Thursday, 11 November 2010

selection of recent media reports

At least 4,000 foreign prisoners 'bribed' to go home
At least 4,000 foreign prisoners have already taken "bribes" to leave the UK, costing the...
Telegraph.co.uk (11-Nov-2010)

Canada doubles requirements for foreign investors
The Canadian government has announced it is doubling requirements for foreign investors...
Yahoo! Finance UK (11-Nov-2010)

Council leader blames immigration for rising demand on schools
COUNCIL leader Ray Puddifoot told a residents' meeting on Tuesday (9) that the urgent need...
Uxbridge Gazette (10-Nov-2010)

UK is cocaine capital of the western world as number of young Britons using the drug shoots up by 50 per cent
British youngsters have become the greatest consumers of cocaine in the developed world,...
Mail Online (Steve Doughty) (10-Nov-2010)

'Illegal immigrants' held in raid on Hamleys
Four suspected illegal immigrants working for an Essex-based company have been arrested...
Leyand Guardian (10-Nov-2010)

Chase foreigners off if you don't want them, says Turkish ambassador
The Turkish ambassador in Vienna has risked a serious thrift between Austria and Turkey with..
Austrian Independent (10-Nov-2010)

Innocent man framed by corrupt police chief Ali Dizaei tells his story.
Crooked cop Ali Dizaei wanted his Armani suit in...
News of the World (10-Nov-2010)

Have Phil Woolas and his backers no shame?
Crime and Justice civil law election law phil woolas Blog Have Phil Woolas and his backers...
Ekklesia (Simon Barrow) (10-Nov-2010)

School places crisis puts 4,000 on waiting lists
More than 4,000 children are on a waiting list for places in London schools, figures reveal...
London Evening Standard (10-Nov-2010)

GOVERNMENT BUDGET CUTS: BORDERS BLITZ
THE UK Border Agency is to axe another 5,000 jobs over the next four years as it faces 20%...
Daily Star (Wesley Johnson) (10-Nov-2010)

Foreign criminals paid to return home: case of Agnes Wong
Foreign criminals are being offered cash bribes of up to £1,500 to return home a year after...
Telegraph.co.uk (10-Nov-2010)

Ferry family 'wanted to sneak into UK illegally'
A FAMILY of five from Malaysia found trying to sneak into Wales illegally on the Cork to...
This is South Wales (10-Nov-2010)

Thousands of pounds worth of drugs and a gun seized in Bristol
THOUSANDS of pounds worth of drugs and a gun were seized and seven people arrested or...
This is Bristol (10-Nov-2010)

Foreign lags now paid £1.5k to leave
CASH bribes to persuade foreign prisoners to go home have TREBLED to £1...
The Scottish Sun (GRAEME WILSON, Deputy Political Editor) (10-Nov-2010)

5,000 BORDER AGENCY JOBS TO GO
THE UK Border Agency is axing 5,000 more jobs, it announced yesterday minutes after admitting.
Sunday Express (Daily Express Reporter) (10-Nov-2010)

ROMA FRAUD CASE EXPOSES ABSURDITY OF BENEFITS SYSTEM
FOR London s diversity officers Lavinia Olmazu must have seemed a...
Express.co.uk (By Ross Clark, Political commentator) (10-Nov-2010)