The “Homesick and Away” campaign lists a number of things that a homesick British cop might be missing. Also on the list is the Sunday Roast, Marks & Spencer underwear and real ale.

Are you a Brit missing the taste of Marmite on toast? Or perhaps you have skills that are in short supply in the UK? Visit www.workingin-uk.com for details on how to make it happen!

The first recipients of the new cards are some students and the husbands and wives of Permanent Residents who apply to extend their visas. The British government expects to have issued 500,000 cards by April next year and over 3 million by 2010.

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said: “In time, identity cards for foreign nationals will replace paper documents and give employers a safe and secure way of checking a migrant’s right to work and study in the UK.”

Are you interested in living and working in the UK? Perhaps you have skills that are in demand there. Visit www.workingin-uk.com for information and links.

What began as a need to close the skills gaps by looking further afield for a skilled and available workforce has now become an exchange of knowledge and techniques that will help the industry answer the challenges of increased demand and climate change. And many of those horticultural movers and shakers are moving to the UK from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.

“Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans are generally all qualified and appropriate for relevant roles including landscape architects, and hard landscaping with trade skills such as paving, decking and carpentry. New Zealanders specifically tend to fill roles in horticultural plants and nurseries as qualified maintenance gardeners and soft landscapers,” says the article.

Perhaps you have horticultural or landscaping skills and want to work where your abilities will be recognised and appreciated. Take a look at www.workingin-uk.com today!

Here are four of the best:

Hadrian’s Cycleway, Cumbria takes riders through some historically important land and will reward with stunning views of Hadrian’s Wall and the Cumbrian countryside. (www.cycle-routes.org/hadrianscycleway)

The Tissington Trail, in Ashbourne, Derbyshire provides a flat, wooded cycle path along a disused railway line. It runs for 13 miles between Ashbourne and Parsley Hay, passing through some classic picturesqe country villages. (www.derbyshire-peakdistrict.co.uk/tissingtontrail.htm)

The North Wiltshire Rivers Route, at Melksham in Wiltshire takes cyclers past the ancient and awesome Cherhill White Horse and the mythical Avebury Stone Circle. (www.northwilts.gov.uk)

And the Kennet and Avon Canal’s towpath route, which has become Britain’s most popular waterside cycle trail, will take you all the way from Briston to Reading. (www.waterscape.com)

There is masses to do recreationally in the UK. The countryside is beautiful and it can be a real treat to get out into it. Picturesque villages, country pubs, ancient pathways and trade routes, neolithic surprises, interesting flora and fauna, castles, and more and more and more!

Want to explore? Why not investigate your options as a skilled migrant? You could live and work in this extraordinary, interesting country. Check out www.workingin-uk.com for details!

Oxford Street’s world famous lighting display was revealed last week, Bond Street and Marylebone High Street are following suit this week. There is also Covent Garden, Leadenhall Market, Westfield and Hampton Court. Plus the illuminating of arguably the most famous Christmas tree in the world, at Trafalgar Square (which officially marks the beginning of the festive season), will take place on 4th December, in what has become a definitve Christmas event in London.

Such festive fun! And it all looks so pretty!

Fancy living in London? Or anywhere in the UK for that matter? Perhaps you have skills that are in short supply in the UK? Visit www.workingin-uk.com for details on how to make it happen!

Mr Vaz spoke of his concerns that the system has been introduced too quickly and that smaller companies interested in employing skilled migrants from outside the EU were unprepared to fulfill their legal commitments. Any business intending to employ from outside the EU has to be licensed to do so, Mr Vaz argues that not enough publicity has been made for them to understand this requirement.

Earlier this year the UK government conducted a complete overhaul of the immigration system, basing the new programme on the Australian Tiered system. It is intended to be more user friendly and is targeted towards easing entry for migrants whose skills are deemed to be in demand. For details of how to apply for a working visa for the UK, visit www.workingin-uk.com…

The scam came to light when passers-by alerted the police in Wimbledon to a BMW with wires leading from its bonnet into the body of the car. Upon investigating the officers discovered that laptops, transmitting devices and other surveillance equipment were being used to transmit answers to a man inside the Wimbledon Library, who was sitting his ‘Britishness’ test.

The test, which includes 24 multiple-choice questions and is taken on touch screen computers, is designed to prove that applicants are suitable for citizenship. Police are now investigating to see how deeply rooted the scam has become.

Are you interested in moving to the UK? Do you have skills? There are easier, legal ways to gain entry and eventually citizenship! Visit www.workingin-uk.com for details and links to immigration consultants who can navigate the trickier parts of the process for you!

The report noted that as the pool of available candidates for advertised jobs fell for the fourth month running, staff pay rates rose markedly on the previous month.

“Permanent staff starting salaries, which are a key leading indicator of overall future pay growth as they are particularly sensitive to skills shortages, rose at the fastest rate since April 2001,” said Brett Walsh, head of UK human capital at Deloitte.

Despite the global economic downturn, the UK is still in need of skilled migrants in many industry sectors. As organisations look to reduce costs and increase productivity, qualified, experience workers become more important than ever. Visit www.workingin-uk.com for more information on living and working in the UK.

The list is designed to allow skilled migrants the opportunity of taking up positions in Britain once the jobs have been made available to residents first.

If you have a dream to live and work in the UK, take a look at www.workingin-uk.com for details on visas, advice on emigrating and information on everything from the health system to the Brits more eccentric qualities! You may just find that living and working in the UK is easier than you think…

The four men were found as they boarded a ferry in Calais on Saturday.  They were sitting in the Bentley GT, which was being transported in a lorry to Bentley’s factory in Crewe, when the officers, using high-tech detecting equipment, noticed higher than normal carbon dioxide levels coming from the lorry.

“It’s important we stop would-be illegal immigrants before they reach the UK,” said UKBA Director Tom Dowdall.  “That’s why we’ve got hundreds of British immigration officers based at ports in France and Belgium.  Last year we searched over one million lorries and prevented 18,000 foreign nationals from crossing the English Channel without permission.”

There are easier, legal ways to enter the UK.  If you have transferable skills, which are in demand, you may be eligible for permanent residency.  Take a look at www.workingin-uk.com to see how you can live and work in Britain.