"A father has described his anger after he and his son were refused entry to their local swimming pool because they weren't Muslims.

David Toube and Harry, five, were turned away by staff from the men-only session.

The council has now admitted that workers at Clissold Leisure Centre in Hackney, north London, made a mistake and offered the family an apology.

Mr Toube, 39, a lawyer, said they visited the baths at 9am on Sunday.

'I arrived at the pool to discover that they were holding what staff described to me as 'Muslim men-only swimming",' he said."

(Via 'Non-Muslim' father banned from London pool - Telegraph: .)

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