79 m. ago The village at war over £300K townhouses for asylum seekers: Furious residents 'were kept in the dark about new arrivals' and fear homes were purposely built for migrants

Residents in a sleepy Suffolk village say the decision to house legal migrants in four brand-new houses worth £270,000 has brought simmering tensions to the surface.

Events

1 hour ago Judge who ordered Epping hotel to stop housing migrants should have considered banning protests instead, Court of Appeal suggests

The court yesterday issued its full judgment on the case of The Bell Hotel in Epping, having overturned a High Court injunction that ordered the removal of asylum seekers.

Events

12 h. ago The rule that allows migrants to bring their families over to Britain and claim access to housing, healthcare and benefits

New arrivals are currently able to ask for relatives to join them in Britain the moment they are granted refugee protection.

Society

14 h. ago Hotel boss REFUSES £3million contract to house asylum seekers: Owner of boutique guesthouse with gold taps in its rooms rejects offer because it is 'not appropriate'

Samuel Leeds has gone viral for refusing to put up asylum seekers at his lavish 26-bedroom Willingham House in the idyllic village of Willingham, in Cambridgeshire.

Economics

35 h. ago Hotels in popular tourist destination of Mallorca could be used to house migrants

Hotels in Mallorca could be used to house migrants in "exceptional circumstances"

Society

57 h. ago Dramatic moment police swoop on teen boy near Stamford Bridge after 'fake gun sparked mass shooter fears'

The post on X, which had over 200k views within half an hour claimed: 'An attempted mass shooter has been arrested near Stamford Bridge after the Chelsea game.'

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68 h. ago Ordinary people outside hotels raging at ordinary people inside them: that’s the tragedy of this refugee controversy | Rowan Williams

Anyone who has met refugees sees the ordinariness of their hopes and dreams. If we reject their humanity, how can we be proud of ourselves?No one in their right mind thinks accommodating asylum seekers in hotels is a good idea. No one in their right mind thinks we should just live with undocumented, life-threatening migration routes into the UK. And no one in their right mind thinks the experiences endured by most migrants could be a rational choice for anyone. Forget for a moment the ludicrous, inflammatory posturing of many who should know better; we ought to be able to begin from these shared acknowledgments.Using hotels for housing vulnerable migrants is the equivalent of what prison reform campaigners have long called warehousing – make sure a problematic group is simply corralled somewhere more or less secure, and hope their issues will somehow sort themselves out. The chaos and under-resourcing of the legal processes involved and the shocking levels of delay mean that the con...

Politics

3 d. ago Ministers faced with fresh protests and legal battles after asylum hotel ruling

Three appeal judges described the previous judgment as ‘seriously flawed in principle’ and said the hotel could continue to be used to house migrants.

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3 d. ago 'Illegal migrants have more rights than the people of Essex': Fury grows after judge rules asylum seekers can stay at Epping migrant hotel

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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3 d. ago Fears of mass unrest after judges revoke ban on housing migrants at protest

Police forces say they are ‘well prepared’ for new wave of protests as 23 anti-migrant rallies are planned in 23 locations across the UK

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3 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.

Society

3 d. ago Epping migrant hotel will remain OPEN as Home Office wins High Court battle

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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3 d. ago Epping asylum hotel latest: Home Office wins appeal to house migrants at protest

The Court of Appeal found that the temporary injunction issued by the High Court included a ‘number of errors’

Society

4 d. ago A company was awarded a $1.2B contract for a detention center to house migrants. The group behind it remain a mystery

The sprawling 5,000-bed detention facility in Texas is estimated to be completed in September 2027

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4 d. ago Home Office appeals against injunction that closed asylum hotel — as it could spark further protests

Home Office claims ban on Essex asylum hotel could have a ‘serious impact’ on the UK’s ability to house migrants

Society

4 d. ago Temporary injunction blocking migrants from being housed at Epping hotel could spark further protests, Home Office claims ahead of make

Lawyers acting on behalf of the Government department are appealing against a temporary injunction granting the closure of the Bell Hotel in Epping.

Society

5 d. ago Mass shooting terror at church and school in Minneapolis as dozens feared injured

Local media reports the suspect is dead, though it is not yet clear how he died, as officials warn a possible explosive device may also have been planted.

Events

6 d. ago Epping hotel's bid to appeal ruling to stop housing asylum seekers will be heard by court in days

It comes amid ongoing anti-migrant protests outside hotels housing asylum seekers

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7 d. ago Scots hotel and theme park slam 'false' and 'defamatory' rumours they are housing illegal migrants

The Alona Hotel and M&D's theme park's comments came after numerous posts were shared claiming asylum seekers were being moved into the Alona Hotel at Strathclyde Park in Motherwell and The Bellziehill Farm in nearby Bellshill.

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8 d. ago Asylum seeker who 'is linked to the Houthis and posts images of weapons online from migrant housing' is being probed by police

A member of the public uncovered multiple images of daggers and guns on a Snapchat story linked to the asylum seeker accommodation centre in Essex.

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