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The CCTV sham: 8 out of 10 cameras do not help police fight crime
Big Brother: CCTV cameras tower over streets across Britain
More than eight out of 10 CCTV cameras do not provide satisfactory images for the police, according to a Home Office report.
The new National CCTV Strategy exposed a series of failures in current use of video surveillance.
Influx of immigrants 'costs every UK household £350 a year' and your Council tax pays for this!
Daily Mail - 17th October 2007
Labour's 'open door' policy on immigration costs every household £350 a year, it was claimed yesterday.
David Coleman, an Oxford University academic, puts the total annual bill to the taxpayer at almost £8.8billion.
In a submission to a House of Lords committee, he said there had been an 'absent-minded commitment' to increase the population by one million every five years.
Government finally admits: Immigration IS placing huge strain on Britain
Immigrants are placing a huge strain on public services, Labour finally admitted.
Crime is up, schools are struggling to cope with Eastern European children, community tensions are rising, health services are coming under enormous pressure and house prices are being driven up, the Government said.
The findings, based on a survey of public sector workers, are the first published by ministers after ten years of an 'open door' immigration policy.
Police 'doctored photo to make Menezes look like terrorist'
Daily Mail on 17th October 2007
A composite image of Jean Charles de Menezes was doctored to make him look more like terrorist Hussain Osman, the Old Bailey heard today.
The picture, containing half the face of innocent Brazilian Mr de Menezes and half the face of terrorist Osman was produced at the force's Old Bailey trial.
It was claimed to illustrate the difficulties officers would have had in differentiating the two.
Welcome to Britain... but please don't eat the fish: Immigrants get DOs and DON'Ts pack
Migrants will be given information packs warning them not to drink-drive or steal fish from rivers.
The pamphlets will set out a series of rights and responsibilities to help arrivals "get to grips with what is expected of them, from national laws to local traditions".
Government officials said the advice would also set out guidelines on social norms such as tolerance and understanding of other faiths and communities.
10,000 council houses given to immigrants in a year
The Government figures reveal the pressures which immigration is putting on housing and public services.
Foreign nationals are legally entitled to social housing - including housing association properties - after spending more than four years in the UK or successfully claiming asylum.
