Immigration detainees in UK forced to sleep on tables, chairs
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13:33 13/09/2005
Immigration detainees in the UK have been forced to sleep on tables or plastic chairs because of sub-standard provisions, the country's prisons monitor has revealed. Facilities at Gatwick Airport,...
Some UK doctors allegedly involved in visa scam
11:10 12/09/2005
Some doctors in the UK are allegedly taking cash for issuing sponsorship certificates to foreign students. The doctors are selling sponsorship letters for up to £100 each, a Sunday Times...
Australia's rural areas want Indian immigrants
13:06 09/09/2005
Troubled by skilled worker shortage, officials from Australia's country towns or rural areas are reportedly touring India to entice immigrants. The city council of Victorian town Ballarat recently...
UK clarifies HSMP past earnings points rules
10:05 09/09/2005
Applicants for the UK's Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) are able to claim up to a maximum of 50 points for their earnings during the 12 month period prior to the application being made...
BBC News releases online UK immigration map
9:38 09/09/2005
BBC News website readers can see an immigration map of Britain based on the most comprehensive set of figures ever assembled about people born outside the British Isles, where they come from, where...
UK supports managed migration: statement
18:33 08/09/2005
The Home Office, Confederation of British Industries and the Trades Union Congress issued a joint commitment to support managed migration in the interests of the UK economy. The statement says: The...
