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Martin Bentham

Students fuel record 504,000-a-year migrant numbers

Overseas students are the largest group of migrants arriving in the UK

(Picture: PA Wire)

Net migration into the UK hit a record high of 504,000 in the year to the end of June, amid a surge in students and refugees arriving, official figures revealed on Thursday.

The Office for National Statistics said that 1.1 million people overall migrated into the country during the 12-month period, with the 704,000 arrivals from outside the EU accounting for much of the total.

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