12 h. ago Epping asylum hotel resident guilty of sex assaults that sparked anti

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu ‘s arrest sparked mass anti-migrant protests and counter-demonstrations that spread across the UK

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15 h. ago Police continue investigations into disorder at asylum seeker hotel protests

Multiple demonstrations have been held outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex since July 13.

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17 h. ago Home Office loses bid to delay trial of Epping asylum seeker hotel use claim

The Home Office said that Epping Forest District Council’s legal claim against Somani Hotels should be delayed by six weeks.

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26 h. ago Verdicts expected in asylum seeker hotel resident’s sexual assault trial

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu is accused of attempting to kiss a 14-year-old girl after she offered him pizza.

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41 h. ago Asylum seeker hotel protests slammed by West Lothian councillors

The protests followed the Supreme Court’s overturn of an injunction won by a council in Essex ordering a hotel to move asylum seekers out of the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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5 d. ago Protesters face off outside asylum seeker hotel in Oldham for second weekend

There were around 150 people with police separating the two groups

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5 d. ago Epping hotel protest leads to arrests after asylum ruling overturned

The local council has said it is ‘ruling nothing out’ following the Court of Appeal decision

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6 d. ago Migrant hotel fightback: Defiant councils 'still planning to take legal action against Government' despite Home Office winning crucial Epping appeal

More than a dozen defiant councils are still planning on taking legal action against the Government despite the Home Office winning an appeal against the closure of an asylum seeker hotel in Epping. 

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6 d. ago Epping Bell Hotel asylum seeker too scared of being 'chased' to step outside

EXCLUSIVE: Khadar Mohamed, 24, from Somalia said he feels 'persecuted' after seeking asylum in the UK in and urged protesters to keep in mind that asylum seekers are human

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6 d. ago Fury as judges overturn High Court order to clear asylum seekers from Epping's Bell Hotel

The local council has said it is ‘ruling nothing out’ following the Court of Appeal decision

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6 d. ago The key events that led to the Epping asylum seeker injunction being overturned

A temporary injunction that was set to block asylum seekers from being housed at a hotel in Epping, Essex was overturned at the Court of Appeal.

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6 d. ago Judges overturn High Court order to clear asylum seekers from Epping's Bell Hotel in bombshell ruling

Judges have overturned the High Court order to shutdown the asylum hotel after government warnings of nationwide chaos if the decision stood

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6 d. ago Epping asylum seeker hotel injunction overturned at Court of Appeal

Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, challenged a temporary injunction at the Court of Appeal.

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7 d. ago Home Office argues Essex migrant hotel protests driven by 'wider grievances' in court fight

The Government and Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, are seeking to challenge a High Court ruling that will stop more than 100 people from being housed there

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7 d. ago Home Office bid to appeal against Epping asylum seeker hotel ruling to be heard

The Home Office and Somani Hotels are seeking to challenge an injunction stopping asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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8 d. ago You can make a difference by becoming a community councillor in West Lothian

Around 300 people will be elected across the local authority

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9 d. ago Ethiopian asylum seeker staying in Epping migrant hotel 'sexually assaulted girl of 14' and told her they could 'make lovely Jamaican babies', court hears

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, allegedly put his hand on the schoolgirl's thigh, tried to kiss her and said he wanted to have a baby with her, Chelmsford Magistrates' Court heard.

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9 d. ago Hotel owner’s bid to appeal against asylum seeker ruling to be heard on Thursday

Somani Hotels Limited, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, is seeking to challenge a High Court ruling.

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2 w. ago 'We're living in pain and fear': Somali asylum seeker pleads for Epping hotel protests to end

Khadar Mohamed, who fled his home in Somalia in 2022, said he had never heard the term ‘scumbag’ until he came to the hotel

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2 w. ago Asylum seeker 'living in fear' as he begs hotel protesters to stop abusing him

Khadar Mohamed revealed that the residents living inside the Epping asylum hotel were 'living in pain and fear' every time protests were held outside the Bell Hotel

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