Hadush Kebatu

Asylum seekers were removed from an Essex hotel due to fire and safety concerns.

Epping Forest District Council reports all asylum seekers have been removed from the Bell Hotel in Essex without warning.

179 prisoners were freed in error in England and Wales last year.

All residents were removed from The Bell Hotel in Epping due to fire safety concerns.

The Bell Hotel in Essex, used to house asylum seekers, has been vacated by the Home Office.

Almost 200 UK prisoners were released in error last year due to system blunders.

Asylum seekers have been moved out of the Epping hotel due to fire safety concerns.

A child abductor was mistakenly freed from prison and fled the UK after visiting a pub.

UK wrongly released 179 prisoners, including sex offenders, between April 2025 and March 2026 due to a broken system.