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- The Independent
Council seeks High Court ban on asylum seekers being housed at protest-hit Epping hotel
Epping Forest District Council has applied for an interim High Court injunction in a bid to stop asylum seekers being housed at the Bell Hotel in the town. Documents were lodged with the High Court in London on Tuesday, the council said in a statement. It comes after a series of protests in recent weeks outside the hotel, after an asylum seeker was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl. Councillor Chris Whitbread, Leader of Epping Forest District Council, said: 'The current situation cannot go on. If the Bell Hotel was a nightclub we could have closed it down long ago. 'So far as the council is aware, there is no criminal record checking of individuals who might only have been in the country a matter of days before being housed at the hotel. 'There are five schools and a residential care home within the vicinity of the hotel. The use by the Home Office of the premises for asylum seekers poses a clear risk of further escalating community tensions already at a high, and the risk of irreparable harm to the local community. 'This will only increase with the start of the new school year. We are frustrated that the Home Office continues not to listen. 'In our view placing asylum seekers in the Bell Hotel is a clear breach of planning permission. It is not in use as a hotel, and it doesn't function as a hotel. 'The establishment of a centre to accommodate asylum seekers in this particular location, in close proximity to five schools, a residential care home, and the shops and amenities of the market town of Epping is not appropriate in planning terms.'
The Sun
11 minutes ago
- The Sun
Vigilante cyclist who pushed his bike into a car he was trying to stop at ‘no entry' sign makes bizarre excuse
A VIGILANTE cyclist who filmed himself pushing his bike into a car to stop it driving down a 'no entry' road has given a bizarre excuse. Footage posted by Michael van Erp, known as Cycling Mikey, shows him getting into a heated exchange with the motorist on Sunday. 5 Mikey's bike was smashed out of the way Credit: Cycling Mikey 5 The motorist ignores the flimsy roadblock and accelerates along the road anyway Credit: Instagram / CyclingMikey 5 Despite being confronted by the vigilante, the driver keeps trying to sneak down Credit: Cycling Mikey The video, posted on his Youtube channel, shows the 52-year-old initially blocking the Fiat 500 from driving down the road. Due to roadworks, the road appears to be reduced to a one way street, with traffic cones and signs telling drivers not to enter it. Despite being confronted by the vigilante, the driver keeps trying to sneak down Paddenswick Road in Hammersmith, west London. It is at this point the brazen vigilante cyclist tries to block the driver's path by throwing his bike in his path. The motorist ignores the flimsy roadblock and accelerates along the road anyway, smashing into the bicycle in the process. Responding to critics of his extreme actions today, Cycling Mikey gave a bizarre excuse for not stopping his bike. Writing on X, he claimed that he 'couldn't… brake a 28kg e-bike once I realised the driver wasn't stopping'. Footage of the confrontation between the road safety warrior and the driver was filmed by Mikey and a bystander. The Dutch vigilante is then left to pick up his possessions from the tarmac after unsuccessfully stopping the motorist. Prior to the smash, Mikey can be heard in the clip saying: "What is that sign back there? You have to go back now, very naughty.' Shouting at another driver who attempts to drive through the one-way street, he says: "No f*** off, go back. "What do you think you're doing? Go back." Moment dog walker 'pushes cyclist into canal' - but claims HE'S in the right The Met confirmed they were aware of the footage and urged Cycling Mikey to speak with officers. A spokesperson for the force said: 'We are aware of footage circulating on social media which appears to show an incident on Paddenswick Road, Hammersmith on Sunday August 10. 'No arrests have been made at this stage. 