1 hour ago Yvette Cooper encourages public to fly St George’s flag ‘anywhere’ as she does at home

Yvette Cooper has revealed that she has Union Jack and St George’s flags scattered around her home, and has encouraged Britons to display the emblems, saying people should “put them up anywhere”.

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8 h. ago Mother who flew Union Jack from council building at Epping protest hits out at 'disgusting' arrest

Sarah White, who is a Reform UK member, has been released after spending 24 hours in police custody

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21 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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23 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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24 h. ago Epping hotel protest LIVE as full reasons given for court overturning ban

Last week, the Court of Appeal scrapped an injunction that would have forced the 138 migrants living at the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, to leave by September 12

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29 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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32 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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42 h. ago Three arrested after Epping hotel protesters march on council offices

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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54 h. ago Wealthy Scots solicitor's dying wish finally granted after 85

A total of £1.6M is now set to be used by East Lothian Council to build six new affordable homes as part of a new development.

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3 d. ago Three men arrested after police injured at protest following Epping Hotel ruling

They were detained during protest at the Epping hotel used to house asylum seekers

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3 d. ago Fire kills three people in Indonesia after protesters torch council buildings

Large cities in Indonesia rocked by protests after gig motorcycle driver run over by police tactical vehicleProtesters have torched parliamentary buildings in three further Indonesian provinces, a day after at least three people were killed by a fire started by demonstrators at a council building in the city of Makassar.Protests erupted across Indonesia after footage spread showing a motorcycle taxi driver being run over and killed by a police vehicle on Thursday night during earlier demonstrations over low wages for workers and perks for lawmakers. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Historic building painted with St George’s Cross by vandals upsetting – council

Portsmouth Guildhall, a Victorian hall now used as an events venue, is one of a number of buildings and roads in the city which have been painted with the red-and-white symbol

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3 d. ago The reason England and Union Jack flags are appearing across Greater Manchester and beyond

It's part of a national trend, but some have questioned its motives

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3 d. ago Why England and Union Jack flags are appearing across Greater Manchester and beyond

It's part of a national trend, but some have questioned its motives

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3 d. ago Epping hotel protest leads to arrests after asylum ruling overturned

The local council has said it is ‘ruling nothing out’ following the Court of Appeal decision

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3 d. ago Never mind the flag bans, where are the policies? Assessing 100 days of Reform

Some are happy to see new faces in the chambers but many are frustrated with a lack of improvements on the ground since party’s sweeping victories“This motion is bizarre to say the least,” said a bemused Doncaster Labour councillor as Reform proposed that the council fly no flags apart from the union flag from its buildings.It would not just mean no Pride flag on Pride Day, a debate heard. It would mean no white rose flag on Yorkshire Day, no Rovers flag celebrating the football team winning the league, no St George’s flag marking England’s Lionesses’ Euros triumph, and no green flags celebrating municipal park management achievements in the city’s green spaces. The motion was “a waste of time and a waste of resources”, one councillor said. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Fire kills three people in Indonesia after protesters storm council buildings in the wake of driver’s death

Major cities in Indonesia have been rocked by protests after footage spread of a gig motorcycle driver being run over by a police tactical vehicleAt least three people were killed by a fire started by protesters at a council building in the Indonesian city of Makassar, after demonstrations broke out across the country over the death of a motorcycle taxi driver hit by a police vehicle.Major cities in Indonesia, including the capital Jakarta on Friday, have been rocked by protests after footage spread of a gig motorcycle driver being run over by a police tactical vehicle during earlier rallies over low wages and perceived lavish perks for lawmakers. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Three men arrested after officers injured at Epping hotel protest

The protest outside the Bell Hotel came after the Government won a court challenge that means asylum seekers can continue to be housed there.

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3 d. ago Asylum hotels must still be emptied – but in an orderly fashion

Editorial: Accommodating those who must wait for the Home Office to work through a backlog of claims will inevitably risk unpopularity. But now the government has won its appeal against the closure of one protest-hit Epping hotel, Yvette Cooper must be allowed to proceed with phasing out their widespread use by the end of the parliament

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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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