Laurence Fox: Actor accuses Met Police ‘thugs’ of ‘harassment’ after officers visited his home

Laurence Fox has accused Met Police ‘thugs’ of harassment and making his children cry after officers visited his home for the second time in two months.  The actor, who came sixth in the London mayoral elections, claimed on Twitter that officers rocked up at his home in Lambeth, south London last night and warned ‘there … Read more

Derby racial harassment claim based on man’s use of the word ‘coloured’ dismissed by tribunal judge

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 because they are ‘anxious’ to be polite, a tribunal has found, after a black cleaner accused a ‘naive’ middle-aged white gym colleague … Read more

GlaxoSmithKline sacks US vaccine tsar over sexual harassment claims

GlaxoSmithKline sacks US vaccine programme boss over sexual harassment allegations By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 24 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 24 March 2021 A GlaxoSmithKline executive who was poached to run the US vaccines programme has been fired by the British company over sexual harassment allegations. Moncef Slaoui, … Read more

Alex Salmond’s accuser says she has been ‘left to swim’ following ‘harassment’ inquiry

Alex Salmond’s ‘harassment’ accuser says she has been ‘left to swim’ following inquiry and was ‘basically just dropped’ by Nicola Sturgeon’s team The woman said she was ‘basically just dropped’ by the Scottish government She said she and a fellow complainant were ‘left to swim’ after botched probe  Nicola Sturgeon survived a no confidence vote by … Read more

Emily Atack says sexual harassment blind spots affected her mental health

Emily Atack stressed the importance of highlighting ‘sexual harassment blind spots’ on social media. The Celebrity Juice star, 31, reflected on how the abuse she’s received ‘had a huge impact on her mental health’ during Monday’s Loose Women.  While touching on ‘the new culture of trolling’, the actress also teased her upcoming comedy show with panellist … Read more

Lonely Planet travel guides accused of ‘downplaying’ the harassment women travellers suffer from men

Lonely Planet travel guides often ‘downplay’ the harassment that women travellers suffer from men, a new research paper argues. A paper by Middlesex University states: ‘Lonely Planet often downplays harassment and the idea that it is not worth getting angry about presents itself again and again in the entries.’ Researchers studied the free online version … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon faces more sexual harassment cover-up claims as SNP chief whip resigns

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today confirmed she was aware of concerns about SNP chief whip Patrick Grady before a formal sexual harassment complaint was made about him. The Glasgow North MP stood aside as chief whip in Westminster last week following claims he groped two male researchers at an SNP Christmas party in 2016. … Read more

Nicola Sturgeon faces more sexual harassment cover-up claims

Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today confirmed she was aware of concerns about SNP chief whip Patrick Grady before a formal sexual harassment complaint was made about him. The Glasgow North MP stood aside as chief whip in Westminster last week following claims he groped two male researchers at an SNP Christmas party in 2016. … Read more

Culture of bullying, racism and sexual harassment exists at Sellafield nuclear plant, workers claim

‘Toxic culture’ of bullying, racism and sexual harassment exists at Britain’s largest nuclear plant Sellafield that could lead to ‘disaster’ whistleblowers claim Workers said behaviour could lead to a ‘disaster’ at the Sellafield site in Cumbria One employee claimed that managers did nothing when he was ‘racially taunted’ Another said a manager asked if she … Read more

Bachelor Nation producers address the ‘inexcusable’ harassment and online hatred of Rachel Lindsay

Just days after Rachel Lindsay deleted her Instagram after getting hateful comments regarding her interview with The Bachelor host Chris Harrison, the reality franchise’s producers are finally responding. Lindsay, 35, who became the first Black Bachelorette in 2017, interviewed Harrison on Extra in mid-February, where the host defended current The Bachelor contestant Rachel Kirkconnell for … Read more