17 h. ago Third arrest after clashes outside Essex hotel ‘housing asylum seekers’

A 33-year-old man, from Loughton, was arrested on Saturday on suspicion of violent disorder and criminal damage.

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43 h. ago Voices: The Epping ‘protests’ make me ashamed to admit I’m from Essex

Hordes of people swarming on a hotel believed to be housing asylum-seekers, destroying police vans and attacking officers, writes Victoria Richards – in the name of what, exactly?

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44 h. ago Essex Police aware of video which appears to show vehicle drive into protester

It comes after violent clashes outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, which is believed to house asylum seekers, on Thursday night.

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46 h. ago Essex police arrest two after asylum hotel protests turn violent

Police say eight officers were assaulted when crowds surrounded a small counter-demonstrationTwo people have been arrested after a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers during which eight officers were assaulted, Essex police said.Riot police wore helmets and took up position while crowds of men, some masked, surrounded a small counter-demonstration by anti-racism activists on Thursday evening. Continue reading...

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53 h. ago Protesters and police clash outside Essex hotel ‘housing asylum seekers’

The demonstration took place outside the Essex Hotel after a 38-year-old man was accused of sexual assault

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2 w. ago Engineer who told followers 'burn any hotels' in social media post after Southport killings is jailed

Joseph Haythorne, 26, posted 'burn any hotels with those scruffy b*****ds in it' at lunchtime on August 4 last year, just as violence erupted outside a hotel housing asylum seekers near Rotherham.

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2 w. ago Surrey engineer jailed for 15 months for ‘vile’ post after Southport murders

Joseph Haythorne from Ashford made comment on X as violence was breaking out at asylum hotel near Rotherham An engineer who posted “burn any hotels with those scruffy bastards in it” online as violence erupted outside a hotel housing asylum seekers has been jailed for 15 months.Joseph Haythorne, 26, from Ashford in Surrey, posted the comment on X, formerly known as Twitter, at lunchtime on 4 August last year, just as violence was breaking out near Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Man jailed for 15 months after ‘burn hotels’ social media post during riots

Joseph Haythorne posted the comment in August 2024 just as violence erupted outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in South Yorkshire.

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