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Sunday | January 11, 2026 | Dhaka

UK police arrest 6 asylum seekers

A man is arrested by police at a protest outside The Bell Hotel, which is housing asylum seekers, in Epping, northeast of London on Sunday.

Arab News :

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.
Police in the town of Epping said they arrested six people on Sunday, including four suspected of involvement in “violent disorder” during the previous demonstration on Thursday. Officers patrolled the area around the Bell Hotel throughout the night after issuing an order for the crowds to disperse.
Chanting “Save our kids” and “Send them home,” more than 100 demonstrators, some brandishing British flags, gathered outside the hotel Sunday evening. The protests escalated as night fell, with flares and projectiles thrown toward police vans blocking the entrance. Police escorted a counter-protester from the area after demonstrators surrounded her.
“Disappointingly we have seen yet another protest, which begun peacefully, escalate into mindless thuggery with individuals again hurting one of our officers and damaging a police vehicle,” Chief Superintendent Simon Anslow of the Essex Police said in a statement.