Epping Forest District Council was granted a temporary High Court injunction on Tuesday blocking asylum seekers from being housed at the Bell Hotel.

Chris Whitbread was speaking after Epping Forest council was granted an injunction blocking asylum seekers from being housed at a local hotel.

Warrants without bail were issued for Sarah Jordan, 35, of no fixed abode, and Amber Clarke, 24, of Nine Elms, south-west London.

Photos show firefighters on the scene of an incident in Hanley Castle. The B4211 is partially blocked.

A string of thefts has now been reported at St Andrew's Church in Ombersley including the theft of rare George III coins ...