A DAD of five and his stepson have been sentenced after they each strangled cops who tried to arrest them after the older man attacked a stranger on a drunken night out. Special Inspector Mark Barham feared he could have died at the hands of Sam Minter, 39, (above left in custody image and right from police body worn camera on the night) as he throttled him on a pitch black river bank. He was saved by colleagues who used PAVA spray to subdue Minter who had drunk five pints an

THE High Court has dismissed an application by Epping Forest District for an injunction against using the Bell Hotel to house asylum seekers. Mr Justice Mould has today, November 11 2025, handed down judgment dismissing the council's claim. The planning authority was seeking a final injunction to restrain Bell owner Somani Hotels Limited from using the Bell Hotel, High Road, Epping to provide accommodation for asylum seekers. As UK News and Investigations previously revealed,

Bell Hotel migrant Hadush Kebatu has arrived back in Ethiopia after being deported from the UK, with no right to return, the Home Office said. Kebatu was removed on a flight last night to Ethiopia and arrived there this morning. Home Secretary, Shabana Mahmood, said: “Last week’s blunder should never have happened – and I share the public’s anger that it did. I would like to thank the police for rapidly bringing Mr Kebatu into custody and the public for their vigilance. “I ha

A MAN and his stepson have admitted strangling police officers who arrived at the scene of a reported assault in Colchester. The Essex Police officers were called to reports of Sam Minter, 38, and his stepson Taylor Oliver, 18, attacking a third man in North Station Road, Colchester, shortly after 10.30pm on Saturday, February 17 2024. After they arrived at the scene Police Sergeant Scott Lewis and Special Inspector Mark Barham were threatened and then each strangled by the p

A MAN was arrested on suspicion of drug supply in Maldon High Street. Essex Police officers carried out a full search of a silver vehicle at the lower end of the high street, near the junction with Victoria Road, on Wednesday, October 15 2025. Onlookers reported seeing items pulled from the car, including a child seat, and the bonnet pulled up, while a young man was questioned, just before 3pm. An Essex Police spokesperson said: "Officers from the Chelmsford and Maldon Local

POLICE are seeking the riding of this electric bike after a man came off a motorbike in an attempted robbery in Harlow. An Essex Police...

THE newly arrived migrant at The Bell Hotel in Epping who was found guilty of all charges after he sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl...

ANTI-migrant protests have broken out in Loughton after police released on bail an asylum seeker who entered the grounds of a school,...

Three people have been arrested in Essex on suspicion of being Russian spies. They were held as part of a Counter Terrorism Policing...

POLICE let a wanted man go after he was caught climbing into a school. Essex Police have denied the man was a migrant living at The Bell...