Epping Forest District Council leader Chris Whitbread described the Essex town as a ‘powder keg’ after violent demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel on Sunday

Three more men have been charged after alleged violent disorder outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. Protests took place outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on Thursday and Sunday, where police officers were injured during clashes.

COPS have arrested six more after “mindless thuggery” unfolded outside a migrant hotel in Epping. Chaos erupted outside The Bell Hotel in Essex last week after an asylum

ESSEX Police have revealed the alarming cost of policing protests outside a 'migrant hotel' in Epping as a man is due to appear in court today.

There have been a series of demonstrations outside the Bell Hotel in Epping since asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, was charged with sexual assault after an incident earlier this month in which he is alleged to have attempted to kiss a 14-year-old girl.

A third protest against the use of Epping's Bell Hotel as a refuge for asylum seekers took place last night (July 20). Protests erupted outside the Bell Hotel after a resident, Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, was charged with sexual offences in relation to a teenage girl.

Ugly violence broke out at the Bell Hotel in Epping Forest, Essex last night as an anti-migrant protest spiralled into disorder.

Bottles and smoke flares have been thrown towards police vehicles during a protest at a hotel used to house asylum seekers. Hundreds of people have gathered at the site of the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, after a protest was organised for 18:00 BST.