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A selection of recent media reports

Five arrests after Tredegar takeaway swoop
A VALLEYS takeaway could be fined up to £40,000 after employing four illegal immigrants from China. The UK Border Agency and police raided Tredegars Golden Chopstix, on Castle Street, and arrested the takeways manager, three kitchen staff and a fifth Chinese man, who did not work there but was a failed...
South Wales Argus (13-Aug-2009)

Deportees at risk of abuse
Refugees deported from Britain are at risk of ill-treatment and abuse by immigration officers and security guards, a damning report into the system for removing immigrants and failed asylum seekers has found.
The Independent (13-Aug-2009)

Roma a powderkeg in Hungary as crisis deepens
BUDAPEST, Hungary (Reuters) - Maria Balogh and her 13-year old daughter Ketrin were asleep at home last week when attackers burst in and shot the mother dead with pellet guns.
Tiscali News (13-Aug-2009)

ANGER OVER SCHOOLS WHERE ENGLISH IS FOREIGN LANGUAGE
ENGLISH is now a minority language at primary schools in inner London, Government figures have revealed.
Daily Express (13-Aug-2009)

FURY OVER SCHOOLS WHERE ENGLISH IS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
SCHOOLS are being overrun by children who cannot speak English. In some areas, pupils who can talk English are now a minority. There are 14 council areas in London where more pupils speak a foreign language than English, while in Slough, Berks, only 45% of youngsters speak the native tongue.
Daily Star (13-Aug-2009)

BRITONS JOIN DOLE QUEUE AS FIRMS EMPLOY MIGRANTS
ALMOST one in 10 firms plan to recruit migrant labour despite the rocketing unemployment level in Britain, a survey found yesterday.
Daily Express (13-Aug-2009)

Campaigners fear even more migrants will head for Britain
Booming world population levels will increase the number of migrants trying to get into the UK in future, says a campaign group.
Yorkshire Post (12-Aug-2009)

World population projected to reach 7 billion next year
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The world's population is forecast to hit 7 billion next year, the vast majority of its growth coming in developing and, in many cases, the poorest nations, a report released Wednesday said.
CNN International (12-Aug-2009)