50 m. ago Angry residents with 'Save Our Kids' banners mass outside Essex asylum hotel after Ethiopian migrant appears in court accused of sexually assaulting 14

Well-dressed mothers and retired businessmen and women joined dozens of bald tattooed middle-aged men to call for the closure of the Bell Hotel as refugee accommodation.

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2 h. ago Sacked Latitude steward who pretended to be festival security guard is jailed for sex with 15

Alex Stokes, 32, pretended to be a security guard at Latitude Festival in Henham Park, Suffolk before plying a 15-year-old girl with alcohol and having sex with her, in July 2022.

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4 h. ago Small boat migrant whose arrest sparked Essex hotel protests asked schoolgirl, 14, if she 'wanted to make Jamaican babies' before sex attack, court hears

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, is alleged to have put his hand on the schoolgirl's leg, asked her for a kiss and suggested they make 'Jamaican babies' in Epping over two days last week.

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11 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.

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16 h. ago US citizen and Army veteran spent three days in jail after being arrested in California immigration raid

George Retes, 25, who works as a security guard for the Glass House Farms in Camarillo, was arrested last Thursday and released three days later without being charged with a crime

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28 h. ago Syrian asylum seeker, 18, appears in court accused of raping woman in a public toilet on popular seafront

Mohammed Abdullah, 18, allegedly attacked the 20-year-old woman in the toilet in Undercliff Drive, Bournemouth, at about 2am on July 6.

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31 h. ago Police launch hate crime probe after security guard left bloodied during protest outside Epping migrant hotel

Two members of staff at The Bell Hotel were left seriously injured as anti-immigration protesters clashed with counter-demonstrators

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43 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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49 h. ago Transgender asylum seeker released from ICE custody following order from federal judge in Oregon

A transgender asylum seeker from Mexico has been released from a Washington state immigration detention center after being held for over a month

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51 h. ago Security guard buried alive after 85ft sinkhole opens up in Russian Arctic

Security guard Aruzat Lukyanenko, 59, is missing presumed dead after a giant 85ft sinkhole opened up beneath her while at work - her family said she was supposed to have the day off

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52 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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53 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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55 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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58 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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59 h. ago Xi says Australia and China should ‘unswervingly’ work together despite global instability

Talks between leaders came after Australian camera crews were confronted by Chinese security guards and told to hand over footageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastXi Jinping has told Anthony Albanese that geopolitical turbulence and Donald Trump’s growing trade war should not derail newfound stability between China and Australia, saying the two countries should “unswervingly” stick to cooperation.The prime minister met China’s president for the second time in Beijing on Tuesday, promising to find common ground despite differences on sensitive issues such as the ownership of the Port of Darwin and US pressure over the future of Taiwan.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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63 h. ago Australian journalists confronted by Chinese security guards during Albanese’s Beijing trip

Guards demand camera crews from ABC, SBS, Nine, Seven and Sky News hand over footage despite having permission to filmFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSecurity guards tried to stop Australian journalists covering Anthony Albanese’s visit to China from leaving a popular Beijing tourist destination, just hours before the prime minister’s talks with Xi Jinping on Tuesday.Albanese is on a six-day visit to China and is due to meet Xi, the country’s president, and its premier, Li Qiang, in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Epping migrant hotel protest descends into violence as fight breaks out

Scores protest after asylum seeker charged with committing three sexual assaults — just eight days after arriving in UK on small boat

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4 d. ago Australia rebuffs calls to commit to joining hypothetical US

Anthony Albanese says he doesn’t support unilateral action in Taiwan amid reports Washington seeking guarantees about how Canberra would respond in event of Indo-Pacific conflictFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia will refuse any US request to join a “hypothetical” conflict with China over Taiwan and won’t make any advance commitment, the defence industry minister, Pat Conroy, has said, amid reports Washington is seeking such promises in discussions over the Aukus submarines.The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, also pushed back on such a request, alluding to America’s own position of so-called “strategic ambiguity” on whether the US would militarily respond in a conflict over Taiwan. He said Australia wanted to see “peace and security” in the region.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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5 d. ago 'I was groomed at 14, raped and held captive for 10 years in abuser's house'

At the age of 14 Tanya Kach was groomed by a security guard at her school who held her captive for 10 years in his home and subjected her to horrific sexual abuse - she eventually escaped and now lives a very different life but is still haunted by her ordeal

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6 d. ago Oasis brothers hire security outside childhood home as flans flock to take snaps

Noel and Liam Gallagher have hired a security guard to protect their mother Peggy's Manchester house ahead of their Heaton Park gigs - with fans spotted taking snaps of it

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