Several demonstrators have been detained by police after rival groups gathered at a protest against the use of a hotel to accommodate asylum seekers.The Metropolitan Police has imposed conditions on a protest and counter-protest outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in Islington, north London.

Several demonstrators have been detained by police after rival groups gathered at a protest against the use of a hotel to accommodate asylum seekers.The Metropolitan Police has imposed conditions on a protest and counter-protest outside the Thistle City Barbican Hotel in Islington, north London.