News about David Lloyd

Members of David Lloyd clubs are up in arms after the chain began to admit 'undesirables' on cheap temporary memberships who act like 'it's Benidorm' inside the premises, it was reported yesterday. David Lloyd, which runs more than 100 health clubs across the UK that can cost more than £200 a month in membership fees, is facing the backlash over a two-week trial promotion, which can be had for as little as £14. Some 'two-weekers' signing up allegedly make the clubs look 'more like a council-run leisure centre', with threats, thefts and damage to cars among the negative behaviour said to have occurred. David Crutchlow, 45, told The Times that he was too scared to return to his local branch in Rugby after complaining about a gang of men making too much noise in the Jacuzzi. The men then 'pushed [him] in the changing room where there is no CCTV', he claimed.

MyProtein was launched in 2004 with just £500, before transferring it to THG for millions a few years later. Now he wants to take on a new industry, but can he replicate the same success?

Last year, nearly 5,000 stores closed across the United Kingdom after Wilko, Paperchase, and Lloyds pharmacy closed. However, a surge in new stores opened by thriving UK retailers, including Greggs, Domino's, and Costa last year, even if this hasn't been weighed by the number of closures. According to new reports from accounts PwC, the new stores were mainly coffee drive-through franchises, bubble tea shops, fast food franchises, and discount stores located outside of city centres. Last year, more than 14,000 stores closed across the United Kingdom, an average of 39 per day, with a net decrease of nearly 5,000 shops, or 14 per day. Fashion chains M&Co and Joules, stationers Paperchase, general store Wilko, and pub group Stonegate, which sells Slug & lettuce, saw the largest decrease in the number of outlets due to financial challenges or restructures. Discount store Aldi, Costa Rica, and Starbucks were among the new stores that were seen, as well as fast food franchises Greggs and Domino's.

Earlier this year, I was soaking in a friend's chin-deep bathtub while house-sitting when realizing that I couldn't really get out. So, reader, I have paid the ultimate price. For the first time in many decades, I started a gym with a heavy heart, thighs, and hips.

Romans Vodcics (right), 31, had been staying at The Raven guest house in Corby (inset) on September 17 last year when he was asked to leave for being rude to employees. But rather than doing as he was ordered, the Latvian national returned to his room and purchased the realistic-looking Glock rifle, as well as the mask, which was also adopted by the worldwide 'Anonymous' internet hacker movement. He exploded into the bar and walked through while clutching the rifle and wearing the mask (left) before walking outside and pointing the dummy weapon at the hotel.

DAVID LLOYD: Jonny Bairstow will do something special to celebrate his birthday in England's Hundred Club this week. The 100th Test in Dharamshala may be a dead rubber against India, but Jonny's account would be regarded as a major achievement, not just for himself but also for his families. I know his mum Janet is a natural performer because she served as an cricket administrator at Yorkshire for a long time, when my wife Diana held a similar role at Lancashire.

The country said goodbye to one of its true rugby greats on the same day as Wales' patron saint, David, and Llandaff Cathedral was a living tribute to JPR Williams on the day. The timing could not have been more appropriate. Williams, who tragically died in January at the age of 74, may not have been happier to be Welsh. On St David's Day and the day before what would have been the legendary former full-back's 75th birthday, his funeral was held (FRI). Williams will always be remembered for his daring rugby exploits. However, we were reminded that he was more than merely a sportsman at his funeral service in a historic Cardiff venue yesterday (FRI). Williams was also a doctor, a loving husband, and father, as well as a natural entertainer.

In a plunging brown swimsuit, the former Coronation Street actress, 40, flashed her cleavage in a sexy Instagram snap on Tuesday. In a sauna at her gym in Woking, the mother-of-two enjoyed a morning of peace and quiet.

If you're looking back on the first two Tests of this series, it's been a case of win the toss, win the game. However, if the Rajkot pitch acts as it has in its two previous outings as a Test field, it will not be nearly as important this week. Taking a look at the scorecard from 2016-17: England 537 plays India 488. The Indians piled up 649 for nine declared versus the West Indies two years later. It's been in recent history that it's as flat as a pancake. Today is one of the year's best days, and lemon and syrup make the best filling for yours. It's certainly the No. 1 pick at Lloyd Towers.

Tommy Vance, a Top Of The Pops host and host of VH1's Friday Rock Show, appeared on VH1. Before that, the rock DJ appeared on old pirate radio station Radio Caroline to advertise the station between songs. He died at the age of 63 in 2005 after a stroke. However, fans will be able to hear his distinct gravelly voice once more after his family decided to Boom Rock and restored it with technology.

England won by a 190-run deficit in Hyderabad on Sunday to defeat India in a historic Test victory. Ben Stokes' side recovered after a difficult first two days with a spectacular 196 from Ollie Pope. In the first Test, debutant spinner Tom Hartley spun his team to a 28-run victory.

DAVID LLOYD: I made a witty comment that you don't need flighty English-style spinners but rather tall ones who strike the pitch hard. Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin, two bowlers, have been bowling. Hartley was part of the selection process for me. Hartley and his fellow left-armer Jadeja bowled at 60 mph, the optimum speed for the weather. At 49-50, Shane Warne began to bowl his leg-spin. Remember, Warne averaged 43 with the ball in India, way down on his career record of 25. To get the ball off the ground, you have to throw it into the air.

