PureGym came under fire today after a personal trainer compared his workout to the slave trade in a social media post. Matt Simpson, a black man, posted a new workout for his clients on the PureGym Luton and Dunstable Facebook page, saying: ‘Slavery is hard and so is this’. He wrote: ‘Entitled ’12YearsOfSlave’ (after the … Read more
The latest act to earn a place in the Britain’s Got Talent Final has been revealed as magician Magical Bones. Performing during Saturday’s episode, the star captivated the judges as he revealed the secret behind a trick and then made his long-distance girlfriend appear. After his act, which was inspired by former slave Henry Box … Read more
Five people interviewed over the toppling of a statue of slave trader Edward Colston in Bristol will be offered conditional cautions, a chief constable has said. The bronze memorial to the 17th century slave merchant was pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest on June 7, before being dumped in Bristol Harbour. No arrests … Read more
A dominatrix has insisted that people should ‘accept this sort of behaviour’ after her and her ‘slave’ were barred from a gastropub in Cumbria for public sadomasochistic display. Dominatrix Lydia Chadwick, 30, had tied her ‘slave’ to a roof beam with a dog lead and spanked the masked person with a paddle on Sunday evening … Read more
Dominatrix and her suspenders-clad ‘slave’ are banned from gastropub after sadomasochistic spanking session in full view of diners A dominatrix and ‘slave’ have been barred from The Mill in Ulverston, Cumbria The pair put on a sadomasochistic display on the terrace in front of customers Some customers who witnessed the spanking session shared a video online … Read more
City of London’s only primary school changes its name to avoid ‘celebrating’ 17th century slave trader Sir John Cass Sir John Cass’s Foundation Primary School said it was ‘incompatible’ with values The only primary school that is in City of London will become The Aldgate School It announced on its website the decision comes after … Read more
Liverpool FC show their ‘official coconut milk’ firm the red card as it emerged they used SLAVE monkeys to pick the fruit The club say partnership with Chaokoh expired in July and it was not renewed Liverpool denied decision to end the deal is a result of PETA’s abuse allegations PETA says animals at facilities … Read more
Liverpool FC show their ‘official coconut milk’ firm the red card as it emerged they used SLAVE monkeys to pick the fruit The club say partnership with Chaokoh expired in July and it was not renewed Liverpool denied decision to end the deal is a result of PETA’s abuse allegations PETA says animals at facilities … Read more
A new DNA study published Thursday sheds fresh light on the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade, from the legacy of rape that can be seen in today’s genetics to how disease likely decimated some groups forced to work in deadly conditions. For example, DNA from one African region may be under-represented in the US … Read more
A co-founder of fashion retailer Boohoo has links to a factory in Leicester accused of paying staff less than the minimum wage, it has been revealed. The brand has confirmed that the factory at the heart of the ‘human trafficking and slavery’ allegations is run by Morefray Ltd, a Manchester-owned firm with ties to the I Saw … Read more