Fire breaks out at Napier Barracks in Folkestone
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Updated: 21:00, 29 January 2021
Riot police have been called in to Napier Barracks in Folkestone after a disturbance and a fire.
There were dramatic scenes as a huge emergency presence attended the military barracks, which are currently housing asylum seekers.
Fames are shooting out of a building at Napier Barracks. Video: Lucy Jackson
Videos emerged showing flames and extensive damage done to the inside of at least one of the buildings.
Riot police have entered the barracks to deal with an ongoing disturbance .
While the fire is now under control a heavy emergency presence remains at the scene and specialist teams have been sent in to deal with asbestos after fears the building ablaze contained the hazardous material.
Activists throw fake blood at gates of Napier Barracks to send message to Home Office
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Updated: 19:16, 28 January 2021
Activists have today thrown fake blood at the gates of Napier Barracks - where hundreds of asylum seekers are living - in protest over the conditions there.
The anonymous group of human right activists dressed in white boiler suits and masks and erected posters addressed to Home Secretary Priti Patel outside the military camp in Folkestone.
Activists have thrown fake blood over the gates of Napier Barracks to send a clear message to Priti Patel and the Home office . All photos by Andrew Aitchison/In pictures via Getty Images
KentOnline Podcast: Academy boss warns government not to send all children back to school too soon
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Updated: 16:30, 25 January 2021
The chief executive of an academy trust in Kent says the government needs to listen to scientists before deciding when all children should return to school.
There are calls for ministers to set out a route map of how and when children will go back to class.
Hear from David Whitehead who is the CEO of the Potential in Everyone Academy Trust in Swale.
Also in today s podcast, asylum seekers being held at a former army barracks in Kent are to be moved to hotels if they receive a negative Covid test.
Thousands call for controversial refugee housing Napier Barracks to be shut down
Concerns have been raised over the conditions inside the barracks in Folkestone
A view of Napier Barracks in Folkestone, (Image: PA)
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