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...enforcement officers off the coast of Sweden and that its 15 Russian crew members had been tied up and beaten. Four days later, the ship - which was carrying a load of timber from Finland worth $1.84 million - sailed into the English Channel, where it made routine communications with British maritime authorities, who at the time were unaware of the hijacking. About 50 miles (80 km) off the coast of Britain, the ship then slipped off the radar and has yet to be located. Officials are baffled. (See pictures of dramatic pirate-hostage rescues...
...Even so, the new test would cover only a fraction of the people who go to work and live in the U.K. Last year about 129,000 immigrants were granted British citizenship. Yet the nation is also home to an estimated 725,000 illegal immigrants and attracts many workers from across the European Economic Area who have less incentive to seek citizenship since they can legally work in the country without visas. (Read "Britain's Clown Shortage: Visa Rules Hit the Circus...
...most contentious are the negative points candidates could get for active disregard of U.K. values. While the definition of what constitutes active disregard remains murky, Home Office sources say this could include not just criminal activity but also protesting British involvement in war. A spokeswoman acknowledged that the government would have to strike a "difficult balance" between legitimate protest and "efforts to undermine the military...
...test wouldn't go into effect until 2011, and even then, there's no knowing how much of the proposal will actually make it into law. But no matter what kinds of points or tests end up getting the green light, it's clear that the road to becoming British is about to get longer and harder...
...outrageous British expense claims...