Friday, 26 March 2010

A selection of recent media reports

With an election looming, immigration will be an issue but one that must be reported sensitively, not sensationally 
Guardian (25-Mar-2010)

Homeless immigrants are taking refuge in garden sheds and coal bunkers in a Peterborough...
BBC News Cambridgeshire (25-Mar-2010)

THE UK is in fourth place among industrialised countries worldwide for the number of asylum applications it receives. The number of new asylum claims in the UK last year fell by 5 per cent to 29,800, the third lowest figure in 15 years, according to a United Nations refugee agency report.
The Scotsman (25-Mar-2010)

Failed asylum seekers given temporary leave to remain in the UK will no longer be able to apply for driving licences, under new government rules. The Department for Transport has said only people granted permission to stay in the country for 185 days or more will now be eligible to take a...
BBC News (25-Mar-2010)

Three people have been arrested for allegedly being involved in a sham marriage ring in Bath. Immigration and police officers raided a flat in the city centre this morning and arrested a 57-year-old Bulgarian man and a 33-year-old Bulgarian woman, who are thought to be in a relationship...
This is Bath (25-Mar-2010)

The Joint Operation Coordination Centre (JOCC) was officially opened in Calais this week in a bid to step up the fight against illegal immigration. The decision to create the centre was agreed last July to further improve intelligence sharing and encourage a joint approach to border security and...
Police Professional (25-Mar-2010)