International students send UK migration numbers to four-year high

Over the past year, around 715,000 people moved to the UK and around 403,000 people left

In the year to March the balance between the number of people entering and leaving the country was around 313,000, the Office for National Statistics said (John Stillwell/PA)

Net migration in the UK has risen to its highest level in four years, driven by a jump in non-EU students entering the country to study.

In the year to March the balance between the number of people entering and leaving the country was around 313,000, the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.