'We urge victims of crime to contact the police by calling 101, or 999 in an emergency.' Cycling Mikey has made a name for himself by filming motorists breaking the rules of the road and reporting them. On his social media, he claims to have reported more than 2,000 drivers in the space of six years. Since 2019, he says motorists have paid a total of £165,700 in fines and received 2,649 penalty points due to his actions. He also claims 35 people have been disqualified from driving. Using a phone when driving The law is clear on when you can use a hand-held device behind the wheel. It is only legal if you are safely parked. You can use hands-free mobile devices while driving your car as long as you do not hold them at any time during usage. It is perfectly acceptable for passengers to use their mobile phone in the car, as long as they do not pass it to the driver or require the driver to touch the phone at any point. Penalties for being on your phone while driving: If caught a driver is caught on their mobile while behind the wheel of a vehicle they will receive a fine of £200 and 6 penalty points. Last year, footage showed him cruising along the road before he caught a woman red-handed using her phone behind the wheel. She can be seen winding the window down as Mikey explains what she's done wrong. The woman then says how she's a doctor and explains it's a very "difficult job". Mikey then appears to consider letting the woman off the hook before he asks her if she already has points. But then when she admits she does he replies: "I'm starting to think you're someone not learning from the points system." In 2020, he videoed Guy Ritchie texting while behind the wheel of his Range Rover The exchange led to the film director being banned from driving for six months, as he already had nine speeding points. He also caught Chris Eubank on the phone in 2021, with the former world champion boxer telling him: 'Go away. Off you go, off you go.' Eubank was handed three penalty points and fined £280 in costs because he jumped a red light having driven away from van Erp. As well as his YouTube site, van Erp also uploads footage to a police website which is set up for citizen reporting. 5 Cycling Mikey has made a name for himself catching drivers breaking the rules Credit: Cycling Mikey
The Sun
11 minutes ago
- The Sun
Plane thug who threatened to ‘gang rape' hostess may get longer in jail after MPs wife handed DOUBLE for Southport tweet
A PLANE thug who threatened to "gang rape" a hostess may get longer in jail after an MPs wife was handed double the term for a migrant tweet. Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp has referred Salman Iftihar's 15-month sentence to the Attorney General for being "unduly lenient". 6 6 6 He said the term was evidence of "two-tier justice" after Lucy Connolly was caged for 31 months for a tweet about the Southport riots. Mr Philp told the Mail: "Iftikar was sentenced to only 15 months in prison last week for threatening an air stewardess with gang rape and for racially aggravated harassment. Iftikhar has multiple previous convictions. "Yet Lucy Connolly got 31 months for a far less serious offence - a prosecution Lord Hermer personally authorised. "This is two-tier justice in action. "I have today referred the case to the Attorney General Lord Hermer for review under the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme. "We'll now find out if Hermer is willing to take action to fix Britain's two-tier justice problem." Shocking footage showed Iftikhar, 37, tell Virgin Atlantic crew member Angie Walsh she would be attacked in her hotel after landing. The tycoon launched into the foul-mouthed rant after downing champagne on an eight-hour flight from London Heathrow to Lahore, Pakistan. Iftikhar said Ms Walsh would be taken from her hotel room, gang raped and set on fire. He also threatened to blow-up the five-star hotel where the cabin crew were set to stay. Isleworth Crown Court heard Iftikhar has six previous convictions, including for common assault, in what the judge described as a "lengthy and appalling" rap sheet. Despite her comments, she only jailed the thug for 15 months after he admitted making threats to kill and racially aggravated harassment. In contrast, Connolly was locked up for 31 months after admitting publishing threatening or abusive material intending to stir up racial hatred. The childminder had shared a social media post just hours after three girls were knifed to death in Southport last summer. She wrote: "Mass deportation now, set fire to all the f****** hotels full of the b******* for all I care... "If that makes me racist, so be it." Connolly launched a bid against her "harsh" sentence but this was thrown out by Court of Appeal judges. Her husband Raymond Connolly, who is Conservative vice chair of the committee on adult social care at West Northamptonshire Council, said she had been shown "no mercy". In a letter to the Attorney General, Mr Philip pointed out Iftikhar made "over 100 sickening threats" to cabin crew as opposed to Connolly's one post. The Attorney General's Office will now decide if the sentence was unduly lenient and if so, refer it to the Court of Appeal. Dad-of-three Iftikhar, who was later revealed as a debt-ridden tycoon with two wives, could then see his jail term increased. 6 6
