Move migrants out of Epping hotel, demands police commissioner who says ‘unsuitable’ locations are stoking ‘community tension’: Councillors also demand asylum centres are closed
A senior official responsible for overseeing Essex’s police force has written to the home secretary demanding that the migrant hotel at the centre of a spate of protests be closed. Roger Hirst, the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner (PFCC) for Essex, said in…
James Haskell’s debt hits £1.5 million amid legal row over damaged property at his failed rented gym
James Haskell‘s financial woes have been revealed as he enters litigation with his landlord over damaged property and equipment from his failed gym business. The former rugby star, 40, opened a F45 fitness centre in Bath seven years ago, which…
Council offering asylum seekers 50% off e-bike and e-scooter rentals as Labour leader brags about ‘win-win deal’
A London council is offering asylum seekers 50 per cent discounts on renting e-scooters and e-bikes. Wandsworth council’s Labour leader Simon Hogg has described the new deal with private firms Lime, Forest and Voi as ‘win-win’. The south-west London local authority has published new details…
Jeremy Corbyn’s new left-wing party gets off to flying start with confusion over what it’s even called as co-leader asks people to join ‘Your Party’
The launch of Jeremy Corbyn‘s new political party descended into farce today as his putative co-leader denied they had even chosen a new name for it. Zarah Sultana, the former Labour MP who quit to link up with the septuagenarian leftwinger, today invited…
Rings of steel placed around Canary Wharf and Epping asylum seeker hotels after second night of anti-migrant protests outside four-star venue
A ring of steel is being set up around a luxury four-star hotel that’s been converted to house migrants, following sweeping protests this week. Large barriers have been installed outside The Britannia International Hotel in London‘s Canary Wharf this morning. It comes…
Essex Police chief rejects calls to resign over handling of Epping asylum hotel protests after force admitted escorting pro-migrant activists to demo before violent clashes broke out
The chief constable of Essex Police has dismissed calls to resign over the force’s handling of the Epping protests after footage emerged of officers escorting pro-migrant activists to an asylum seeker hotel where violent clashes erupted. Ben-Julian Harrington rejected calls from…
Lonely Britain: Surge in people living alone to 8.4m fuelled by rise in over-65s
A record number of people are now living alone in the UK with a surge over the past decade driven entirely by a rise in over-65s residing on their own, official figures show. In total there were 8.4 million Britons…
The Channel migrant smugglers named and shamed: Albanian crime bosses, money launderers and ex police translator among 24 criminals sanctioned by government in small boat crackdown
An Albanian crime boss, a hawala banker and a former police translator are among 24 people smugglers hit with sanctions in the Government’s latest small boat crackdown. A Chinese company advertising ‘refugee boats’ has also been included on a list…
UN court opens the floodgates for poorer nations to sue Britain over contributions to climate change
The UK could be sued over its contribution to climate change after a court ruling that countries are responsible for their emissions. The International Court of Justice said nations are obliged to comply with climate treaties and failure to do so was…
World Economic Forum ‘rigged data’ to make Brexit look like a failure, leaked reports show
A major international financial body has been accused of rigging data in order to make Brexit seem like a failure. Klaus Schwab, 87, the founder of the World Economic Forum (WEF), is alleged to have asked staff to lower the UK’s standing…