Thursday, 26 March 2009

March, 26 2009

Nail bar owners could face £20k fine over illegal workers
Immigration officers from UK Border Agency arrested two people following a raid on a nail bar in Maidenhead. The owners of Hollywood Nails in Queen Street could face a fine of £20,000 if they cannot prove to the agency within 28 days that correct right-to-work checks were carried... 
Maidenhead Advertiser - (25/03)

Spy chief wanted for torture is living on benefits in London
A FORMER intelligence chief wanted for torture and kidnapping in Albania has been living in a west London flat claiming thousands of pounds in benefits for the past 13 years, it was revealed... 
Evening Standard - (25/03)

Asylum seeker numbers jump 12% in 2008
Asylum applications in industrialised countries rose by 12 per cent last year to 383,000, as more people fled conflict and unrest in Afghanistan, Somalia, Zimbabwe and elsewhere, the UN refugee agency said... 
Financial Times - (24/03)

Asylum seeker guilty of Pc's murder
Last Modified: 24 Mar 2009 Source: PA News An asylum seeker has been convicted of the murder of a policeman who tried to arrest him in Luton town... 
Newstin - (24/03)

Migration must work for all, says minister
The recession should not be used as an excuse to ignore the challenges brought by a growing migrant population, a government minister told a conference in Norwich yesterday . 
Eastern Daily Press - (24/03)

Britain's most popular surnames: Singh and Patel catch up on Smith and Jones
While Smith and Jones remain Britain's most popular surnames, new research has found that Asian names such as Zhang, Singh and Patel are rapidly catching... 
Newstin - (24/03)

Italy wants 30 percent cap on immigrants in class
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's center-right government wants to introduce a 30 percent cap on the number of foreigners per school class in the belief that it will help immigrant children integrate with Italians, a minister said on... 
Reuters UK - (24/03)