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Frosty Beginning To Brown’s New Deal For Pakistan

Frosty beginning to Brown's new deal for Pakistan Allegra Stratton in Islamabad Sydney Morning Herald April 29, 2009 THE British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, has attempted to brush off an apparent snub by Pakistan as it protested against the arrest … Continue reading

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Failed Asylum Seekers’ Kids ‘Should Not Be Detained’

Failed asylum seekers' kids “should not be detained” Mon Apr 27, 2009 2:05pm BST LONDON (Reuters) – The children of failed asylum seekers should not be arrested and detained before deportation, the Children's Commissioner for England said on Monday. Sir … Continue reading

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News Review Interview: David Attenborough—The naturalist is frightened by the number of people in the world and says the human race needs to be reduced

News Review interview: David Attenborough The naturalist is frightened by the number of people in the world and says the human race needs to be reduced Camilla Long From The Sunday Times April 19, 2009 http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6121737.ece Bending gingerly over a … Continue reading

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No Light Touch For Border Agency Inspections

No light touch for Border Agency inspections Richard Ford From The Times April 17, 2009 The workmen are still fitting partitions for offices and empty crates litter the premises of the latest inspectorate set up to monitor a part of … Continue reading

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Bogus Foreign Students Free To Flout New Laws

Bogus foreign students free to flout new laws Home Office fails to vet hundreds of colleges Richard Ford and Andrew Norfolk From The Times April 15, 2009 Thousands of bogus students remain free to enter Britain despite new laws aimed … Continue reading

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True Size Of UK’s Migrant Population ‘Unknown’— Research

True size of UK's migrant population 'unknown' – research Published by Jon Land for 24dash.com Wednesday 15th April 2009 – 12:17pm A third of the migrant workers in the UK are unregistered but they are not taking jobs from British … Continue reading

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Fake Colleges Enable Foreigners To Disappear Through The Loophole

Fake colleges enable foreigners to disappear through the loophole David Brown From The Times April 14, 2009 Bogus colleges set up to help foreign workers to enter Britain illegally have long been considered the biggest loophole in British immigration controls. … Continue reading

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Britons Take ‘Migrant’ Jobs In Farms And Factories

Britons take migrant jobs in farms and factories Parminder Bahra, Poverty and Development Correspondent From The Times April 14, 2009 Christopher Cogan used to start his working day by logging on to his computer. That was when he was a … Continue reading

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Minister Raises Immigration Issues

Minister raises immigration issues Manx Radio Published online at 14/04/2009 06:00:00 There are calls for new controls on immigration into the Isle of Man. Minister for Trade and Industry David Cretney has a motion in Tynwald this month asking for … Continue reading

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David Attenborough To Be Patron Of Optimum Population Trust

David Attenborough to be patron of Optimum Population Trust Sir David Attenborough Parminder Bahra, Poverty and Development Correspondent From The Times April 14, 2009 Sir David Attenborough said yesterday that the growth in global population was frightening, as he became … Continue reading

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Pakistani ‘Terror Suspects’ To Be Deported Rather Than Charged

Pakistani 'terror plot suspects' to be deported rather than charged Haji Hazrat Ali with a portrait of his son Mohammad Ramzan Sean ONeill, Zahid Hussain and Michael Evans From The Times April 13, 2009 Most of the Pakistani men arrested … Continue reading

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Anger Over 78 Pound Deportation Ruling

Anger over 78 deportation ruling BBC NEWS April 13, 2009 A tribunal ruling which has left an Indian man and his family facing deportation has been criticised by Stagecoach millionaire Ann Gloag. Swarthick Salin has lived in Scotland for nine … Continue reading

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Student Visa Loophole Sparks Diplomatic Row

Student visa loophole sparks diplomatic row Gordon Brown has been dragged into a diplomatic row with Pakistan over the flawed student visa system which allowed suspects in an alleged al-Qaeda cell to arrive unnoticed in the UK. By Gordon Rayner, … Continue reading

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Revealed : Pakistan’s ‘Cottage Industry’ In Forged Documents Sought By Terrorists

Revealed: Pakistan's 'cottage industry' in forged documents sought by terrorists Forged degree certificates, fake income tax returns and bogus payslips were on sale in Pakistan yesterday all valuable tools to help terrorists obtain student visas for Britain. By Emal Khan, … Continue reading

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Borders Row After Terror Arrests

Borders row after terror arrests BBC NEWS April 10. 2009 A row has broken out over Britain's border security, following the arrest of 12 people suspected of involvement in an alleged terror bomb plot. Ministers rejected claims controls were too … Continue reading

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Bogus Colleges Are ‘Achilles Heel’ Of Immigration System, Says Phil Woolas

Bogus colleges are 'Achilles Heel' of immigration system, says Phil Woolas Bogus colleges that help illegal immigrants slip in to Britain are the “Achilles Heel” in the immigration system, Home Office minister Phil Woolas has admitted. By Tom Whitehead, Home … Continue reading

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Immigrant Population Rose By 21% In Just Four Years, Official Figures Show

Immigrant population rose by 21% in just four years, official figures show The number of immigrants living in Britain rose by a fifth in just four years, official figures show. By Martin Beckford, Social Affairs Correspondent Telegraph.co.uk Last Updated: 10:04PM … Continue reading

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British-Run Orphanage In Bangladesh ‘Is Islamist Training Camp’

British-run orphanage in Bangladesh 'is Islamist training camp' The orphanage has been described as a madrassa, or Islamic seminary. Green Crescent has plans to build two more Jeremy Page, South Asia Correspondent, Russell Jenkins and Michael Evans From The Times … Continue reading

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Britain’s Most Popular Surnames: Singh and Patel Catch Up On Smith and Jones

Britain's most popular surnames: Singh and Patel catch up on Smith and Jones While Smith and Jones remain Britain's most popular surnames, new research has found that Asian names such as Zhang, Singh and Patel are rapidly catching up. Telegraph.co.uk … Continue reading

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UK Population Must Fall To 30 Million, Says Porritt

UK population must fall to 30m, says Porritt Jonathan Leake and Brendan Montague From The Sunday Times March 22, 2009 JONATHON PORRITT, one of Gordon Browns leading green advisers, is to warn that Britain must drastically reduce its population if … Continue reading

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