3 d. ago Three men jailed for violent disorder outside Epping migrant hotel this summer

Several protests were held outside the Bell Hotel after an asylum seeker sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and a woman

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3 d. ago Firefighters rush to Canary Wharf migrant hotel after reports of a blaze

The four-star Britannia Hotel, which is housing hundreds of asylum seekers, has been the site of large scale anti-migrant protests in recent months.

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6 d. ago Falkirk councillors 'reject hate and discrimination' as asylum hotel protests continue

Councillors criticised 'misinformation' including one man being wrongly identified as a paedophile.

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6 d. ago Andy Burnham praises 'exemplary' 999 terror attack response after police mistakenly shoot men behind synagogue door

Leaders again called for unity in a joint statement

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6 d. ago 'Blood of British Jews is on your hands': Campaign Against Antisemitism boss blames 'virtue

Gideon Falter, Chief Executive of Campaign Against Antisemitism, described today's attack as an 'inevitable result' of the 'radicalisation' that has been allowed to spread up across the country.

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7 d. ago Trump signs order promising measures, including military, to defend Qatar

Text appears meant to assure the Qataris following Israel’s surprise attack on the country targeting Hamas leadersDonald Trump has signed an executive order vowing to use all measures including US military action to defend the energy-rich nation of Qatar – though it remains unclear just what weight the pledge will carry.The text of the order, available Wednesday on the White House’s website but dated Monday, appears to be another measure by Trump to assure the Qataris following Israel’s surprise attack on the country targeting Hamas leaders as they weighed accepting a ceasefire with Israel over the war in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Migrant protest: Huge crowd erupts at asylum hotel chaos in London

Migrant protest: Huge crowd erupts at asylum hotel chaos in London  Daily Express

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8 d. ago Migrant protest LIVE: Huge crowd erupts at asylum hotel chaos in London

Migrant protest LIVE: Huge crowd erupts at asylum hotel chaos in London  Daily Express

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2 w. ago ‘Manipulative’ asylum seeker at centre of Epping hotel protests jailed for sexually assaulting girl

A judge said Hadush Kebatu posed a ‘significant risk of reoffending’ after his offences sparked protests outside asylum hotels across the UK

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2 w. ago ‘Manipulative’ asylum seeker at centre of Epping hotel protests jailed for 12 months

A judge said Hadush Kebatu posed a ‘significant risk of reoffending’ after his offences sparked protests outside asylum hotels across the UK

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2 w. ago Epping hotel asylum seeker jailed for sexual assaults that sparked wave of protests

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, sentenced for attacks on woman and girl, 14, days after arrival in UK on small boat

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2 w. ago Asylum seeker at centre of Essex hotel protests jailed for 12 months

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, was convicted last month of assaulting a 14-year-old girl and a womanAn asylum seeker staying at a hotel in Essex that became the focus of protests has been jailed for 12 months for the assault of a 14-year-old girl and a woman.Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, from Ethiopia, who had been living in the Bell hotel in Epping, was found guilty last month of two counts of sexual assault and one of attempted sexual assault, committed days after arriving in the UK on a small boat. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago More than 150 lawyers and refugee NGOs report being ‘pressured into silence’ by far

At least two groups supporting UK asylum seekers have closed their offices after credible threats to their safetyMore than 150 lawyers, human rights, refugee and environmental organisations have said they are being “pressured into silence” after some received rape and death threats from far-right and anti-migrant protesters.At least two refugee NGOs that have been supporting asylum seekers who have received notices from the Home Office that they will be forcibly removed to France under Labour’s controversial “one in, one out” scheme have closed their offices after credible threats to their safety. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Refugees coming to Glasgow after 'fleeing asylum hotel protests' in England

EXCLUSIVE: The claim is contained in a paper by Glasgow’s Integration Joint Board, which leads on homelessness services.

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2 w. ago Falkirk Council urged to 'reject hate and discrimination' as asylum protests continue

Falkirk Council's Labour and SNP groups have also made statements condemning 'false claims and hateful rhetoric'.

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3 w. ago Venezuela starts days of military and ‘electronic warfare’ drills after US strikes on alleged drug boats

Armed forces say ‘special naval militia’ involved in Caribbean deployment as defence minister cites ‘threatening, vulgar voice’ of WashingtonVenezuela says it has begun three days of military exercises on its Caribbean island of La Orchila as tensions soar amid US military activity in the region.Forces deployed for what Washington called an anti-drug operation have blown up at least two Venezuelan boats and a combined 14 people allegedly transporting drugs across the Caribbean this month – a move slammed by UN experts as “extrajudicial execution”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Two men charged with hate crime after asylum seeker protest at Aberdeen student flats

Two men, aged 26 and 40, have now been arrested and charged in connection with a hate crime.

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3 w. ago Russia and Belarus carry out military drills amid rising tension – Europe live

Allies rehearsing scenarios of an attack on Belarus in the first such exercises since Russia invaded UkraineEU trade spokesperson Olof Gill also defended the EU’s sanctions from criticism that they are not going far enough.He said:“Our assessment is that the successive sanctions packages we have brought forward, which includes new initiatives plus additional initiatives to make the previous one stronger if that makes sense, our assessment is that those sanctions are working. The economic evidence shows that they are having an impact on the Russian economy, and that is precisely what they intended to do. “Phasing out of Russian fossil fuels is something that we have been doing and are doing actively for a number already of years, since the beginning of the war, with a very clear roadmap, with now even a clear legislative proposal in order to phase out the remaining gas still entering the EU. This is something on which the EU has been very actively and we have a very, very clear roadm...

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3 w. ago Inside hellhole jail where Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson could live

Charlie Kirk's suspected killer Tyler Robinson may spend the rest of his days locked up in a Utah jail plagued by scabies outbreaks, swarms of mosquitoes and violent attacks - where he could one day face execution

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3 w. ago Convicted thug who attacked exes slammed for "masquerading as women's saviour" at asylum protests

Violent brute John Watt was outed by Perth Against Racism online after he was spotted at protests in the town outside the Station Hotel on August 23.

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