HUNDREDS of Irish travellers auditioned for a new X Factor-style TV show for gypsies in a bid to become an overnight star.

Travellers made homeless after being evicted from an illegal site in the UK are set to ask senior judges to rule that they have a right to be re-homed in caravans or offered pitches.

TRAVELLERS and their supporters have walked out of Britain’s largest illegal site, ending a two-day stand off against bailiffs and police.

Six protesters remain chained to barricades inside the Dale Farm travellers’ site in the UK.

BRITISH police defended their handling of the Dale Farm eviction operation last night following violent showdowns on the site.

TWENTY-THREE people were arrested and two were Tasered, as the eviction of Travellers on Dale Farm descended into violence.

The multi-million pound eviction of travellers on the English Dale Farm site descended into violence today with two people Tasered and missiles thrown at police.

Two protesters were Tasered and one person arrested in clashes with bailiffs and riot police when the planned eviction of the UK’s largest illegal Travellers’ site got under way today.

Supporters clashed with bailiffs and riot police at the UK’s largest illegal Travellers’ site as the planned eviction finally got under way.

Travellers have locked down the UK’s largest illegal travellers settlement as they expect bailiffs to begin a site clearance tomorrow.

FAMILIES fighting eviction from Britain’s biggest illegal Traveller site were last night manning barricades after an appeal court ruling left them at the “end of the road”.

Residents of Dale Farm, the UK's largest illegal travellers' site, were today refused permission to appeal against a High Court ruling that gave Basildon Council the go-ahead to evict them.

In the UK, representatives of the Dale Farm residents in Essex say they hope to lodge a fresh appeal against their eviction tomorrow.

BRITAIN’S High Court yesterday rejected an appeal from a community of Irish Travellers to prevent their eviction from an illegal site where they have lived for a decade.

Residents of Dale Farm, the UK's largest illegal travellers' site in Essex, will have to wait to learn whether they have won their High Court battle against eviction.

Hundreds of people occupying the UK’s biggest illegal traveller site would move to supermarket car parks if forced to leave, a High Court judge was told today.

RESIDENTS of Dale Farm were last night celebrating another reprieve that has raised their hopes that they can remain living on Britain’s biggest illegal Travellers’ site.

Residents today today won a temporary reprieve in their long-running battle to stay on the UK’s biggest illegal Travellers’ site.

Travellers fighting to stay on the UK’s biggest illegal site should today discover whether they have won the latest round of a legal battle.c

Residents facing the threat of eviction from the UK’s largest illegal travellers’ site have been given more breathing space over the weekend.

The long-running dispute between Basildon Council and Dale Farm residents returns to the High Court in the UK today.

A group of travellers claiming to be from the UK’s largest illegal site at Dale Farm have relocated to a public park in Luton.

TRAVELLERS at Britain’s largest illegal site were last night urged to clear barricades and stop non-residents from protesting, in line with a court order.

Travellers given a reprieve from the threatened clearance of the UK's largest illegal site in Essex are celebrating today - but have warned the fight is not over yet.

ELDERLY Traveller Mary Flynn lost her appeal yesterday to challenge her eviction from Britain’s biggest illegal Travellers’ site.

RESIDENTS of Britain’s biggest illegal Travellers’ site yesterday won a last-minute injunction temporarily halting moves to evict them from their homes.

Dale Farm residents won a last-gasp injunction today preventing Basildon Council from clearing structures from the site pending a further court hearing on Friday.

Two protesters chained themselves to a barrel behind the gate at Dale Farm today to signal the start of peaceful resistance to the eviction of travellers from the illegal section of the site.

A showdown between bailiffs and residents promises tense and angry scenes today as scores of families are evicted from the UK’s biggest illegal travellers’ site.

SUPPORTERS and Travellers resisting the clearance of Dale Farm last night locked down the site as they prepared for the arrival of bailiffs.

Travellers facing the clearance of the UK’s largest illegal site say they are enduring a last-minute struggle to find somewhere to go.

TRAVELLERS living on Britain’s largest unauthorised site have said: “We’re staying put,” as they prepare for bailiffs to move in to clear the site.

A United Nations team is visiting the UK’s largest illegal traveller settlement today ahead of a planned eviction.

THE mother of a six-month-old boy with Down Syndrome has spoken of the human impact a planned mass eviction of Travellers will have.

Lawyers today failed in a last-ditch attempt to prevent the eviction of some Irish families from the UK’s largest unauthorised Traveller site.

A group of Irish Travellers are today fighting eviction from Britain's biggest encampment.

UP to 400 Irish travellers are facing forced evictions from a farm in east London which is part of Britain’s largest Traveller settlement.