2 h. ago Woman 'took meat cleaver to asylum hotel protests' after migrant entered mum's home

Channay Augustus, 22, was allegedly part of a group of about 20 people who tried to barge into the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf, east London, on Wednesday evening.

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8 h. ago Woman tried to break into Canary Wharf migrant hotel, court told

Woman tried to break into Canary Wharf migrant hotel, court told  BBC

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8 h. ago Daughter 'tried to storm migrant hotel with a meat cleaver' after she found asylum seeker from there in her blind mother's flat 'moving his hand over his groin', court hears

Channay Augustus, 22, was part of a group of around 20 people who tried to barge into the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf, east London , on Wednesday evening, it is alleged.

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16 h. ago Woman charged with assault after migrant from Canary Wharf hotel ‘walked into her flat’

Arrests and charges follow protests outside Isle of Dogs hotel

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16 h. ago Migrant staying at Canary Wharf hotel arrested after ‘walking into blind woman’s flat’

Met Police say woman, 22, separately charged with assaulting security guard at Britannia International

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16 h. ago 'Migrant from Canary Wharf hotel' is arrested on suspicion of common assault after allegedly entering a blind woman's flat

The migrant, aged in his 20s, was held in Hackney, east London, in the early hours of this morning.

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17 h. ago Woman charged with assault after migrant ‘walked into her flat’

The alleged victim of the assault is a security guard at the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf.

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20 h. ago Canary Wharf office values rise for first time in three years

Rebound offers some green shoots for east London financial district

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30 h. ago Blind woman was 'terrified' when migrant living just metres away in Canary Wharf hotel burst into her home, family reveal

The man is said to have gone to the house after being followed by a group of men on the street and told to 'go back to the hotel'.

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36 h. ago Chaos at Canary Wharf migrant hotel as protesters claim migrant entered woman's home

The man is said to have entered the house near Canary Wharf after being followed by a group of men on the street and told to 'go back to the hotel'.

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41 h. ago Woman arrested on suspicion of assaulting emergency worker and security guard in Canary Wharf

Police said they were working to investigate the ‘complex’ set of events

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43 h. ago Woman arrested on suspicion of assaulting emergency worker and security guard

Police said they were working to investigate the ‘complex’ set of events.

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57 h. ago Woman in her 20s plunges to death from building in Canary Wharf

Police said the woman’s death is being treated as unexpected and enquiries continue

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57 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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57 h. ago Woman in 20s dies after fall 'from height' near Canary Wharf tower block

The tragic woman fell from the tower at Harbour Way, Canary Wharf in London this morning as forensic teams remain at the scene in the financial district

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58 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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60 h. ago Canary Wharf police incident LIVE as forensic tent and cordon spotted outside skyscraper

Canary Wharf police incident LIVE as forensic tent and cordon spotted outside skyscraper  MyLondon

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3 d. ago As asylum seekers are engulfed by slurs and lies, our leaders shrug. Truly, this is shameful | Frances Ryan

The narrative that they are a threat to women and girls has no basis in fact, but bad actors peddle it, and ministers encourage themAs anti-migrant demonstrations continued in Canary Wharf in London at the weekend, one group stood out: women dressed in Barbie pink. Holding cardboard signs drawn in bright felt-tip pen (“save our kids”), the “pink protest” marched under the banner of protecting women and girls.The crowd may have looked a novel sight, but it points to a rationale that is increasingly gaining ground this summer: asylum seekers are a danger to British women and girls.Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnist. She is the author of Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life Continue reading...

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6 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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7 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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