17 h. ago Council seeks High Court ban on asylum seekers being housed at protest

It comes after a series of protests in recent weeks outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex

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19 h. ago More than 50,000 migrants have crossed Channel since Keir Starmer became PM: Asylum seeker reaches Britain's shores every 11 minutes... but minister still insists it's 'not our fault'

The milestone underscores the failure of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer 's 'smash the gangs' strategy - with one migrant crossing every 11 minutes.

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39 h. ago We spoke to the people protesting outside an asylum seeker hotel in Greater Manchester

Protesters at Cresta Court in Altrincham have been divided only by a dual carriageway

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41 h. ago Rioters smash into asylum seeker hotel in horrific scenes as four jailed

The pair were at the forefront of the disorder in Rotherham last August following the Southport attack

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42 h. ago Kemi Badenoch suggests putting asylum seekers in ‘migrant camps’

The Tory leader suggested that putting asylum seekers in ‘camps’ could avoid ‘bringing all of this hassle into communities’

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43 h. ago Brothers among four more jailed after rioting outside asylum seeker hotel

More than 100 people have now been sentenced following the disorder outside the Holiday Inn Express, near Rotherham, in August 2024.

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3 d. ago Top Tory's fears for daughters over boat migrants... After a spate of asylum

Robert Jenrick's comments follow a nationwide series of protests by angry parents outside hotels being used to house asylum seekers.

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3 d. ago Warning over 'agitators' after rival protests clash outside Altrincham asylum seeker hotel

Rival groups of protests clashed in Greater Manchester last night

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4 d. ago Targeted by the right, Britain’s asylum hotels are places of fear and disorder. Bad political decisions made it so | Daniel Trilling

In the frenzy of racism and culture warring, the issue of why hotels are used gets overlookedA broad section of Britain’s right has spent the summer behaving as if it would like a repeat of last year’s racist riots. As politicians and commentators cry “tinderbox Britain” – are they warning us, or willing it on? – far-right extremists have been actively trying to stoke violence. This year, they have pinned their hopes on asylum hotels, an issue where public fears over crime, immigration and the welfare state conveniently converge.In some places, far-right activists have piggybacked on protests prompted by local grievances. The most significant this year was in Epping, Essex, after an alleged sexual assault by an asylum seeker led to demonstrations that turned violent when they were joined by members of various far-right groups. A similar pattern has unfolded in London’s Canary Wharf, after untrue rumours that some of the Epping hotel residents were being moved there. In other cases, ...

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4 d. ago Eritrean asylum seeker who 'threatened to torture wife and children' says he should be allowed to stay 'secure and safe in UK'

An asylum seeker who reportedly threatened to torture his wife and two young children is fighting to stay in the UK.

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5 d. ago Man, 22, living in asylum seeker hotel appears in court accused of sexually assaulting a woman

Tadi Alemeyeha, 22, pleaded not guilty to the offence, allegedly committed earlier this month, during the brief hearing at Manchester Magistrates' Court on Thursday.

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6 d. ago Family's EasyJet holiday worth £4k 'ruined' after opening hotel room door

A woman was left horrified after arriving at her hotel room on an easyJet holiday, claiming it was infested with cockroaches, and she was served frozen food at the restaurant

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7 d. ago UK to bear transport costs of ‘one in, one out’ asylum seeker deal with France

Treaty can be ended by either side at a month’s notice and France can refuse returns on certain groundsThe UK will pay the costs of transporting asylum seekers to and from France under Keir Starmer’s “one in, one out” deal with Emmanuel Macron, it has emerged.The deal will have to be renewed by 11 June next year, and can be ended at a month’s notice by either side, documents made public by the government indicate. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Pakistani asylum seeker appears in court accused of raping eight

It is alleged that Kamran Khan, 43, raped the child twice between September 2024 and July 2025 before forcing her to watch a third person engage in sexual activity.

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7 d. ago Egyptian failed asylum seeker drowned attempting to jump onto ship travelling to Canada at British port, inquest told

Failed asylum seeker Walid Gomaa, 26, from Egypt, drowned as he attempted to jump onto the ramp of the MV Tannhauser at Southampton docks, which was due to sail to Canada.

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8 d. ago Moment asylum seeker gives the finger to protesters outside migrant hotel before being ushered away by police

The young man was headed towards the The Chine Hotel in Boscombe, Bournemouth, which was surrounded by a group of 40 anti-migrant protesters.

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8 d. ago Germany sees number of asylum seeker arrivals HALVE in six months following tough new migration policies

According to figures, the number of people applying for asylum in Germany for the first time fell by more than half in the first six months of the year.

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9 d. ago Ministers to spend extra £100m on stopping small boat crossings to UK

Home Office’s announcement follows growing number of protests outside asylum seeker hotelsMinisters will spend an extra £100m on measures to deter Channel crossings, including on the planned “one in, one out” returns agreement with France, the Home Office has said.In a third immigration policy pledge within 24 hours, the home secretary, Yvette Cooper, said the money would pay for up to 300 more National Crime Agency officers, as well as new technology and equipment to step up intelligence-gathering on people-smuggling gangs. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man charged after police and protesters clashed at 'asylum seeker' hotel

Thursday’s demonstration was the latest in a series of protests since a man was charged with sexual assault

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3 w. ago UK asylum seekers are trying to get double benefit payments by claiming in Ireland AND Britain

Afghanistan asylum seeker Zafar had travelled across mainland Europe to France before making the channel crossing to the UK, applying for asylum status on June 16.

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