6 h. ago Anxious parents protest at stadium against Falkirk Council plans for additional support needs

Campaigners say they have 'lost faith' in the process and now want the consultation to be stopped

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4 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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5 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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7 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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9 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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9 d. ago Falkirk Council's £1m overspend on school extension 'unlikely' to happen again as controls put in place

Falkirk councillors were assured that lessons have been learned from the £1 million overspend at Maddiston Primary

Economics

9 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 Lisa Cook urges supreme court to reject Trump’s bid to fire her from Fed board

Cook’s lawyers say president’s unprecedented move would destroy Fed’s independence and disrupt financial marketsFederal Reserve governor Lisa Cook urged the US supreme court on Thursday to reject Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her, telling the justices the Republican president’s unprecedented move would destroy the central bank’s independence and disrupt financial markets.Lawyers for Cook filed a written response opposing the justice department’s 18 September emergency request to lift a federal judge’s order that blocked Trump from immediately removing Cook, an appointee of Democratic former president Joe Biden, while her legal challenge continues. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Falkirk could see more council tax rises of up to 13 per cent over the next five years

Councillors are being asked to agree a five-year strategy as costs continue to rise for essential services.

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2 w. ago Anxious parents fight Falkirk Council proposals to close special education units

Parents are being urged to make their views known in the consultation that could see 15 specialist units closing

Politics

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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3 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 Falkirk council welcomes return of PPP high schools as SNP blast 'toxic legacy'

Falkirk Council's landmark contract was a first for Scotland 25 years ago and was the first to come to an end.

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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 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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