Five people have been arrested after a group of masked men attempted to enter a hotel in London as anti-asylum protests continued across the country. Most demonstrations appeared to be peaceful as police braced for further protests over the weekend after the Government won a court challenge on Friday, meaning asylum seekers can continue to be housed at the Bell Hotel in Essex.

In Scotland, angry activists who descended on a hotel housing asylum seekers in Falkirk on Saturday were met by hundreds of counter-protesters. Both sides engaged in personal abuse and hurling threats and police separated both groups behind barriers.

Meanwhile in London, two anti-asylum groups marched to the Crowne Plaza near Heathrow Airport and a group of masked men attempted to enter the building through the r

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