I called him a monkey – but I’m not racist’

A racist bus passenger called the driver a ‘stinky monkey’ when he did not open the door quickly enough, a court heard. Pawel Szymczyk, 41, flew into a rage when he was trying to board the board the bus in Baker Street, central London. Once he was let on board, the Pole snarled: ‘Why are you laughing you monkey?’. Other passengers watched on in horror as his outburst continued before police arrived to arrest him, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. Prosecutor…