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Updated 12:05, 29 Apr 2026

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MIGRANT CRISIS

Man Charged with Racial Abuse of Essex Police Officer at Epping Protest

STERN WARNING

Epping Forest Frozen Lake Drama: Hero Passer-by Rescues Man After Dog Rescue Goes Wrong at Connaught Water

MAN ON THE RUN

Manhunt Underway for Cristiano Brown Over Guns and Drugs – Do Not Approach, Call 999!

BELL PROTEST

Essex Police Hit with £1.7M Bill After Epping Protests Over Asylum Seeker Sex Crime

PLANE STUPID

Lewisham Man and Pilot Jailed for £2.4m Cocaine Smuggling Plot Caught at Essex Airfield

FRESH PROTESTS

Outrage in Epping as Migrant Jailed for Teen Sex Assault Sparks Bell Hotel Protests

EPPING HOTEL

Man Arrested After Bell Hotel Chaos: Flares, Firecrackers & Assault Rock Epping Night

MIGRANT HOTEL UNDER ATTACK

Fireworks Attack Sparks Chaos at Epping Migrant Hotel as Police Launch Investigation

BELL HOTEL

Ethiopian Asylum Seeker Guilty of Sexual Assault on Teen Days After UK Arrival in Epping

DENIED APPEAL

Epping Council Blocked from Supreme Court in Bell Hotel Asylum Seeker Housing Fight

BELL HOTEL PROTEST

Epping Bell Hotel Protester Warned of Immediate Jail Over Migrant Centre Violence

MIGRANT HOTEL

Two Protesters Charged After Epping Migrant Hotel Rally Breaches Police Restrictions

ARRESTS MADE

Three Arrested in Epping Protest Crackdown Amid Tensions and Dispersal Orders

EPPING HOTEL

Two Men Charged Following Epping Protest Chaos as Police Officer Injured

BELL HOTEL PROTEST

High Court Orders Asylum Seekers Evicted from Epping’s Bell Hotel Within 14 Days

BELL HOTEL PROTEST

Seven Men in Court Over Epping Bell Hotel Riot as Judge Warns Jail Likely

MORE SEX CHARGES

Epping Shock: Syrian Asylum Seeker Charged with Sexual Assault Amid Migrant Protests

HIGH COURT

Epping Council Launches High Court Fight to Close Bell Hotel Amid Asylum Seeker Protests and Rising Crime Fears

ARRESTED FOR RIOTING

Epping Chaos: 23 Arrested, 12 Charged After Violent Bell Hotel Protests

DON'T TURN UP IF YOUR HERE TO CAUSE TROUBLE

Major Police Crackdown Launched Ahead of Epping Protest After Hotel Clashes

FENCED IN

Chaos in Epping: Anti-Migrant Protesters Clash with Police During March on Council Offices

NOT BUSSED IN

Essex Police Deny Busing Counter-Protesters to Epping Hotel Clash – Footage Shows Walk-In Arrivals

WARNING DO NOT COME TO EPPING

Epping Dispersal Order Enforced to Curb Protest-Linked Anti-Social Behaviour

BELL PROTEST

Epping Chaos: 123 Arrested After Bell Hotel Protests Turn Violent, Four Locals Face Violent Disorder Charges

COSTS MOUNTING

£100K Police Costs and 8 Officers Injured in Epping Anti-Migrant Protests Over Assault Charge

CHARGED

Epping Man Dean Smith Charged with Violent Disorder After Anti-Migrant Protest Outside Bell Hotel

POLICE UPDATE

Six Arrested After Violent Clashes at Epping Bell Hotel Amid Asylum Seeker Tensions

PAYING EPPING A VISIT

Tommy Robinson Fuels Fury as Epping Bell Hotel Asylum Protest Set for July 27

MORE DISORDER

Five Held After Violence Erupts at Epping Bell Hotel Migrant Centre Protest

TURNING SOUR

Epping Violence Hits Second Night as Locals Turn on Migrant Hotel Rioters