NASSER HUSSAIN: When David Lloyd, our long-serving England columnist, was England coach, he used to say, 'Whoever's in the opposition doing your job, be better than him.' Phil Tufnell, who was up against Shane Warne, was thinking about Spare. Or imagine Robert Croft's face as Muttiah Muralitharan was spinning it four yards. Likewise, discussing England's new spin incumbents alongside India's outstanding trio of Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, and Axar Patel is a chalk and cheese talk. Given the fact that Jack Leach is returning from a long-term injury, teenage Rehan Ahmed is playing his second Test and Tom Hartley is on debut, it would be unfair to compare.

Ben Stokes, England's captain, has admitted that he would not travel to India until Shoaib Bashir's visa problems were resolved. Bashir, a 20-year-old British Muslim of Pakistani descent, was forced to fly back to the UK to get his visa rubber stamped after being refused admission to India, effectively leaving him out of contention for the first Test in Hyderabad, which begins tomorrow. Bashir's treatment left Stokes clearly disgruntled, according to his pre-match press conference, and he announced that the team should not fly to India without a teammate.

COMMENT: The ECB has made a decision over Shoaib Bashir's treatment - either ignore it and go forward, inform India that they will not begin the Test series until their full complement of players is present, or bring the England team home. They should be considering very carefully, and the latter two options should most certainly be on the agenda. Let's look back more than 50 years and the choice of mixed-race player Basil D'Oliveira as a replacement for England during the 1968-69 tour of apartheid South Africa. The MCC called off the tour because the South Africans made it clear that D'Oliveira will not be able to return to his homeland as part of the team.

Tim Henman was one of the many journalists to Mail Sport's legendary reporter Mike Dickson, who tragically died. Dickson, a highly respected and admired journalist who spent 38 years in the industry, died in 1990, and colleagues would be deeply affected by his absence. He started off as the Mail's cricket reporter before moving to tennis, reporting more than 30 sports in total during a long career.

Lauren Ahmed, a woman from Ohio, took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to ask what their top pet peeves about the younger generations are. Boomer's, who were born between 1946 and 1964, returned to full force, with hundreds of people protesting the introduction of millennials and Generation Z's introduced societal changes. (Stock image)

DAVID LLOYD: It has always been in the laws that World Cup semi-finals and finals should be played on new pitches, as far as I'm aware, but I'm aware there was an agreement that was reached this year for the final to be played on a different pitch than was used for the tournament's first game. We can safely conclude this discussion right now. This World his Cup does not belong to India. They are not the hosts. It's just being staged in their world. It's the ICC's match, not something to do with anyone else.

DAVID LLOYD: I have one thing to say about Angelo Mathews' groundbreaking dismissal on Monday: Hallelujah! It's about time. I haven't paid the money to watch cricketers tumping about aimlessly. Mathews should have been up for battle because he knew he was coming back for his fourth Sri Lankan wicket, and he had two minutes to face up after the fourth wicket collapsed. What is the problem? Doing nothing is causing a lot of players to faff about. So get to it.

It has been one of the worst World Cup defenses ever mounted by any major sporting team. So what has gone so badly wrong for England in India? Former England captain Nasser Hussain, former England captain David Lloyd, cricket reporter Paul Newman, and Wisden editor Lawrence Booth are among Mail Sport's experts who have tried to find the answers and suggest that Jos Buttler's side might be able to build again for 2027.

It's time for England to defend the World Cup after losing so convincingly at Lord's four years ago. Can they go even better by retaining it in India? We consulted with our experts, former England captain Nasser Hussain, former England coach David 'Bumble' Lloyd, Cricket Correspondent Paul Newman, and Wisden Editor Lawrence Booth. England hasn't had any preparations for their 2019 World Cup victory. What shape are they in?

Baby boomers' number one complaint is banning old music due to their lyrics (right, Queen's Fat Bottomed Girls, who were recently removed from their greatest hits album). According to new reports, drivers were compelled to pay for parking on an app, bank branches closing (Barlcays recently announced that they are closing branches) and not being able to locate a doctor's appointment was among the top niggles for over 50s. Boom Radio, the nation's largest radio station aimed at baby boomers, conducted the survey, asking hundreds of thousands of its 531,000 weekly listeners about their pet peeves. Respondents were asked 31 questions and offered the option of either "very annoying" or "quite irritating," as answers were given. Lack of access to public loos was another common gripe (bottom right)

An NHS boss has been sentenced to three years and eight months for diverting more than £500,000 from the taxpayer to live a life of extraordinary luxury. Thomas Elrick, 56, (pictured) submitted a string of bogus invoices to the UK's national health service, as well as using his deceased wife's email address to cover his tracks. At Harrow Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), Elrick was hired as the assistant managing director for planned and unscheduled care, where he had the power to approve invoices up to £50,000. Tree of Andre Therapy Services Limited, a forensic firm, was allowed 28 separate payments totaling £564,484 to a ghost company. He used the money to jet around the world, dine in top restaurants, and stayed in five-star hotels in Maldives, Dubai, and Singapore.

Rocco Wright (pictured left) in Leeds, West Yorkshire, was discovered face down by his father Steven at the bottom of the pool by his father Steven at a David Lloyd Leisure centre (pictured right) in April 2018. While attempting to coordinate his sister's swimming lessons, the child was stood at the pool with his father and sister. Rocco was no longer next to him and was seen at the bottom of the pool. Mr Wright soon realized that Rocco was no longer near him and saw him at the bottom of the pool. He was pulled out of the pool and revived his confidence, but the youngster was declared dead at Leeds General Infirmary the next day.