Net migration into UK increases

Net migration into the UK has risen year on year for the first time in two years, official figures show.

Net migration - the difference between the number of people coming to live in the UK and those emigrating - rose to 182,000 in the year to June, up from 167,000 in the previous 12 months.

Immigration to the UK fell in the year to June 2013.

Paul Vickers from the Office of National Statistics explained the statistics to the BBC's Carrie Gracie.

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