Drop in east European migrants to UK

By Andrew Taylor, Employment Correspondent The number of eastern and central Europeans registering to work in the UK has fallen to the lowest level since their countries joined the European Union four years ago according to Home Office figures published on Thursday. The recent fall in the value of the pound, a worsening UK employment outlook and improved job prospects in their home countries has reduced the appeal of the UK to migrant workers from the so-called A8 accession countries - the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Slovenia. Brussels alarm at porous borders - Jul-17 Malta pleads for EU help to cope with illegal immigrants... [read full story]