FOUR people from Burnley, including a married couple, denied a string of immigration allegations, at the town's crown court.

Parents-of-four Anwara Islam, 39, and Shohidul Islam, 41, of Leamington Avenue, together with Mohammed Uddin, 42, and Abdul Shahid, 47, both of Bar Street, will face trial on May 11 next year.

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They were all bailed on condition they report to the local police station .

The Islams pleaded not guilty to assisting unlawful immigration to member state on April 1 and Shahid denied assisting unlawful immigration to member state between February 1 and April 1.

All four defendants pleaded not guilty to nine counts of possessing an identity document with improper intention, between February 1 and April 2.

The Islams and Shahid also denied two further counts of possessing an identity document with improper intention, between the same dates.