Covid outbreak at ex-Army barracks housing asylum seekers

A coronavirus outbreak at an ex-Army barracks which is used to house asylum seekers has seen almost 200 migrants test positive for the disease so far this year. Napier Barracks in Kent has been used as ’emergency’ accommodation since September last year.  Reports had suggested that at least 120 residents had tested positive for Covid-19 … Read more

Asylum-seeker filmed being lifted up by his arms and legs and dragged back inside ex-Army barracks

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

Five are arrested over migrant riot at ex-army barracks that was torched by angry asylum seekers

Five men have been arrested over the riot at an ex-army barracks that was torched by asylum seekers in a row over conditions. Priti Patel strongly condemned the unrest at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, and police launched a probe after the disturbance. The riot reportedly broke out when migrants were told they would no … Read more

Ex-army barracks building stands destroyed after rioting migrants torched it in row over conditions

An ex-army barracks building today stands destroyed after rioting migrants torched it in a row over conditions amid claims from a charity that staff abandoned the asylum seekers after the blaze.  Priti Patel strongly condemned the unrest at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, and police launched a probe after the disturbance. The riot reportedly broke … Read more

Asylum seekers at ex-Army barracks forced to share rooms with positive Covid patients

Asylum seekers at a coronavirus-hit army barracks were evacuated to hotels for quarantine at ’15 minutes notice’, it has been claimed, as photos emerge of migrants being loaded onto minibuses at the site this afternoon.  Some migrants also said they were forced to share rooms with others who had tested positive for the virus before … Read more

Covid outbreak at asylum seeker camp in ex-Army barracks in Kent sees 120 people test positive

Fears of a health crisis at a military barracks housing asylum seekers in Kent have escalated after 120 people are believed to have tested positive for coronavirus. Around 400 people are living at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, where a Covid outbreak has added to concerns over conditions. Residents, many of whom have crossed the … Read more

Moment cocaine-addicted ex-Army sergeant, 40, buys cigarettes and whisky with victim’s cash

Daniel Shovelton (pictured) found guilty of killing Mark Bradbury in Warrington, Cheshire An ex-Army sergeant who battered a father-of-two to death with ‘ferocious’ blows and stole from his home to pay off a drugs debt has today been jailed for life. Daniel Shovelton, 40, was found guilty of killing Mark Bradbury, 58, in his own home … Read more