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A selection of recent media reports

The reasons given for relaxing border checks need scrutiny Brodie Clark's evidence to the Home Affairs Select Committee Telegraph.co.uk (20-Nov-2011)

Scotland-Northern Ireland sea crossing security studied Ministers, police and the Border Agency are to study security on sea crossings between Scotland and N BBC News UK (20-Nov-2011)

MIGRANTS IN COSMETIC OPS SCAM BOGUS asylum seekers are demanding IVF and cosmetic surgery on the NHS in a deliberate ploy to delay being kicked out of the country, a S Sunday Express (20-Nov-2011)

European Court may face curb on powers THE European Court of Human Rights may be prevented from overruling British judges on immigration cases, the secre Scotsman.com (20-Nov-2011)

Criminal 'babyfathers' dodge deportation Foreign criminals are having children with different mothers to use "human rights laws" to avoid being deported from Brit Telegraph.co.uk (19-Nov-2011)

England one of most crowded countries in the world England is the sixth most crowded major country in the world, part due to mass immigration, a report found yesterday. The Daily Telegraph (19-Nov-2011)

British judges to get final say on immigration following human rights battle with European Court The UK is set for legal reforms that will no longer permit the Europea Mail Online (19-Nov-2011)

UK Seeking Changes in EU Human Rights Justice System The Justice Department is expecting to reach an understanding which would bar the European Court of Human Rig International Business Times UK (19-Nov-2011)

BRUSSELS ORDERS BRITAIN TO LET IN MORE MIGRANTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD EUROCRATS ignited outrage last night by ordering Britain to open its doors to a fresh wave of mass immigration from around the world. Express.co.uk (19-Nov-2011)

Ministers on the brink of human rights reform, says Ken Clarke Ministers are on the brink of securing historic reform of the European Court of Human Rights to stop it over-ruling British judges on immigration cases, Kenneth Clarke has disclosed. The Daily Telegraph (19-Nov-2011)

A million young Britons are on the dole while motivated foreigners fill job vacancies The economic news has been relentlessly bleak. But it is not the Eurozone nor the banking crisis that presents Britain with its greatest potential crisis. It is unemployment - or rather the fact that so many Britons today are actually unemployable. The Daily Mail (19-Nov-2011)

England is officially the busiest country in the whole wide west New 'swollen' map shows most congested populations The Sun (19-Nov-2011)

England Becomes World?s Sixth Most Crowded Country: Study England is now the sixth most crowded country in the world due to the high rate of immigration that is happeni International Business Times UK (19-Nov-2011)

Britain pushes for European Court reform Britain is trying to secure changes to the European Court of Human Rights that would restrict its role to to s Yahoo! News UK & Ireland (19-Nov-2011)

Human rights court 'major reforms' Britain is set to secure major legal reforms that would stop the European Court of Human Rights overruling UK judges on immigr Guardian.co.uk (19-Nov-2011)

?1m scheme proves asylum seekers unwilling to leave A failed ?1 million pilot project succeeded only in proving the difficulty of persuading asylum seekers to lea Herald Scotland (19-Nov-2011)

England 'is world's sixth most crowded country: High rate of immigration blame for population surge High immigration has made England one of the most crow Mail Online (19-Nov-2011)

?An overcrowded England takes 90% of immigrants? More than 90 per cent of immigrants to the UK take up residence in England, meaning increased problems wi Scotsman.com (19-Nov-2011)

HUMAN RIGHTS COURT 'MAJOR REFORMS' Britain is set to secure major legal reforms that would stop the European Court of Human Rights overruling UK judges on immigrati Express.co.uk (18-Nov-2011)

Ministers on the brink of human rights reform, says Ken Clarke Ministers are on the brink of securing historic reform of the European Court of Human Rights to sto Telegraph.co.uk (18-Nov-2011)