Football fan denies racially abusing Rio Ferdinand by making monkey gestures

Football fan denies racially abusing Rio Ferdinand by making monkey gestures as he worked as BT Sport pundit for televised game between Man Utd and Wolves Jamie Arnold, 31, is accused of doing a monkey impression and shouting slurs He denies racially abusing ex-England and Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand Arnold has a trial date … Read more

Tones and I to quit music after worldwide success of Dance Monkey

Tones and I is preparing to kiss her career as a live performer goodbye to work behind the scenes of the music industry instead. The 27-year-old, known for her worldwide hit Dance Monkey, told Gawndy & Maz she plans to step away from the stage because of the toll it takes on her mental health.  ‘I don’t know … Read more

New rules for pet monkey owners forcing them to build zoo-quality cages ‘could see many euthanised’

Tough new rules for pet monkey owners forcing them to build zoo-quality cages ‘could see many euthanised’ as rescue centres are swamped, experts warn Sources say officials have not worked out how to deal with confiscated primates It is aimed at ending ‘immense suffering’ caused by the domestic monkey trade From the end of 2021, owners … Read more

Champions League final: Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker are sent monkey emojis on Instagram

Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker are sent monkey emojis on Instagram after Manchester City’s Champions League final loss to Chelsea… just days after Marcus Rashford received ‘at least 70 racist slurs’ after Europa League final Man City’s Raheem Sterling and Kyle Walker were racially abused on Instagram The pair were sent monkey emojis after their … Read more

David Schwimmer HATED working with Marcel the monkey on Friends because he would ‘mess up timing’

David Schwimmer HATED working with Marcel the monkey on Friends because he would ‘mess up the timing’ By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 14:57 BST, 27 May 2021 | Updated: 15:13 BST, 27 May 2021 He’s back on the big screen reminiscing on good times with old friends. But David Schwimmer recalled a less than lovely … Read more

Neuralink has a monkey play Pong with its MIND – and it is appealing for HUMAN volunteers next 

Elon Musk’s Neuralink has shown off its latest brain implant by making a monkey play Pong with its mind, and the firm hopes to test on human volunteers next. The brain computer interface was implanted in a nine year old macaque monkey called Pager, who was first taught to play video games with a joystick. … Read more

Glen Kamara ‘was called a f***ing monkey by Ondrej Kudela’ during Rangers’ loss to Slavia Prague

Glen Kamara ‘was called a f***ing monkey by Ondrej Kudela’ during Rangers’ ill-tempered Europa League loss to Slavia Prague as footage shows team-mate Bongani Zungu complaining about his abusive insult to the bench Slavia Prague defender Ondrej Kudela was accused of racial abuse on Thursday  Glen Kamara’s claims triggered a bust-up between Rangers and Slavia … Read more

Pet shop owner kept monkey in cage for Guinea pigs in flat before it fell from balcony, court hears

A pet shop owner kept a Marmoset monkey in a cage designed for Guinea pigs in his flat and fed it dog food before it was injured falling from a balcony, a court heard. Joseph Ghessen, 39, who owns Cally Pets in Islington, North London, is alleged to have housed ‘Nicky’ in a cage at night … Read more

Three police officers who were accused of racism over ‘monkey’ WhatsApp posts will not be prosecuted

Three police officers who were accused of racism over ‘monkey’ WhatsApp posts under meme of black actor will not face prosecution Three Cambridgeshire Constabulary officers were under investigation They had put meme of actor Kayode Ewumi and a monkey picture in WhatsApp But one officer took offence and made a complaint to their superiors  By … Read more

Premier League clubs furious that monkey emojis do NOT break Twitter rules

Premier League clubs are left furious with Twitter after being told monkey emojis do NOT break rules on racism despite a spate of abusive messages being sent to stars including Man United trio Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial and Axel Tuanzebe Sportsmail understands several top-flight sides flagged clearly offensive tweets But were stunned to be told … Read more