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Immigration raid uncovers illegal staff at Hadleigh restaurant

A restuarant owner has been convicted of employing illegal foreign workers for the second time in three years.

Musum Raja, of the Indian Villa restaurant in Hadleigh, pleaded guilty to empl...

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Warehouse boss hired illegal immigrants

Businessman David Jim will face a fine, rather than a prison or community sentence, for employing illegal immigrants at his city catering company, Exeter Crown Court has heard.

Judge Paul D...

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Restaurants fined for illegal workers

Two Suffolk restaurants have been fined a total of £16,000 after illegal workers were discovered during raids by immigration officers.

The Szechuan Inn, Cattawade, near Brantham, has ...

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Immigrant workers to face crackdown

Highly skilled workers from outside the European Union face tough new immigration rules as part of a new Government crackdown.

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Fifteen arrested in immigration raid

Immigration officers seized 15 people during swoops on two restaurants.

Officials carried out simultaneous raids at Karim's in Manchester city centre and Karim's Orient Experience in Middle...

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More than 500 illegal immigrants arrested in region

More than 560 illegal immigrants were arrested by Felixstowe's UK Border Agency officers last year, it has been revealed.

Raids on 168 business and residential properties by immigration off...

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Countries face new UK visa rules

South Africans visiting the United Kingdom will need a visa, under new rules issued by the Home Office.

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£50m Universities warn this is what new UK visa rules could cost them every year

Scottish Universities face losing £50 million a year if Westminster insists on tough new visa rules for international students, according to several influential educational bodies and senior ...

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Rise in illegal immigrants entering Britain

The number of illegal immigrants discovered hiding in lorries after entering Britain has more than doubled in two years.

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Illegal workers face EU crackdown

Euro MPs have backed tough new rules aimed at preventing employers from hiring illegal workers, but a final vote will be held later this month.

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Six workers apprehended after immigration raid in Sawtry

Six Bangladeshi nationals have been apprehended following an immigration raid on a restaurant in Sawtry.

Cambridgeshire police and UK Border Agency officers stormed Spiceland in Old Great N...

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Traffic wardens facing deportation after raid

More than a dozen parking wardens and other staff were arrested last week on suspicion of using 'professionally forged' immigration documents.

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Three arrested during immigration raid at Indian restaurant

An immigration raid on an Indian restaurant in Sawtry has led to three men being arrested.

The night-time raid at Spice Land in Old Great North Road was a joint operation between Cambridges...

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Immigration officials raid takeaway

Barnard Castle was at the centre of a raid by immigrations officials when an illegal worker was found at a takeaway restaurant.

Acting on a tip-off, the specialist team arrived at Shahi Ta...

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