Asylum seekers living at a hotel focused on by protesters have been left too scared to go outside, a charity boss said. Rival groups have clashed outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, during several demonstrations since 13 July.

The Epping Forest District Council in Essex unanimously passed a motion on Thursday urging the UK government to immediately and permanently close the Bell Hotel, which is currently being used to

A town on the outskirts of London was rocked by protesters who descended on a hotel housing asylum seekers for the second time in four days on Sunday night amid anger about a migrant accused of sexual assault.