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Campaigners warned people stuck waiting for a decision are exposed to ‘immense suffering’.

One organisation said the figures ‘reveal the shocking reality of the Government’s failure to provide protection for vulnerable Afghans’.

Strikes have led to the cancellation of almost 900,000 NHS appointments, with warnings the figure could soon hit the ‘grim milestone’ of one million.

A judge has ruled that medics can lawfully stop providing life-support treatment to the man after a trial in the Court of Protection.

President Emmanuel Macron is expected to host a state banquet in honour of the King and Queen.

A campaign to improve mental health support in Brighton and Hove schools is under way.

Labour has lost almost 125,000 members since its peak in 2019.

Home Office spending on asylum rose by £1.85bn in 2022/23, and figures show 80% of asylum seekers are waiting longer than six months for a decision.

The total number of roadworks caused by leaks since January 2020 was 208,407, according to analysis by the Lib Dems.

The figure was announced by watchdogs London TravelWatch and Transport Focus with a week to go before the consultation ends on Friday September 1.

The lone duck was seen waddling through the pipe and is believed to have been searching for algae to eat.

The documentary-maker said there is ‘vested interest, lobbying and active campaigning for a Brexit from the licence fee’.

Emily Farrar, who is 16, said it was party time.

It comes after NHS Digital figures showed 18.1 million adults were seen by an NHS dentist in the two years leading up to June.

The Swedish retail giant originally said the store would open in autumn this year but has now said it hopes it will open by autumn 2024.

If current trends continue, the subject could overtake French in the near future to become the most popular GCSE language.

The University of Edinburgh team will use mineral analysis techniques and a novel CO2 fingerprinting tool.

The talks on November 1-2 will consider safety measures needed to mitigate the risks of the technology.

Home Office figures show a total of 175,457 people were waiting for an initial decision on an asylum application in the UK at the end of June 2023.

GfK’s long-running Consumer Confidence Index improved five points in August, although it remains firmly in negative territory at minus 25.