Wednesday, 15 September 2010

A selection of recent media reports

DIANE ABBOTT: PROTECT WOMEN AND BLACK WORKERS FROM JOB CUTS
LABOUR leader candidate Diane Abbott was plunged into a new race storm last night after calling for black public-sector workers...
Scottish Daily Express (15-Sep-2010)

AIR PASSENGERS LEFT STUNNED AS NO ONE CHECKS THEIR PASSPORTS
PASSENGERS were left stunned when they flew into Britain and no one checked their...
Express.co.uk (15-Sep-2010)

EU threatens to take Sarkozy to court over Roma crackdown
President Nicolas Sarkozy faced legal assaults on two fronts yesterday after a European Commissioner threatened action over what..
The Independent (15-Sep-2010)

Woolas defends election conduct at court hearing
Ex-Labour minister Phil Woolas has defended his general election campaign while admitting one of his leaflets "sailed very close..
BBC News UK (14-Sep-2010)

Prostitution Ring Jailed For Virginity Plot
Three women and a man have been jailed for trying to sell the virginity of young girls to wealthy Arab businessmen for up to £150.
Sky News (14-Sep-2010)

Ten years in jail for immigration fraudster
... Tuesday, 14 Sep 2010 Kaseepathi Koka set up bogus companies A Hounslow man was today jailed following a UK Border Agency...
Sourcews UK (14-Sep-2010)

French Senate votes to ban Islamic full veil in public
France's Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would ban wearing the Islamic full veil in...
BBC News; Isle of Man (14-Sep-2010)

Ex-minister 'tried to stir up racial tension' in election
A FORMER immigration minister stooped to foment racial and religious divisions as part of a desperate attempt to change an.
The Scotsman (14-Sep-2010)

Analysis - Anti-immigrant wave spreads across Europe
(Reuters) - Few people outside of Germany paid much attention when a little-known Berlin politician named Rene Stadtkewitz...
Reuters UK (14-Sep-2010)

Man sentenced for 'callous' Wolverhampton rape attack
AN ILLEGAL immigrant who took part in the abduction and repeated rape of a terrified Midland woman has been jailed...
SundayMercury.net (14-Sep-2010)

Almost 45 Ryanair passengers enter UK with no passport checks after Border Agency blunder
A plane-load of people flew into Britain from Spain without having their documents checked in either country, officials have...
Mail Online (14-Sep-2010)

New scheme to take cruelty out of search for London's primary school places
Thousands of London families are set to benefit from an overhaul of the primary school allocation system unveiled...
London Evening Standard (14-Sep-2010)

France's deportation of Romany gipsies 'a disgrace' says EU Commissioner
France's expulsions of Romany gypsies was branded 'a disgrace' by the EU today. The deportations - in which more than 1,000...
The Mail On Sunday (14-Sep-2010)

Almost 200 Ryanair passengers enter UK with no passport checks after Border Agency blunder
Nearly 200 people managed to fly into Britain from Spain without having their documents checked in either country, red-faced...
The Mail On Sunday (14-Sep-2010)

SARKOZY IS QUITE RIGHT TO DEPORT THE ROMA FROM FRANCE
NOT long after taking office, the defence secretary Liam Fox found himself in trouble for saying that Britain was not in...
Scottish Daily Express (14-Sep-2010)