Neighbours star Sharon Johal has claimed she experienced racism while working on the popular Australian soap opera. The Australian actress, who is of Indian heritage, is the third person in recent weeks to allege they experienced racism while working for the long-running soap. She left the show in March after four years playing the character Dipi Rebecchi. In a lengthy statement, Johal, 33, who is based in Melbourne, said she suffered taunts.
Revellers gather in London’s Soho to celebrate pubs reopening as Covid lockdown measures ease Luke O Reilly and Sean Morrison
Shoppers and drinkers take advantage of new freedoms as lockdown eases UP NEXT
Londoners could be seen dancing on the streets of Soho on the first night out since lockdown restrictions were lifted.
Revellers tasted the first signs of freedom as crowds gathered in the heart of the West End - but some warned of “very little” social distancing.
Police officers patrolled busy areas of the capital on Monday night as hordes of people enjoyed al-fresco dining and drinks after coronavirus restrictions eased in England.
Becontree: How Europe’s largest council estate coped with the pandemic Rachael Burford
The design of Europe’s largest council estate, which was built in aftermath of the Spanish flu pandemic, may have protected people living in the “Covid triangle”.
More than 100,000 people live on the Becontree, in Dagenham, which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year.
During the height of the second wave of coronavirus, Barking and Dagenham consistently recorded the highest infection rates in the country and the council estate, where an estimated 70 per cent of households live in deprivation, was singled out as a particular hotspot.
The borough has seen 531 coronavirus-related deaths up to March 5 and more than 23,000 confirmed cases since the beginning of the pandemic.
Revellers gather in London’s Soho to celebrate pubs reopening as Covid lockdown measures ease Luke O Reilly and Sean Morrison
Shoppers and drinkers take advantage of new freedoms as lockdown eases UP NEXT
Londoners could be seen dancing on the streets of Soho on the first night out since lockdown restrictions were lifted.
Revellers tasted the first signs of freedom as crowds gathered in the heart of the West End - but some warned of “very little” social distancing.
Police officers patrolled busy areas of the capital on Monday night as hordes of people enjoyed al-fresco dining and drinks after coronavirus restrictions eased in England.