Local council unsuccessful in stopping use of Bell hotel in Essex, which became a flashpoint for protests this summer Asylum seekers can continue to be housed at an Essex hotel that became a flashpoint for anti-immigration protests during the summer, the high court has ruled. Lawyers for the local district council had sought a permanent injunction against the current use of the Bell hotel in Epping, arguing at the high court that it was a “feeding ground for unrest and protest”. Continue reading...

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Black and Asian staff left feeling ‘deliberately intimidated’, according to chief executive of one NHS trust

Inaction and self-interest are built into climate summits. Instead, we need a voting system that can’t be subverted by fossil fuel producers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity

As a politician, I expect opposition and debate. But when it centres on personal insults, not policies, something else is going on, says the leader of the Green party, Zack Polanski

This study examines the development and decline of the 17th and 18th century English/British fortifications of Nevis, West Indies. The forts were first built in the early 17th century and continued to...