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Two arrested after girl critically injured in loading vehicle incident in Essex

Man, 18, and boy, 17, detained on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving in Southend-on-Sea

Two people have been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after an incident involving a loading vehicle which has left a teenage girl in a critical condition in hospital.

Police attended the Chalkwell Park area of Southend-on-Sea, Essex, at about 12.30am on Saturday after receiving a report of an incident involving a β€œsmall articulated loading vehicle”.

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Β© Photograph: Google

Β© Photograph: Google

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Asylum seekers removed from Essex hotel targeted by far right as Home Office ends contract

Bell hotel in Epping was scene of violent protests after asylum seeker living there sexually assaulted girl and woman

Asylum seekers have been removed from the Epping hotel that became a flashpoint for anti-immigration protests across England last summer as the Home Office terminates its contract with the establishment.

The hotel on the outskirts of the Essex town was the scene of increasingly large protests after an asylum seeker who was living there sexually assaulted a 14-year-old girl and a woman.

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Β© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Β© Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

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β€˜Family values’ African charter condemned by rights groups as regressive and dangerous

Draft treaty claims sexual and reproductive health and rights are an existential threat to the African family

An African treaty that rejects longstanding international human rights obligations moved a step closer to becoming policy this week as governments across the continent met in Ghana.

The draft African charter on family, sovereignty and values, seen by the Guardian, asserts that African values and culture are under attack from β€œforeign ideologies” and urges states to withdraw from any agreements that do not align with the principles of the charter, including the 2003 Maputo protocol, which promotes gender equality and protects the reproductive and health rights of women and girls.

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Β© Photograph: Francis Kokoroko/Reuters

Β© Photograph: Francis Kokoroko/Reuters

Β© Photograph: Francis Kokoroko/Reuters

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