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Full list of pubs staying open until 5am for England v Mexico game near you

Pubs can stay open until the early hours of Monday morning for England’s next game – here’s where is open near you

The Independent UK · Jul 3

Asylum seekers can stay at Epping Hotel, rules High Court judge in major blow to local campaigners

The owners of the Epping hotel fought against an injunction for breaching planning law

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025

Bell Hotel can house asylum seekers, High Court judge rules

Epping Forest District Council applied for an injunction against the owners, Somani Hotels.

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025

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‘Manipulative’ asylum seeker at centre of Epping hotel protests jailed for sexually assaulting girl

A judge said Hadush Kebatu posed a ‘significant risk of reoffending’ after his offences sparked protests outside asylum hotels across the UK

The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2025

Protester who assaulted police officer at Epping migrant hotel demo avoids jail

Jimmy Hillard, of Loughton, Essex, admitted to assault of an emergency worker at a protest outside the Bell Hotel

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2025

Masked men attempt to enter London asylum hotel as angry protests take place across UK after Epping ruling

Epping Forest District Council will decide on Monday whether it is set to take its battle over the Bell Hotel to the Supreme Court

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2025

Starmer warned he must shut migrant hotels or face losing Labour voters to Reform

Labour grandee Lord Falconer tells PM to take action over migrant crisis after government won Court of Appeal challenge over Epping hotel

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

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The key events that led to the Epping asylum seeker injunction being overturned

A temporary injunction that was set to block asylum seekers from being housed at a hotel in Epping, Essex was overturned at the Court of Appeal.

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2025

Epping asylum seeker hotel injunction overturned at Court of Appeal

Somani Hotels, which owns the Bell Hotel in Epping, challenged a temporary injunction at the Court of Appeal.

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025

Home Office appeals against injunction that closed asylum hotel as it could spark further protests

Home Office claims ban on Essex asylum hotel could have a ‘serious impact’ on the UK’s ability to house migrants

The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2025

Epping migrant hotel resident 'told girl, 14, he wanted her baby', court hears

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu allegedly attempted to kiss the 14-year-old after she offered him pizza

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2025

Epping migrant hotel resident told girl, 14, he wanted her to have his baby, court told

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu allegedly attempted to kiss the teenage girl after she offered him pizza

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025

Resident of Epping migrant hotel accused of sexual assaults to face trial

The alleged incidents sparked protests and counter-protests in the Essex town.

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025

Epping migrant hotel resident accused of sexual assaults to face trial

The alleged incidents sparked weeks of protests and counter-protests in the Essex town

Evening Standard · Aug 26, 2025

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Evening Standard · 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

The Independent UK · Aug 20, 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.

International Business Times 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.

The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2025

Epping asylum seeker hotel has become ‘feeding ground for unrest’, says council seeking ban

Epping Forest District Council has applied for High Court injunction in bid to stop The Bell hotel housing asylum seekers

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The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Council seeks High Court ban on asylum seekers being housed at protest-hit Epping hotel

It comes after a series of protests in recent weeks outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex

Euronews · Jul 21, 2025

UK police arrest six people after asylum seeker hotel protest turns violent

Chanting "Save our kids" and "Send them home," more than 100 demonstrators, some waving England flags, gathered outside the Bell Hotel on Sunday evening. The protests escalated as night fell, with flares and projectiles thrown toward police vans blocking the entrance.

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