15 h. ago Woman in her 20s dies after falling from tower block in Canary Wharf near to controversial migrant hotel

A body has been found outside Sirocco Tower, Harbour Way, a 32-floor skyscraper, on Wednesday, August 13, less than half a mile away from a controversial migrant hotel.

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16 h. ago 'Body found' outside skyscraper in Canary Wharf yards from controversial migrant hotel

A body has been found outside Sirocco Tower, Harbour Way, a 32-floor skyscraper, on Wednesday, August 13, less than half a mile away from a controversial migrant hotel.

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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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5 d. ago Arrests made as protests take place outside asylum hotels across UK

More than two hundred people were protesting outside the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf on Friday evening, with rival groups separated by police.

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5 d. ago Two arrested during demonstrations outside Canary Wharf hotel

The protest was held to rally against recent anti-migrant demonstrations across the country

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9 d. ago Protesters tried to break into Canary Wharf hotel housing asylum seekers, say police

Protesters tried to break into Canary Wharf hotel housing asylum seekers, say police  The Independent

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9 d. ago Protesters 'try to break into' Canary Wharf asylum hotel as flares let off in latest London demonstration

Protesters jeered at people going in and out of the Britannia International Hotel, and officers were forced to step in after flares were let off in the crowd

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1 week ago Flares thrown during protest outside Canary Wharf hotel housing asylum seekers

Flares thrown during protest outside Canary Wharf hotel housing asylum seekers  The Independent

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1 week ago Protesters tried to break into Canary Wharf asylum hotel, police say

A group was harassing occupants and staff, the force said.

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1 week ago Arrest made during protest outside Canary Wharf hotel housing asylum seekers

Tourists, shoppers and guests at a nearby hotel stopped to take pictures of the demonstration.

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1 week ago Protest held outside Canary Wharf hotel housing asylum seekers

Tourists, shoppers and guests at a nearby hotel stopped to take pictures of the spectacle.

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