Thursday, 23 June 2011

A selection of recent media reports

TB screening assessed
“TB screening misses 70% of latent cases,” reported The Guardian. The newspaper says that experts have called for a change to tuberc
Lancashire Evening Post (23-Jun-2011)

DAVID CAMERON SET FOR EU BUST-UP OVER ASYLUM
DAVID Cameron is heading for a clash with Brussels bureaucrats today over a move that could force Britain to accep
Express.co.uk (23-Jun-2011)

UK fears migrant influx as EU bids to break down border controls
Brussels bosses want to tear up European Union immigration rules, leaving Britain vulnerable
Mail Online (23-Jun-2011)

'Costa del crime' gang convicted
A gang of "Costa del Crime" fraudsters have been convicted of preying on hundreds of British pensioners in a £20 million share
The Independent (22-Jun-2011)

Man deported after serving fraud jail term
A fake asylum seeker who was jailed at Cardiff Crown Court for fraudulently claiming more than £250,000 in benefits
Wales Online (22-Jun-2011)

Record 1m pupils speak English as a second language
Almost one million schoolchildren speak English as a second language, figures show, sparking claims tha
Telegraph.co.uk (22-Jun-2011)

Prison for sham marriage
A MAN has been told he faces jail after being convicted of arranging a sham marriage at an Oxfordshire register office. Nigerian na
The Oxford Times (22-Jun-2011)

Nigerian man guilty in Oxfordshire sham marriage probe
A Nigerian national has been found guilty of attempting to organise sham marriages in Oxfordshire.
BBC News England (21-Jun-2011)

UK rejects Scotland's bid for more immigrants
For concise and recent immigration information watch our news. Prime Minister David Cameron has rejec
Work Permit (21-Jun-2011)

Jailed Swansea student asylum seeker deported to Qatar
Mohammed Al-Sulaiti stole thousands of pounds from the public purse An overseas student jailed for t
BBC News; Isle of Man (21-Jun-2011)

Net migration target to be missed, warn academics
David Cameron is to fall well short of his pledge to cut immigration to less than 100,000 by 2015, Oxford University
Telegraph.co.uk (21-Jun-2011)

Massive migration cut 'unlikely'
Government plans to cut net migration to the "tens of thousands" in four years are likely to fail, a report has found.
London Evening Standard (21-Jun-2011)

DAVID CAMERON: LIB DEMS HAVE PUT BRAKES ON MIGRANT CRACKDOWN
DAVID Cameron hinted at a backtrack on immigration yesterday as he blamed the Liberal Democrats for stifl
Express.co.uk (21-Jun-2011)

BLACK ID FRAUDSTER PRETENDED SHE WAS WHITE FOR 22 YEARS
THE scandal of an identity thief’s 22-year deception ended when immigration officers finally  spotted t
Express.co.uk (21-Jun-2011)

MIGRANTS SNAP UP 90% OF NEW JOBS
NINE out of 10 new jobs created since David Cameron came to power have gone to migrants.
Daily Star (21-Jun-2011)

Deportation immigrant cuts throat
An illegal immigrant has slashed his throat while he was being deported on a plane. The man is receiving treatment in ho
Press Association (20-Jun-2011)

Immigrants take 9 out of 10 jobs in UK: Frank Field
Frank Field, the former Labour Minister brought in to advise the Coalition last year, has said that nine in ten jobs in Britain are taken up by immigrants in Britain.
Irish Sun (20-Jun-2011)

PM: LIB DEMS PREVENT TOUGHER ACTION
The Liberal Democrats are preventing David Cameron from taking tougher action on immigration and stripping the workshy of
Express.co.uk (20-Jun-2011)

PM: Lib Dems prevent tougher action
The Liberal Democrats are preventing David Cameron from taking tougher action on immigration and stripping the workshy of
London Evening Standard (20-Jun-2011)

PM: Tory-only government would be tougher in some areas
David Cameron has said a Conservative government led by him would have been tougher on immigration contro
BBC News UK (20-Jun-2011)