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Record number of people emigrating from UK

A record number of people left the UK to live abroad last year, the government said yesterday. Long-term emigration hit 385,000 in the 12 months to July 2006.

A record number of people left the UK to live abroad last year, the government said yesterday.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said long-term emigration from the country hit 385,000 in the 12 months to July 2006.