85 sharia courts in UK, says report Dozens of sharia courts are giving illegal advice, claims Civitas report Biting back Labour vows to put Britons at the front of council house queue in bid to win back voters from the far-Right RIOT POLICE STOP ANARCHIST ASSAULT ON BRITAIN'S BORDERS Australia intercepts asylum seekers Sharia courts: Do they undermine British Muslims' attempts to adapt to life here? Man given job of closing bogus colleges was sacked by university Prosecutors press for action against BNP leaflets New private sector jobs taken by foreign workers, research suggests Spain's downturn hits foreign workersA selection of recent media reports
There are as many as 85 sharia courts operating in Britain, according to a new report. Academic Denis MacEoin, the report's author, said the existence of the courts practising Islamic law could lead to different legal standards being applied to Muslim and non-Muslim citizens.
Harlow Star (29-Jun-2009)
Thinktank says small and often informal courts make decisions on divorce or children under sharia law beyond their legal...
Guardian Unlimited - G2 (29-Jun-2009)
A WOMAN custody officer is suing for £100,000 after being bitten by an HIV-positive asylum seeker.
The Sun (29-Jun-2009)
British-born families will jump ahead of immigrants and asylum seekers in the queue for council housing under far-reaching plans unveiled today. Gordon Brown will tear up the rules in a bid to win back Labour's working class heartlands, where support has grown for the far-Right British National Party.
Daily Mail (29-Jun-2009)
NEARLY 50 protesters were arrested in Calais as they tried to help hundreds of illegal migrants walk into Britain during a week of protests against UK border regulations.
Daily Express (29-Jun-2009)
A BOAT carrying nearly 200 suspected asylum seekers was intercepted yesterday near Christmas Island, the Australian government said. An Australian naval vessel intercepted the boat yesterday.
The Scotsman (29-Jun-2009)
The revelation that at least 85 sharia courts currently operate in this country challenges the overriding principle of British justice - that everyone regardless of sex, race, religion, or political belief is equal under the law.
The Mail On Sunday (28-Jun-2009)
A company awarded an important role in the Governments attempt to shut down hundreds of bogus colleges is run by a man who was dismissed from his post at a university, The Times has discovered.
Times Online (28-Jun-2009)
Pressure mounts for end to race hate law loopholes...
Guardian.co.uk (28-Jun-2009)
The increase in immigrant workers coming to Britain has accounted for nearly every new job created by companies since Labour came to power, research suggests.
Telegraph.co.uk (28-Jun-2009)
Spain has the highest proportion of immigrants of any EU country - most are from Latin America and Eastern Europe. But as boom turns to bust, Spain is rethinking its open-door policy, as the BBC's European Affairs correspondent Oana Lungescu reports.
BBC News (28-Jun-2009)
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