Wednesday, 2 September 2009

A selection of recent media reports

Population of UK will hit 70 million, warns think tank
The population of the UK is still on course to hit 70 million within 25 years despite Government pledges that it will not, research by a think tank shows. 
Daily Telegraph (02-Sep-2009)

In Pakistan, 97 percent of marriages take place to attain foreign nationality
Islamabad, Aug.22 (ANI): A survey conducted in Pakistan on the issue of forced marriages among male dual nationals, reveals that only 3.4 per cent children are consulted before marriage whereas 96.6 per cent marriages take place mainly to attain foreign nationality or helping hand abroad. 
Thaindian News (01-Sep-2009)

1 IN 5 KILLERS IS A MIGRANT
A FIFTH of manslaughters or murders in the UK are committed by foreigners. And top of the list of those involved in violence are Poles. Next are Nepalese, Lithuanians, Somalians and Sri Lankan immigrants.
Daily Star (01-Sep-2009)

Young teens trafficked to Ireland for sex trade
Young teens below the legal age of consent are being trafficked into Northern Ireland and the Republic for sexual exploitation, according to the support group Ruhama.
Belfast Telegraph (01-Sep-2009)

International students may spurn UK because of new visa rules
Complicated new visa rules could see international student numbers fall by 20% in the UK this...
Guardian Unlimited - Education (01-Sep-2009)

Armed robber released from jail after blunder
Russian man should have been...
Evening Express (31-Aug-2009)

Jail for driver with illegal immigrants
A LATVIAN van driver caught smuggling seven illegal immigrants into Poole port has been jailed for 32 months. Bournemouth Crown Court heard how Ojars Bricis had been detained after disembarking from the Barfleur ferry at 6.
This is Dorset (31-Aug-2009)

Population control
A consumption-fixated culture of a growing population is simply not...
Times Online (31-Aug-2009)