1 hour ago Keir Starmer hails German deal to help smash Channel boat gangs as he meets Chancellor Merz in No10 (but crackdown was already announced last year)

Keir Starmer and Friedrich Merz have signed the first bilateral treaty between the countries since the Second World War.

Economics

5 h. ago Security guards at asylum seeker hotel in Essex were ambushed at a bus stop during violent anti

The stewards, both male, were assaulted by a group of men at a bus stop on Epping's High Road, close to the town's Bell Hotel - the target of a large anti-immigration protest.

Events

15 h. ago Addictive nicotine pouches can legally be sold to children in shops

Watchdog warns there is currently no law in place to stop shops from selling nicotine pouches to children

Politics

28 h. ago Home Office BLOCKS Deliveroo request for migrant hotel data to help stop illegal workers citing 'safety concerns'

Deliveroo said it asked the Home Office for a list of asylum hotel locations so it could block its rider accounts being used from those addresses - but was refused.

Society

28 h. ago UK set to become Europe’s most populated country by end of century — and Britons think Labour has no plan

Britain’s population could reach more than 86 million by 2100, a cross-party Lords report has warned

Politics

37 h. ago How an asylum seeker hotel at the centre of violent protests 'over migrant sex attacks' has long plagued its market town

Five years ago, a shabby run down hotel on the edge of the Essex market town of Epping became the subject of unwarranted attention.

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45 h. ago Sex chatbots show danger AI could be used to plan terror attacks, watchdog warns

In his annual report Jonathan Hall KC, the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said the popularity of sex-chatbots should serve as a warning to counter-terror chiefs

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47 h. ago Pictured: Ethiopian asylum seeker charged with three sexual assaults in two days

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, appeared at Colchester Magistrates' Court last week where he was formally accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour towards the females in Epping, Essex.

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47 h. ago Terror laws watchdog warns of risk posed by extremists using AI

Jonathan Hall KC suggested new laws may be needed to counter the potential use of generative AI by terrorists.

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47 h. ago Ethiopian asylum seeker is charged with three sexual assaults in two days

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, appeared at Colchester Magistrates' Court last week where he was formally accused of inappropriate sexual behaviour towards the females in Epping, Essex.

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49 h. ago Migrant hotel in Essex is graffitied with slogans telling asylum seekers to 'go home' after violent protests broke out when Ethiopian resident was charged with sexually assaulting girl

Uniformed police officers were seen at the Bell Hotel in Epping this morning in discussion with private security guards outside the front of the shabby hostel located on the edge of the historic forest.

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52 h. ago Protest outside migrant hotel in Essex erupts into violence as fights break out 'after asylum seeker was accused of committing three sexual assaults'

The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, descended into bloody mayhem as activists brawled on the streets - while police battled to contain the chaos.

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67 h. ago Labour scraps Tory plan to put age restriction on sex education in primary schools that would have stopped under

In an exclusive interview with the Mail, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson insisted children would still learn about reproduction and sexual health at secondary school.

Politics

5 d. ago Welcome to the Little Chagos Islands! Single London council faces £18m bill as it is forced to house hundreds from the Indian isles on top of its asylum seekers quota

Hillingdon, which is close to Heathrow, has at any time an average of 2,700 asylum seekers housed in hotels surrounding the airport, one of the highest rates in the country.

Economics

5 d. ago Welcome to the Little Chagos Islands! Single London council forced to spend £18million to house hundreds people from the Indian isles on top of their asylum seekers quota

Hillingdon, which is close to Heathrow, has at any time an average of 2,700 asylum seekers housed in hotels surrounding the airport, one of the highest rates in the country.

Economics

6 d. ago Moment armed masked gang smash up home and cars in brazen attack

"Innocent residents - men, women, and children - were caught in the middle of this madness."

Events

6 d. ago Prison staff fake checks on suicidal inmates as deaths soar, watchdog warns

A watchdog found prison staff had falsified records over checks on an inmate who died

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7 d. ago Energy bills to rise because of delays to Labour’s plan to slash prices

The National Energy System Operator says delays to clean energy projects will cost consumers around £4.2 billion in 2030.

Economics

7 d. ago Threat of Iranian attacks on UK now comparable to Russia, watchdog warns

Parliament’s Intelligence and Security Committee said the threat from Iran has increased "significantly" since 2022

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7 d. ago Iran's nuclear threat to UK mainland revealed in bombshell new report

The threat of physical attacks by Iran on people living in the UK has increased 'significantly' since 2022, Parliament’s intelligence watchdog has warned in a bombshell report

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