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Foreign student visas cut to stem illegal migrants

The UK Government has been accused of panicking after it announced a cut in the number of foreign students getting visas to study in Britain.

The new rules -- including demanding applicants are able to speak passable English and banning those enrolling for short courses from bringing dependants -- have come after a review in the wake of the failed Detroit plane bombing attempt.