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Welcome to Navaralife. I'm Michael Walker. And this evening, I'm joined by No One. I do have some great guests lined up for you. And some great stories coming up. A high court judge has ruled that a hotel housing asylum seekers in Epping must close. CEOs of Britain's top 100 companies have received pay rises or record pay rises, I should say, for the third year in a row.

I also speak to an award-winning Iranian filmmaker, Sepidae Farsi, on her new documentary on the genocide in Gaza.

And the terrorism case against one of NICAP's members has been delayed.

There were still some dramatic scenes from outside the courtroom, though, so we will be showing you those.

Stay tuned for all of that, as ever.

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Straight into our first story.

A high court judge has ruled that a hotel housing asylum seekers

in the London suburb of Epping must close. The Bell Hotel has been the site of large protests

since early July, and that was after one of its residents was charged with sexual offences

against a 14-year-old girl. Now, some of those protests were peaceful involving residents, but they also turned violent after members of far-right groups like Homeland and Blood and Honor got involved, as well as people affiliated with anti-Islam group for Britain and the Organization Combat 18.

The case against the hotel was brought by Epping Council who argued that the use of the hotel to house asylum seekers breached planning regulations.

So they argued the hotel had approval to be a place for temporary residents, not semi-permanent ones.

And despite a last-minute attempt by Home Secretary, Evette Cooper, to get the council's case dismissed, the judge issued an injunction.

And to be ordered that asylum seekers be moved out of the hotel by 4pm on the 12th of September.

Now, this case is pretty significant because it's the first time a judge has ruled in favour of a

council making this kind of application.

On previous occasions, the courts have refused to get involved.

And in his ruling, Mr. Justice Ayers also said the protests outside the hotel had played

a role in his judgment, albeit only a limited one.

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