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Epping Council wins an injunction to stop the government housing asylum-seekers in a hotel

Epping Council wins an injunction to stop the government housing asylum-seekers in a hotel

Update: 2025-08-19
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A local authority in Essex has been granted a temporary court injunction to prevent asylum seekers from being housed at a hotel in Epping that's been besieged by violent protests. Also: President Trump rules out sending US troops to Ukraine to guarantee a peace deal, but suggests he may provide aircraft to support European forces on the ground. And why whales play a part in preventing global warming by absorbing carbon.

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Epping Council wins an injunction to stop the government housing asylum-seekers in a hotel

Epping Council wins an injunction to stop the government housing asylum-seekers in a hotel

BBC Radio 4