79 m. ago Top cop's message to public figures 'with power and influence' amid 'climate of tension'

National Police Chief Council chairman Gavin Stephens says police officers are facing increased divisions as they attempt to deal with protests, including at migrant hotels

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9 h. ago Epping migrant hotel protest organiser, 40, is charged after climbing council building and unfurling Union Jack flag

Mother-of-five Sarah White, 40, was arrested at Epping District Council offices on Sunday night when she displayed the flag from the steps.

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12 h. ago Epping migrant hotel protester warned he faces immediate prison sentence after admitting violent disorder

Martin Peagram, of Loughton, 33, pleaded guilty to violent disorder outside the Bell Hotel on July 27, at an earlier hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates Court.

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31 h. ago Carpenter, 52, who kicked police officer during Epping migrant hotel protest is spared jail

Jimmy Hillard, of Loughton, Essex, went to the demonstration at the Bell Hotel in Epping on Friday, a hearing at Chelmsford Magistrates' Court was told on Monday.

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32 h. ago Protester who assaulted police officer at Epping migrant hotel demo avoids jail

Jimmy Hillard, of Loughton, Essex, admitted to assault of an emergency worker at a protest outside the Bell Hotel

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34 h. ago Voices: Yvette Cooper’s plans to fix the asylum system won’t work

After a summer of spiralling migrant numbers and protests outside asylum hotels, the home secretary has returned to the Commons with tougher new restrictions – but Labour looks like it’s playing catch-up to Reform, says Emily Sheffield

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35 h. ago Voices: Yvette Cooper’s raft of ideas to fix the asylum system don’t hold water

After a summer of spiralling migrant numbers and protests outside asylum hotels, the home secretary has returned to the Commons with tougher new restrictions – but Labour looks like it’s playing catch-up to Reform, says Emily Sheffield

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38 h. ago Moment Epping migrant hotel protest organiser is arrested as she tries to fly Union Jack flag on council building

Footage a woman holding the flag above an entrance to Epping District Council's Civic Centre at 7.15pm yesterday.

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40 h. ago Canary Wharf carnage: Pepper spray fired inside shopping centre as police clash with masked anti

Several people, including at least one child, are pepper sprayed as anti-migrant hotel protest descends into chaos

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41 h. ago Epping migrant hotel protesters march on council offices as police make arrests

Around 200 people gathered outside the Epping Forest District Council building where a woman climbed the steps and unfurled a Union flag.

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41 h. ago Canary Wharf carnage: Police fire pepper spray inside shopping centre in clash with masked anti

Several people, including at least one child, are pepper sprayed as anti-migrant hotel protest descends into chaos

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53 h. ago Police officer is punched in the face as migrant hotel protesters march with children through Canary Wharf in wake of Epping hotel ruling

The Met Police have made several arrests after imposing restrictions on people wearing masks as anti-asylum protest made its way through the Isle of Dogs.

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63 h. ago Farage and Reform ‘whipping up anger’ on migrants, cabinet minister warns

Education secretary Bridget Phillipson claimed Mr Farage has ‘no interest’ in finding solutions to the migrant crisis and small boats

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3 d. ago Masked men attempt to storm migrant hotel as five protesters arrested

Masked men attempt to storm migrant hotel as five protesters arrested  GB News

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3 d. ago Masked men attempt to storm migrant hotel as five protestors arrested

Masked men attempt to storm migrant hotel as five protestors arrested  GB News

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3 d. ago Photographers share the wedding day 'red flags' that could indicate a couple is headed to divorce

Wedding photographers see the good - and the bad - while capturing peoples' big days.

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3 d. ago Migrant protests LIVE: Epping hotel ruling sees more demo chaos planned today

The landmark Epping hotel ruling handed down on Friday has caused outrage among right-wing groups, with anti-migrant protesters and their opponents set to materialise outside of hotels today

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3 d. ago Islamic centre vandalised with George's Cross as 'scum behaviour' sparks unrest

Essex Police are investigating an act of vandalism which caused damage at the South Essex Islamic Trust building in Basildon, amid protests about migrant hotels

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4 d. ago 'We feel abandoned': Furious Epping residents vow to continue protests after Home Office wins appeal against migrant hotel closure

The Home Office and Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, today successfully overturned a High Court ruling ordering them to remove all 138 residents.

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4 d. ago Police confront protesters outside Epping migrant hotel as judges to rule on injunction appeal

Dozens of demonstrators marched on The Bell Hotel on Thursday evening as police formed a line outside the building

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