Wednesday, 24 June 2009

A selection of recent media reports

BNP may face race case over membership rules
LONDON (Reuters) - The far-right British National Party could face a legal challenge to its membership rules and constitution, which may breach racial discrimination laws, the government's equality watchdog said on Tuesday.
Stv.tv (23-Jun-2009)

Manor House Tube used by Turkish gangs to plot smugglings
DETAILS have emerged of how a multi-million-pound human-smuggling business was run through a series of rendezvous outside Manor House Station. Musa Hurman, 49, of Florence Road, Hornsey, and Mustafa Gunduz, 49, of Finsbury Park, were sentenced on June 11 for three years and 18 months respectively for human...
Haringey Independent (23-Jun-2009)

'Terror commander' loses appeal
An Afghan asylum seeker in Glasgow who fought against Nato-led forces in his homeland has lost his appeal against deportation from the UK.
BBC News Scotland (23-Jun-2009)

Burka makes women prisoners, says President Sarkozy
President Sarkozy threw his weight yesterday behind attempts to bar French Muslim women from covering their faces in public, calling their full-body dress a debasement of women.
Times Online (23-Jun-2009)

France declares war on public wearing of burqas in bid to end female 'debasement'
FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy has lashed out at the practice of wearing the Muslim burqa, insisting the full-body religious gown is a sign of the "debasement" of women and that it won't be welcome in France.
News.Scotsman.com (23-Jun-2009)

Time to honour
IT WAS a heart-rending Father's Day for Joanna Birchall and her 18-month-old son Charlie.
The Sun (22-Jun-2009)

Regulations changed to allow failed asylum seekers access to free healthcare
Amended Regulations to enable failed asylum seekers access to free healthcare will come into force on 15 July, Health Minister Edwina Hart announced today [Friday, 19 June].
Welsh Assembly Government (22-Jun-2009)

YOU PAY £73M SO ILLEGALS CAN STAY
TAXPAYERS spent £73million to look after failed asylum seekers who should have been booted out of Britain. 
Daily Star (22-Jun-2009)