Footage of an asylum seeker being dragged back inside a former Amy barracks in Kent following an apparent Covid breach has today been defended by police. The man, believed to be a resident of Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, is seen being lifted by his arms and legs and forcibly moved back through the gates … Read more
Police arrest another nine people over migrant riot at ex-army barracks ‘torched by angry asylum seekers’ as residents face ‘freezing cold’ days with no heating or hot water Fire broke out at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, amid disturbance on Friday Around 400 asylum seekers have faced ‘freezing cold’ days while using the site A … Read more
Huge fire breaks out at Napier Barracks where 400 migrants being held there have complained about living conditions and claimed they have been forced to share rooms with positive Covid cases By Katie Feehan For Mailonline Published: 16:06 GMT, 29 January 2021 | Updated: 16:17 GMT, 29 January 2021 A fire has broken out at … Read more
Asylum seekers at a coronavirus-hit army barracks are being forced to share rooms with those who test positive, it has been claimed. Napier Barracks in Kent has been used to house about 400 asylum seekers since September last year, despite concerns over conditions. Over the weekend, it emerged that a coronavirus outbreak had been recorded … Read more
Thousands of protesters marched on Thailand’s royal barracks last night holding inflatable rubber ducks – a symbol used by the peaceful pro-democracy movement to ridicule the police. Heavily-armoured officers defended by shields and banks of barbed wire kept the demonstrators from getting close to the King’s Guard headquarters in Bangkok on Sunday. Protesters are demanding … Read more
The first migrants have arrived in taxis at an army barracks in Kent which has been converted into a ‘dispersal facility’. Around 20 migrants were brought to Napier Barracks in Folkestone today where they could be housed for the up to a year. At 7.45pm this evening a black BMW saloon arrived at the barracks … Read more
First migrants are set to arrive today at disused Kent barracks where 400 will be housed for up to a year awaiting asylum decisions – after Priti Patel vowed to fly at least 1,000 back to Europe Napier Barracks has been turned into an ‘assessment and dispersal facility’ The first arrivals are expected later today … Read more
A disused army barracks in Kent is set to be turned into the UK’s first migrant holding camp as more people make the journey across the Channel, including a father who was today pictured carrying his baby beneath the White Cliffs of Dover. Around 400 people including families, believed to have crossed the Channel in … Read more
Drug raid on Queen’s guard barracks uncovers traces of cocaine and ecstasy as soldiers are warned they will face regular tests Royal Military and civilian police officers raided the barracks of the Welsh Guard The joint team swabbed the cards and wallets of as many as 200 soldiers Five soldier’s possessions tested positive for traces … Read more