Manchester's George Floyd mural artist and his own fight against racism

Martin Offiah has opened up about his thoughts on the royals as the debate about the family’s role in 21st century Britain churns on.The rugby star spoke candidly on the red carpet for Nordoff Robbins Legends of Rugby Dinner.Martin, 56, was awarded his MBE in 1997 by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace, whom he described as “fantastic".When asked for his thoughts on the royals, Martin gave a considered response on the subject.“You know, I think your history is your history regardless of whether you think it’s good or bad,” he said.“Similar to our own history, you have to understand it, and the royal family is part of British history.He went on to discuss the potential economic benefits of having a royal family.“It does bring a lot of money, for want of a better term, into the economy and the purse,” Martin explained.“Yeah, I wouldn’t say I’m a royalist as such, but I’m in favour of the royal family.“I think they’re a good thing for this country.That’s something that should be kept.”Ahead of being honoured along with legendary England captain Jason Robinson last Wednesday night, Martin reflected on his proudest sporting achievement.“My proudest moment is probably going to be scoring for Wigan,” he said.“Jason and I are here being honoured tonight.The Wigan club are here tonight and it's their 150th anniversary.“And obviously me scoring in that game with Jason in 1994 at Wembley is what I’m going to be remembered for when I’m no longer here.”Martin was inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame in 2013 after an incredibly successful career in the sport.The athlete played for English league clubs Wigan, London Broncos, Widnes and Salford City Reds, while in Australia he also played for Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and St.

Strictly Come Dancing partner, Johannes Radebe, were expecting to receive abuse when they took part in the BBC dance show as the first all-male couple.Speaking recently on That Gaby Roslin Podcast, John said: “I guess, we knew it was going to happen. We fully anticipated a bit of hate.“Johannes, being a black man as well, he anticipated a bit of racial hate, which he got.

Ben Croll “I asked myself, why was it so difficult to name a Quebecois film from the past 25 years that treated sexuality as its central theme?” Côté told Variety. “Why could France foster directors who filmed the human body in direct and unselfconscious ways, and Quebec could not? Were Quebecois more prudish than others?”And so the Montreal-based filmmaker started on his 14th feature, which follows three so-called “hypersexual” women, plagued with troubled histories and fragile mental states, as they participate in a month-long therapy retreat. But as he developed the script with a local sexologist, the filmmaker saw potential traps in two very different directions.“The film could never be meant to judge,” Côté explained.

Brett Bull Each January, the Motion Picture Producers Assn. of Japan holds a press conference to reveal the previous year’s box office data and its list of top-grossing films.One year ago — at what was then thought to be the height of the coronavirus pandemic — the event was a somber gathering: Receipts for 2020 were down a whopping 38% over the year before.On Jan.

Prince Frederic von Anhalt, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s ninth and final husband, was desperate for an heir – so he adopted an adult son and chronicled it on TV. The widower is one of many subjects featured on A&E’s "Adults Adopting Adults," which chronicles his quest to find someone in Beverly Hills who could inherit his estate and care for him. "I tried very hard to find somebody," the 78-year-old told Fox News Digital.

Naman Ramachandran Producer Shrihari Sathe of New York-based production company Dialectic is enjoying the best time of his life, with no less than three of his projects, each completely different in style, genre and tone, being selected at A-list festivals.The latest career high for Sathe began with Bangladeshi filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s continent-hopping, multilingual identity tale “No Land’s Man” being selected at Busan in October 2021, followed by Francisca Alegria’s Spanish-language magical realist drama “The Cow Who Sang a Song Into the Future” premiering at this year’s Sundance. Now, “Stay Awake,” an expansion of Jamie Sisley’s 2015 short film of the same name that premiered at the Berlinale and won the Jury Prize at Slamdance, makes its world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival’s Generation 14plus strand on Feb. 12.

Hannibal Mejbri admitted he found it 'difficult' to understand his Manchester United team-mates' Mancunian accents in 2019.

It's a quick turnaround for Manchester City as they prepare to continue their Premier League title defence against Norwich City on Saturday afternoon.

Chelsea and Newcastle United star Gavin Peacock still felt there was something missing.Perhaps it was the thrill of playing in front of a 100,000 strong Wembley crowd in the 1994 FA Cup final. Maybe it was the irreplaceable day-to-day dressing room culture all footballers fall in love with?Whatever it was, it was missing, and Peacock found himself “in need of a saviour”.A flight to Calgary, and many years off studying later, Peacock overhauled his life, left the BBC sofas for good, and embarked on a spiritually fulfilling quest as a pastor.

