Man admits 'sham marriage' plot Stockport man arrested as people smuggling ring smashed Suspected labour trafficker arrested in Black Country Potential fines of GBP50,000 for two Ipswich businesses Sales of Polish food increase 15% as workers return to the UK to find jobs Three arrested in immigration raid on Chinese takeaway in Shotley Bridge Terror suspects get £600,000 handout for 'living costs' Afghan asylum seeker wins right to stay in Britain after converting to Christianity We will rein in the ASBOs: Tories plan instant penalties to control yobs Christopher Maume: 'The British National party is right about one thing: the country is filling up'A selection of recent media reports
A 22-year-old man has admitted trying to "sell" his sister into a sham marriage for £8,000 in a plot to help Chinese immigrants to stay in the UK. Michael Wright, 22, from Wiltshire, pleaded guilty to immigration and perjury...
BBC News England (17-Nov-2009)
A MAN from Stockport has been arrested as part of a huge investigation into people smuggling. The 24-year-old, from Edgeley, was one of five men arrested in the UK by the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) after a probe into an international crime network suspected of trafficking thousands of illegal...
Manchester Evening News (17-Nov-2009)
Officers from the UK Border Agency and Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) swooped at 0600 on a house in Brierley Hill on Wednesday 11 November. The intelligence-led operation resulted in the arrest of a Romanian man who has been accused of arranging for foreign nationals to work for low pay in the...
M2 (17-Nov-2009)
Two Ipswich takeaways are facing potentially heavy fines after the UK Border Agency caught them employing illegal workers. The UK Border Agency works with employers so they understand the rules, but businesses have a clear responsibility to carry out the right checks before taking on migrant...
M2 (17-Nov-2009)
Demand for Polish food in Britain has risen 15 per cent compared to a year ago, suggesting that the Poles are coming back. Tesco has found that sales of its own range of Polish delicacies have begun to rise again following sharp annual falls last year and in early...
Daily Mail (17-Nov-2009)
THREE men have been arrested after immigration officers raided a Chinese takeaway. Officials from the UK Border Agency raided the Golden Flower, in Shotley Bridge, County Durham early on Friday evening and detained the three, who were all failed asylum seekers.
Durah Times (17-Nov-2009)
Some of Britains most dangerous suspected terrorists have received more than £600,000 of taxpayers money to pay for their living costs while they have been under surveillance by the security services.
Daily Telegraph (17-Nov-2009)
An Afghan asylum seeker who converted to Christianity after arriving in Britain has won the right to stay in the country because of fears he could be executed if returned...
Daily Mail (17-Nov-2009)
A Tory government would use instant penalties on teenage yobs instead of relying on Asbos, the party said yesterday. Chris Grayling, the Shadow Home Secretary, said he favoured quick intervention against teenage yobs through grounding orders, community punishments and property...
Daily Mail (17-Nov-2009)
I am not a fan of the BNP, honest. Nick Griffin, patron saint of the benighted and cross-eyed, is as about as high on my list of People To Hug Before I Die as Melanie Phillips or the Grimes twins...
The Independent (17-Nov-2009)
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