The Latest Breaking News from Essex

Beaulieu Park Station: Inside Essex's £218 million project set to improve the commute to London

Commuters don’t have to wait too long now for the opening of Chelmsford’s second railway station

Evening Standard · Aug 27, 2025

Moment man walking dog chased before fatal stabbing in Essex

Three men who called themselves the three musketeers chased down a man walking his dog before he was stabbed to death in a street, a court has heard.

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025

Essex hotel owner to challenge court ruling banning asylum seekers

The hotel has become a focal point for protests and counter-protests concerning migration

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025

Badenoch urges Tory councils to challenge asylum hotels in court

Epping secured a temporary injunction blocking the use of the Essex town’s Bell Hotel as accommodation for asylum seekers on planning grounds.

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2025

Labour councils now want to shut down migrant hotels in wake of Epping injunction

Tamworth and Wirral councils, both controlled by Labour, have joined a number of Conservative and Reform UK-run councils in investigating whether they can mount legal challenges

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025

Labour-run councils consider legal challenges to asylum hotels

Injunction to remove people from Essex hotel leads to government considering other housing options

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025

Is the UK One Step Closer To Shutting Down Migrant Hotels? Brits Celebrate Closure of Essex Hotel

The High Court has ordered the closure of a migrant hotel in Essex, sparking celebration among locals and raising fresh questions about the future of asylum accommodation across the UK.

International Business Times UK · Aug 20, 2025

Could Scotland challenge hotels housing asylum seekers? A legal expert explains

Councils in Scotland are unlikely to block hotels housing asylum seekers in the same way as seen in Essex, a legal expert has said

The National (Scotland) · Aug 20, 2025

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 · Aug 20, 2025

Asylum Evictions Ordered After Violent Protests at Essex Hotel — What Happens Next for Migrants and the Community?

The Bell Hotel became the centre of a storm last month after a resident asylum-seeker, Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, was charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl.

International Business Times UK · Aug 20, 2025