THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (2,108)

Here are the top ten countries from which the blog has received visits in the past week.

1. United States 683
2. United Kingdom 492
3. Russia 299
4. Poland 201
5. Germany 124
6. France 105
7. India 64
8. China 54
9. Ukraine 52
10. Israel 30

This week's total: 2,108 (last week: 1,766). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (1,766)

Here are the top ten countries from which the blog has received visits in the past week.

1. United States 588
2. United Kingdom 407
3. Russia 272
4. France 102
5. Poland 96
6. Germany 87
7. Ukraine 70
8. India 50
9. Sweden 48
10. China 46

This week's total: 1,766 (last week: 2,115). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (2,115)

Here are the top ten countries from which the blog has received visits in the past week.

1. United States 1006
2. United Kingdom 311
3. Poland 153
4. France 145
5. Germany 115
6. Ukraine 93
7. China 84
8. Russia 68
9. India 63
10. Latvia 58

This week's total: 2,115 (last week: 3,366). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (3,016)

Here are the top ten countries from which the blog has received visits in the past week.

1. United States 1544
2. Russia 433
3. United Kingdom 354
4. Germany 183
5. Poland 137
6. France 135
7. India 84
8. Ukraine 70
9. Venezuela 39
10. Sweden 35

This week's total: 3,016 (last week: 2,436). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (2,436)

Here are the top ten countries from which the blog has received visits in the past week.

1. United States 1290
2. United Kingdom 391
3. Russia 222
4. Germany 195
5. France 135
6. Ukraine 70
7. India 48
8. China 38
9. Poland 28
10. Australia 19

This week's total: 2,436 (last week: 1,909). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (1,909)

Here are the top ten countries from which the blog has received visits in the past week.

1. United States 485
2. United Kingdom 339
3. Russia 275
4. Germany 266
5. Slovenia 120
6. France 80
7. China 105
8. Ukraine 85
9. India 60
10. Netherland 55

This week's total: 1,909 (last week: 1,894). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

CITY WELCOMING REST OF THE WORLD

This article appears in today's Leicester Mercury:

City welcoming rest of the world

by David Owen

Nearly a quarter of all people living in the East Midlands who were born abroad reside in Leicester, according to new study.

Not only do 24.7 per cent of the region's foreign-born residents live in the city, but Leicester also has the highest number – 100,843.

The city also saw the largest numerical growth in the migrant population – 46,283 additional non-UK born residents – in a 10-year period.

It follows a study of the migrant population in England and Wales by Oxford University's Migration Observatory, based on its analysis of 2011 Census figures compared with the previous Census in 2001.

The research is the most comprehensive carried out on the city's migrant population.

It reveals that Leicester's migrant population has increased by 71.7 per cent – from 64,560 to 110,843 in 10 years.

The data reveals that of the 329,839 people living in Leicester – the East Midlands' largest city – in 2011, 33.6 per cent were not born in the UK, the highest proportion of any place in the region.

Dr Carlos Vargas-Silva, the senior researcher leading the Census project, said: "Reports produced by the Office for National Statistics often only provide information about broad immigration trends in the country.

"The purpose of our study was to give people a clearer idea of what is happening as far as immigration is concerned where they live."

Residents born in India represent the most numerous non-UK-born group in Leicester (37,224 residents, 34 per cent of Leicester's foreign-born), followed by residents born in Kenya (7,118; 3.3 per cent); Poland (6,417; 2.9 per cent); Pakistan (3,534; 1.6 per cent), and Zimbabwe (3,377; 1.5 per cent).

Of the proportional change in foreign-born residents since 2001, Poland represents the biggest increase (1,111 per cent; 530 to 6,417), followed by China (728 per cent; 290 to 2,401); Iran (508 per cent; 111 to 675); Zimbabwe (270 per cent; 913 to 3,377, and Nigeria (269 per cent; 307 to 1,133).

Dr Vargas-Silva said: "Leicester is interesting in many ways. We expected it to be an important destination for immigrants to the country, but what we found is it is also much more diverse than most other areas. People come to Leicester from all over the world."

He said the type of immigration was also interesting.

"You have networking migration, which is people who have family, friends and relatives already living in an area, and also areas with high student populations and people looking for work. But while some places like Vauxhall, in London, have high migrant populations due to students, and Boston, Lincolnshire, with a large migrant workforce, Leicester scores high on all counts."

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (1,894)

Here are the top ten countries from which the blog has received visits in the past week.

1. United States 437
2. Russia 411
3. United Kingdom 366
4. Germany 239
5. Slovenia 115
6. China 109
7. France 80
8. Netherlands 73
9. India 32
10. Ukraine 32

This week's total: 1,894 (last week: 2,240). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

PILGRIMS FEARED TO BE CAUGHT UP IN INDIAN FLOODS

This article appears in today's Leicester Mercury:

Cllr Manjula Sood, Chair of Leicester Council of Faiths

Pilgrims feared to be caught up in Indian floods

by Peter Warzynski

Religious leaders fear families from Leicestershire could be trapped by floods in the Indian city of Haridwar.

Hundreds of people have been killed in the pilgrimage destination in northern India, following heavy monsoon rains.

Landslides and flash floods caused by the River Ganges bursting its banks have washed away at least 500 people, according to the latest reports.

The charity Action Aid said thousands of people were missing.

Many of those unaccounted for are pilgrims visiting Hindu shrines and temples.

Leicester organisation the Gujarati Hindu Association said it feared local pilgrims could be among the missing.

Spokesman Hemendra Mistry said: "This is an important pilgrimage site.

"We have heard of three tour groups from Leicester which had gone to the region on pilgrimage.

"We're trying to find out whether they were in the area at the time of the flooding.

