell Duance struggles to form a connection with ‘wife’ Beth Moore during ‘eye gazing’ task Do you know a Married At First Sight participant? Email [email protected]  By Demeter Stamell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:09 GMT, 9 March 2021 | Updated: 09:09 GMT, 9 March 2021 Beth … Read more

Two-thirds of people laugh at jokes they don’t understand to fit in, survey finds

Two-thirds of people laugh at jokes they don’t understand to fit in, with humour involving PUNS puzzling them the most, study finds By Jonathan Chadwick For Mailonline Published: 13:58 GMT, 5 March 2021 | Updated: 13:58 GMT, 5 March 2021 More than two-thirds of Brits – 67 per cent – laugh at jokes they don’t … Read more

JOHN HUMPHRYS: So Meghan, what part of ‘royal duties’ didn’t you understand?

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Kensington Palace, 2017 There’s an old saying that the apple never falls far from the tree. Not true in my case. My father was a working-class Tory and I was a typical young Leftie. We argued about everything. Except the Royal Family. One of my earliest memories of my childhood … Read more

Experts analyse 500 sourdough starters to understand the science behind the perfect loaf

With the UK now in its third lockdown, many bored Britons have spent their time cooped up at home refining their baking skills. One of the most notoriously difficult things to bake at home is sourdough bread, due to the fact that it relies on a ‘starter’ – a live culture of flour and water. … Read more

Curry worker told he couldn’t understand recipes because he is white

White man working in curry factory who was told he couldn’t understand recipes by his British Asian supervisor and should ‘go and work for an English company’ wins race discrimination claim Colin Sorby complained about the comments and wasn’t given anymore shifts  Supervisor Azheem Akhtar believed only British Asians could cook Indian food   He claimed … Read more

Emily Andre says she can understand Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s tears over COVID-19 vaccinations

Emily Andre has said she understands Health Secretary Matt Hancock’s tears over the COVID-19 vaccine, as the politician has had ‘the worst year of his working life.’ The NHS doctor wife of singer Peter Andre, 31, told OK! Magazine that she had felt emotional when she saw elderly people receive the first approved coronavirus vaccines, … Read more