Tuesday, 16 November 2010

A selection of recent media reports

Deport death crash driver: Father
The father of a girl left dying under the wheels of a car driven by a failed asylum seeker has begged judges for "justice" for his daughter. Paul Houston, 41, from Darwen, Lancashire, told judges they had the power...
Sunday Sun (15-Nov-2010)

How can we get the legal aid bill down?
The Government spends a shocking £2.1 billion a year on legal aid. Its the second biggest item in the Ministry of Justice budget, after prisons. Today Ken Clarke has been setting out what has been billed as the biggest...
Telegraph Blogs (By Neil O'Brien) (15-Nov-2010)

Asylum seekers protest over relocation plans
ASYLUM seekers in Scotland have staged a protest after hundreds of families were told they face being moved to new accommodation. The charity Positive Action in Housing said 600 families in Glasgow, comprising 1,282..
Daily Record (15-Nov-2010)

DEPORT DEATH CRASH DRIVER: FATHER
The father of a girl left dying under the wheels of a car driven by a failed asylum seeker has begged judges for "justice" for his...
Daily Express (15-Nov-2010)

Australian far-right leader cancels move to UK
By Ian Dunt Skip related...
Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (15-Nov-2010)

Dozens of flights arriving in Britain without immigration checks
Passengers on dozens of international flights a year are entering Britain without being checked by immigration officers, the Daily Telegraph can...
Telegraph.co.uk (By David Millward, Transport Editor) (15-Nov-2010)

Omar Bakri Mohammed captured in Lebanon
A runaway Islamist cleric who gained infamy for championing al Qaeda from his home in London has been captured in Lebanon after police opened fire on the rear tyres of his car. Omar Bakri Mohammed gestures during an...
Telegraph.co.uk (By Adrian Blomfield, Middle East Correspondent) (14-Nov-2010)