South Africa has arrested some 7,000 illegal migrants attempting to slip into the country from Zimbabwe in the past six weeks. The number attempting to flee poverty, hunger and repression in the whole of last year totalled about 20,000. Many more get through undetected.Silungisani Sibanda, 28, who was captured at the Beit Bridge border [...]

Even so, I was a bit startled to discover an almost identical phrase used last week about goings-on in, er, Middlesbrough. It wasn’t a reference to satanic rituals, but the way the Chief Constable of Cleveland chose to describe the running of Middlesbrough CID under Chief Superintendent Ray Mallon. Barry Shaw declared that Mallon, [...]

Looking in his direction Mr Milosevic referred to his “bosses” who were orchestrating the trial, or offered him a “present” – a book listing 107 Serbian Orthodox churches which had been destroyed while Kosovo was under Nato and UN control. Once he even pre-empted the judge by announcing the time at which the afternoon [...]

Others believe the scheme is more about status than security.. Like Naomi Campbell, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson sought help for her drug problem from fellow addicts, only to be followed by the press. They ruined my recovery.”A socialite once beloved of the tabloids, she has given lengthy interviews about the vast sums she spent on drugs. [...]

France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Australia all offer some sort of similar protection to celebrities.The inclusion of arrangements dealing with image rights in players’ contracts has potential advantages for the players and the clubs. Payment for these rights can be tax efficient, since they can be structured in order to avoid national insurance [...]

The Dutch and British pick Spain (must be the weather), while Spaniards and Swedes pick the UK (can’t be the weather).From the company point of view, the only workers who need to be mobile are senior managers and professionals, the middle chart shows. French and Spanish companies particularly value mobility for senior managers; British [...]