Playboy star Melissa Howe has revealed that the infamous mansion Grotto saw that much sex, the water became infected.The Berkshire born model, 31, lived at Hugh Hefner's famous Los Angeles mansion between 2013 and 2017, alongside her twin, Carla.During her time at the famous residence, Howe saw a string of A-list celebs walk through the doors and attended Hefner's mega parties at the California home, which had been surrounded by zoo animals.But there is one stand out memory for Melissa that she explains repulsed her after discovering the gruesome news following a string of raunchy, yet 'normal' events.Speaking exclusively to Daily Star, she told me: "I knew things were going on because we had a grotto in the garden, there would be craziness going on in the grotto with random people hooking up."The water was infected because they shut the grotto off."She went on to add in further detail: "When we heard that we were like 'what the f**k?' because we would be going in there all the time."We'd be chilling in groups because it was like a sauna, boiling up but when we heard that we were like 'okay, we're not going in there', people were having sex in the grotto." Following the news that a poodle became addicted to cocaine at the mansion, Melissa added: "His animals would always be going around the mansion, so I'm not surprised.

Premiership fixtures, and will also wear Show Racism the Red Card t-shirts.The killing of George Floyd has seen renewed emphasis on the Black Lives Matter movement, with teams in the English Premier League wearing a BLM logo on their shirts.Players have also been taking the knee before pre-season friendlies, with Rangers defender Connor Goldson admitting he was "hurt" by the reaction of some fans to the decision.The top flight returns this weekend, and the work of Show Racism the Red Card will be highlighted, with players and staff also given the opportunity to take the knee.Players will also wear specially commissioned t-shirts promoting the work of Scotland’s anti-racism charity, which has worked with the SPFL for several years.In

on this link here.But others defended the move, insisting Werenski was only wearing it to support the Police, and not as a countermovement.“It is possible to support #BlackLivesMatter AND the police (defunding and reform) at the same time,” one argued.A second exclaimed sarcastically: “Someone supports law enforcement...

Liverpool duo Trent Alexander-Arnold and Jordan Henderson are helping spearhead a new anti-racism campaign.

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was targeted by vandals on Tuesday night (July 21).The portrait of the American security guard was created in the weeks following his death on May 25.Akse - who has created a number of stunning murals across the city - started work to repair the mural on Wednesday morning.He was seen wearing a facemask and using spray paints to rectify the artwork - which was repaired in just over 30 minutes.The “intolerable” racist language scrawled across the painting was initially boarded up by council workers.Police and council officers are reviewing CCTV footage from Stevenson Square as they work to identify the offender.City Centre spokesperson Pat Karney told the M.E.N that officials will do everything they can to find the perpetrator.“This shameful

Northern Quarter has been spray painted with a horrific racist word. The portrait of the American security guard, who died in Minneapolis after being forcibly held down by police officers, was targeted by vandals on Tuesday night.

Will Thorne Staff WriterL. Chris Stewart, the trial attorney currently representing the families of George Floyd and Rayshard Brooks, is teaming with eOne for a documentary series about his pursuit of justice for victims of police brutality.The series, titled “Burden of Justice,” will see Stewart open up his life and his legal practice to show the harsh realities of creating social change.

“I’ve been a victim of police brutality,” Lil Baby, 25, says “nonchalantly” to writer Charles Holmes in the cover story of the August 2020 issue of Rolling Stone. Following the death of George Floyd by the hands of the police, Lil Baby (born Dominique Jones) hit the streets to protest.

Kenosha News  reports. It is claimed she also cruelly taunted him during the incident on June 20 by saying “tell me you can’t breathe.

Dive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherThe arrest of an alleged knifeman “mirrors what happened to George Floyd” a lawyer has said after footage showed police kneeling on the neck of the man they were handcuffing.Marcus Coutain was wrestled to the ground by police on Thursday amid reports he was wielding a knife while on the streets of Islington, North London.Footage of the arrest went viral on Thursday evening when 48-year-old Mr Coutain could be heard during officers to "get off my neck" as they struggled to restrain and arrest him.The incident has sparked alarm following the death of American George Floyd on May 25 as he died after a policeman knelt on his neck for almost nine minutes during an

A man who was detained while a police officer knelt on his neck in "deeply disturbing" arrest footage has appeared in court.