TWO protesters were Tasered and three arrested in clashes with bailiffs and riot police when the planned eviction of the UK's largest illegal travellers' site got under way today.

Officers in riot gear entered Dale Farm, near Basildon in Essex, after breaking down a rear fence just after 7am, prompting angry confrontations.

Masked thugs joined 150 gypsies barricaded inside the camp in Basildon, Essex.  Read More