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How many asylum seekers are in UK hotels and why are they being housed there?

There have been protests in recent weeks outside some sites where asylum seekers are housed.

Evening Standard

Kneecap rapper brands terror charge 'distraction to genocide' as he bids for criminal case to end

Hundreds of Kneecap supporters turned out for the hearing at Westminster Magistrates’ Court

Evening Standard

Labour faces migrant hotel chaos as more councils consider launching legal action to ban asylum seekers

The Reform leader says his party’s 12 local councils will do ‘everything in their power to follow Epping’s lead’ and challenge the use of hotels to house asylum seekers

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Noel Gallagher says he's 'proud' of brother Liam and 'blown away' by response to Oasis reunion tour

‘It’s great just to be back with Bonehead (Paul Arthurs) and Liam and just be doing it again’ - Noel Gallagher

Evening Standard

How people in Epping reacted to closure of migrant hotel

Epping Forest District Council was granted a temporary High Court injunction on Tuesday blocking asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel.

Evening Standard

Tower Hamlets residents divided over St George's flags as some left ‘intimidated’ while others hit out at ‘disgraceful’ removal

Flags have been removed in Tower Hamlets after St George's flags were hung over the weekend

Evening Standard

Why are St George’s flags being put up and roundabouts painted and why is it controversial?

Red crosses believed to be part of ‘Operation Raise the Colours’ online movement backed by far-right figures

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Patriotism ‘always important’ to Starmer, says No 10 amid flag row

St George’s Cross flags have been removed from council properties by two local authorities.

Evening Standard

Council faces wait for ruling on asylum seekers hotel injunction bid

Epping Forest District Council filed a bid for a temporary injunction stopping migrants from being housed at the Bell Hotel in Epping on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Starmer welcomes Zelensky to Downing Street ahead of Putin-Trump meeting

The Prime Minister has previously said the UK stands ready to ‘increase pressure’ on Russia if necessary.

Evening Standard

Cooper defends live facial recognition expansion amid privacy row

The Home Secretary said ‘safeguards and protections’ would govern use of the cameras.

Evening Standard

Arrests made during demonstrations outside Canary Wharf hotel as protests take place across UK

More than two hundred people were protesting outside the Britannia Hotel in Canary Wharf on Friday evening

The Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

Interest rates: Why have they been cut and what does it mean?

Here the PA news agency looks at what the decision means and what the Bank expects to happen to the economy.

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Anti-war campaigners deny breaching conditions on pro-Palestinian protest

Alex Kenny, 65, and Sophie Bolt, 57, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Thursday accused over the protest held in central London.

The Independent UK

UK weather: Thunderstorm and flash flooding warning after heavy rain batters country

The Met Office has warned of disruption to roads and public transport on Thursday

Evening Standard

‘More to do’ on US steel tariffs than Trump and PM can resolve, minister signals

The Prime Minister will attempt to hammer out a deal on steel, and press for action on Gaza when he meets the US president in Scotland.

Evening Standard

Police arrest three as hundreds of protesters face off outside Epping hotel housing asylum seekers

It marked the fifth time demonstrations have occurred outside the three-star establishment after an Ethiopian resident was charged with sexual assault

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Three arrested as demo takes place outside hotel used to house migrants

Sunday saw the latest in a series of demonstrations outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.

Evening Standard

Protesters stage demo outside hotel used to house migrants

Anti-illegal migration protesters and counter-demonstrators have staged a rally outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.

The Independent UK

Anti-racism demonstrators mount counter-protest at Epping hotel

Campaigners from Stand Up To Racism marched to The Bell Hotel

Evening Standard

Oasis to rock London for the first time in more than 16 years

After a run of homecoming gigs in Manchester’s Heaton Park, the group returns to London’s Wembley Stadium.

The Independent UK

Could Labour raise the state pension age – and what to?

Governments are legally required to carry out a review of the state pension age every six years

Evening Standard

Tom Hayes: Winning Supreme Court challenge is an incredible feeling

The former financial trader said he was not bitter or angry after winning a decade-long legal battle to have his convictions quashed.

The Independent UK

Judicial system needs ‘shake-up’ after trader convictions, says Sir David Davis

The Conservative MP has been supporting former traders Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo during their appeals.

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