British immigration map revealed
Immigration has contributed half of Britain's population growth in 10 years, according to new research.

Immigration abuse fines unveiled
Parents who hire foreign nannies illegally could face £2,000 on-the-spot fines under planned immigration laws.

Asylum detentions 'breaking law'
Amnesty International condemns the number of asylum seekers being detained by the government before their claims are heard.

UK is 'top spot for EU migration'
The UK is the top work destination for people from the new EU states, a report says.

Asylum applications down by 17%
The number of asylum seekers arriving in Britain fell by 17% in the first quarter of 2005, the Home Office says.

Two jailed over people smuggling
Two people involved in getting illegal immigrants to work in fish and chip shops in Shropshire are jailed.

New workers 'not hitting wages'
An estimated 176,000 workers from the EU's newest member states have come to the UK since the union's expansion.

Clarke unveils immigration plan
The home secretary says a five-year plans will overhaul the system.

Gangmasters watchdog launched
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority is set up to regulate gangmasters who supply work to agricultural businesses.

Charity rejects asylum work plan
A national charity pulls out of a plan to force asylum seekers to work for nothing.

Asylum abuse is 'not surprising'
Groups working with asylum-seekers say they are 'not surprised' by allegations of abuse at a detention centre.

Asylum seekers 'denied justice'
Growing numbers of asylum seekers are being denied help because of legal aid funding changes, a report says.

Asylum seeker 'held unlawfully'
A boy of 15 from Afghanistan wins more than £10,000 in compensation from the Home Office.

Darfur survivors in No 10 protest
More than 200 asylum seekers from Darfur protest outside Downing St, demanding £30m to fund more peacekeepers.

Immigrant children centres fears
The provision of care for children at immigration detention centres in Scotland and England is criticised.

Asylum seeker celebrates release
A protest to support a Kent asylum seeker becomes a celebratory rally as he is freed from detention.

Charity targets London underclass
An International charity targets asylum seekers, sex workers and the homeless in London.

Immigrant escapes revealed
Thirteen men have escaped from a Hampshire detention centre in the last two years, it emerges.

Asylum death 'natural'
A verdict of death by natural causes is returned on a woman who collapsed after arriving in Dover in a lorry.

Anger as asylum seekers moved
A row breaks out over delays in asylum applications after 17 Iranians are forced to move from Exeter to Bristol.

Asylum homes given up
Boarded up houses previously reserved for asylum seekers are handed back to a council.

Immigrants allege Italian abuses
Asylum seekers in Italy say they are subject to a range of abuses at detention centres, Amnesty International reports.

Barriers still exist in larger EU
Thousands of workers have used EU enlargement to work in western Europe, but countries such as Germany remain reluctant to open up their labour markets.

Spain stands by immigrant amnesty
Spain's three-month amnesty for illegal immigrants drew criticism.

Sweden 'violated' torture treaty
Sweden is found guilty of violating the convention against torture for deporting an asylum seeker to Egypt.

Slovak borders targeted
Slovakia is now being targeted as the weakest link for smuggling people into the EU, reports the BBC's Tamsin Smith.

Anger over Dutch expulsion plans
A Dutch minister says the cabinet backs her plans to curb immigration from the Netherlands Antilles.

France to tighten migrant rules
France's government announces a raft of new measures, designed to tackle illegal immigration.

Asylum falling around the world
The number of asylum seekers continues to drop around the industrialised world, says the UN's refugee agency.

Party policies on immigration
How do the party policies differ on asylum and immigration in the run up to the general election?

Asylum removals on the rise
The number of asylum seekers coming to the UK has continued to fall, according to the latest government figures. But what does it tell us about what's going on?

Migration: How points will work
How ministers want to change the work permit system for migrants.

Q&A: Tory immigration plans
A guide to Conservative plans for annual quotas for immigration and asylum.

Full Text: Howard speech
Tory leader Michael Howard sets out his immigration policy.

Q&A: EU immigration changes
EU states look set to end the need for unanimous agreement on immigration policy but what will it mean for Britain?

Life inside: The asylum detainee
An asylum detainee tells his story from inside a removal centre as he waits deportation.

Morecambe Bay: One year on
What has changed in the year since 23 people drowned picking cockles in Morecambe Bay?

The man who smuggled 300
A prolific people smuggler has been jailed - but how did he manage to stay hidden for so many years?

China students in fight for visas
University battles with immigration officials over rights to bring in students.

Immigration plans raise questions
If anyone was in any doubt that immigration will be a key election issue, then Michael Howard's speech proposing a new system, was all the confirmation you would need.

Foreign corner of an English field
How agriculture increasingly depends on immigration.