Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s failed drug test ‘is CONFIRMED by a second screening’

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit’s failed drug test ‘is CONFIRMED by a second screening’ as the colt is now expected to be disqualified, forcing its owners to forfeit the $1.8million purse By Alex Raskin Sports News Editor For Dailymail.com Published: 16:08 BST, 2 June 2021 | Updated: 16:08 BST, 2 June 2021 A second blood … 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

Rappers caught 130 miles from London to Derby to film music video during lockdown

Rappers are caught having driven 130 miles from London to Derby to film Youtube music video during lockdown – before police learn one is wanted for conning 90-year-old out of £10,000 Police stopped the blue VW Golf on a roundabout near Derby on Tuesday Officers slapped the London group with fines for being 130 miles from … Read more

Wayne Rooney defers portion of his wages to help Derby through their cash crisis

Wayne Rooney defers portion of his £90,000-a-week wages to help Derby through their cash crisis as newly-appointed Rams boss agrees to spread pay-packet over longer period Wayne Rooney will defer a portion of his wages to help Derby in their cash crisis The new Rams manager was given a two-and-a-half year contract last month He has … Read more

Wayne Rooney and entire Derby first team squad will miss FA Cup third round tie at Chorley

Wayne Rooney and entire Derby first team squad will miss FA Cup third round tie at non-league Chorley after Covid-19 outbreak… but game will go ahead with Rams set to field academy players so they don’t have to forfeit their place Derby County set to play non-league Chorley in the FA Cup this weekend But … Read more

Covid: UK’s top 30 travel-anxious cities revealed: Aberdeen is most nervous and Derby is least

The UK cities that feel the most and least anxious about Covid-19 and travel have been revealed in a survey. Aberdeen tops the ranking of 30 cities, with 88.2 per cent of its residents saying their travel anxiety has increased since the coronavirus pandemic. Occupying the second and third spots are Coventry (84 per cent) … Read more

Wayne Rooney ‘could miss next three Derby County games as he self isolates for 14 days

Wayne Rooney is expected to learn on Monday whether he has tested positive for coronavirus as he faces the possibility of missing Derby’s next three games. England’s record goalscorer was visited at his home last Thursday by Josh Bardsley — the younger brother of Burnley defender Phil Bardsley — unaware that Bardsley Jnr had been … Read more

Quiet bars and empty stadiums replace packed pubs and raucous crowds on derby day

The typical rowdy derby day atmosphere was today replaced by quiet bars and empty stadiums as the Merseyside and Old Firm matches were hit by coronavirus lockdowns in Glasgow and Liverpool.  Football fans have not been allowed back into stadiums since football restarted in June and August for England and Scotland respectively. But new coronavirus … Read more

Police urge Scottish football fans to not travel to pubs in England to watch Old Firm derby

Police urge Scottish football fans to not travel to pubs in England to watch this weekend’s Old Firm derby while alcohol ban is in place after bars in Cumbria receive calls from supporters Cumbria Police issued warning to Scottish fans thinking about making the trip Rules north of the border prohibit alcohol sales inside premises … Read more

Kate Middleton visits students at the University of Derby ahead of World Mental Health Day 

Royal on campus! Duchess of Cambridge wraps up warm in a check coat and dons a floral mask as she visits Derby University to hear about how pandemic has affected students’ mental health Duchess of Cambridge, 38, looked effortlessly stylish as she paid a visit to students at the University of Derby Spoke to first-year … Read more