Two more men have appeared in court charged with committing violent disorder during demonstrations outside a hotel used to house asylum seekers. Hundreds of people have attended protests outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on four different occasions this month.

The protests began after an asylum seeker living at the hotel was arrested and charged with sexual assault, harassment and inciting a child to engage in sexual activity. Hadush Kebatu, 41, from Ethiopia, has denied the offences and remains in custody on remand.