"We are trying to gauge exactly who's been affected, but it's too early to say how many local families are involved."

The Indian government has launched a huge rescue operation.

However, the Indian Army has not yet been able to reach some of the more remote parts of the mountainous terrain.

Indian officials said that more than 33,000 pilgrims were still missing as of yesterday.

Maganbhai Patel, president of the Gujarati Hindu Association, said: "I've heard that a lot of people have been washed away and temples have been washed away, too.

"The area is devastated and it will take a long time before anything is back to normal.

"My heart goes out to the friends and families of those involved and of course they will be in our thoughts and prayers."

A Hindu temple in Leicester has organised an event to pray for the victims of the disaster.

Hundreds of people are expected to visit Shree Sanatan Mandir, in Weymouth Street, tomorrow to take part in the vigil.

Temple president Ramanbhai Barber said: "A lot of people from Leicester go to that area at this time of year because it's a very popular pilgrimage site.

"I was there last year and when I saw the recent pictures of the flood on television, I thought 'oh wow, there may be people I know there'.

"I've got a lot of friends who wanted to go and I'm not sure who is there and who isn't, but they're in my prayers that they're safe."

Manjula Sood, chairman of Leicester Council of Faiths, said: "I will be at the temple on Sunday to pray for those affected.

"It's very difficult to hear about everything that's going on, especially when we have such a strong connection to the area.

"It's a very holy place for Hindus. People even travel there to scatter the ashes of their family when they die.

"We're here for the people going though a difficult time and showing solidarity."

The flooding has been caused by some of the heaviest rains recorded in Uttarakhand in 60 years.

Scores of homes, hotels and bridges have been destroyed.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (2,240)

Here are the top ten countries from which the blog has received visits in the past week.

1. United States 693
2. United Kingdom 661
3. Russia 387
4. Germany 106
5. France 98
6. Ukraine 78
7. India 76
8. Poland 52
9. China 46
10. Sweden 43

This week's total: 2,240 (last week: 1,979). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (1,979)

Here are the top ten countries from which the blog has received visits in the past week.

1. United Kingdom 754
2. United States 604
3. France 171
4. Russia 143
5. India 86
6. Germany 65
7. Ukraine 58
8. Australia 44
9. China 28
10. Romania 26

This week's total: 1,979 (last week: 2,903). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (2,903)

Here are the top ten countries from which the blog has received visits in the past week.

1. United Kingdom 689
2. United States 611
3. Germany 547
4. Russia 449
5. France 202
6. India 56
7. Turkey 50
8. Ukraine 45
9. China 30
10. Spain 24

This week's total: 2,903 (last week: 2,032). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (2,032)

Here are the top ten countries from which the blog has received visits in the past week.

1. United Kingdom 727
2. United States 632
3. Russia 235
4. France 160
5. Ukraine 79
6. Germany 77
7. India 56
8. Turkey 25
9. Canada 22
10. Spain 19

This week's total: 2,032 (last week: 2,045). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (2,045)

Here are the top ten countries from which the blog has received visits in the past week.

1. United Kingdom 793
2. United States 632
3. France 160
4. Russia 132
5. Germany 125
6. Ukraine 65
7. India 42
8. China 37
9. Mexico 33
10. Canada 26

This week's total: 2,045 (last week: 2,235). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (2,235)

Here are the top ten countries from which the blog has received visits in the past week.

1. United Kingdom 793
2. United States 678
3. Russia 227
4. France 145
5. Germany 109
6. Ukraine 81
7. India 61
8. Turkey 55
9. Poland 51
10. Philippines 35

This week's total: 2,235 (last week: 2,012). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (2,102)

Regular update on the number of pageviews received from different parts of the world in the week just ending.

1. United Kingdom 625
2. United States 520
3. Russia 293
4. France 266
5. Germany 106
6. Ukraine 84
7. India 58
8. Italy 23
9. Turkey 19
10. Poland 18

This week's total: 2,012 (last week: 2,150). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (2,150)

Regular update on the number of pageviews received from different parts of the world in the week just ending.

1. United States 649
2. United Kingdom 578
3. Russia 358
4. France 192
5. Germany 124
6. Ukraine 70
7. India 67
8. Turkey 57
9. Poland 31
10. China 21

This week's total: 2,150 (last week: 2,042). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (2,042)

Regular update on the number of pageviews received from different parts of the world in the week just ending.

1. United States 756
2. United Kingdom 494
3. Russia 316
4. France 179
5. Germany 76
6. Ukraine 66
7. Turkey 62
8. India 39
9. Poland 35
10. China 19

This week's total: 2,042 (last week: 1,993). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (1,993)

Regular update on the number of pageviews received from different parts of the world in the week just ending.

1. United States 680
2. Russia 544
3. United Kingdom 413
4. Germany 106
5. France 103
6. Ukraine 60
7. Poland 27
8. India 25
9. Romania 19
10. Spain 16

This week's total: 1,993 (last week: 2.183). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.

THIS WEEK'S VISITORS (1,915)

Regular update on the number of pageviews received from different parts of the world in the week just ending.

1. United Kingdom 659
2. United States 610
3. Russia 303
4. Ukraine 94
5. Germany 77
6. France 74
7. Poland 37
8. India 28
9. Spain 18
10. Canada 15

This week's total: 1,915 (last week: 2,161). These are aggregates of figures from the top ten countries only. Blogger's analytics doesn't show the numbers of pageviews below the tenth-ranking country and they don’t show the cumulative total including those additional countries, which is undoubtedly larger than the number shown above.

The world map at the top of this post is the graphic that I see on the stats page. The darker the green, the more pageviews from that country. I can see different versions of that map for "now" (i.e. in the last two hours), "today", "this week", "this month" and "all time". They're updated each time I look at them.