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A selection of recent media reports

Skills shortages could hold employers back in the recovery
Skills shortages continue to afflict employers despite rising unemployment and could damage their competitiveness in the recovery. Employers and recruitment agencies have warned many positions including those of head teachers, nuclear engineers and food technologists, remain hard to fill and could make it...
Personneltoday.com (26-Aug-2009)

Vietnamese stowaways caught on way to Birmingham
More than a dozen illegal migrants were found being trafficked into the UK hidden in a delivery lorry bound for a Vietnamese restaurant in Birmingham. The Vietnamese stowaways were found inside the lorry carrying food products when it was examined by UK Border Agency officers stationed at the French port of..
Birmingham Post.net (26-Aug-2009)

Ethiopian athletes on way to Scotland flee
FOUR Ethiopian athletes due to take part in a major athletics event tonight have disappeared from their hotel in London and are believed to be seeking asylum.
The Scotsman (26-Aug-2009)

Missing Ethiopian athletes seek asylum
Four Ethiopian athletes who were due to compete at an international meeting in Scotland today were missing last night after fleeing from their hotel in London.
The Herald_uk (26-Aug-2009)

Immigrant detainee moves suffer safeguard shortfalls
A review into the process of escorting immigration detainees, some of whom travel to and from Yarl s Wood, has found worrying gaps in safeguards. The report published this week by Dame Anne Owers, Chief Inspector of Prisons, has revealed inconsistent treatment of detainees and a lack of interpretation and..
Bedfordshire on Sunday (26-Aug-2009)

Britain's biggest firms fined £10m for employing more than 2,000 illegal immigrants
Some of Britain's biggest companies and restaurant chains are among more than 1,100 firms caught employing illegal immigrants. Those organisations which have been fined by the Home Office include security firm G4S, Pizza Hut and upmarket eatery Chez Gerard, as well as Wimpy and a BP garage.
Daily Mail (25-Aug-2009)