Britain to put aspiring citizens on probation
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Aspiring British citizens will be put on probation for at least one year to show they can speak English, pay their taxes, abide by the law and have integrated into local life, the government proposed on Wednesday.
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Reforms aimed at speeding up hearings in magistrates courts will arrive in England and Wales by the end of the year.
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People wanting to live permanently in Britain will have to prove their proficiency in the English language and demonstrate their knowledge of life in the country from next year.
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The government plans to build several local residential treatment clinics for child sex offenders, the BBC learns.
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Justice Secretary Jack Straw is due to announce jail reform plans aimed at reducing the rate of reoffending.
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Councils in England are to be given powers to introduce controversial "pay-as-you-throw" charges.
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Students should be able to make their university applications after their A-level results, says an official report.
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More prisons will be built and criminals will serve their full sentences, under Tory plans if they are elected.
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Immigrants to the UK may be told not to touch people without permission, spit in the street or play loud music.
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Young people who are believed to be at risk of becoming offenders will be targeted in a new police initiative.
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Two prisons are exclusively holding foreign nationals serving less than four years with the expectation that they will then face deportation, it emerged yesterday.
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The government will Tuesday unveil plans to cut the time non-EU tourists can remain in Britain -- from six months to three -- as part of a tougher visa regime aimed at curbing illegal immigration.
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Students should take A-levels earlier and apply to university after getting the results, a report will propose.
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System of 'earned citizenship' for new migrants outlined by Gordon Brown and Jacqui Smith
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Immigrants to the UK should undertake community work before they are granted citizenship, according to Chancellor Gordon Brown.Comment
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Illegal immigrants should be given "selective amnesty" to allow them to earn British citizenship, the Lib Dems say.
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Immigrants should carry out community work before being granted UK citizenship, Gordon Brown says.