7 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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7 h. ago Woman charged with assault tried to force her way into migrant hotel, court told

The central London hotel has been a focus of protests in recent weeks

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11 h. ago Housing asylum seekers in Essex hotel causing ‘very serious problem’, court told

Epping Forest District Council is seeking an interim injunction stopping migrants from being accommodated at the Bell Hotel in Epping.

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14 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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14 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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15 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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16 h. ago Closing arguments in Jimmy Lai trial delayed again as activist seeks treatment for heart palpitations

Lai’s lawyer told the court that the imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul had felt unsteadyClosing arguments in the national security trial of Jimmy Lai have been postponed so the media mogul and activist can receive medical treatment.Lai, 77, stands accused of foreign collusion under Hong Kong’s national security law. He has been detained since 2020, largely in solitary confinement, on convictions related to the 2019 pro-democracy protests, and on remand for the national security trial. Lai has pleaded not guilty, denying calling for sanctions against China and Hong Kong and saying he never advocated separatism. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago George Osborne's brother, 52, is handed driving ban after being clocked speeding in his £30k Audi

Benedict Osborne, 52, was clocked speeding on the busy Westway Flyover in Hammersmith and Fulham, west London on July 29, 2024, Lavender Hill Magistrates Court was told.

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28 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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30 h. ago Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott faces trial for child sex abuse

Trial set for next August in GlasgowThe 48-year-old denies both chargesThe former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is to stand trial next year over allegations of child sex abuse. The 48-year-old is accused of two charges relating to primary school age children.The allegations span between 1993 and 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow region. A virtual hearing at the high court in Glasgow on Thursday was told Dott, who was not present, denies the charges. Continue reading...

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30 h. ago Former world snooker champion Graeme Dott faces trial for child sexual abuse

Trial set for next August in GlasgowThe 48-year-old denies both chargesThe former world snooker champion Graeme Dott is to stand trial next year over allegations of child sexual abuse. The 48-year-old is accused of two charges relating to primary school age children.The allegations span between 1993 and 1996 involving a girl, and 2006 to 2010 involving a boy, both in the Glasgow region. A virtual hearing at the high court in Glasgow on Thursday was told Dott, who was not present, denies the charges. Continue reading...

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35 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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54 h. ago New IRA had planned earlier attack on detective John Caldwell, court told

Two men appeared in court in Dungannon on charges linked to the shooting of the senior police officer in 2023.

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56 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 '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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58 h. ago Salford gangster Jamie Rothwell is 'lonely' and wants to turn his back on life of crime, court told

'All that he has really achieved is isolation, loneliness, fear and a life away from his family'

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3 d. ago Volunteer officer’s alleged rape victim so young she liked teddies, court told

James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, was violent towards his alleged victim during sex, the court heard.

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3 d. ago Met Police volunteer officer 'told child she enjoyed being raped', court hears

Defendant James Bubb, who now identifies as a woman named Gwyn Samuels, is accused of rape and sexual activity with a child during their time as a police volunteer for London's Met Police

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4 d. ago Trans Met Police volunteer, 27, groomed child after meeting online and told her 'you enjoy being raped', court hears

Gwyn Samuels, who was born a man named James Bubb, told one victim she 'enjoyed being raped' and forced her to perform a sex act in public which was interrupted by a dog walker, prosecutors said.

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7 d. ago Husband 'knew wife was poisoning him' a year before she killed three with toxic mushroom lunch

An Australian woman was convicted of killing three people with a meal laced with deadly mushrooms. Her husband told a court he had suspected his wife of trying to kill him previously

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