A selection of recent media reports
Border Agency under fire as hundreds of immigration errors highlighted Britain's immigration system is not operating effectively and faces a damaging loss of public support, a report warned today. The Parliamentary Ombudsman, Ann Abraham, detailed a catalogue of basic administrative errors in hundreds of cases handled by the UK Border... Evening Standard (09-Feb-2010)
Investigation into human trafficking in Scotland BBC Scotland's Home Affairs Correspondent An inquiry is to begin to discover how many victims of human trafficking there are in Scotland. The investigation, launched by the Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland (EHRC) will be chaired by Baroness Helena Kennedy... BBC News (09-Feb-2010)
WATCHDOG BLASTS BORDER AGENCY CHAOS BRITAINS immigration system is descending into chaos as a new backlog of applications piles up, a senior Parliamentary watchdog warned last... Sunday Express (09-Feb-2010)
KURDS ON BENEFITS RAN £25M RACKET A GANG of asylum seekers ran a £25million money laundering racket while claiming thousands of pounds in... Sunday Express (09-Feb-2010)
Lord Bach reveals latest civil legal aid cuts Lord Bach, the legal aid minister, has launched a fresh package of civil legal aid cuts, which the Ministry of Justice hopes will save £6m a year. Among them is an end to routine access for non-residents living in the UK and British residents living outside the... Solicitors Journal (09-Feb-2010)
The bent copper who abused the race card The story of Ali Dizaei is not just about one bent copper - a deeply corrupt, swaggering, bully and liar who abused his position to bring disgrace on his... Daily Mail (09-Feb-2010)
Border Agency long way from target of removals, says watchdog The border agency is a very long way from removing failed asylum seekers from the country promptly, according to a highly critical watchdog report published... Times Online (09-Feb-2010)
Gang of illegal migrants swindled £24m of 'dirty' drug deal money in Special K cereal boxes A team of money launderers collected £24million of 'dirty' drug deal money in shopping trollies and Special K cereal boxes in just eight months on behalf of gangland... Daily Mail (08-Feb-2010)
Did immigration transform Britain by accident? Why did immigration to Britain increase so rapidly in recent years? David Goodhart, editor of Prospect magazine, considers the question for Radio 4's Analysis... BBC News Berkshire (08-Feb-2010)
AUSTRALIA TIGHTENS MIGRATION RULES Australia has tightened its migration rules in favour of English speakers and professionals, saying the country has been attracting too many hairdressers and cooks and too few doctors and... Daily Express (08-Feb-2010)
Give us some policies! DAVID CAMERON has told his top team that they need to get their act together but the only person who really needs a ticking off is Cameron himself. He is the one who wanted to be leader and he now needs to lead from the... Online Sun (08-Feb-2010)
Controversial French MP praises 'courage' of migrants illegally headed for Britain The French MP for Calais has praised the 'courage' of migrants who trek thousands of miles across Europe to sneak illegally into Britain. Former culture minister Jack Lang also called for urgent humanitarian aid for the 'starving' illegal immigrants massed in the northern French... Daily Mail (08-Feb-2010)
Today on SunTalk Motoring Editor Ken Gibson has the latest details as Toyota plan to recall the latest model of its flagship Prius cars because of a possible fault with the... Online Sun (08-Feb-2010)
Number of Asylum Children Rises The number of children seeking asylum on there own in the West Midlands has dramatically risen. In 2002 there were just 14 but in 2008 there were... Sunrise Radio (08-Feb-2010)
READING TOWN SPEAKS 150 LANGUAGES CHILDREN in one English town, Reading, speak more than 150 different... Daily Express (08-Feb-2010)
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