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Record delays as number of asylum claims hits highest level for 20 years

Record delays as number of asylum claims hits highest level for 20 years

Officials are understood to be working hard to reduce the backlog of outstanding asylum claims, but are struggling to keep up.

Glasgow to close all primaries as council strike action escalates

Glasgow to close all primaries as council strike action escalates

Glasgow City Council announced all its primaries, nurseries and additional needs schools would be shut for three days because of strike action.

Minister promises further support on way as mammoth energy bills to be confirmed

Minister promises further support on way as mammoth energy bills to be confirmed

Charities and think tanks warned that households will need much more support during what is set to be a tough winter.

Steel tariffs demonstrate need to trigger Article 16 – DUP

Steel tariffs demonstrate need to trigger Article 16 – DUP

The party called for the suspension of the Northern Ireland Protocol after it emerged certain types of GB steel will face 25% tariffs on NI sales.

Family of victim call for removal from barracks of memorial to veteran

Family of victim call for removal from barracks of memorial to veteran

Dennis Hutchings died last year while on trial for the attempted murder of John Pat Cunningham.

Train drivers at another three firms vote for strike action in pay dispute

Train drivers at another three firms vote for strike action in pay dispute

Members of Aslef at Chiltern, Northern and TransPennine Express backed walkouts in the long-running row affecting the industry.

Tram workers to stage three-day strike in dispute over pay

Tram workers to stage three-day strike in dispute over pay

Aslef says drivers have been offered a 3% rise while inflation is above 12%.

Asda ‘to keep grocery bills in check’ as demand surges for value products

Asda ‘to keep grocery bills in check’ as demand surges for value products

The retailer said it has benefited from strong sales of its new Just Essentials range.

Health Secretary Steve Barclay confronted by angry woman about ambulance delays

Health Secretary Steve Barclay confronted by angry woman about ambulance delays

Mr Barclay’s press interviews outside Moorfields Eye Hospital in central London were interrupted by a member of the public.

Growing number of Afghans risking lives on small boats to reach UK

Growing number of Afghans risking lives on small boats to reach UK

Afghans crossing the English Channel in small boats made up just under a fifth of arrivals in the first half of 2022, Home Office figures show.

‘Synthetic embryo with brain and beating heart grown from mouse stem cells’

‘Synthetic embryo with brain and beating heart grown from mouse stem cells’

The results could be used to guide repair and development of synthetic, or artificial, human organs for transplantation, experts suggest.

Young Welsh footballer scores top GCSE grades

Young Welsh footballer scores top GCSE grades

Evie Norris, who got her first cap against Scotland in July, has achieved 11 A*s and three As.

Sunak faces backlash after criticism of lockdown decision-making

Sunak faces backlash after criticism of lockdown decision-making

Scientists criticised Rishi Sunak after he claimed the Government’s independent advisers were given too great a role.

Missing wallaby found after three days on the run

Missing wallaby found after three days on the run

Winnie escaped from her enclosure on the Glenpark Estate in Co Tyrone on Sunday evening.

Met defends handling of Owami Davies case against suggestions of ‘racial bias’

Met defends handling of Owami Davies case against suggestions of ‘racial bias’

The student nurse was found safe and well.

Sunak would back rival’s economic plans despite labelling them a ‘moral failure’

Sunak would back rival’s economic plans despite labelling them a ‘moral failure’

Rishi Sunak also insisted he would ‘always support’ a Conservative government despite his strident attacks on his rival’s tax-cutting policies.

Firefighter’s tribute to grandfather who died tackling blaze 50 years ago

Firefighter’s tribute to grandfather who died tackling blaze 50 years ago

Derek Roden laid a helmet at the altar of Glasgow Cathedral to remember his grandfather and six other firefighters who died tackling a blaze.

Health service should not pay the price for political failure, Swann warns

Health service should not pay the price for political failure, Swann warns

The health minister told Stormont colleagues he intends to overspend by potentially £400 million this year in order to maintain services.

In Pictures: Umbrellas at the ready as dry weather gives way to downpours

In Pictures: Umbrellas at the ready as dry weather gives way to downpours

A yellow thunderstorm warning was announced for parts of England.

Girl power: Geri Horner and Amanda Holden celebrate daughters’ GCSE results

Girl power: Geri Horner and Amanda Holden celebrate daughters’ GCSE results

The A-Listers’ offspring were among hundreds of thousands of teenagers collecting their exam results on Thursday.

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