Saturday, 7 August 2010

A selection of recent media reports

France's Sarkozy approval rises after crime crackdown
PARIS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Sarkozy's popularity inched higher after he announced tough new measures against..
Talk Talk (07-Aug-2010)

Whistleblower: hundreds of illegal immigrants 'got away with sham marriages'
A former immigration officer claims hundreds of illegal immigrants wed in sham marriages after Government...
Telegraph.co.uk (07-Aug-2010)

OFFICER CLAIM OVER BOGUS MARRIAGES
A former immigration officer claims that hundreds of illegal immigrants wed in sham marriages after Government.
Scottish Daily Express (07-Aug-2010)

Officer claim over bogus marriages
A former immigration officer claims that hundreds of illegal immigrants wed in sham marriages after Government.
Guardian.co.uk (07-Aug-2010)

Scotlands population at highest in 30 years
Scotlands population has reached its highest level for 30 years, with record numbers of people from overseas making..
Herald Scotland (07-Aug-2010)

Rise in racism among schoolchildren
REPORTS of racism among children are becoming more frequent in Suffolk schools, according to new...
East Anglian Daily Times (07-Aug-2010)

Brown's pollster reveals how Labour's mistake on immigration cost him power and is now damaging democracy | Mail Online
Deborah Mattinson has run focus groups - snapshots of the voting public - for the past 20 years.
The Mail On Sunday (07-Aug-2010)

'Leave or be deported' ultimatum to families
Families with children facing removal from the UK are being given a two-week ultimatum to leave the country...
Fleetwood Weekly News (06-Aug-2010)

France: Sarkozy's Gypsy crackdown begins
French police moved in Friday to clear an illegal Gypsy encampment for the first time since President Nicolas Sarkozy.
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (06-Aug-2010)

Illegal workers caught after raid in Ironbridge
Five Chinese nationals have been caught working illegally after a raid on a Thai restaurant in Shropshire, the UK...
BBC News England (06-Aug-2010)

Housing crisis could provoke social unrest
New research by the London School of Economics and the Federation of Master Builders suggests there is capacity in...
Property Week (06-Aug-2010)

Knife maniac jailed for holding nurse hostage
A KNIFE-WIELDING maniac who held a nurse hostage in her own home was jailed for three months yesterday.
Daily Record (06-Aug-2010)

Field: Proposed cap on housing benefit
Mark Field, MP for Cities of London and Westminster, here discusses the proposed cap on housing benefit in his...
London Informer (06-Aug-2010)

'Leave or be deported' Border Agency ultimatum to families
Families with children facing removal from the UK are being given a two-week ultimatum to leave the country...
London Evening Standard (06-Aug-2010)

UK passport giveaway hands 2m more Hungarians right to work here | Mail Online
Hungary is set to hand passports to millions of people living outside the EU raising the prospect of a new wave..
The Mail On Sunday (06-Aug-2010)

Families with children facing deportation given two-week ultimatum before removal
Families with children facing deportation from Britain are being given a two-week ultimatum to leave the country...
Telegraph.co.uk (06-Aug-2010)

How domestic workers become slaves
Every year women come to this country as domestic workers, to support families back home. Instead, they are often...
Guardian.co.uk (06-Aug-2010)

China, France bust illegal immigration network
China and France have busted a network which transported illegal Chinese immigrants to Europe, officials said. The French immigration ministry said Thursday several members of the network headed by a Chinese national living in Paris and a number of illegal immigrants were arrested July 27 during...
Irish Sun (06-Aug-2010)

PASSPORT LOOPHOLE ALLOWS 5 MILLION TO COME TO UK
AS many as five million new EU citizens could soon be created with full rights to come to Britain thanks to a...
Sunday Express (06-Aug-2010)

ROMANIAN PRESIDENT: WE TAKE JOBS OFF BENEFIT LOAFERS
THE reality of soft-touch Britain was laid bare yesterday by the president of...
Sunday Express (06-Aug-2010)