| GOVERNMENT
UNDERESTIMATES NO. OF FOREIGN WORKERS |
 The
Government has twice revised its figure for the increase in the number
of foreign nationals working in the UK since 1997 from 800,000 to
1.1 million - an extra 300,000. Today, the figure was further revised
to to 1.5m not the revised figure of 1.1m as published the night before
(October 29th). 
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| ASIAN
OF THE YEAR: FROM LUCKNOW TO LONDON |
 The
2007 Asian of the Year award was presented to Lord Khalid Hameed,
a medical doctor, at a ceremony here Monday night. Lord Hameed, 66,
who hails from Lucknow, accepted the award in a soft-spoken speech
that reminded many of his city of origin.
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| INVESTIGATION
FINDS HATE LITERATURE IN UK MOSQUES |
 An
authoritative new report by Policy Exchange, the UK’s leading
centre-right thinktank, entitled 'The Hijacking of British Islam:
How extremist literature is subverting Britain’s mosques', reveals
the worrying extent of extremist penetration of mosques and other
key institutions of the British Muslim community.
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| IMMIGRATION
CHIEF TO CRACK DOWN ON ILLEGAL WORKING |
 Jane
Farleigh, the first Border and Immigration Agency Director for Wales
and the South West, says people who abuse the immigration system will
not be tolerated. Speaking three months after taking up her post,
she said the challenges of delivering an improved immigration system
for the region were being met.
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| ETHNIC
WOMEN COUNCILLORS: 'SWIMMING AGAINST THE TIDE' |
 A
report published today by the Fawcett Society reveals that ethnic
minority women still face too many barriers to becoming councillors.
Ethnic minority women councillors are passionate about improving local
communities and want to use their expertise on the issues facing ethnic
minority women.
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| BLACK
POLICEMAN CLAIMS MORE STOP-AND-SEARCH NEEDED |
 One
of Britain's leading black police officers, Keith Jarrett, is to demand
that more people from ethnic minorities must be stopped and searched
if the fight against inner-city gun and knife crime is to succeed.
The Liberal democrats the move would “only increase community
tensions and distrust".
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| MINISTER
HERALDS NEW CHANGES IN MIGRATION POLICY |
 The
Immigration Minister, Liam Byrne, pledged a 'new balance in migration
policy' during a speech to public servants in Essex today. The speech
came on the publication of a new report 'The Economic and Fiscal Impact
of Immigration', presented to the House of Lords Select Committee
on Economic Affairs.
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| NEW
STEPS TO CURB OVERSEAS DOCTORS IN BRITAIN |
 Indian
doctors should think several times before coming to Britain for jobs
- new proposals have been drawn to guarantee jobs to doctors trained
in Britain. The health minister, Ben Bradshaw, has drawn up proposals
to to preserve jobs for the rising number of British medical graduates.
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| LEICESTER
CAMPAIGN FOR GANDHI STATUE GETS MP BACKING |
 Leicester
has launched a campaign to install a statue of Mahatma Gandhi as a
symbol of the city's multiculturalism. The location of the statue
is suggested to be a corner near Belgrave Road. The idea for the statue
came from a local charity organisation, Samanwaya Pariwar, and has
found support from Leicester East MP, Keith Vaz.
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| HINDU
'NOSE STUD' WORKER IS REINSTATED |
 Amrit
Lalji, the Hindu woman sacked for wearing a tiny nose stud has won
her job back after receiving support from the Hindu Council UK (HCUK)
and the GMB Workers Union. Lalji will return to work on Sunday.
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| ASIAN
ELDERS CONFUSED BY COMPLICATED BENEFITS SYSTEM |
 Confusion
over the complicated benefits system is keeping older people from
Asian communities from claiming much-needed benefits cash, warns Age
Concern. New research has found that almost 6 out of 10 Asian older
people are discouraged from claiming benefits because they find the
system confusing, and 45% are embarrassed about claiming.
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| MAYOR
WELCOMES INDIAN MINISTER TO LONDON |
 Mayor
of London Ken Livingstone today met Mr Pranab Mukherjee, the Indian
Minister of External Affairs to welcome him to London. Mr Mukherjee
welcomed the further strengthening of the capital's ties with India.
The Mayor stressed the importance of London's links with India in
all in both business and culture.
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| SAYEEDA
WARSI SPARKS IMMIGRATION ROW FOR TORIES |
 Tory
party peer Sayeeda Warsi mired the Conservative Party in controversy
about immigration control by saying that BNP voters "have some
very legitimate views" on the issue in an interview that she
gave to 'The Independent on Sunday Newspaper' (30 September 2007).
Her words were condemned by anti-racist groups who accused her of
using "BNP language" and pandering to a far-right agenda.
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| NEW
LAW AGAINST RELIGIOUS HATRED COMES INTO EFFECT |
 Incitement
to religious hatred will today become a criminal offence in England
and Wales with the commencement of the Racial and Religious Hatred
Act. The Act creates a new offence of intentionally stirring up religious
hatred against people on religious grounds, closing a gap in the current
legislation. Jews and Sikhs have been deemed by the courts to be racial
groups and are protected under this legislation.
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