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Court of Appeal to rule on Epping asylum seeker injunction challenge on Friday

Lord Justice Bean, Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Lord Justice Cobb are due to hand down their ruling at 2pm on Friday.

Evening Standard

Epping asylum seeker injunction could spark more protests, Court of Appeal told

The Home Office and Somani Hotels is asking the Court of Appeal to overturn a temporary block on asylum seekers being housed at the Bell Hotel.

Evening Standard

Man whose arrest sparked asylum hotel protests tells court he did not touch girls

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu denies sexually assaulting two teenagers and a woman in Epping last month

The Guardian - UK

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Epping asylum hotel resident told girls he wanted to have babies with them, court hears

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu accused of sexual assault and harassment against two 14-year-olds and another woman

The Guardian - UK

Home Office promises ‘big surge’ in asylum hotel closures in new year

Angela Eagle accuses other parties of offering ‘fag packet plans’ as ministers face mounting pressure on immigration

The Guardian - UK

Home Office to overhaul asylum appeals system as it tries to clear claims backlog

Yvette Cooper to introduce new system of ‘professional adjudicators’ to hear appeals by rejected asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

‘A dangerous moment’: the emboldening of Britain’s far right

In a summer of anti-migrant rallies, flags and nationalistic rhetoric, observers warn there is a lack of government voices pushing back

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Members of far-right party organising asylum hotel protests across UK, Facebook posts show

Activists from Homeland party, which split from Patriotic Alternative, set up groups to spread protests beyond Epping

The Guardian - UK

Protests expected at asylum hotels across UK as tensions mount

Anti-migrant demonstrations expected on Friday and Saturday, while councils investigate legal challenges against hotels

The Guardian - UK

Action to tackle number of asylum seekers coming to UK is important step to ‘restoring order’, says Cooper – as it happened

Home secretary responds to statistics showing rise in number of people housed in hotels in UK, saying Labour has overseen increased numbers of returns of asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re seen as criminals’: Epping hotel asylum seekers facing limbo after court ruling

Hardening public attitudes and far-right aggression have left Bell hotel’s inhabitants fearful despite hopes of integrating

The Guardian - UK

Far-right anger over asylum hotels is destroying the very idea of refuge – and that’s probably the goal

The court ruling on the Bell hotel does not just legitimise anti-immigrant sentiment; it also risks erasing a whole category of people, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian - UK

More councils in England plan to challenge asylum hotels after Essex ruling

Broxbourne council leader hopes to ‘go down same path’ as Epping, which has blocked people being housed in hotel

The Guardian - UK

Government’s deal with Iraq to return illegal migrants will ‘deter small boat arrivals’, says Starmer – as it happened

Prime minister says ‘strengthened partnership with Iraq will secure our borders’ as more councils in England plan to challenge asylum hotels

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High court asylum hotels ruling leaves Cooper scrambling for alternatives

Yvette Cooper joins a long line of home secretaries who have promised to find alternatives to hotels

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Labour plans in turmoil after Epping hotel blocked from housing asylum seekers

Other local leaders expected to mount challenges as a result of council in Essex winning injunction following protests

The Guardian - UK

Labour condemns Robert Jenrick’s visit to rally attended by far-right activist

Shadow minister posts picture of himself at protest outside Essex hotel that has become anti-immigration flashpoint

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Judge urged to shut down hotel housing asylum seekers in Epping

Council applies for urgent injunction against owners of Bell hotel amid concerns of violence and disorder

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Two of the most advanced AI chatbots, Grok 4 and ChatGPT-5, go head-to-head in a showdown to see which delivers the smartest, most useful answers.

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds gather again at Essex asylum hotel in weekend of anti-immigrant protests

Protests at Bell hotel in Epping for fifth time on Sunday as others demonstrated in Norfolk and London

The Guardian - UK

‘Before, I felt safe and the locals were nice’: asylum seekers on how Epping protests have transformed daily life

Men living in the Bell hotel in Essex tell how they have been verbally abused, chased and physically attacked

The Guardian - UK

Home Office to penalise asylum seekers who refuse to move out of hotels

Government concerned about risk of unrest spreading ahead of new protests at the Bell hotel in Essex

The Guardian - UK

How violent protests in Epping are being fuelled by disinformation

Claims Essex police force bussed in antiracism activists have been denied but have spread on social media and rightwing news channels

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Shares of Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) are trading lower on Thursday despite the company posting stronger-than-expected second-quarter results.

The Guardian - UK

Epping asylum hotel protesters ‘upset for legitimate reasons’, minister says

Jonathan Reynolds says ‘I understand the frustrations people have’, as police brace for further unrest

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